Keith's Weblog: Comments on "Not interested in Trackback"

by J$

Wed, 08 Oct 2003 23:04:48 +0000

I don't get it.

by Keith

Thu, 09 Oct 2003 03:03:29 +0000

The one Trackback there was was simply a quoting of the original post. Completely worthless.

by Charles Miller

Thu, 09 Oct 2003 04:18:46 +0000

I'd say that's throwing the baby out with the bathwater. But then again, I'm the one with Trackback turned on.

by Keith

Thu, 09 Oct 2003 05:24:58 +0000

If someone has anything important to say, my attitude has been that they can leave a comment. Or, if they don't comment, and they don't tell you that they said something interesting on their blog, you're likely to see it anyway through your referrer logs.

by J$

Thu, 09 Oct 2003 07:37:21 +0000

If someone has anything important to say, my attitude has been that they can leave a comment.

True. And a good point.

I don't think I have ever used TrackBack just to replicate something. Normally, I use it in circumstances where I would comment; but I would like the freedom to use my own site where I can more closely control formatting, displaying, editing and such i.e. a much bigger "comment" that I "own" on my own site. Plus, when I do TrackBack to something, I usually add my own "nay-saying from the peanut gallery" that I like leave so my two readers can supply their own comments about how I am wrong ;-)

I guess it just depends on how you use it. Blogs that don't support it are no big deal. (But, blogs without a "preview" button are a pain ;-)

by Keith

Thu, 09 Oct 2003 07:44:56 +0000

One day, I will have a preview button again (I lost it when I moved to my CMS), and I'll have "subscriptions" so people can be notified when there's a new comment. Someday.