I am still looking around for blog-slurping options that will let me easily produce a printable copy of the gluttony posts, but I haven't found them yet (at least not for TypePad).
I may have to do this manually. Ever the perfectionist, I am stomping hard on the part of me that is chirping, "No problem! I'll just manually convert all the material into LaTeX! I'm sure I remember how to do it, after all, I finished my thesis only 6 years ago!"
What I'm getting at is that, if I do put it together manually, I'll probably use the opportunity to organize the material at least somewhat. I think someone suggested I put it together thematically, but with themes that generally progress chronologically. Maybe so.
Another question I had. Do I own comments on my blog, or do commenters own comments on my blog? I've never had a tagline that asserts ownership or copyright of the content of comments, so I was wondering. I would prefer to include comments, if I won't get in trouble for it -- but then again, maybe the comments aren't all that important?
In my opinion, comments aren't all that important in a book-like context. I think comments are wonderful for a blog because it (sometimes) generates good discussion. But I tend to think they might take away just a little from the flow of a printable copy.
Posted by: Bethany | 26 July 2010 at 08:05 AM
I agree with Bethany. I wouldn't worry about the comments. If the comments spurred a good discussion, you were very good about making that a separate post.
Posted by: Cathie B | 26 July 2010 at 11:01 AM
I agree about not worrying about the comments, although I reserve copyright over my own comments in perpetuity for the next twenty-six generations or until the Apocalypse, whichever comes first. You never know what these little gems might be worth.
Posted by: Dorian Speed | 26 July 2010 at 07:56 PM
I think sometimes the comments were useful as a clarification or a discussion, but I also think they would distract from the flow of a book/collection.
Besides, people can always go back to your archives to read the comments for a particular post, right?
Posted by: Rebekka | 27 July 2010 at 12:48 AM
You own the comments, even without an explicit disclaimer. However, I'd generally not include them unless the specific comments somehow spurred you to a new line of thought or action or a particular discussion in the comments elucidates a point that is not fully explained in the blog entry. In other words, I'd advocate a selective inclusion of comments if you include them at all.
Posted by: MelanieB | 27 July 2010 at 08:10 PM