Still thinking about printable version.

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?

Comments

[Bethany]

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.

[Cathie B]

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.

[Dorian Speed]

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.

[Rebekka]

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?

[MelanieB]

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.