Comments on: The Blog Net News controversy

By: Debora

Debora — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:23:52 +0000

Though I agree that what BNN is doing is not stealing, I don’t see how that justifies not allowing bloggers to opt-out. You state “Have they tried to get Google to stop indexing their pages?”. Maybe they haven’t, but the point is: they can if they want to. Just like you can optimize your blog for Google you could do the opposite.
You are in essence forcing bloggers into a relationship that some of them don’t want. And that’s just unfair.

By: liz

liz — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:50:30 +0000

Count me as another blogger who wants to be removed from blog net news and YES, I do think you are stealing my content.

Your actions wreak havok with the search engines causing duplicate content and you are damaging my search engine rankings.

Let me say it again….I research and write content for my site or I pay writers to research and write content for my site and BlogNetNews comes along and STEALS all this work and puts it on its own site to make money with its own advertising.

Please remove my site.
thank you,
Liz

By: Tracy Coenen

Tracy Coenen — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:02:29 +0000

Note about comments: I have removed a series of comments starting last night, as Cindy Kilkenny made a very serious false statement about me. I have invited her to retract the lie, but she has chosen not to. I will not allow my site to be a place for Cindy Kilkenny to print her lies.

By: Tracy Coenen

Tracy Coenen — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:19:59 +0000

Cindy – I’m not sure how you got the impression that I have two different opinions, but you’re mistaken. (Not a big surprise there.)

I’m also not sure what you’re referring to when you say “…given your history on other sites you own.”

You don’t seem real intent on getting anything right, however, when you’re on the internet.

By: Cindy Kilkenny

Cindy Kilkenny — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:29:44 +0000

And I’m one of the bloggers hoping to be removed. I suppose there are two ways to look at many things, but since it’s my work, I’d very much like to have a final say where it is printed and who gathers income.

I find it interesting that you would have one opinion when your work is taken, and another when you might profit from someone else’s effort, Tracy.

It’s a little doubtful that you’ll post another opinion given your history on other sites you own, but I thought it was worth a try. Please remember I left your comment on my site.

By: Tracy Coenen

Tracy Coenen — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:06:05 +0000

David has addressed the issues here:
http://www.blognetnews.com/blogs/broadcast/?p=60

By: David Masto

David Masto — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:13:23 +0000

I started BNN’s newish blog for just the reasons you state in your suggestions one and two. And of course, if folks have ideas on how BNN can work better to build the influence of bloggers without undermining its central purpose, of helping readers find what they need or want to read, then the door is certainly open.

We have some changes in the works that will include improving some of the labeling on BNN’s links so people can more easily see what is internal and what is external and that should make the flow of information in the main column easier to understand.