tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post5405531800636712518..comments2024-02-19T07:12:32.248-06:00Comments on Baseball Outsider: On the future of this blogEdward Thomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769979703606661737noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-47436845852635504882012-01-23T13:08:12.522-06:002012-01-23T13:08:12.522-06:00Thanks Ed. I've enjoyed your opinions and ins...Thanks Ed. I've enjoyed your opinions and insights on the blog over the last year or two. When/if it goes behind the paywall, I will not be following.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-38254520824728507432012-01-23T13:03:32.161-06:002012-01-23T13:03:32.161-06:00love your blog but, unfortunately, any kind of pay...love your blog but, unfortunately, any kind of pay wall will kill it. Might want to think about exploring other options if your contract allows it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-30819071794291667962012-01-23T12:45:03.179-06:002012-01-23T12:45:03.179-06:00Interesting info here, Ed. Too bad you can't f...Interesting info here, Ed. Too bad you can't figure out another way. Ads on the blog maybe? In any case, I'll wait and see what the cost is going to be. I do enjoy your posts.Nicole Helgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681090270837980644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-52012808922935899312012-01-23T12:19:52.706-06:002012-01-23T12:19:52.706-06:00I think this is one of the better, perhaps the bes...I think this is one of the better, perhaps the best, Twins blogs out there. That said, there is a lot of competition. Unless you also want the other local content, you aren't going to pay to get through a paywall for it. I would try to convince the publisher that the blog should be on the site, but outside the paywall. It would attract readers for the online advertising and might even bring in a few people who are willing to pay for the other content. <br /><br />If he isn't agreeable, you could just limit your posts to ten per month. Since the paywall will allow anyone to read 10 articles per month for free, those who come only for your blog would still have access.<br /><br />I hope you work something out. I only found your blog recently and you are one of the most thoughtful out there.TThttp://grannybaseball.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-60975540747314525922012-01-23T10:56:42.083-06:002012-01-23T10:56:42.083-06:00I have long enjoyed your blog, Ed, mostly because ...I have long enjoyed your blog, Ed, mostly because you're a local voice and a reasonable and intelligent source of info on the Twins and MLB. If they put this blog behind the paywall, I would probably pay the extra dollar a month as a FP print subscriber. There are other features that I like to access online occasionally, too. But it would be awfully easy to just tell the FP "No thanks." Blogger is a fine platform; I hope they don't make it more inconvenient by moving you somewhere that doesn't work as well. If you're not easy to get to, I probably won't make the effort. There's lots of other fish in the sea.GZimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343987749136219839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-26893847026367109872012-01-23T09:34:25.021-06:002012-01-23T09:34:25.021-06:00If the blog is put behind a paywall, I'll miss...If the blog is put behind a paywall, I'll miss the blog. But I won't pay for it. <br /><br />I suspect that, like me, many of your other readers have no interest in any other content on a Mankato, Minnesota newspaper.<br /><br />Sad to read this column. I hope the publisher's decision works well for you -- and I hope that they are paying you a reasonable amount for your column. If not, this whole thing is just ludicrous.JB_Iowanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-62266288004610714502012-01-23T08:00:10.441-06:002012-01-23T08:00:10.441-06:00I will not pay for online content or access to thi...I will not pay for online content or access to this blog. While I enjoy this blog a great deal (and have encouraged others to read it), several free alternatives exist, and I will find a replacement. I think paywalls will fail. While I support each company's freedom to make decisions, including decisions to restrict content to those willing to pay for it, I personally will not pay for information that is available for free from millions of other sources. I encourage your superiors to closely consider their projections relative to income arising from the paywall against the loss of online readers and presumably less online advertising revenue and hard copy subscriptions arising from online access.BS2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-37032713791227466792012-01-23T07:25:57.417-06:002012-01-23T07:25:57.417-06:00Ed, hoping this blog stays paywall free, because, ...Ed, hoping this blog stays paywall free, because, despite your great content, I'm pretty much against paying for it when so much of it is free.<br /><br />Keep up the great work. (And since this is kinda a side thing, wouldn't there be opportunity for this to stay apart?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com