Comments on: Protecting the Comment Feed http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/08/01/protecting-the-comment-feed/ Content Theft, Plagiarism, Copyright Infringement Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:12:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: JBhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/08/01/protecting-the-comment-feed/comment-page-1/#comment-62836 JB Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:07:31 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/08/01/protecting-the-comment-feed/#comment-62836 Cathy: Are you talking about Numly? If so, I support the move.It is a strange thought, someone scraping the comment feed, but I can see reason for it. I don't think too many have tried it yet though. Sadly, it's only a matter of time. Cathy: Are you talking about Numly? If so, I support the move.

It is a strange thought, someone scraping the comment feed, but I can see reason for it. I don’t think too many have tried it yet though. Sadly, it’s only a matter of time.

]]> By: JBhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/08/01/protecting-the-comment-feed/comment-page-1/#comment-122688 JB Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:07:31 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/08/01/protecting-the-comment-feed/#comment-122688 Cathy: Are you talking about Numly? If so, I support the move. <br><br>It is a strange thought, someone scraping the comment feed, but I can see reason for it. I don't think too many have tried it yet though. Sadly, it's only a matter of time. Cathy: Are you talking about Numly? If so, I support the move.

It is a strange thought, someone scraping the comment feed, but I can see reason for it. I don’t think too many have tried it yet though. Sadly, it’s only a matter of time.

]]> By: Cathy Robertshttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/08/01/protecting-the-comment-feed/comment-page-1/#comment-62821 Cathy Roberts Wed, 15 Aug 2007 07:52:15 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/08/01/protecting-the-comment-feed/#comment-62821 This thread itself is an example of the value of the comments, I would have never thought for a moment anyone would scrap comments from a page. I've just used stumble to send this post to my partner, who will hopefully come along behind me, and begin installing the nimbly .. numbly.. yeah that to my blogs soon :)Thanx, yet again! This thread itself is an example of the value of the comments, I would have never thought for a moment anyone would scrap comments from a page. I’ve just used stumble to send this post to my partner, who will hopefully come along behind me, and begin installing the nimbly .. numbly.. yeah that to my blogs soon :)

Thanx, yet again!

]]> By: Cathy Robertshttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/08/01/protecting-the-comment-feed/comment-page-1/#comment-122687 Cathy Roberts Wed, 15 Aug 2007 07:52:15 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/08/01/protecting-the-comment-feed/#comment-122687 This thread itself is an example of the value of the comments, I would have never thought for a moment anyone would scrap comments from a page. I've just used stumble to send this post to my partner, who will hopefully come along behind me, and begin installing the nimbly .. numbly.. yeah that to my blogs soon :) <br><br>Thanx, yet again! This thread itself is an example of the value of the comments, I would have never thought for a moment anyone would scrap comments from a page. I’ve just used stumble to send this post to my partner, who will hopefully come along behind me, and begin installing the nimbly .. numbly.. yeah that to my blogs soon :)

Thanx, yet again!

]]> By: JBhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/08/01/protecting-the-comment-feed/comment-page-1/#comment-62389 JB Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:00:20 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/08/01/protecting-the-comment-feed/#comment-62389 Chris,It sounds like an interesting idea, but my fear is that it would be cost prohibitive. I'm already pushing my ESN count at the end of every month and if I had new ESNs assigned for every comment, I would be well over the limit.Is there, perhaps, a way to reduce the number of ESNs needed? Chris,

It sounds like an interesting idea, but my fear is that it would be cost prohibitive. I’m already pushing my ESN count at the end of every month and if I had new ESNs assigned for every comment, I would be well over the limit.

Is there, perhaps, a way to reduce the number of ESNs needed?

]]> By: JBhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/08/01/protecting-the-comment-feed/comment-page-1/#comment-122686 JB Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:00:20 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/08/01/protecting-the-comment-feed/#comment-122686 Chris,<br><br>It sounds like an interesting idea, but my fear is that it would be cost prohibitive. I'm already pushing my ESN count at the end of every month and if I had new ESNs assigned for every comment, I would be well over the limit.<br><br>Is there, perhaps, a way to reduce the number of ESNs needed? Chris,

It sounds like an interesting idea, but my fear is that it would be cost prohibitive. I’m already pushing my ESN count at the end of every month and if I had new ESNs assigned for every comment, I would be well over the limit.

Is there, perhaps, a way to reduce the number of ESNs needed?

]]> By: Chris Matthieuhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/08/01/protecting-the-comment-feed/comment-page-1/#comment-62382 Chris Matthieu Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:48:00 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/08/01/protecting-the-comment-feed/#comment-62382 I would recommend having an ESN embedded in each post so that the feed contains multiple ESNs. If your feed only shows the first 250 characters or so of your post, put it in the title or at the top of your post to ensure that it is picked up in the feed.If you are running WordPress, you may be able to embed the Numly plugin into your comments with a minor tweak. If so, this would be the best of both worlds and allow you to protect your contributors' works with copyrights on their behalf.What do you think? I would recommend having an ESN embedded in each post so that the feed contains multiple ESNs. If your feed only shows the first 250 characters or so of your post, put it in the title or at the top of your post to ensure that it is picked up in the feed.

If you are running WordPress, you may be able to embed the Numly plugin into your comments with a minor tweak. If so, this would be the best of both worlds and allow you to protect your contributors’ works with copyrights on their behalf.

What do you think?

]]> By: Chris Matthieuhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/08/01/protecting-the-comment-feed/comment-page-1/#comment-122685 Chris Matthieu Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:48:00 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/08/01/protecting-the-comment-feed/#comment-122685 I would recommend having an ESN embedded in each post so that the feed contains multiple ESNs. If your feed only shows the first 250 characters or so of your post, put it in the title or at the top of your post to ensure that it is picked up in the feed. <br><br>If you are running WordPress, you may be able to embed the Numly plugin into your comments with a minor tweak. If so, this would be the best of both worlds and allow you to protect your contributors' works with copyrights on their behalf.<br><br>What do you think? I would recommend having an ESN embedded in each post so that the feed contains multiple ESNs. If your feed only shows the first 250 characters or so of your post, put it in the title or at the top of your post to ensure that it is picked up in the feed.

If you are running WordPress, you may be able to embed the Numly plugin into your comments with a minor tweak. If so, this would be the best of both worlds and allow you to protect your contributors’ works with copyrights on their behalf.

What do you think?

]]> By: JBhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/08/01/protecting-the-comment-feed/comment-page-1/#comment-62342 JB Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:26:27 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/08/01/protecting-the-comment-feed/#comment-62342 Webd360,There are a lot of ways a scraper could use comments on their site, none of them good. I am yet to see an obvious example of this but, with the way scraping is growing, I am worried that it might happen soon enough.Chris,Chris, would you recommend having an ESN for the entire feed or one per comment? How would this work in this case?Please clarify as I am very interested in this! Webd360,

There are a lot of ways a scraper could use comments on their site, none of them good. I am yet to see an obvious example of this but, with the way scraping is growing, I am worried that it might happen soon enough.

Chris,

Chris, would you recommend having an ESN for the entire feed or one per comment? How would this work in this case?

Please clarify as I am very interested in this!

]]> By: JBhttp://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/08/01/protecting-the-comment-feed/comment-page-1/#comment-122684 JB Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:26:27 +0000 http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2007/08/01/protecting-the-comment-feed/#comment-122684 Webd360,<br><br>There are a lot of ways a scraper could use comments on their site, none of them good. I am yet to see an obvious example of this but, with the way scraping is growing, I am worried that it might happen soon enough.<br><br>Chris,<br><br>Chris, would you recommend having an ESN for the entire feed or one per comment? How would this work in this case?<br><br>Please clarify as I am very interested in this! Webd360,

There are a lot of ways a scraper could use comments on their site, none of them good. I am yet to see an obvious example of this but, with the way scraping is growing, I am worried that it might happen soon enough.

Chris,

Chris, would you recommend having an ESN for the entire feed or one per comment? How would this work in this case?

Please clarify as I am very interested in this!

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