Comments on: My main complaint about WordPress.com http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/ WordPress puts food on my table. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:33:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: rtdrury http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88691 rtdrury Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:16:18 +0000 http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88691 Wordpress is being used for discussion over at Common Dreams and I'm sick and tired of the mile-long links that people post in the discussion pushing the page width out to a mile so that you have to drag the horizontal scroller back and forth for each line. Wonderful! How about limiting the length of strings entered there? WordPress is being used for discussion over at Common Dreams and I’m sick and tired of the mile-long links that people post in the discussion pushing the page width out to a mile so that you have to drag the horizontal scroller back and forth for each line. Wonderful! How about limiting the length of strings entered there?

]]> By: fizik http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88440 fizik Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:52:33 +0000 http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88440 According to our import, export, and domain stats, people move between the two all the time. yes According to our import, export, and domain stats, people move between the two all the time. yes

]]> By: Osama http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88391 Osama Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:02:41 +0000 http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88391 Good read. I agree 100%. Now I still use Wordpress for my blog but I'm hosting it on my own server. Good read. I agree 100%. Now I still use WordPress for my blog but I’m hosting it on my own server.

]]> By: Lloyd Budd http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88382 Lloyd Budd Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:13:39 +0000 http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88382 I haven't forgotten about your challenge Mark. Only as I find time for it I've been finding bugs in my argument and working on having them resolved ;-) For example, when http://wordpress.com/wp-login.php had been updated to the new design, it lost the .com from the icon. That has been fixed. I haven’t forgotten about your challenge Mark. Only as I find time for it I’ve been finding bugs in my argument and working on having them resolved ;-)

For example, when http://wordpress.com/wp-login.php had been updated to the new design, it lost the .com from the icon. That has been fixed.

]]> By: Viper007Bond http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88329 Viper007Bond Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:21:15 +0000 http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88329 lol @ all the comments on this post. Seems many people are <strong>still</strong> confused on the differences between the two and the limitations of a WP.com blog. lol @ all the comments on this post. Seems many people are still confused on the differences between the two and the limitations of a WP.com blog.

]]> By: Paolo/Pixline http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88324 Paolo/Pixline Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:41:27 +0000 http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88324 proud of talkpress. our bbpress-powered forums are already named talks@pixline, we're ready for the change :-) proud of talkpress. our bbpress-powered forums are already named talks@pixline, we’re ready for the change :-)

]]> By: Content Theft and WordPress « Lorelle on WordPress http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88318 Content Theft and WordPress « Lorelle on WordPress Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:29:08 +0000 http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88318 [...] Mark Jaquith recently stated, there is a lot of name confusion between a WordPress blog and a WordPress.com blog. Since a web [...] [...] Mark Jaquith recently stated, there is a lot of name confusion between a WordPress blog and a WordPress.com blog. Since a web [...]

]]> By: NinoKsa http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88308 NinoKsa Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:05:35 +0000 http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88308 Admin, please send me mail at ninoksa@gmail.com, thanks. Admin, please send me mail at ninoksa@gmail.com, thanks.

]]> By: PopkaDys http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88260 PopkaDys Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:06:37 +0000 http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88260 Admin, please send me mail at popkadyp@gmail.com, thanks. Admin, please send me mail at popkadyp@gmail.com, thanks.

]]> By: luxurylingerie.wordpress.com http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88250 luxurylingerie.wordpress.com Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:07:58 +0000 http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88250 haha, love the "Just think of WordPress as a swimming pool." analogy. haha, love the “Just think of WordPress as a swimming pool.” analogy.

]]> By: Andrew http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88216 Andrew Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:11:37 +0000 http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88216 To say that the .com/.org thing is your main complaint about WordPress is quite a compliment. Andrew, who moved main blog to wp.com from another wp host about a year ago. To say that the .com/.org thing is your main complaint about WordPress is quite a compliment.
Andrew, who moved main blog to wp.com from another wp host about a year ago.

]]> By: Matt Mullenweg http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88208 Matt Mullenweg Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:19:44 +0000 http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88208 According to our import, export, and domain stats, people move between the two all the time. According to our import, export, and domain stats, people move between the two all the time.

]]> By: Stephen Tiano http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88204 Stephen Tiano Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:22:16 +0000 http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88204 Is my experience the norm? Is WordPress actually encouraging users to upgrade to their latest version by fouling everyone's blog if they don't. That is, once I heard that they had released this latest upgrade, my blog suddenly started displaying it's entries oldest first, instead of LIFO, last in first out. Now, for someone who is technically challenged, their instrux to make the upgrade--mine is hosted on the server that hosts my site, not wordpress.com--does not seem to spell out exactly what to put exactly where. This has become a huge and scary undertaking which I have put off indefinitely, as I do not have the time to parse their instrux and be 100% sure of them before I begin. This would be my number one beef with WordPress, the entity AND the software. Is there in fact, a plain English/non-techie set of instrux somewhere that any of you know of, or a swimming pool repair company that won't charge an arm and a leg to quickly make the upgrade. Is my experience the norm? Is WordPress actually encouraging users to upgrade to their latest version by fouling everyone’s blog if they don’t. That is, once I heard that they had released this latest upgrade, my blog suddenly started displaying it’s entries oldest first, instead of LIFO, last in first out.

Now, for someone who is technically challenged, their instrux to make the upgrade–mine is hosted on the server that hosts my site, not wordpress.com–does not seem to spell out exactly what to put exactly where. This has become a huge and scary undertaking which I have put off indefinitely, as I do not have the time to parse their instrux and be 100% sure of them before I begin.

This would be my number one beef with WordPress, the entity AND the software.

Is there in fact, a plain English/non-techie set of instrux somewhere that any of you know of, or a swimming pool repair company that won’t charge an arm and a leg to quickly make the upgrade.

]]> By: Niles Gibbs http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88196 Niles Gibbs Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:02:04 +0000 http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88196 Just think of WordPress as a swimming pool. If you go to Wordpress.org, you can get your own swimming pool (WordPress blog) to take home and install it in your own backyard (web server). You can do all kinds of cool things with your own pool (WordPress blog) in your own backyard (web server). However, if you don't have a backyard (server) of your own, you can go to WordPress.com, and they will give you your own pool (WordPress blog) in their backyard (server). Of course, you have less control, because your pool is on their property. Happy swimming! Just think of WordPress as a swimming pool.

If you go to WordPress.org, you can get your own swimming pool (WordPress blog) to take home and install it in your own backyard (web server). You can do all kinds of cool things with your own pool (WordPress blog) in your own backyard (web server).

However, if you don’t have a backyard (server) of your own, you can go to WordPress.com, and they will give you your own pool (WordPress blog) in their backyard (server). Of course, you have less control, because your pool is on their property.

Happy swimming!

]]> By: Mark Jaquith http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88193 Mark Jaquith Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:46:11 +0000 http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/my-main-complaint-about-wordpresscom/#comment-88193 <blockquote>Would it help if the WordPress MU software and the WordPress software were to merge?</blockquote> No. It's not about the similarity of the software, but about the similarity of the names of WordPress and the WordPress.com service. <blockquote>they are both great products, but i think the real distinction is in the primary user base - don’t you think the kind of people that use one are quite different to those using the other?</blockquote> There's some bleed-over. Some people outgrow a hosted solution because they have need for more customized setups. But yeah, I think there are two fairly well-defined groups being targeted. All the more reason for differentiation in the names of the solutions.

Would it help if the WordPress MU software and the WordPress software were to merge?

No. It’s not about the similarity of the software, but about the similarity of the names of WordPress and the WordPress.com service.

they are both great products, but i think the real distinction is in the primary user base - don’t you think the kind of people that use one are quite different to those using the other?

There’s some bleed-over. Some people outgrow a hosted solution because they have need for more customized setups. But yeah, I think there are two fairly well-defined groups being targeted. All the more reason for differentiation in the names of the solutions.

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