scriptygoddess

Because I want to encourage communication like this

I have a total of 8 ACTIVE blogs and 3 ACTIVE authors. I have two issues with the current things going on with MT - One is the licensing, which I'll address first. Basically, blogs that are highly visible, used, and/or read - I agree I should pay for. However, the small, "sub blog" or completely private, personal ones - I don't know how that fits in.

Here are the specifics of each use:

Sometimes I set up test blogs to test out a new script or layout - but then delete it later.

I technically have more authors than those 3, because of older posts on scripty (I don't want to delete the authors and then have the posts disappear) - but none of those authors are active anymore.

One of those "3" authors is for BLOGLET! (I just don't think I should count that one as a "valid" author either)

My blogs are as follows:
This one - very public - should and want to pay for it's existence.

My personal journal - password protected but used very often and read a fair amount. Should and want to pay for it's existence.

There is also a "sub blog" related to my personal journal. At the same domain, but in a different folder. It is password protected as well - not read as often as the main journal - not sure I'd be willing to "pay" for this one.

My husband has a completely passworded blog - no one but he (and I) have access to it. It's purpose is to just track certain events - and it's easier to do it online. Not willing to "pay" for this one - a "free" alternative would suit just fine - only using MT for them at the moment becuase it was "there".

I have another, "celebrity photo" blog - very minimal traffic and use. Might be willing to pay for this one.

Two other sites which get very little traffic, are hardly read - are more for "personal information storage" than anything else - Not really willing to "pay" for those either - a "free" alternative would suit just fine - only using MT for them at the moment becuase, again, it was "there".

My other issue is with the fact that they have already released a feature list for MT 3 - and as a NON-DEVELOPER (of PERL) - it was not that extensive. I've been waiting for new features, and I don't feel like I'm getting them. I think in marketing they call this perception of value? Since MT stopped adding major features, I've had to beg borrow steal people to create plugins FOR me. If there are more features in the works - I think they should have come out with that list either BEFORE or AT THE SAME TIME that they released their pricing.

So the problem still remains that whether they want $20 or $200 - my perception of value of this current release is not very high. I wanted new features. I was willing to pay for them. However, I'm not getting them.

May 18th, 2004 | Category: Announcements | Subscribe to comments | Both comments and pings are currently closed