Comments on: Matt Mullenweg: The Next (Old) Mena Trott? http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/14/matt-mullenweg-the-next-old-mena-trott/ blogging is not a spectator sport Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:06:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: WordPress themes - sponsorship & usability ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äù Shooting at Bubbles http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/14/matt-mullenweg-the-next-old-mena-trott/comment-page-1/#comment-323641 WordPress themes - sponsorship & usability ?¢‚Ǩ‚Äù Shooting at Bubbles Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:19:36 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/14/matt-mullenweg-the-next-old-mena-trott/#comment-323641 [...] a rather heated discussion?Ǭ†concerning the pro’s and con’s of sponsorship links. While Duncan Riley reflects on the hypocrisy of WordPress over the matter, other’s like Blogging Pro News and Weblog [...] [...] a rather heated discussion?Ǭ†concerning the pro’s and con’s of sponsorship links. While Duncan Riley reflects on the hypocrisy of WordPress over the matter, other’s like Blogging Pro News and Weblog [...]

]]> By: » In defense of Matt Mullenweg and WordPress A View from the Isle: Social Media, Blogging, Tech, and Opinion from Tris Hussey http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/14/matt-mullenweg-the-next-old-mena-trott/comment-page-1/#comment-159468 » In defense of Matt Mullenweg and WordPress A View from the Isle: Social Media, Blogging, Tech, and Opinion from Tris Hussey Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:16:23 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/14/matt-mullenweg-the-next-old-mena-trott/#comment-159468 [...] Should WordPress be released by Automattic or can a company be stewards of a brand and an ideal.  There is a very valid argument to ensuring that WP remains alive and vibrant and that Automattic could get in the way of that.  Personally I don’t see that happening.  Maybe because I know Matt.  There is a nastiness, however, that I don’t think is adding anything to the debate.  Maybe Matt is sick of the discussion and he’s sticking to his guns, I don’t know.  Duncan is asking some tough questions of Matt, but there is an undertone that I don’t think is good: Of course there seems to be an aloofness creeping in to WordPress these days as well. I contacted Matt not long after I started writing for TechCrunch with a question about a site being shut down/ removed from WordPress.com, the response I got was terse and down right rude. I sent another email off, thinking that perhaps he?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢d forgotten my past loyalties to him (being one of the very few people to publicly defend him?¢‚Ǩ¬¶heck, even his mother and sister contacted me to thank me for supporting him during the spam crisis) and all I got back was a shit response again. Suffice to say I didn?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t send him any more email requests. Really weird though that I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢m able to talk to CEO?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s of multi-million dollar startups without a problem and yet the only serious grief I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ve had in 3 months at TechCrunch was from Matt Mullenweg. From: Duncan Riley [...] [...] Should WordPress be released by Automattic or can a company be stewards of a brand and an ideal.  There is a very valid argument to ensuring that WP remains alive and vibrant and that Automattic could get in the way of that.  Personally I don’t see that happening.  Maybe because I know Matt.  There is a nastiness, however, that I don’t think is adding anything to the debate.  Maybe Matt is sick of the discussion and he’s sticking to his guns, I don’t know.  Duncan is asking some tough questions of Matt, but there is an undertone that I don’t think is good: Of course there seems to be an aloofness creeping in to WordPress these days as well. I contacted Matt not long after I started writing for TechCrunch with a question about a site being shut down/ removed from WordPress.com, the response I got was terse and down right rude. I sent another email off, thinking that perhaps he?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢d forgotten my past loyalties to him (being one of the very few people to publicly defend him?¢‚Ǩ¬¶heck, even his mother and sister contacted me to thank me for supporting him during the spam crisis) and all I got back was a shit response again. Suffice to say I didn?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t send him any more email requests. Really weird though that I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢m able to talk to CEO?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s of multi-million dollar startups without a problem and yet the only serious grief I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ve had in 3 months at TechCrunch was from Matt Mullenweg. From: Duncan Riley [...]

]]> By: Andy Wibbels http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/14/matt-mullenweg-the-next-old-mena-trott/comment-page-1/#comment-158624 Andy Wibbels Sun, 15 Jul 2007 15:59:23 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/14/matt-mullenweg-the-next-old-mena-trott/#comment-158624 'And while we?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢re at it: if we?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢re on a jihad against links, how about the WordPress team stop stuffing their own links into the standard install of WordPress.' Feckin-A right. ‘And while we?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢re at it: if we?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢re on a jihad against links, how about the WordPress team stop stuffing their own links into the standard install of WordPress.’

Feckin-A right.

]]> By: Andy Wibbels » While You Were Out http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/14/matt-mullenweg-the-next-old-mena-trott/comment-page-1/#comment-158445 Andy Wibbels » While You Were Out Sun, 15 Jul 2007 01:59:27 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/14/matt-mullenweg-the-next-old-mena-trott/#comment-158445 [...] Matt Mullenweg: The Next (Old) Mena Trott? [...] [...] Matt Mullenweg: The Next (Old) Mena Trott? [...]

]]> By: Peter Cooper http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/14/matt-mullenweg-the-next-old-mena-trott/comment-page-1/#comment-158422 Peter Cooper Sun, 15 Jul 2007 00:15:37 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/14/matt-mullenweg-the-next-old-mena-trott/#comment-158422 It's funny really how some people who can be quite nice one minute can turn the next. I've seen it happen to quite a lot of people in this industry.. one minute they're nice as pie, and the next their heads are stuck up their.. well, you know where :) It’s funny really how some people who can be quite nice one minute can turn the next. I’ve seen it happen to quite a lot of people in this industry.. one minute they’re nice as pie, and the next their heads are stuck up their.. well, you know where :)

]]> By: WordPress themes - sponsorship & usability | WinExtra http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/14/matt-mullenweg-the-next-old-mena-trott/comment-page-1/#comment-158330 WordPress themes - sponsorship & usability | WinExtra Sat, 14 Jul 2007 17:23:06 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/14/matt-mullenweg-the-next-old-mena-trott/#comment-158330 [...] heated discussion concerning the pro’s and con’s of sponsorship links. While Duncan Riley reflects on the hypocrisy of WordPress over the matter, other’s like Blogging Pro News and Weblog [...] [...] heated discussion concerning the pro’s and con’s of sponsorship links. While Duncan Riley reflects on the hypocrisy of WordPress over the matter, other’s like Blogging Pro News and Weblog [...]

]]> By: David http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/14/matt-mullenweg-the-next-old-mena-trott/comment-page-1/#comment-158283 David Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:35:17 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/14/matt-mullenweg-the-next-old-mena-trott/#comment-158283 Great post Duncan. I have always enjoyed your writing style, and you continue to inspire with your words. All valid points, and all very interesting. We will see how this whole thing plays out, and thanks for linking our little post on Blogging Pro. Great post Duncan. I have always enjoyed your writing style, and you continue to inspire with your words. All valid points, and all very interesting. We will see how this whole thing plays out, and thanks for linking our little post on Blogging Pro.

]]> By: David Krug http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/14/matt-mullenweg-the-next-old-mena-trott/comment-page-1/#comment-158264 David Krug Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:31:24 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/14/matt-mullenweg-the-next-old-mena-trott/#comment-158264 The word of the day is Fuck Him.... The word of the day is Fuck Him….

]]> By: David Krug http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/14/matt-mullenweg-the-next-old-mena-trott/comment-page-1/#comment-158255 David Krug Sat, 14 Jul 2007 11:51:35 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/14/matt-mullenweg-the-next-old-mena-trott/#comment-158255 I'm going to come out and be the first to say. Fuck Matt Mullenweg what a motherfucking hypocritical uber prick. I’m going to come out and be the first to say. Fuck Matt Mullenweg what a motherfucking hypocritical uber prick.

]]> By: Rhys http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/14/matt-mullenweg-the-next-old-mena-trott/comment-page-1/#comment-158248 Rhys Sat, 14 Jul 2007 11:11:33 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/07/14/matt-mullenweg-the-next-old-mena-trott/#comment-158248 What franky said. I couldn't agree more. I think Wordpress may have shot itself in the foot now with less choice. Good article :) What franky said.

I couldn’t agree more. I think Wordpress may have shot itself in the foot now with less choice.

Good article :)

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