I noticed the "Pledge Your Support" button right away. The following are quotes from the responses to my comment regarding your " When The Show Me Fails",12/14/2022. The free for reading statement (but not necessarily for commenting) seems to me to be a step toward monetization. But it's your show.
"Curtis Stinespring
Dec 16, 2022
Don't know if you're replying to me or Steve but we will not be meeting in Chicago. A very popular newspaper columnist in Atlanta, the late Lewis Grizzard, Moreland GA native, UGA grad, who once worked in Chicago wrote that summer occurred there on July 4th. A more likely meeting place for me would be at an oyster bar somewhere between Alligator Point FL and Gulf Shores AL. If you get this, my days of commenting on The Racket News might be over. It appears they might be trying to monetize the site. I'm not inclined to pay for the abuse of being a minority commenter.
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We are not monetizing the site. If you’re having problems commenting please email theracketnews@gmail.com and we will look into it.
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Curtis Stinespring
Dec 17, 2022
Thanks. I suppose it was just a glitch.
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We are not monetizing the site. If you’re having problems commenting please email theracketnews@gmail.com and we will look into it.
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Chris J. Karr
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Dec 17, 2022
I was replying to you.
What are you seeing about monetization?
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Curtis Stinespring
Dec 17, 2022
Only that my attempt to reply on the website was rejected with a notice that comments were restricted to paid subscribers. I used the gmail feed to reply and was somewhat surprised to see it go through. Don't know if the website rejection was a glitch or a test.
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Glitch for sure.
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Chris J. Karr
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Dec 17, 2022
I haven's paid anything, so it must be a Substack bug.
And I forgot to mention - my beer offer was originally aimed at you. (But I'd love to have beers with Steve and David too.)
I noticed the "Pledge Your Support" button right away. The following are quotes from the responses to my comment regarding your " When The Show Me Fails",12/14/2022. The free for reading statement (but not necessarily for commenting) seems to me to be a step toward monetization. But it's your show.
"Curtis Stinespring
Dec 16, 2022
Don't know if you're replying to me or Steve but we will not be meeting in Chicago. A very popular newspaper columnist in Atlanta, the late Lewis Grizzard, Moreland GA native, UGA grad, who once worked in Chicago wrote that summer occurred there on July 4th. A more likely meeting place for me would be at an oyster bar somewhere between Alligator Point FL and Gulf Shores AL. If you get this, my days of commenting on The Racket News might be over. It appears they might be trying to monetize the site. I'm not inclined to pay for the abuse of being a minority commenter.
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Curtis Stinespring
Dec 17, 2022
Thanks. I suppose it was just a glitch.
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We are not monetizing the site. If you’re having problems commenting please email theracketnews@gmail.com and we will look into it.
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Chris J. Karr
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Dec 17, 2022
I was replying to you.
What are you seeing about monetization?
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Curtis Stinespring
Dec 17, 2022
Only that my attempt to reply on the website was rejected with a notice that comments were restricted to paid subscribers. I used the gmail feed to reply and was somewhat surprised to see it go through. Don't know if the website rejection was a glitch or a test.
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Glitch for sure.
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Chris J. Karr
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Dec 17, 2022
I haven's paid anything, so it must be a Substack bug.
And I forgot to mention - my beer offer was originally aimed at you. (But I'd love to have beers with Steve and David too.)
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