Comments on: Carnival of Personal Finance #44

By: Fidelity Observer

Fidelity Observer — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 08:43:00 +0000

Thanks, Nickel, for the link. This is the second time Fidelity Observer has been linked from a carnival — the first time was at the bottom of a long list, but this time I was much higher up. I am grateful for both links, regardless of the position and description. It’s great to be seen by a wider audience, and to see what other folks are up to.

Keep up the great work!

By: Tim MMF

Tim MMF — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:00:27 +0000

Wow, that is a whole lot of entries! I like the inclusive idea. Good job!

By: About PMI

About PMI — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 04:01:33 +0000

Thanks for including me! (incidentally, you mispelled PMI as PMY, no big deal though)

nickel says: Fixed!

By: MoneyDummy

MoneyDummy — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 17:16:55 +0000

I appreciate the inclusive approach that you took. I was surprised at how quickly I lost interest in the Carnival of Personal Finance when it began to look like I was only going to get to read the ten posts that the host felt were worth reading.

I’m interested again! Thanks!

By: nickel

nickel — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 15:44:33 +0000

Maybe I wasn’t clear when I said that this week’s Carnival was intended to be inclusive, with a minimal amount of editorial authority telling people what is or isn’t interesting. There’s a summary included with every single entry — in most cases I had to go in and cull this out myself, as most submitters don’t provide one — and, as I said above, I’d like to think that the vast majority of people that happen upon my site are intelligent enough to figure out what’s interesting on their own. If they have a short attention span, then so be it. In short, if you don’t like how it’s done, then you should sign up and host it your way.

By: justanotherblogger

justanotherblogger — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 14:26:09 +0000

Maybe you should highlight some of the best posts of the week, instead of merely including everyone’s post.

This way, readers won’t merely click on the first few links and subsequently get overwhelmed by the sheer amount of remaining posts.

By: mapgirl

mapgirl — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 14:05:40 +0000

Thanks for hosting! I love being put near the top!

By: hgstern

hgstern — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:26:37 +0000

WoW! Tremendous job. And I agree with you about the value of inclusiveness.

Thanks for all your hard work, it really shows!

By: Flexo

Flexo — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 07:29:20 +0000

Thank you for hosting1 Great job!