On the WordPress import, I've had issues in the pass where the importer balks if the file is too big. It's basically just an xml file, I've broken exports down into smaller chunks and imported that way. Assuming you are using WP.com, and guessing the import size is pretty limited. Good luck!
I'm using a WordPress.org instance and have increased the memory limit for WordPress, but it still spawns a fatal error. I've not taken the time to debug it. I "only" have 87 posts so if push comes to shove, I could manually copy each one. Interestingly, when I do that, every bit of content is encapsulated in div's, so the transfer over to WordPress doesn't always fit the theme settings in WordPress. Interesting.
I think that allowing content that is evil in content needs to be either removed or tagged as offensive. Kind of like yelling "Fire" in a movie theater. Still Substack provides you with a way to get your information out economically. It still is a good path, provided there is no link to deleterious content. I like what you do and find it valuable.
Stay or move, I will follow. VE7GYA. I am growing uncomfortable with substack’s approach. Their Staying silent is condoning the racist material. Our society “holds its nose” on so many abhorrent topics. I was just starting to enjoy myself here....
I also agree with your position and I believe there is an option to keep your content free but also to engage people who want to help you defray your costs. You create valuable content and a focal point for a community. Thanks for what you do.
I agree with your position. Substack’s attempt to be neutral on evil in practice, has the effect of creating a permission structure for and supporting evil.
Hate speech is like a cancer in as much as if you don’t try as hard as you can to snuff it out it takes over and kills things. Same thing goes for purposeful misinformation, which may not reach the height of hate speech, but still has the same cancerous effect.
I have no respect for platform creators who want to put no effort into maintaining their platform.
Content moderation is the cost of doing business. Pay the cost or get out of the damn business.
OK folks, thank you for the many ideas and comments, some of which came to me directly instead of through comments here (which is fine with me). I've decided to keep the Substack instance of RandomWire.us alive and to mirror each post at a WordPress.com site. The domain name for the mirror site is propagating now so it may be intermittently up and down for the next day or so. If you are more comfortable visiting somewhere other than Substack, find it at https://cupofradio.com Keeping a mirror site also means content will likely remain up if something happens to the Substack system (you know the saying: one is none and two is one!). Thank you for y our help and patience.
Forgot to mention a couple of options I'm playing with. One is simply mirroring all of my Substack content on a WordPress blog. That is not working particularly well in my testing but I haven't given up on it, particularly as it is the easiest solution for folks who, like me, want their content as free as possible.
On the out-of-pocket cost to subscribe, I understand completely. I do the same, subscribing to a few key daily publications that have traditionally been on newsprint; the value proposition is very good for those now that I can get that content electronically.
I'm not a professional writer. I'm not trying to make a living at this. I see no reason to, or rationale for, monetizing my blog, unless it is to offset the cost of blogging. Other services such as Ghost and Beehive all cost to have a blog there. That annual cost is far greater than simply hosting my own instance of WordPress, which continues to be the direction I'm leaning.
Interestingly, a friend/subscriber suggested I keep the Substack blog and mirror my content to a WordPress instance. I find this intriguing. First, it would let people move off of Substack if they don't want to be there. Second, it gives me (and my subscribers!) a fallback if Substack stumbles. I'm thinking hard on this idea.
Hey Tom :)
On the WordPress import, I've had issues in the pass where the importer balks if the file is too big. It's basically just an xml file, I've broken exports down into smaller chunks and imported that way. Assuming you are using WP.com, and guessing the import size is pretty limited. Good luck!
Update: the posts import into WordPress.com just fine :-)
I'm using a WordPress.org instance and have increased the memory limit for WordPress, but it still spawns a fatal error. I've not taken the time to debug it. I "only" have 87 posts so if push comes to shove, I could manually copy each one. Interestingly, when I do that, every bit of content is encapsulated in div's, so the transfer over to WordPress doesn't always fit the theme settings in WordPress. Interesting.
Start competing hate groups with links to nothing but AMSR videos on Youtube. https://youtu.be/cLoWGIndHBM?si=aZ8XgdnNjyqnQLjN
I think that allowing content that is evil in content needs to be either removed or tagged as offensive. Kind of like yelling "Fire" in a movie theater. Still Substack provides you with a way to get your information out economically. It still is a good path, provided there is no link to deleterious content. I like what you do and find it valuable.
Stay or move, I will follow. VE7GYA. I am growing uncomfortable with substack’s approach. Their Staying silent is condoning the racist material. Our society “holds its nose” on so many abhorrent topics. I was just starting to enjoy myself here....
I also agree with your position and I believe there is an option to keep your content free but also to engage people who want to help you defray your costs. You create valuable content and a focal point for a community. Thanks for what you do.
I agree with your position. Substack’s attempt to be neutral on evil in practice, has the effect of creating a permission structure for and supporting evil.
Hate speech is like a cancer in as much as if you don’t try as hard as you can to snuff it out it takes over and kills things. Same thing goes for purposeful misinformation, which may not reach the height of hate speech, but still has the same cancerous effect.
I have no respect for platform creators who want to put no effort into maintaining their platform.
Content moderation is the cost of doing business. Pay the cost or get out of the damn business.
OK folks, thank you for the many ideas and comments, some of which came to me directly instead of through comments here (which is fine with me). I've decided to keep the Substack instance of RandomWire.us alive and to mirror each post at a WordPress.com site. The domain name for the mirror site is propagating now so it may be intermittently up and down for the next day or so. If you are more comfortable visiting somewhere other than Substack, find it at https://cupofradio.com Keeping a mirror site also means content will likely remain up if something happens to the Substack system (you know the saying: one is none and two is one!). Thank you for y our help and patience.
Forgot to mention a couple of options I'm playing with. One is simply mirroring all of my Substack content on a WordPress blog. That is not working particularly well in my testing but I haven't given up on it, particularly as it is the easiest solution for folks who, like me, want their content as free as possible.
The other angle is using Buttondown (https://buttondown.email/). In my test, most of my Substack content was pulled over into Buttondown. See https://buttondown.email/randomwire and click the Archive link. This looks promising.
Thank you, Gareth. I appreciate the feedback.
On the out-of-pocket cost to subscribe, I understand completely. I do the same, subscribing to a few key daily publications that have traditionally been on newsprint; the value proposition is very good for those now that I can get that content electronically.
I'm not a professional writer. I'm not trying to make a living at this. I see no reason to, or rationale for, monetizing my blog, unless it is to offset the cost of blogging. Other services such as Ghost and Beehive all cost to have a blog there. That annual cost is far greater than simply hosting my own instance of WordPress, which continues to be the direction I'm leaning.
Interestingly, a friend/subscriber suggested I keep the Substack blog and mirror my content to a WordPress instance. I find this intriguing. First, it would let people move off of Substack if they don't want to be there. Second, it gives me (and my subscribers!) a fallback if Substack stumbles. I'm thinking hard on this idea.