Comments on: Collaboration, cooperation and courtesy http://whole9life.com/2010/03/courtesy/ Paleo Nutrition Seminars, CrossFit Nutrition, and the Original Whole30 Program Tue, 22 May 2012 00:50:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: Scott http://whole9life.com/2010/03/courtesy/comment-page-1/#comment-7772 Scott Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:51:14 +0000 http://whole9life.com/?p=4657#comment-7772 That kind of lazy behavior is not cool and shouldn't be tolerated. I think you have every right to defend your work and if people blatantly steal it - to confront them and call them out on it. I believe the community would stand behind you and anyone else that had similar problems. We should all ask for that kind of respect and integrity and do our best to represent it to our clients and followers. I am appreciative of all the info/tips/advice that you have offered for free and though it would be a downer, I would understand if that had to change things at some point. Perhaps you could require a log in to view the content or even charge a subscription to get access to the more in-depth stuff. That kind of lazy behavior is not cool and shouldn’t be tolerated. I think you have every right to defend your work and if people blatantly steal it – to confront them and call them out on it. I believe the community would stand behind you and anyone else that had similar problems. We should all ask for that kind of respect and integrity and do our best to represent it to our clients and followers.

I am appreciative of all the info/tips/advice that you have offered for free and though it would be a downer, I would understand if that had to change things at some point. Perhaps you could require a log in to view the content or even charge a subscription to get access to the more in-depth stuff.

]]> By: Roelant http://whole9life.com/2010/03/courtesy/comment-page-1/#comment-7771 Roelant Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:52:57 +0000 http://whole9life.com/?p=4657#comment-7771 Gant, I used your hybrid training program (that I found on the message board a while back) at my globo and I PR'd everything under the sun. Gonna hit that again at some point this summer after rehabbing a nagging injury. a big THANK YOU for that :-) Gant,

I used your hybrid training program (that I found on the message board a while back) at my globo and I PR’d everything under the sun. Gonna hit that again at some point this summer after rehabbing a nagging injury. a big THANK YOU for that :-)

]]> By: Fontaine http://whole9life.com/2010/03/courtesy/comment-page-1/#comment-7770 Fontaine Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:58:04 +0000 http://whole9life.com/?p=4657#comment-7770 It's outrageous that a gym, that is charging people money to train, would rip off your work. Lazy bums. It’s outrageous that a gym, that is charging people money to train, would rip off your work. Lazy bums.

]]> By: Jen http://whole9life.com/2010/03/courtesy/comment-page-1/#comment-7769 Jen Sat, 03 Apr 2010 22:51:22 +0000 http://whole9life.com/?p=4657#comment-7769 All I have to say is...MLA! Or, whichever format you used in college... This seems to be an issue on many of the blogs I follow, as of late. Really sad actually. It seems that we run/read in a tight little circle and, if "caught", this sort of behavior would be considered a major faux pas. I, certainly, would lose a bit of respect for a blogger who, without citation, used another person's work as their own. With that being said, I value your input and am a better kettlebell swinger because of you! :) All I have to say is…MLA! Or, whichever format you used in college…

This seems to be an issue on many of the blogs I follow, as of late. Really sad actually. It seems that we run/read in a tight little circle and, if “caught”, this sort of behavior would be considered a major faux pas. I, certainly, would lose a bit of respect for a blogger who, without citation, used another person’s work as their own.

With that being said, I value your input and am a better kettlebell swinger because of you! :)

]]> By: Melissa @ Whole9 http://whole9life.com/2010/03/courtesy/comment-page-1/#comment-7768 Melissa @ Whole9 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:12:21 +0000 http://whole9life.com/?p=4657#comment-7768 @All: Thanks for the support. We really appreciate the feedback, and will continue to give credit where credit is due here on OUR site as well. @Mel: That TOTALLY stinks. I didn't realize you can't copyright an entire recipe - your Sunshine Sauce should be trademarked to the hilt. Melissa @All: Thanks for the support. We really appreciate the feedback, and will continue to give credit where credit is due here on OUR site as well.

@Mel: That TOTALLY stinks. I didn’t realize you can’t copyright an entire recipe – your Sunshine Sauce should be trademarked to the hilt.

Melissa

]]> By: michaelchasetx http://whole9life.com/2010/03/courtesy/comment-page-1/#comment-7767 michaelchasetx Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:12:46 +0000 http://whole9life.com/?p=4657#comment-7767 Melissa and Dallas, you guys are a class act and definitely deserve fair credit for your advice, large leaps of effort, savory suggestions, challenging programming (do you sing ? :-) regards from Texas! michaelchasetx Melissa and Dallas, you guys are a class act and definitely deserve fair credit for your advice, large leaps of effort, savory suggestions, challenging programming (do you sing ? :-)

regards from Texas!

michaelchasetx

]]> By: Gant http://whole9life.com/2010/03/courtesy/comment-page-1/#comment-7766 Gant Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:44:31 +0000 http://whole9life.com/?p=4657#comment-7766 I had a little program that was jacked, renamed, and rebranded for CF (all without attribution), so I feel your pain. People have little regard for others' intellectual property because copying and pasting is so easy. I'm sure the offending trainer is reading this (for more ideas to steal). Come clean before somebody does a 5-minute search and rats you out. I had a little program that was jacked, renamed, and rebranded for CF (all without attribution), so I feel your pain. People have little regard for others’ intellectual property because copying and pasting is so easy.

I’m sure the offending trainer is reading this (for more ideas to steal). Come clean before somebody does a 5-minute search and rats you out.

]]> By: Melissa "Melicious" Joulwan http://whole9life.com/2010/03/courtesy/comment-page-1/#comment-7765 Melissa "Melicious" Joulwan Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:25:52 +0000 http://whole9life.com/?p=4657#comment-7765 I was recently pretty shocked to learn that recipes can't be copyrighted; that seems wrong to me. I'm always glad to link back to the sources of the stuff I share on my blog. Legal concerns aside, it's just good manners to attribute content. Plus, there's the added benefit of building community and basking in the reflected glow of people -- like you and Dallas -- who are way smarter than I am. I was recently pretty shocked to learn that recipes can’t be copyrighted; that seems wrong to me. I’m always glad to link back to the sources of the stuff I share on my blog. Legal concerns aside, it’s just good manners to attribute content. Plus, there’s the added benefit of building community and basking in the reflected glow of people — like you and Dallas — who are way smarter than I am.

]]> By: Heather http://whole9life.com/2010/03/courtesy/comment-page-1/#comment-7764 Heather Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:14:25 +0000 http://whole9life.com/?p=4657#comment-7764 Dallas & Melissa - you make an excellent point. A couple members at the crossfit gym gym I workout at recently opened their own. When they did, they sent an email out to all local affiliates announcing their openeing to reach out and extend the community aspect that is a great part of crossfit. One affiliate trainer emailed back asking my friends for rowing advice. My friend offered to teach a seminar, and provided a rowing workout she created that would address the issues put out in the email. The next day, the workout was posted on the trainer's crossfit website as the WOD of the day, with no credit given whatsoever to my friends. It was not exaclty the welcome to the community they were hoping for.... Dallas & Melissa – you make an excellent point. A couple members at the crossfit gym gym I workout at recently opened their own. When they did, they sent an email out to all local affiliates announcing their openeing to reach out and extend the community aspect that is a great part of crossfit.

One affiliate trainer emailed back asking my friends for rowing advice. My friend offered to teach a seminar, and provided a rowing workout she created that would address the issues put out in the email. The next day, the workout was posted on the trainer’s crossfit website as the WOD of the day, with no credit given whatsoever to my friends. It was not exaclty the welcome to the community they were hoping for….

]]> By: Adam http://whole9life.com/2010/03/courtesy/comment-page-1/#comment-7763 Adam Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:28:44 +0000 http://whole9life.com/?p=4657#comment-7763 I've long felt that the <a href="http://creativecommons.org/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons</a> is a fantastic system for sharing one's creations, but it's way under-publicized. In a nutshell, instead of slapping a big © on everything, you decide how liberally you want to share things - with attribution alone is the simplest. It's clear, it's cool, and it's respectful. No more, "this is okay, but that isn't" rules that are hard to remember, or ambiguous. I’ve long felt that the Creative Commons is a fantastic system for sharing one’s creations, but it’s way under-publicized. In a nutshell, instead of slapping a big © on everything, you decide how liberally you want to share things – with attribution alone is the simplest.

It’s clear, it’s cool, and it’s respectful. No more, “this is okay, but that isn’t” rules that are hard to remember, or ambiguous.

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