You are also right regarding wanting people to read what I (or any blogger) writes, the offset to that is nearly all blogs are funded by advertisers. More views to the actual site = more money from advertisers, most people don’t advertise via RSS or do it very sparingly, which makes it more appealing to a reader because they don’t have to sift through ads to get to the content. It’s a two sided sword.

As for the question: I rarely *unsubscribe* from a feed because it’s partial, but unless the excerpt is really interesting I just don’t click the link. If I realize I never click the links, I unsubscribe.

The way I see it, it depends on what you want: numbers or people reading what you write? If you want your stats counter to go crazy, put a partial feed and be prepared for pissed off people (but potentially more profit); if you want to keep your readers happy, be ready to lose some potential money. But I suppose you knew that As a reader of blogs in general, I will always prefer full feeds.