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I will be moving the New Blog Name post to the top this evening in the hope that we can get a name picked and get New Blog going.
posted by Rick Ballard at 10:58 AM
I will be moving the New Blog Name post to the top this evening in the hope that we can get a name picked and get New Blog going.
posted by Rick Ballard at 10:58 AM
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Well, a good portion of it, anyway. I just realized that I could change the site name. If that doesn't swing Truepeers - wait a sec - another idea.
That should do it. I won't need Sal and Vin after all.
Welcome RogerA!
Well, if you can change the blog name in midstream, I don't believe it matters all that much what we choose initially. Maybe we should just pick one and get running. Fix it later if need be. I notice there's a deafening silence on this issue from most of our members. Does silence mean consent?
I used to think so in high school. Worked out OK sometimes, too.
How about YAGB - (designated contributor's favorite). That way YAGB becomes the referrant and everyone gets their own choice?
I'll try it.
I like "Flares Into Darkness", from a phrase thibaud ledt at Rogers.
Are we going to have a vote? No filibusters please!
Hi, RogerA.
Rick, when you say "outstanding blogger invitations" do you mean you have heard from those people?
In other words, has Buddy resurfaced?
Alternative;
"A Flare into Darkness".
No, it means that I listed their email in the Blogger "Invitations" box. I have since sent Buddy, Katherine, PeterUK direct emails - Peter replied and Buddy and Katherine have not.
Wrt - name - What do you think of using YAGB as the base and changing the rest of the title to the poster who is scheduled for that day? The YAGB becomes the fixed identity and the rest becomes the poster's tag?
The contributors column could become the roster so that anyone could tell who is up next. I'm afraid that if we leave posting to "as the spirit moves" we're going to wind up with a lot of holes.
And I ain't up to herding chickens.
Rick
I was thinking of how to handle the posting question.
One way would be if we had a "pool" of posts waiting to be put up. The "editor of the day" would then simply pull a couple of those and post them. These could not be time-sensitive posts of course.
I have a feeling this is how some of the other group blogs handle things. It ensures that there are no dry spells when nothing gets posted.
Of course if this is mostly a discusson forum then its an open question if we really need several posts per day.
I don't think it will be possible for me to comment extensively on multiple posts per day here.
The usual pattern at Rogers is that one or two posts may draw attention, and others draw very little. Are we setting a standard that each of us has to comment once (or more) on every post on the site?
Just to be clearer on the name business - you are saying that the name would change between "YAGB - A Flare into Darkness" and "YAGB - Snow Job Removal" depending on whether I or Knuck were posting? Sounds like a solution, if feasible.
It sounds like people are still trickling in, so perhaps when we're all here there will be a name which jumps out at us and we agree "thats the one". If not we can always do what you suggest.
I'll be back around 21:00 EST. If we get several people online at once maybe we can thrash out some of these details.
Time for the nuclear option!
I like Flares Into Darkness. But Rick's idea is good too.
The question of how to assign responsibility so that we can guarantee there is a post every day is a difficult one. My initial thought was that I would be the blogger of last resort. If we have a rotating blogger of last resort, that makes it easier for me but more difficult to organize. I was hoping that we would get so many people that it wouldn't really be a problem; the activity on this board has convinced me that it's likely that, no matter how many people we get, we'll probably only find 3 or 4 who really want to blog on a regular basis, namely, the ones who have commented so far. So, I dunno.
MHA,
Wrt partecipation to this point, I think you might be making an argument from what Vnjagvet would describe as "facts not in evidence". Voluntary group efforts tend to move at a quiet level of compliance until requirements are increased without notice. I've noticed that you do get a lot of comments if you increase requirements without notice. Quite a lot, actually.
As of today the only requirements are:
One post per rotation.
One comment per day.
Availabilty to act as Editor for a Day if circumstances warrant.
If you tell me that my spot in rotation is determined by my location on the contributors list and that tomorrow is Day 1, then I know that tomorrow I need to make a comment and Monday I need to make a post.
As to the name - Why not go 30 days with YAGB - plus the contributor's selection. At the end of thirty days we convene and determine the path forward.
If Charlie keeps quiet we can assign "Old Dead Greeks" to him and assign him the first post.
Perhaps some contributors will want to use their nics as their title rather than pick a new one. I don't see any problem with that either.
I'll be happy to back you up with additional posts if necessary. Well, not happy, but I'll do it.
Rick,
Ok, cool. Thanks.
Well, organization always takes time. That's one reason that all the vituperation toward Bush re Katrina just looks plain stupid to me.
Right now, at least two of the people you have contacted are out of town travelling on business and Charlie is extremely busy with his company going through a buy-out, so it's not surprising that some people aren't responding.
Right, I agree, the YAGB-Other Name Which Changes gives us the best of both worlds.
I'll do it tonight.
I guess this is the live thread for the immediate future.
It sounds like we want to just press ahead and let others join in as they become available. I plan on an early night tonight, but I can put up a post tomorrow and again on Sunday if needed.
thibaud and Fredrick were waxing poetic at Rogers. Wish I could write that well.
Flenser,
I think that MHA will set up the new blog within a day or so. I plan on leaving this one 'live' for a bit so that people can practice posting and trying different formats.
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