The blog is back. I’m not going to talk about what happened so don’t ask. Suffice it to say that the signal to noise ratio got so far out of whack that, for the first time in 6 years, the blog came down.
However, it’s back. I wanted to keep it down longer but I was really touched by the number of people who wrote (an actual letter), called, emailed and stopped by the office to lament the maintenance mode. That was humbling.
The rules are the same now as they were before but with a twist: no anonymous posting. All posters will have to create an account before they post. The registration process is simple and therefore not foolproof but it is better than nothing. Accounts might be suspended if I get tired of individuals. Will it decrease the number of posts? Probably. However, I write the blog for me and nobody else. It’s a fact I’ve probably lost sight of over the years and it’s affected what and how I write. If I’m succesful in passing along information, that’s great but I’m not the PR department.
Peace.
April 28, 2012 at 5:27 pm
Welcome back Andy. It was not the same without your blog being accessable.
April 28, 2012 at 5:49 pm
Glad to see you back!
April 28, 2012 at 6:17 pm
You were gone somewhere? 🙂
April 28, 2012 at 6:53 pm
Glad you are back, Andy.
I like your attitude.
April 28, 2012 at 8:36 pm
Ok, I’m in 🙂
April 28, 2012 at 11:35 pm
PR is overrated.
April 30, 2012 at 7:22 am
Predict the voter turn out tomorrow will be 12-14%.
Sadly, that would be one of the highest percentages
in a decade where the average has gone as low as 9%
in local elections. People need to remember that elections
are decided by those who show up and that local governing
bodies have a tremendous influence on the quality of
voters’ lives.
As to the excuse of “my single vote won’t make a difference”,
remember 2002 when a council election was decided here by
three votes and a school board spot won by five.