As threatened, I’ve futzed with the blog “theme” and title. It’s easy to do, so if you see anything at the WordPress Theme Viewer that you like, feel free to make suggestions. Likewise on the title – a subject that resulted in some not entirely nice and friendly discussion on the CONTENTIONS IS MOSTLY DEAD post.
I kinda like this black theme. Not sure if it’s true what they say about not going back…
Bruce, NV has offered to act as an “author,” and provide content. Anyone else interested? Even centralizing links or reviewing g-group discussion strikes me as sufficient justification for putting up posts, and otherwise for maintaining a blog presence.
Also, I put three blogs on the “blogroll” – Contentions, HotAir, and the Optimistic Conservative by JE Dyer. In all my surfing, I’ve rarely found much use in blogrolls, especially the ones that list hundreds of blogs, but suggestions for additions would also be welcome.
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CK, can you put in an edit function?
July 12th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
I nominate the materialist as a poster.
July 12th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
As long as he doesn’t require payment in heavy metals, he’d be very welcome to author, in my view. That is, we’d be lucky to have him. Edit function? Yes that should be quite possible – will require plugging in a new plug-in, and choosing among available options (which often come with additional features like comment-rating, registration, etc.). I was kinda hoping that it would be pre-built into the new theme.
Before I started getting crazy on bells’n'whistles, I wanted to be sure that the blog was going to make it from the infant at least to the waddling stage, but am feeling more confident about that now. Will look into it soon.
How do you like us in black? Any alternate name you want to look at up there?
July 12th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
“Pajamas?”
The demise of Contentions’ “Comments,” has led me to discover new allies such as Simon at PJ’s, Hot Air, and, of course, your dear self, CKM.
None of the above seems as user friendly as stalin.com (salon) which allows one to see a poster’s previous posts, a way of seeing if you think he/she is worth a response.
Again, are Hufflepuff and stalin.com successful ventures? I mean do they pay for themselves, their featured writers, money for improving their technology from ad and membership revenues?
I tried black on my own ‘blog’ which I have not updated for several months now. It’s a little off putting I’m afraid. I think we need lighter, prettier, more optimistic fare
July 12th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Better to comment in Limbo…..
instead of the fellowship line, maybe
July 12th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
how about Spengler at First Things?
http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/spengler/
July 13th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
I suggest adding powerline.com to the blogroll. The posts are always impressively well-reasoned and informative.
July 13th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Sorry, I meant powerlineblog.com
July 13th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Blog addition suggestion: Dr.Sanity
Steven from Indiana
July 13th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
Marcy Wheeler’s emptywheel is consistently excellent and incredibly detailed if you have an interest in politics from a legal standpoint and can tolerate bias.
July 13th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Your pleasant, cheerful, helpful, compliant, and all-powerful Web Czar is willing to add any blog suggestions to the roll that won’t get him into trouble with the FBI, but would appreciate actual links. Best format would be: Blog name, link, short description.
I’m going to start a thread on the group-list devoted to BLOG suggestions, as I think that might be the best way to handle these matters.
July 13th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
Fuster…Politics from a legal standpoint? What’s the word I’m looking for….Oh,yes. Huh?
“All politicians should serve a mandatory 2 terms. The first in office, the 2nd in jail.” SfI’s grandpa Max from Chicago.
Steven from Indiana
July 13th, 2009 at 11:36 pm
Steven, that’s pretty much the way it’s actually done here.
Peter from Chicago
July 13th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
Grandpa Max sounds like a great guy.
In my part of the country, no matter how many terms they get, the politicians never serve.
July 14th, 2009 at 12:06 am
OK you Zombies, thanks a bunch for not telling me about the new Zombie site! I followed the 2007 NIE Iran report debunked by the BND to smoke you out. What a relief, I was suffering from anti-Zionism withdrawals after Contentions disbanded comments.
Nothing quite like NeoCon insults to start the day….
July 28th, 2009 at 11:58 am