I'm sure, in the interest of balance, you will soon get around to reporting similar Mittstakes such as the false claims of seeing George Romney march with MLK or that he had receieved an earlier endorsement from the NRA. A great topic of discussion would be how Romney is swinging from Reagan's nuts today... after fervently disavowing any support during his gubernatorial run.

I posted the "Max Romney" video spoofing Romney's flip-flopping, but I have no interest in "balance" for its own sake. If something on this site indicates we intended any sort of "balance" among political candidates, please point it out so we can have it removed.

We are granted great latitude here to post whatever we wish (thanks, Kevin!). Personally, I post things I find interesting and believe others might, as well. Suggestions are always welcome in the "tips" lines on this or the main page; sometimes someone picks up on them.

In the near future, the Forum will be operational, and registered readers may post their own topics there.

"In the near future, the Forum will be operational, and registered readers may post their own topics there.
Posted by Jim Addison"

The last time I registered at a forum my computer was flagged by INTERPOL.

But seriously, I can see Forum being a valid lateral expansion of the brand; but step 1 in first aid (I AM assuming the ultimate purpose)is Stop The Bleeding. Traffic is far too low. To stop this site from withering more the various blog categories need to be consolidated into the main page to present the first-time viewer with a wealth of content to encourage repeat traffic. The human interest posts on the main board would be more effective if mixed-in with the political since Wizbang is listed as a "Political Blog".

Step 2: Start The Breathing; cut the dead wood, ie."Tech" is less active than Norman Bates' mother. It just stares out the window through vacant eye sockets, mocking Kevin's idea. It might as well be a goooogle ad for the attention the side menu obviously gets.

Will Forum be a traditional forum? Then what is the hook? I thought the pre-Odin's Hammer days of 35-100 comments was the epitome of participatory "publishing". Is this a supplemental volte-face or a New Thing?

Could be great, could be male disco. We'll see.

Happy New Year!

Oh. The old "forum" (Lillpop, etc). Sad place.

I was thinking table-type board where someone posts "What's the best p2p client if you have cable and an ornery network router?" and then a hundred geeks show up.

I'm all for promoting cross-page visiting here, but if it were all consolidated, wouldn't your main-page ban mean you were exiled from the "unity Wizbang" that resulted?

It's not about me. I could be "General Pao" from a Beijing IP in 15 minutes, but why bother. There's other boards: Hit and Run, Contentions, Takimag, Alicublog, Balloon Juice, etc.

The point is, Kevin went the quasi-spin-off route, but his version of "Maude", "The Jeffersons", and "Good Times" haven't been hits. And now Edith has left "All In the Family".

"Edith" is symbolic of commenters and commenters are indicative of traffic when the comments structure is as open as this board's is.

And then K hires an old widder woman to shoo pesky comments away and neutralizes even that.

Which reminds of an old contractor who had a business of 45 years and the son destroys it in less than 2.

Old widder woman, eh? That's a first and
not nearly as pornographic nor nasty as other
terms that have been flung at me like so much
feces.
But you are wrong, I'm not a widder, yet.
And as to the formatting it will stay the same until the BOSS, Kevin sez stop.
Seems like there's an outbreak ,at Wizbang, of
pestulant anti-civility disease. I guess that's
what one 'hears' when the cure is applied.

"Old widder woman, eh?"-m

Please excuse my presumption.
Do you ever picture commenters in your mind?
(marc in gold lame' hotpants and belly shirt, for example?)

"That's a first and
not nearly as pornographic nor nasty as other
terms that have been flung at me like so much
feces."-m

Porn should be strictly limited to wank sites and usenet and old JC Penney summer catalogs.

"...I'm not a widder, yet."

I don't like the looks of that pregnant comma.

"And as to the formatting it will stay the same until the BOSS, Kevin sez stop."

You're making the boss blush!

"Seems like there's an outbreak ,at Wizbang, of
pestulant anti-civility disease. I guess that's
what one 'hears' when the cure is applied."

Ed Flanders in that Simpson's Halloween episode!!! The toaster time machine one!!!

I was thinking more like Homer when he
screams.
Ha ha
/munson