I WANT MY COUNTRY - AND BLOG - BACK

Written by: Annilow on Jul 2, 2008 1:39 PM EDT

...why are we Deaniacs being good little boys and girls and letting them stick us over by the watercooler like a bunch of people who can't kick the nicotine habit, or like second graders who can't shut up in class?  It would be different if the main posts were worth reading, but as often as not they are not.  Danny the Communications Director puts together posts of good length with proper links and such, but they are frequently on topics we've already addressed on the blog.  Other 'contributors' can be people I've never heard of before with blogs that are too dense to read, lacking in links, and written by people who identify themselves as anonymous or by zipcode, and with dubious spelling entries.   Our intrepid regulars like Monica and Susan contribute good entries, but they are not the bulk of the blog main posts.  So why are we 'honoring' these main posts by staying on the topic?  Why is THEIR topic more timely or important than OUR topics?  We've had living history here with my reporting the Florida fires last summer, Phil reporting on the floods in Iowa, Denise reporting on the happenings in the Bay Area.  Our Communications Director says he's had 'many complaints' about people not staying on topic, but who is doing the complaining?  The anonymous would be editorial writers?  Why should we provide a free space for them to spout off?  Have they contributed to DFA?  Have they enhanced local DFA groups?  I really don't understand why we are caving here!  

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