Posted on 02/12/2011 4:53:41 PM PST by Silly
Joshua J. Goldberg (1967-2011*) quietly played nurseryman to scores of talented writers and citizen reporters. He gave us a rich soil to plant our blogs, then watered and weeded BlogsLucianneLoves.com (BLL) until our sites sprouted roots and branches, and blossomed with fruit. Josh was a Johnny Appleseed for conservative American blogs. His tragic death was reported today.
John Chapman, a.k.a. Johnny Appleseed, did not, as many people believe, plant apple trees by tossing seeds hither and yon. He actually started nurseries where sapling apple trees were nurtured until they could be sold to people who wanted to grow their own orchards. In other words, he did not merely plant apple trees; he planted apple growers.
And like Chapman, Joshua Goldberg did not create blogs; he helped others establish their own little hothouses, and invited the best of them to aggregate into his large network of regular readers, who range from average Mom and Pop America to the media elite of New York and Washington. By giving us a home and his confidence, Goldberg spurred many of us bloggers (or “Lbloggers”) to write our best material, publish more frequently, and delve more aggressively into issues and new stories using standard reporting techniques. He helped us build our own large readerships by letting us cross-post our work to his family's sites, where he was Managing Editor, and link to our own — at no charge.
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You’re really an azz. Stroke victim?
You clearly have not one iota of talent. Blogging will be your highest accomplishment.
Blog pimping? LOL. Even at Lucianne and BLL, we do not post full articles we write. We post a few opening lines.
I don’t apologize for asking people to visit my blog after I’ve taken my time to carefully gather my thoughts. I posted enough at FR for anyone with half a brain and one eye open to get a sense of the article; if they want/need more info, they can click on one link.
You think blogging and, yes, blog pimping is a job! I’m underwhelmed.
Perhaps I don’t have the talent it takes to communicate with the dead. But you’re the only person on this thread asking stupid, obvious questions when simply reading a few paragraphs will answer them.
Joshua was not, repeat not, a blogger. He published a aggregate of blogs, about 70 or 80 bloggers, hand-picked by him and his family. The privilege to post there is by invitation only. This site, BLL — or BlogsLucianneLoves.com — was a response to a demand at Lucianne to post blog articles (Lucianne only accepts news sources).
Joshua also managed Lucianne.com as Editor. You are obviously not paying attention.
I am paying attention. I’m not impressed.
But apparently YOU are. LOL
You’re paying attention? And you don’t know about BLL, Goldberg’s duties there, and are confused about a simple analogy? You think he’s a blogger?
I wouldn’t necessarily expect every Freeper to know about Joshua. But in the first three paragraphs (posted in full at FR), these facts are clearly laid out.
Here are your Lucky Lotto numbers: 75.50.110.140
What a snakepit thread. Shame on yall.
RIP, JG.
Prayers up for the Goldberg family.
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