Free Republic Quasi-Official Blog Concept and Nomination Thread

[I Am Not A Mod]

Hi all.

I know that some people here are fans of Blogs. I am one as well. I had a brainstorm for something new here at FR, and Jim gave me the go-ahead to give it a whirl. The idea is for a quasi~official blog. The Freeper Island Blog.

Why Freeper Island? Because like Survivor, a blogger can be voted off the island.

Basically what I am imagining is that we will have a dozen people who are the designated inhabitants of the Freeper Island Blog. There will be a blog thread each day, and any of the twelve can add items to the blog (it would go in the article section of the thread. How we will handle updating it I need to work out. I have an idea but I need to talk to someone about it first). Anyone could reply to the thread, but only the twelve bloggers could add things to the article/blog portion of the thread. Each time an entry gets added to the blog portion of the thread, it would get bumped back to the top of either the Extended News or Editorial sidebar (this needs to be decided). The 12 islanders would have a month long term.

As the end of the month approaches, we would have a thread for voting for your favorite bloggers (all voting done publically). The 10 who get the most votes stay on (if they are willing).

Who gets to replace the two who didn't get enough support? We would also have a thread where people could nominate themselves (and give reasons why they should be voted on the island). And then a vote- again done publically on the thread. The two highest vote getters get a month on the island.

Who would be the original twelve? They would be picked by the same method- a nominating thread followed by a vote. Any replacements needed for emerging reasons would also be determined in this way.

Who gets to vote? To avoid problems, only Freepers with at least three months and at least 100 replies under their belt would be allowed to vote (or run).

These are my ideas for it. I figure we will give it a shot, and if it turns into a good feature we keep it and if not we won't.

Anyway, feel free to make additional suggestions, or if you are interested in being one of the first twelve, write up a nomination. I'll arbitrarily set Sunday at midnight as the cutoff for nominations, and will post a voting thread for Monday with each of the nomination writeups on it (order determined at random), with 24 hours for voting. You can nominate anyone, but only those who post to this thread saying they want to do it and why will actually make the ballot.

Cheers.

[Rabid Dog]

I feel so inadequate and left out! They probably even have a secret handshake or snort or something.

[Calpernia]

CLICK HERE

[Rabid Dog]

If I can't be a blog - I would gladly be a wood chuck. Except I swear that sign says "Ancient and Horney"

[Calpernia]

Do you have any idea what a blog is? That was my original question on this thread. I'm still not 100% clear. From the replies I've read....still seems like what we do. Whatever thread comes from this, I hope TaRa is on it. She has some GREAT pics. They always brings humor to the threads.

[Calpernia]

Were we suppose to be voting for the first freepers on this thread? I'm not 100% sure what a blog is. But the threads I enjoy the most are the ones TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday! Posts pics on.

So, if this was a voting thread, mine is for TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!

[Rabid Dog]

No, and they still haven't explained it - unless they are speaking in BLOG code. And I can't figure out why I don't know about it because I have been on this site everyday for the last four or more years. The word blog brings up a visual like the Creature of the Black Lagoon or SwampThing. Maybe if we wrap our terminals in foil we will starting detecting the incoming messages.

[Calpernia]

CLICK HERE!

[kattracks]

I nominate two FReepers, piasa and section9 if they have the time to invest, and would like to be FR bloggers.

[ladyinred]

I am with you, boy do I feel out of it. I have no idea what a BLOG is! Must be one of those reality TV things. I never watch that stuff!

[Rabid Dog]

Should we put a "We demand to know post?". "Unfair treatment by Freeper Blogs?"

[beckett]

Free Republic is a blog of sorts in its present format, but it's one that informally allows for people of disparate skills and involvement to comment on various and sundry matters of common interest. A blog --- to be good --- requires an excellent writer with an interesting point of view and a willingness to put in the effort to research and link to the issues being commented upon.

My own view is that FR succeeds so nicely because it can accommodate people who are not trying to establish a reputation in the blogosphere, but who merely enjoy the intellectual stimulation that a large like-minded community can provide.

I think you will find that very good writer (there are a few on FR) would be more likely to start up a straight blog of his or her own if he or she is so inclined, rather than do it under the auspices of Free Republic.

[Valin]

What's a BLOG?
That's classified

And do you need a college degree?
No, as some of us only know simple words

And do you have to know how to post properly?
It's never stopped me.

[Valin]

To blog or not to blog?
That is the question.
Weather tis nobler in the mind
to suffer the flames and arrows
of outraged freepers,
or to take arms against a sea of disruptors,
and by opposing..ban them.

[Rabid Dog]

That was so inspiring!

[FairOpinion]

Well, maybe this will give you an incentive to post more. ;)

[maxwell]

there are no real clique's here

Huh... Well you just go on thinking that.

Hey Darryl! Get yer dial finger ready...

[maxwell]

What is this picture? it is I Am Not A Mod's profile.

Is it in my head?
Is it in my head?