If the blog roll appears shorter, it is because I just updated it, or to be more honest, I just deleted a lot of dead wood. A blog, like any other project, gets off the ground with the best of intentions but often falls victim to time and our other endeavors. When I saw that a blog had not had a new post in 6 months, I generally deleted it. There is one exception–the VEA blog that relates to the General Assembly. There are no posts when the GA is not in session.
I also do not include a link to another blog if I disapprove of how the blog is run. That has come up here as a ‘debate’ of sorts several times. Elena and I really don’t have to justify why we won’t link to several blogs. It is generally because of what we see as bad behavior, either as a blogger or a human being, not the political content. We do link to conservative blogs, even though we might not agree with their content. In a case or two, we cut the blogger some slack if we like them. Yea, I know, it just isn’t fair. However, we buy the ink here.
If our readers know of blogs they would like to see linked, please lets us know. We will check them out. We promise consideration at least. Obviously, a KKK website would be out. So would a website that repeatedly misrepresents facts, name calls, and relies on ad hominem attacks for content.
The last blog on the blog roll is Earl Hamner Jr’s blog. I knew his brother many years ago. Earl is way up in his 90’s now and still as creative as ever. Not bad for a Virginia boy from ‘down near Scottsville.’ I will cut him some slack about the 6 month time limit.
Are blog rolls even helpful? Are we too rigid about behavior? Are local blogs more interesting than national blogs?
Sounds reasonable to me.
Notice YOUR blog stayed in its place of honor.
I like PWCMoms.com. Kristina Schnack Kotlus runs it, also writes for Prince William Living magazine, and was part of the online panel at the Chamber’s Meet the Media event on Friday — held her own as a blogger amid PotomacLocal.com, BristowBeat.com, InsideNova.com, Patch.com and BisNow.com (e-newsletters), and she has a great sense of humor, even joking about her recent treatments for brain cancer and how a business guy berated her for being sick. If you add her blog to your blogroll, it would be a great resource for quality of life in Prince William – she connects people to local resources. http://www.pwcmoms.com/#
Thanks, Cindy. It’s been added!
Please consider adding BristowBeat.com too – an independent news site, run by Jason Shaw and Stacy Shaw.