[Vision2020] Liberal Moscow (correction)

[Joan Opyr]

Let me fix this post.  I sent it without proofing it.  Sorry about that.

Joan

On Jun 9, 2006, at 12:25 PM, Joan Opyr wrote:

> Dear Visionaries:
>
> Chasuk and I were going to make this announcement next week, when our 
> new blog site was completely functional and lovely to behold.  
> However, in light of yesterday's 7-page fax threatening Kevin Owen of 
> First Step with economic sanctions, I'll jump the gun and tell you all 
> now -- Liberal Moscow, a lightly moderated community blog, is up and 
> running at the following site:
>
> http://emmagoldman.wordpress.com
>
> You will need to subscribe as a user with http://wordpress.com to 
> post.  By scrolling down the right-hand side of the page, you'll come 
> a link that offers you the opportunity to create a username and 
> password without creating your own blog.  You can do that, or you can 
> create your own blog -- it's up to you.  Liberal Moscow is what the 
> name suggests -- an online home for Moscow's liberals, progressives, 
> democrats, and Democrats.  We also welcome libertarians, liberal and 
> moderate and thoughtful conservatives, anarcho-syndicalists, 
> socialists, independents, you name it.  We respectfully request that 
> posts be limited to three per day, but we have no intention of 
> functioning as the blog police.  We will approve or reject subscribers 
> based on bad history, present lunacy, or a combination of both.
>
> Liberal Moscow is NOT meant to supplant Vision 2020.  Our hope is that 
> it will enhance the conversation over here.  (We're looking into an 
> RSS feed to Vision 2020 or some option by which posts to Liberal 
> Moscow can, if the poster wishes, be transmitted to Vision 2020 as 
> well.  Give us time on this.  We're new to the software.)  On Liberal 
> Moscow,we want to talk about substantive issues that affect our town, 
> our county, our state, and our world without the static that has come 
> to dominate the Vision 2020 list in recent months.  To that end, we 
> will be bouncing Bozos.  We will not, however, be undemocratic in our 
> approach.  If someone is bounced, that decision will be placed before 
> the blog members and open for discussion.  We'll share with members 
> our reasoning, and if we're found to be unreasonable, we'll reconsider 
> and quite possibly reinstate.
>
> I encourage anyone interested to take a look at Liberal Moscow.  
> Follow the link above, read the welcome message, and see if it's for 
> you.  If so, then please join us.
>
Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment
www.joanopyr.com
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