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[quote name="I need clarification"][quote name="Zseni"]But you can refer to me by my old one if I can call you by yours. [quote name="I need clarification"]Fabio spelled it all out for you, sweetie. Caltrops at this point is still a bunch of people discussing how great a site it's going to be, instead of actually doing it. You might as well call it brainbox.com. Everyone is clamoring for new readers, new contributors, new content. But they're not just going to show up without a compelling reason. No one's knocking down the door to any refugee camps unless the food there is WAY better than in civilization, and the food here sucks right now. So, here's what you can do. You can continue to try and prove me wrong by arguing with me. Or you can actually prove me wrong by improving the content of the site. So far, it's been clear which choice everyone is making. But what do I know? Maybe a site written by ten people, read by the same ten people, and commented on by the same ten people is what everyone wants. If so, may I suggest a listserve?[/quote] Oh excellent, you summarized my reply to you, made it sound insulting, and repeated it back to me by way of rebuttal. Double irony points: indicating that someone else spelled it all out for me. You need to drop this act. You're losing your steam and you're plainly in love with the sound of your own voice at this point. Either take a few days off to regenerate your supply of self-righteous anger or find a new schtick, because you're recycling content and growing increasingly shrill. It's not pretty to watch. You're going to kill your momentum if you keep it up.[/quote] You're continuing to project. Why don't you say what's REALLY on your mind? Assign me some more "points," deconstruct my deconstruction, tell us all how you're smarter than we are and are going to kick our asses when the mood strikes you, etc., etc. <b>W</b>hatevah. Clevar goes a little ways, but sooner or later you actually have to say something. The standard response to my presence here from the start has been: you're wrong, you're not funny, you're irrelevant, you should contribute, please go away. And yet here we all still are, still arguing that Caltrops could be great IF ONLY. If we're in such agreement, then why aren't you doing anything about it? Telling me to fuck off repeatedly isn't making Caltrops any better. But I do think you're right. Caltrops is in dire need of some sort of organization, and I think an Editor in Chief is needed. Someone to determine what is teh funny, and what is the rest. The first article on the page shouldn't be the last submitted if it sucks. So, all that's left is to determine who should fill that role, because clearly the rule by committee isn't working, as Fabio has said. SB - no. Not funny enough, plus he might find the job too constricting if he's not allowed to pretend to be crazy now and then. Plus, he wouldn't be able to scream "Not me! Not me!" every time someone levels a criticism at the site. Zsenzi - No, completely unable to remove herself from the content. ES - no, too busy. Fabio - maybe. Fussbette - maybe. But also seems to be a bit on the "not me!" side... Ray - Yes. Too busy? BDR - Yes. I'd say Ray or BDR would be good choices.[/quote]