>OK.  I blocked Chris' account.  He is has and continues to suck up too
>much time of the docents, and there is no sign that he is changing his
>ways (he's already done the three-local-posts quarantine).  Given that
>we've seen a much more placid blog since we started enforcing the
>hyperlocal constraint, I am basically unwilling to put up with anyone
>stirring the pot they way he does.  So, unless anyone has a better idea,
>he's gone for good.

>I suggest that we meet at 10:00 am at Traditions Cafe.

>Cheers,

>Rick

>jason wrote:

>>Aside from speaking with Dave about the sponsorship for our OlyBlogger
>>of the year, I have done diddly squat on finding monthly sponsors.  
>>Keeping up with content production for OlyBlog has been difficult for
>>me of late and actively working on something formal like a sponsor has
>>seemed monumental.  I think we should put a public call out for
>>potential sponsors on OlyBlog first, that way we're speaking directly
>>with those who already use it.  I also don't have a clear idea of the
>>sponsorship banner's size, where it will be, etc.  Rick and I did
>>discuss the creation of a moderator position, and we both thought it
>>would require some sort of paid position.  If we move forward with
>>501(c)(3) then I think we could create a position with a moderate
>>stipend.  If we work with advertising I propose we search out purely
>>local sources for our advertisements and do not go the route of global
>>internet advertising.

>>There's a social network ranking plugin that works with Drupal, and I
>>don't think it would be a bad idea to run a test implemenation of it:  
>>SezWho <http://sezwho.com/>.

>>I think we should also start talking about a strategy to willfully
>>incorporate more areas under the switch to OlyMedia.  For example, we
>>could have pages with news feeds set up and running for Chehalis,
>>Centralia, UW, etc.  I do think tying our community into the connected
>>environs would be a positive growth model for this project.

>>I think we should begin signing off on administrative actions such as
>>disemvowelment and banner reminders.  I also think we should sign off
>>on pushing content to the front page as well as edits.

>>I hope this finds you all well,
>>- Jason

>>P.S. Since Sarah's suggestion of keeping a log I am over 3 hours spent
>>on one person alone.

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