Until August 2007, I had no idea . I've been posting since then and increased to a daily offering . I have a better sense of it now than at the beginning but I'm still not sure how it might precisely be defined.
It is certainly not traditional media.
It can have dynamic impact.An average of two hundred and twenty people a day read my blog. Considering the narrowness of its scope , I think that's pretty remarkable.
Citizen Blog has more readers than mine. It has a better format for an exchange of views.
There are posters who seem to be intent on changing that at the Citizen.
Different blogs can have a different focus. The Citizen ,in response to reader demand, introduces different topics from time to time. But mostly it deals with Aurora politics. Traffic slows down significantly when the topic is changed.
I think it's odd for readers to ask for a blog to be changed. Why not instead seek out a blog that suits your taste?
Or if there isn't one, start your own.
It seems obvious to me ,if people log in regularly, it's because they know what to expect.Why ask for something different?
I have kept tabs on the Citizen conversation since the beginning. Posters sometimes ask questions I can answer. So I do. I thought it was a useful contribution. I like to be helpful.
Sometimes posters will express their appreciation.
Lately I seem to be taking a fair amount of flak.. Critics are mostly anonymous but there is a common thread.
It appears they would like me to butt out and stop talking about Aurora's politics.Something about it seems to bother them.
Of course,butting out of town's politic is not a possibility. A current term of office is always a continuation of the previous term. There is no fresh slate. The budget is the immediate task. Everything in the document is a spin-off from the previous council.
The election left little doubt as to the community's decision.That budget needs to be changed.
If we do not learn from their errors, we are doomed to repeat them.
And therein lies the common thread I have recognised.
Identities may claim to be anonymous.The cast is familiar , still alive and active and style easily recognisable. If they can suck the life out of Citizen Blog ,the over-all plan of sabotage will move forward. .
In a comical juxtaposition of e-mails recently Councillor Gaertner intended to forward an e-mail from the Mayor to Councillor Ballard. The covering message suggested it be shared with the media. The way "Buck" does it . The whole was copied to the Dreadful Duo.
The Mayor's e-mail was completely innocuous. Comedy lay in the fact,it was returned to the Mayor,instead of Ballard, complete with the covering message. That it was cc.d to the dreadful duo was noted. Considering confidentiality of information a Councillor is privy to, the realisation is problematic.
To those of us in the front line, the intent is already obvious. The gauntlet is already thrown down. Further evidence was providential.
So my plan now, is continue to keep tabs on the Citizen. If there are questions I can answer,I will continue to do it here.
Thursday 17 March 2011
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I think that you should remain involved in the Aurora Citizen blog. I don't think that commenters are calling for it to change, just that people refrain from being unnesessarily insulting. That there are other topics besides political topics just increases its interest and diversity.
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