First of all thank you to all of you who read and comment here. Glass City Jungle has gone beyond my expectations for the short time it has existed and continues to grow because of you.
Everyone is welcome here, no matter your political affiliation, and so far we have been able to keep the comments open to those who want to remain anonymous. The level of discussion has been fantastic which I greatly appreciate and even more important it has been I think a great resource for all of us. Things are going to get heated at times, politics at times does become emotional rather than fact based. The most important thing to remember is that we do care about this area enough to debate it, at times with passion, but if we didn't care? We certainly would not be here.
I've made it a point to try to reach out to many candidates and all political parties as far as requesting information. Some have utilized this, others have not. Yet if I find something of interest even on those who have not? I'll still post about it. If I missed covering a candidate that you think is important, email me or post it in a comment.
This blog is written by me, but it's not all about me. I'm going to provide information at times on candidates some of you don't support. I'll provide information on candidates I don't think I would support but some of you might. The same with issues on the ballot as well as news items I think might be of interest to discuss. My goal is not to have you all agree with me, because frankly that would be very boring, but I don't know everything, each of you brings to the discussion here your own personal experiences. My goal was to create a place where we not only agreed/disagreed but hopefully learned something along the way. So far that has happened for me and I hope it has you as well.
That's why Glass City Jungle is here and thanks again for being a part of making it happen.
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11 comments:
Keep up the excellent work, Lisa Renee.
You are providing a real public service here.
I not only appreciate the information and free exchange of thoughts, but I also certainly can appreciate all the time and effort it takes to manage this blog site.
Thanks Roland, I've been very lucky as far as family support in this whole blogging adventure.
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Angela, I'd be happy to do whatever I can to help you as far as answers.
I also know several other female political bloggers who you might be interested in talking too.
For me being a female isn't something I guess I've put alot of thought into as far as blogging or really thinking about how women use the net to campaign versus men. That gives me something to ponder on. Personally it seems as if those who are younger or rely on technology as a part of their employment better utilize the internet with of course the exception of a few candidates like Bob Shamansky* who's campaign has really been forward thinking as far as the net.
*personal disclosure...a friend that I think highly of is involved in Bob's campaign.
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Lisa Renee- You are an excellent blogger hostess. I wish that I had your patience and your ability to remain neutral.
Continued success with this open format.
Lisa - I've thoroughly enjoyed your postings, your perspective and the times when you've distinguished your personal opinion from just plain facts.
I know that you've endeavored to keep a respectful discussion and you've welcomed those who disagree with you and others who post here. That, too, is much appreciated.
I've come to rely upon your blog and HistoryMike's for late-breaking news and the relevant links to MSM. Your efforts - and the support of your family - are treasured.
Thanks!
Lib Dem and Maggie, thank you very much for your compliments. With quite a few new readers I thought I should provide kind of a basic explanation as far as what I was trying to do here. Especially as the political season heats up.
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I've never been one to exploit gender-orientation. I know women are just as/more intelligent than most men.
Lisa, with that being said, your contribution to your community political-wise has been overwhelming, from a simple citizen's standpoint.
Not only with your contributions to The Toledo Free Press, but during the campaign debates, campaign stops, two blog sites and the investigating behind them.
Altho it's been quite a challenge for me to subsitute my more colorful metaphors for more bland fare to post on your sites, I appreciate your unbias in the political arena with your reporting and not "shoving your personal political affiliations down our throats".
You're doing a fine job.
Oh, by the way, with my experence-laden perceptiveness, your site is the most "progressive-oriented", political-wise, in Toledo.
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Brian, I know it's been a challenge for several of you and I appreciate that. I'm glad those of you who disagree have been able to self-moderate your discussions and as I wrote above, we all do share one important common factor. We care about this area.
As to the progressive thing, yes and no, I'm not what you could call a true progressive. If you want to use progressive as being forward thinking or aiming towards progress rather than the political group? It would be great if this blog helps in that aspect.
Progressive Toledo was set up with a different goal in mind and I support them in trying to develop that.
Kate, I've been pretty lucky at the having civil discourse net discussions. It's pretty much been the same way on my older national blog, which has some different readers/commenters than this one. I've also participated on a larger scale national message board type forum with the same type of civil disagreement.
Toledo Talk was for the most part civil yet it's a bit easier for me here because my site is much smaller and it's a different format.
At times yes some of the personal insults went too far but I've seen worse in other forums that I don't participate anymore where it became a never ending series of insults and one upmanship rather than focusing on anything that was of mutual benefit.
I realize I'm responsible for the tone here but it works because those who come here make it work.
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Lisa,
"Everyone is welcome here, no matter your political affiliation, and so far we have been able to keep the comments open to those who want to remain anonymous."
I am currently between political afflictions, so I particularly appreciate the level of civil discourse that you're maintain here.
I come here for the information, I go elsewhere for the Political rhetoric.
Your GCJ is head and shoulders above everything else that I currently visit.
Keep up the great work kiddo ;-)
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