Comments on: iePolitics: Survey

By: Ensen Mason

Ensen Mason — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:20:36 +0000

Personally, I would like to see more discussion of the issues and less articles posted. If the news item is one that interests me, I have already read it and would prefer to see just a link and the corresponding discussion.

How many unique hits a day does the site receive?

By: Administrator

Administrator — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:13:08 +0000

Branson, your account is set up.

Brookshire, I’m working on it.

By: Branson Hunter

Branson Hunter — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:02:32 +0000

I have a question and I guess this is as good as any place too raise it. It seems to me there are not very many stories or blog posts in iePolitics. The BlogPen column to the left lists seven names. Does this mean that only those seven are authorized to posts stories or blogs in iePolitics? I’ve attempted to post a story, but didn’t have authority or couldn’t access the login option as before. Are past BlogPen posters allowed to blog in iePolitics, or access limited?

Thanks in advance for the response.

By: brookshire

brookshire — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:25:57 +0000

Yes, polls. Please consider changing the grey backgroud.
Makes it hard to read on a blackberry.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:45:10 +0000

Yes on the polls.

By: truthseekerSBC

truthseekerSBC — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:55:57 +0000

Spot on! Mr Brow…again ‘well said’….and as far as the local newspapers continue to slant,under report….and in many cases just not getting to print, the stories and information we need as ‘community’….these blogs…fill a very big gap as far as our voices are concerned….as papers go…what facts and details their not printing…most of the time is the ‘real’ story!

By: Steve Brow

Steve Brow — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:17:59 +0000

First of all, your blog has, from my limited experience, done more than any other to actively influence the policy and administration of an entity as large as San Bernardino County. It may well be the preminent and premere example a a new and permanent facet in public life.

There are 50,000 of us who have come to depend on your blog in our commitment to watch the government that governs us. For his own purposes and for ours, Jim did right to secure the functions of the blog independent from the efects of your personal crisises.

He will continue to post news articles and will continue to confront the administration of San Bernardino face to face. Whatever you want to duplicate or augment is totally up to you.

Unique to this blog, to those of us who appreciate what you have accomplished, is that we want to know if you are okay. We want to know that you are being fed, are going to sleep warm, are able to keep and care for your dogs, and are able to get to where you need to go.

Those that are close by would want to know if you need a bite to eat, need a ride, or could use some firewood. Those of us who are farther away would want to know if you need help in maintaining the expenses of the blog.

God bless

By: Little Stevie Wonder

Little Stevie Wonder — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:10:47 +0000

I think you should put the articles up too, because some people, including myself, enjoy leaving comments on your site rather than on the topix or PE blogs. I have personally been targeted by the topix moderators (supposedly only the editors have this power) for making “politically insensitive” comments and they regularly block/ delete my posts. Also commenting on Jim’s own blog about JB and/or the Colonies free-for-all and money give-away would be awkward. It was only a little weird before when he was assisting you with administering iePolitics, but when the shit starts hitting the fan with Ramos, especially with the Colonies “deal”, commenting on his site would definitely be AWKWARD.

By: County Employee

County Employee — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:58:35 +0000

I agree with Alan. I can read local news articles at the source. Perhaps there is a way to create a library of article links instead of coping the entire article. An abstract might be nice for articles, but they could be left off if from the main local papers. Any more obscure paper might be worth a link and more.

Polls are ok, I do them sometimes, but only if I feel strongly about a subject.

I am really interested in keeping the pressure on the subjects of interest, and not letting things die off due to no recent attention. For instance, a new reader may not know some of the history or that certain people have had some history (baggage). It would be ashamed if those people could just lay low for a while and let their transgressions fade away.

By: Little Stevie Wonder

Little Stevie Wonder — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:31:07 +0000

All the comments need to be listed under each thread, not just the first one made as is apparently happening with the new format.

By: NutnBolt

NutnBolt — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:26:34 +0000

I agree with Alan.

By: Alan Ennis

Alan Ennis — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:27:33 +0000

Newspaper articles, no. If you are reading the blog you can go to the Sun, Press-Enterprise, and LA Times websites. Polls, yes. They are fun.

By: Glad you're back

Glad you're back — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:51:37 +0000

I haven’t ever participated in the polls but would like to. I’m so glad to see your site back up! We need to find a way to let county employees know that the blog exists. Let the Board see what county citizens and employees really think.