Apologies for not giving you any rants in a while, we’ve all been extraordinarily busy with NYD elections this past weekend, a big event planned for next week, and finals fast approaching. But I wanted to take a moment to talk about the future of our website, and to get some more ideas from all of you on what we can do.
This blog started just about 2 1/2 years ago - and the man responsible for it, our chief, Ryan Renner, will be graduating soon. And just as it’s hard to imagine UNO Dems without Cody or Chad, it’s going to be the same for Mr. Renner. Ryan was President of UNO Dems when I arrived last year, and he is one of the major reasons why this organization is as strong as it is today. I don’t think this blog would exist without Ryan, and I don’t think we’d be quite so notorious without “chief,” either.
Since January, I’ve tried to fill chief’s shoes here - I don’t quite have his sense of humor, and I’m a little more pissed off at times - and I don’t know if anyone can ever quite do it, but I’ve tried my best. But as I frequently dominate the pages of this website, I remind myself that this isn’t my blog - it’s the UNO Democrats Blog, and it’s in that spirit that I want to reopen the discussion that I began in January.
What’s next for us?
A few ideas I’ve been kicking around… Please feel free to chime in with your own ideas, thoughts, whatever is on your mind. And if you think my ideas are stupid, don’t hesitate to tell me.
I want to invite more people to be a part of the blog team. Each and every one of you. If you’re a UNO Democrat, I want to hear from you. You don’t have to use your name - pseudonyms are always welcome. We can set you up with a posting account, or you can e-mail a submission to me or John, and we’d be happy to put it up for you.
I love this blog and its identity, so I hesitate to make the next couple of suggestions. A couple of them have been kicked around before, though, so I thought I would put them out there again:
Coming up with a nickname for the blog.
Moving away from Wordpress and towards a more community-based platform.
I don’t know whether either idea is feasible or desirable, but it’s something to consider.
Other ideas:
“Recommend” buttons (Facebook, Digg, del.icio.us, etc.) for each post.
Anything we can do to increase comments?