As some of you might have noticed, there have been two major changes on Whalertly in the past two weeks:
1) I changed the layout a bit (yes, I know, this really wasn't a large-scale change)
2) This person named Ander started to post actual posts...
Anyways, these are just two of the changes that are coming around Whalertly in the next few weeks... Let's talk about it all...
THE LAYOUT
The layout of Whalertly will continue to change in the coming days and months. I will start to be adding new features, messing with the settings, and trying to get the ads in a better clicking location (speaking of which, go click on one today). Over time, if I get more reader comments (come on, i know how many of you actually visit each day, leave some comments) I might migrate to our own domain. I will keep you updated with that..
Noticeable changes:
New Buttons on top
Changed right sidebar
no left sidebar
Read More links
10 posts per page
ANDER
Ander (Read his HELLO post here) is the newest member of the Whalertly team. Myself (Barga), Whalertly, and now Ander are all regular posters. He is a bit more left on the political specturm then myself and should lead to some good discussions and postings. Additionally, Ander is planning on posting far more often then I have in the past, which brings me to our next point
MORE POSTINGS
With Ander posting quite often (hopefully multiple times a week, maybe even a few times a day) Whalertly is going to be updated more often. This, hopefully, will encourage all of you to come by more and more often. There will also be more news postings with little opinion on them, this is to generate discussion amongst the readers. Hopefully you guys will show up...
PETER
Peter, Peter O, Pete O, or whatever he happens to be calling himself will be a new author here on Whalertly soon. Hopefully he should have a 'hello' post up sometime in the next few weeks. Pete will not be posting nearly as often as either Whalertly, Myself, or Ander but will still be posting about once a week. His posts should be more analytical, and more to the right of myself.
WHALERTLY
Whalertly, the poster, will continue to post every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, unless I happen to steal one of those days. He will also be posting news pieces and small opinions quite often. His overall scheduale of actuall postings will not change, save for those tiny entries...
BARGA
I will be stepping back from main postings on this blog. Sure, you might get an essay or news piece from me, or anything of this nature, but I will mostly be moving myself into the comment areas of the blog. However, do expect an essay from me quite often, usually stealing on of the Monday/Wednesday/Friday posts...
New Posters, New Regulars, New Discussions
For those of you who have yet to figure this out, all of these changes are an attempt to get more people to comment on the blog. For the ammount of time that I actually input to this blog, my readership is quite large, but my commentship is quite small. I want more responces, more debates, and more regulars. Hopefully these changes, from the new posters to the constant updates, will help with this...
More Shameless Self Promotion
I am a modest and humble person... However, I will be adding random promotions to myself occasionally.
Hey, I am selling a WII on ebay, check it out
Anyways, expect these to pop up in the twitter status update on the side or as a link on the side of the website
CLICK ON AN AD
that makes me money...
Product Reviews
One of the areas that I will be posting in are my product reviews. I am paid for the reviews and will always let you know when one is posted. Please read them and ask any questions you might have.
HOW TO FOLLOW
There are a few ways to follow Whalertly, specially now that it is updating often. You can check back daily or several times a day. You can click the RSS feed subscriber over on the left of the screen. Or, if you want to, you can follow me on twitter. I suggest the later
These are all of the planned changes in the upcoming few months. Please feel free to ask any questions or email me. My info is in the contacts area. I hope that you all start to comment more often and I expect to see you guys here regularly.
Good night
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Showing posts with label change. Show all posts
Showing posts with label change. Show all posts
Monday, January 26, 2009
Friday, June 20, 2008
Obama, Part 1
Post 20:
This is a continuation of Wednesdays entry
We all know that I am a big McCain supporter and I have several issues with Obama. While I have posted them several times, mostly in the form of my entry on Obama's Advisors, I have not posted anywhere near the amount of issues that I have with him and his campaign. My three biggest concerns over Obama are: What is this change you refer to - Lets chat about universal health care - His arrogance about Ohio. Yes, I am well aware that the Ohio part is more or less there because I like the idea of my state getting more money into our economy, but so be it. Obama: What Really Grinds my Gigantic Notched Wheels.
What is this change you refer to:
If the header text on your website says “change we can believe in” you better have some damn good change and some pretty good explanation of it. Obama's rhetoric is right on, the change is all nice looking and good sounding. For the record, Obama's Blueprint for change was not working when I was writing this, so I am using his list of issues. His positions on Civil Rights (along with disabilities) are nice, provided you ignore that it in no way helps gays. His statements on the economy, Health care, and poverty are nice, but they do not show what he will be able to do. Obama runs around, saying he will bring change, but then either does not show how he will or it becomes obvious that he has no power (Congressional area) to make those changes. Obama should back off a bit on some of his harder plans before they come back to bite him in the ass.
Lets chat about universal health care:
I am all for helping out those who need it, and I think that all people should be able to receive treatment. However, the question becomes, should it be the federal government that is paying for it? Sure, Canada and a few other countries (including Cuba, if you trust Michael Moore) have fairly good public health care but they also have some problems. I think that we should make this state-by-state, wait a few years, and view the results to see how it works. In some states this would be a good thing, however, others, might not be so good. This way, we make sure it has the best effect while trying to help all at the same time. No matter what, however, we should allow the wealthier to spend their own money (not using ANY taxpayers money) on their own care, if they so deem.
His arrogance about Ohio:
Recently Obama's camp said several things that could easily be taken to mean that he is disregarding Ohio and Florida for the November 270. Well let me tell you what, if you want to win 270 in November you have to win Ohio's 270 in November. To win this state you need to win Columbus, and the areas surrounding us (touched by 270). Furthermore, to win in November, you need to win Ohio. The path to 270 does not always need Ohio, but, based on the other states he thinks he can win, Ohio is the best bet. Think of this logically, why waste money on three states that Kerry lost by 3-7 points when you could spend that same money on one state that bush won by 1 point. Simple logic Obama, Ohio is the game. Plus, you know, My state needs money, as our economy is tanking. THAT IS RIGHT OBAMA, YOU NEED OHIO.
As always, please leave any comments, no matter how large or how small about the contents of this blog post. Also, please leave any comments/suggestions about this site/post as a whole.
Thanks,
Barga,
Editor of http://whalertly.blogspot.com/
barga.24@osu.edu
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This is a continuation of Wednesdays entry
We all know that I am a big McCain supporter and I have several issues with Obama. While I have posted them several times, mostly in the form of my entry on Obama's Advisors, I have not posted anywhere near the amount of issues that I have with him and his campaign. My three biggest concerns over Obama are: What is this change you refer to - Lets chat about universal health care - His arrogance about Ohio. Yes, I am well aware that the Ohio part is more or less there because I like the idea of my state getting more money into our economy, but so be it. Obama: What Really Grinds my Gigantic Notched Wheels.
What is this change you refer to:
If the header text on your website says “change we can believe in” you better have some damn good change and some pretty good explanation of it. Obama's rhetoric is right on, the change is all nice looking and good sounding. For the record, Obama's Blueprint for change was not working when I was writing this, so I am using his list of issues. His positions on Civil Rights (along with disabilities) are nice, provided you ignore that it in no way helps gays. His statements on the economy, Health care, and poverty are nice, but they do not show what he will be able to do. Obama runs around, saying he will bring change, but then either does not show how he will or it becomes obvious that he has no power (Congressional area) to make those changes. Obama should back off a bit on some of his harder plans before they come back to bite him in the ass.
Lets chat about universal health care:
I am all for helping out those who need it, and I think that all people should be able to receive treatment. However, the question becomes, should it be the federal government that is paying for it? Sure, Canada and a few other countries (including Cuba, if you trust Michael Moore) have fairly good public health care but they also have some problems. I think that we should make this state-by-state, wait a few years, and view the results to see how it works. In some states this would be a good thing, however, others, might not be so good. This way, we make sure it has the best effect while trying to help all at the same time. No matter what, however, we should allow the wealthier to spend their own money (not using ANY taxpayers money) on their own care, if they so deem.
His arrogance about Ohio:
Recently Obama's camp said several things that could easily be taken to mean that he is disregarding Ohio and Florida for the November 270. Well let me tell you what, if you want to win 270 in November you have to win Ohio's 270 in November. To win this state you need to win Columbus, and the areas surrounding us (touched by 270). Furthermore, to win in November, you need to win Ohio. The path to 270 does not always need Ohio, but, based on the other states he thinks he can win, Ohio is the best bet. Think of this logically, why waste money on three states that Kerry lost by 3-7 points when you could spend that same money on one state that bush won by 1 point. Simple logic Obama, Ohio is the game. Plus, you know, My state needs money, as our economy is tanking. THAT IS RIGHT OBAMA, YOU NEED OHIO.
As always, please leave any comments, no matter how large or how small about the contents of this blog post. Also, please leave any comments/suggestions about this site/post as a whole.
Thanks,
Barga,
Editor of http://whalertly.blogspot.com/
barga.24@osu.edu
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