I read, I rate and I comment on Open Salon. I don't write as often as I think about writing. But I love it here, and many of you know that. I must also say: I don't check my inbox here as often as I should.
I did tonight, and I found a painful number of messages from people I care about -- some of whom I thought had my direct email -- messaging me with something important. And I found thoughtful messages from new members I wish I had seen sooner.
I have to be honest: I am drowning in email at work, I'm on Twitter and Facebook and Gmail as well as Salon, and of course I'm here too. I fall behind on everything.
But if you ever need to reach me quickly, I'm at jwalsh at salon dot com.
The truth is, I can't check out every Open post anyone wants to send me, and I would honestly appreciate it if people didn't use my Salon email that way. But if you really want to contact me about anything important -- about Open Salon or Salon or life in all its complexity! -- please feel free to use that email.
I will continue to check my Open inbox every week or so, but I'm getting alarmed at how many important messages are getting lost. If I haven't gotten back to you, I apologize. And if you have thoughts about better ways for me to communicate with you all, let me know in comments.

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Sorry that you're so busy, but do take a moment to enjoy your holidays, yeah?
Happy Whatsmas!
:-)
You could always set up a post for people where they can drop links to their posts in the comments, instead of emailing you. That way, people may get wider readership if people come and check it, and you won't be inundated when you check your PMs.
You could also consider opening a blog as a kind of "suggestion/complaints box". That might reduce your email/PM weight and if it's all in one place, you can see who has which ideas, and how much support each idea has, and who has what problems/complaints and how widespread they are.
Have a good Holiday Season
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It's possible I had some cake wine tonight... just a smidge.
Thank you from the bottom of my own filthy self for this great forum. (I think that I will start posting chapters from my book, "Eyeballs, Crocodiles, and Whores" on OS's Fiction Friday, and when/if it gets published, dedicate it to you!)
Love love love you on MSNBC, baby.....you are gorgeous, smart, and funny, and.....get back to work! What are you thinking, hanging out with us smelly folks!
(Curious about what you got your son for Christmas.....just wonderin'...)
Enjoy your family and friends over the holidays and don't worry, we'll still be here!
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Maybe if you make it so you and Kerry are not automatically added as a favorite to every new user you would see less garbage in your inbox. Maybe instead of making yourselves favorites, there could just be a link to contact you guys on the front page. That would be my suggestion.
Anyway, Happy Happy to you and yours this season. Thank you so much for Open Salon. It has changed my life for the better.
You left a comment once on one of my posts, and I was absolutely thrilled to know that you had read something I wrote. Now, whenever I see you on TV, I'm like, "Yeah, I know her!". :-)
I hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday.
I've been depressed ever since last August 3rd when I woke up at Mary T. Kelly's in Boulder and Mary told me she had some bad news. "Joan just called and said she has an emergency meeting in San Fransisco and won't be able to make it to the party".
Well, I cried. Eventually the tears subsided but the emotional scar is slow in healing. My son was also devastated but don't worry; we'll be ok.
As far as messages: I rarely mass mail or "blog whore" but when I do like I did yesterday for my scintillating post "sobriety is tearing the ass out of me" I go through my list of friends one by one and choose who to send it to. I NEVER include you or Kerry in those mails for the reasons you mentioned above.
I think I am one of many though that wish we had someone, ANYONE who represents opensalon; who we could bounce questions or ideas off of. Someone to be the voice of OS, or a liaison of sorts for US. We often feel abandoned by "management".
All that being said; my love for you is boundless! See ya on MSNBC....
Thank you. What an incredibly kind thing of you to offer. Your desire to make yourself accessible to others in need affirms what so many of us have believed who have watched you over the years. Thank you for your integrity and compassion and thank you for Open Salon. Happy Holidays to you and yours.
Have I seen you on TV?
Happy Holidays!
Happy holidays, Joan. Keep kicking ass.
Also: to you and your what?
I have admired you for years like so many; never been a commenter on Salon or OS before starting my blog a short time ago. The kindness of this note blows me away! I really appreciate this gesture; it falls in line with the spirit of Christmas prevalent this time of year which you graciously display so often.
'Tis the Season,
Kate B.
Since I don't have a dog in this race I'm willing to ask the question that everyone is probably very curious to have a definitive answer to. Have you decided on a new editor and what kind of changes will members of OS see as a result of it?
Wishing you and Nora a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
I usually just send my messages to you to nana and the Gutter Krew to forward on to you but even then, it's only one or two messages a month, like "Hello! How are you?"
Anyways, I just felt like telling you "Happy Merry Holidays!!" and we love you, some more than others, namely Freaky.
Good night and have a better tomorrow.
I hope you have a wonderful holiday!
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Have a very happy holiday!
I never see you anymore unless you're on TV. (Of course that's the only place I've ever seen you)
Or I could take you off my favorites list, but then I wouldn't have any friends.
Here's hoping you, Nora, Sadie and all you love have a wonderful holiday and a very Happy, Healthy New Year!
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My impression is that OS and Salon itself show very little respect for the people who make it possible: the readers and contributors. Joan is fine on TV, not the best, but fine. But I have felt and still do that the general direction of the main site has downward in quality and interest, and that this site is run by mysterious people who prefer to remain anonymous and inscrutable. Maybe Joan needs to give up some of her overwhelming schedule and focus on doing a few things well. Hint: in the final analysis punditry counts for very little.
Happy holidays to you and yours. And that lil' pup!!
Thanks for OS. It's a writer's dream come true. I fiind all other social networks trite and filled with people who don't know a preposition from a pronoun. The level of intellect and writing ability on OS is phenomenal and has restored my faith in the intelligence of the American public.
Happy holidays!
I have trouble keeping up even with facebook, and the one here, because it's mostly group msgs about posts. (Can anyone read all those?)
Soon someone will create a service to fuse them all into one box for us, and they will make $500 million in their IPO, or when google buys them. (Though somehow it has to figure out how to filter out the priorities of the different systems, too.)
Every time I see you on the talking shows, I yell "That's Joan Walsh!"
I'm with spotted mind: do enjoy some holidaze. San Francisco is the best city in the world for them.
I have no time to blog call girl, and took all of the big names off. I just nuked 69 of them from me own mail, and have to manually find all the new posts.
But nanatehay...he's got issues now that he banged his head while walking around in the snow. He might not be right, that boy, so be kind. He's a good soul.
You're interviews are fantastic.
I hope you are managing some relaxation over the holidays.
Take care of yourself too!
If you ever want to check out some new fiction, look me up here at OS. And if you don't get around to it, believe me, I understand.
Best wishes for a lovely new year.
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I'll do it!
Anyway, anybody truly important will have your number.
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Whether you read them all or not... we all love you anyway.
Thanks for standing up to Chris Matthews tonite. I agree with you and with Howard Dean. The vote in Massachusets was the result of disgust with a democratic president and party that wouldn't stand and fight for real, comprehensive, health care. A democratic party that let the republicans have free reign to excercise the bidding of their benefactors, the insurance industry, against the people of this nation. The way I look at it: don't get in a fight unless it is important and for a good cause, but if you're in a fight you fight to win.
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I usually like it when I see you on Hardball, the Ed Show, Countdown, etc. However, I take issue with your comment tonight, 6/18, on the Ed Show. Referring to Democrats using Joe Barton's comments against Republicans in the fall elections as "fair." While I agree substantively and specifically with you that his comments should be used against Republicans in the fall, I disagree with the notion of it being a "fair" attack. Democrats, Progressives, and Liberals need to learn from the words of Al Davis, legendary owner of the Oakland Raiders, "just win baby," or from legendary coach Vince Lombardi whose is often misquoted as saying "winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." We have to quit worrying about whether an attack on Republicans, conservatives, and Tea Partiers is fair or not, we have to remember "winning isn't everything, it's the only thing," and to "just win baby!" Given the ramifications of Republican victory in the Congress, we must win in the Fall regardless of the methods employed, as long as they're legal and avoid collateral damage by attacking noncombatants like families, children, and such. It's time for Democrats, Progressives, and Liberals to take a page from the republican playbook, model Sister Sarah, and hit them where it hurts. Nothing less than the survival of our nation and our democratic institutions depends on it. Joan we need people like you, Shultz, Olberman, and Maddow to lead this counter-revolution against the nuts in the Tea Party, the big oil and big bank shills in Congress, and the wing nuts in the religious right and militias, otherwise it will be back to more of the same and the status quo as the common man is set further and further back in the United States, while global disdain for the US grows.
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