Some of us here in the Open Salon Blogging Platform and Sanatorium were celebratory when Judy Berman took over as editor a while back. Others of us were less pleased, and there were some who were outright cynical about the whole thing. Then there were those of us, myself included, who said "I'll wait and see."
So I've waited, and I've seen, and I've got to say: I'm pretty impressed. Being slow, it took me a while to realize that Judy has made a strong effort to find material for the cover and for Editor's Picks which doesn't come just from the pool of usual suspects. Over and over in recent days, as I make my way around Open, I've been running across posts with EPs on them and saying to myself " An EP? But he's never been noticed before!" or "Whoa, she's on the cover? How cool; I've always thought her posts deserved more attention." Finally though, it sank in; what I'm seeing is an editor who's gone out of her way to get down in the trenches and see what there might be of interest outside of posts from a fairly narrow part of the OS spectrum. I can (and have been) as hard on the OS staff as the next person, but considering the wider variety of posts making cover, and other points such as the return of the New Posts feed, I feel the need to extend a laurel, and hearty welcome, to our new editor Judy Berman. She's doing a bang-up job as far as I'm concerned.
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And it's very nice not to see the usual suspects hogging the EPs and cover.
(Not that I can complain very much about l'ancien regime: Two of my few posts on here were -- surprisingly -- given cover shots.)
~R
:-)
For she's a jolly good fellow
For she's a jolly good fell....um, I mean, lady, I mean, er, blogger person editor
Which nobody can deny!
Though I'm sure there are those will; that's the nature of the Open Salon Blogging Platform and Sanatorium. God love it.
You go, Judy! We've needed you! Badly!
Bullshit. She hasn't found me and I'm brilliant.
Which nobody can deny!
Which nobody can deny!
Which nobody can deny!
Cappy is a humble and deserving bastard,
Which nobody can deny!
So far, so good, Naneh.
She wrote back immediately and was open and gracious and enthusiastic...I think we are seeing our future in action, and I could not be more pleased.
And, seconded about ZenHaitian immediately getting cover. That is exactly what needs to be seen, and she/they are on it.
It's really fucking great, and it's only been a few weeks!
Nice job, Nana!
Rated.
Just in case nobody has already said.
R
(except for the latest issue of Jugs)
For she's a jolly good fellow
For Judy's a jolly good replacement editor who seems to actually give a damn
Which nobody can deny!
And Jugs magazine is just TACKY. I only read Smithsonian, Boy's Life, and Ass Masturbators Monthly.
Sweetfeet; WHICH NOBODY CAN DENY! :P
Delia, if I ever make it down that way you need to take me to your church one Sunday. Tell me, do they also have ads for Latex Grrrlz Unleashed?
That and still, Tink is ignored.
~PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFT~ :)
:)
Kidding - I TOLD you Judy was fabulous and stunningly beautiful.
Thanks for putting into words what so many of us have been feeling. Judy walked into a very difficult situation and has handled it with tremendous grace. We have lots to be grateful for here at OS.
CK, corner-standing (while wearing cool sunglasses naturally) and snack-eating is the only wise in times of uncertainty.
Doc, I've got a standing offer of 400,000,000 drachmas (approx. $7.00) for the head of Pitbulls.
Dennis, Voicegal, Kathy, Ms. Troll: FOR JUDY'S A JOLLY GOOD EDITOR, AND I KNOW SHE'LL PUT ME ON THE COVER FOR THIS POST,
WHICH NOBODY CAN DENY!
VR, that seems to be the consensus. I'm glad it wasn't just me thinking so. Judy's doing as good a job as we could ask of anyone.
But, uhem, what's with putting a stink on Juggs, kids. I'm featured there all of the time. (staggers from the room crying, jugs flopping from side-to-side.)
And bless you my son, for you have not sinned in pointing out that shit has improved hereabouts. I, too, am totally digging the fact that we are seeing a better spread. (and stop it! I'm talking about the range of writers featured.........see how you are!)
Amen! Sorry I was so late to the party nana, but, late is better than never. I, too, have noticed this shift and am enjoying it. I hope it continues along this vein.
Cheers to you!
Beautiful.
Edification.
Hay natti no.
No use teapot spout on a your bug pick-nose-thumb. You get sore pinky, toe, nose, and a human heart need to go observe wind blow mountain laurel, Hemlock, Stan, Oak, Walnut, and Sassafras Trees.
Sassafras root bark tea is aromatic. It's medicinal. It's fragrant. It's perfumery.
yeah yeah.
go sip tea.
and congratulations?
for being alive to read.
Rated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_0EaOO7OFc
Yeah, they're older here and all their 'action' scenes are in the studio, but the mania is the same, and I love the line, "Did you miss any of those things?"
I still say, she's an alien and if you want to be devoured by an alien, more power to you, I'm sticking with the unholy demons from sublevel 3, thank you very much!!! PFFFFT!!! (plus look, no pick, back in the old days, this sort of ass kissing would have gotten at least a pick and a week of honorary covers!! PFFFFT!! ;)
*wanders back to the porn that is Friday*
And Christine; thanks for visiting. I'm clapping too!