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"... managing editor of World magazine's blog"??? Congratulations. So what does that mean for The Evangelical Outpost? Should we transfer our readerly allegiance?!

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No offense, but to date at the World site, I haven't got the same kind of range or discussion that I get here. If nothing else, World tends to be a little knee-jerk, just the kind of thing to get this Democrat's mind racing through that mid-afternoon slump.

Otoh, that would certainly be a reason to bring you on board. Congratulations (And until you've effected a regime change, please keep this site going....)

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[Spam from robot troll deleted]

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All work and no play make Peace a lunatic. Get a grip or a vallium.

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I've heard people joke around that liberal troll/moonbats couldn't be real, but were just some insidious computer virus or internet worm. I'm beginning to think its not a joke.

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Joe,

Congratulations! I'm quite happy for you -- you have trained yourself to be an excellent editor for a primarily one-man team here on the e.o. You should really soar now that you have a stable of writers to manage.

Peace,

George Bush is killing innocent Iraqis precisely because our enemy has been using them illegally as shields from the start of the insurgency. And of course George Bush regrets every loss of innocent life, whereas our enemy actually targets innocent life.

Anyway, shame on you for your robot spam! Not only are you off-topic, but you are so self-righteous that you feel you don't even need to write a comment yourself. You should turn your spam-bot off and come back and apologize.

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I've heard people joke around that liberal troll/moonbats couldn't be real, but were just some insidious computer virus or internet worm. I'm beginning to think its not a joke.

Yes. And I know all your bank account numbers.

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Gideon So what does that mean for The Evangelical Outpost? Should we transfer our readerly allegiance?!

It won't change anything on this blog. In fact, I will probably write very little for World. My primary role there will be strategic, focusing on marketing and mission and other such things. I don't plan to let it cut into my writing here at all. (The summer has that effect but once the fall rolls around again I should be back in the swing of things.)

No offense, but to date at the World site, I haven't got the same kind of range or discussion that I get here.

The comparision I've been using is that the blog will be to World magazine as NRO is to National Review. I may not please many of the current readers but I think the site will be better for taking a new direction. Mostly, though, I'm just hoping that I don't run it into the ground.

Congratulations (And until you've effected a regime change, please keep this site going....)

The two sites are just way too different for me to every give up this one. I wouldn't be able to hold World's relatively large readership if I wrote on the dry, obscure topics that I write about on EO.

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"... dry, obscure ..." - yeah. Right.

"... the blog will be to World magazine as NRO is to National Review" - oooooooooooh. Now THAT is exciting. I think I might have first discovered blogging when I followed Jonah Goldberg's trail to NRO's The Corner. What a discovery that was! I still like the style of The Corner almost more than any other blog I know: the multiple writers, the lightly-worn erudition, the pop cultural references, the diverse-but-not-too-diverse opinions, the links back to NRO's more substantive pieces, the dialogue among each other of the authors, and with readers and others, etc., etc.

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I had to double check here to make sure this was you speaking, (writing) Joe.

You are managing editor of World Magazine's blog?

Pardon my incredulity.

Why does World blog need a managing editor?
Why are you re-designing it?
Is your re-design an inside out thing?
Why in the world would you take this job on?
Marketing and mission?
Are you getting paid?

It's just a magazine blog, and it is really insular, but the design looked okay. I don't understand how you can make it anything different that what it is.

If the time comes you have to chose between the EO and World, as a reader, please chose EO.
I know my opinion isn't worth spit, but I'm serious.
And kind of stunned.

If working for WorldMag's blog is a goal you were aiming for, I guess what matters is you're happy about it.
Blog on.

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Bene You are managing editor of World Magazine's blog?

Yes, it surprises me too.

Why does World blog need a managing editor?
We’re hoping to make it into more of an online magazine – just composed of blogs.

Why are you re-designing it?

Because (a) the old template was lame and (b) there is no money to have it done professionally.
Is your re-design an inside out thing?
An inside out thing?

Why in the world would you take this job on?

Because I still had about ten minutes of free time every day that I needed to fill up. ; )

Marketing and mission?

I’ll be sharing more details later, but the blog is spinning off from the magazine into a non-profit organization. One of the primary missions is to use is as a tool for teaching young journalists how to take advantage of new media forms.

Are you getting paid?

Not yet. There is a slim possibility that if fundraising goes well that I will see some recompense for my work.

It's just a magazine blog, and it is really insular, but the design looked okay. I don't understand how you can make it anything different that what it is.

For starters, it will slowly drift away from just being a magazine blog into being…well, it’s hard to explain. ; )

If the time comes you have to chose between the EO and World, as a reader, please chose EO.

Although I may take on other projects I don’t plan on giving up this blog. EO is my home and my own personal “brand.” On here I speak only for myself. Over there I am just a member of a large team.

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By 'inside out thing' I am showing my inability to tech talk. Was the re-design done to make it easier for their bloggers to use as opposed to easier for readers to read? Short answer..Both

If you do give up EO for a group endeavor, I'll probably fire off a resounding smack across the side of your head. And I do mean resounding.;^)

Thanks for answering the questions.

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Joe, I have two questions about Francis Schaeffer for you.

1) Some accuse him of being too reductionistic and simplistic in his analysis of western culture, probably doing this so that regular folks could understand easier. What are your thoughts on this?

2) C.S. Evans from Baylor University in Texas just came to speak at a school group I was involved in this past year (called Kuyper's Cafe). He spoke about Kierkegaard, and in passing mentioned that Schaeffer massively misinterpreted Kierkegaard, thus leading a large following of Christians to a similar misinterpretation. Do you have thoughts on this? I ask this because you just negatively reference Kierkegaard's view of faith in your lastest post.