Woolleybugger
Mayor
I am on many other boards and other than blogs by famous people, this blog holds some of the finest posters around. I think the key to getting more traffic on this site is content. I have often thought of starting a blog and just inviting a few of the left and right posters here that post quality pieces to participate by having a debate over certain topics. I think Dave should consider having some of us become writers for his site and rather than have the pieces be part of a long list of threads, make them articles and start getting this site linked into the more famous sites like DK, Digby, Daily Caller, Daily Beast and so on. I can tell you that while most of the stuff written here is pure drivel, an awful lot of it is superb and should be shared with a larger audience.
When Slate was created, it was a forum for outstanding writers to publish pieces that attracted high caliber readers. This led to The Fray being created to give the readers a chance to debate or explain the articles. It led to the creation of many different forums and attracted some of the best minds in the world to comment upon them. While it did descend into chaos at the end, the effect of having articles published gave it much needed exposure. I think it is an idea worth considering. Links to this site from other left and right sites could expand this board beyond the current group. It's just an idea but it could work if the moderators kept the riff raff at bay.
When Slate was created, it was a forum for outstanding writers to publish pieces that attracted high caliber readers. This led to The Fray being created to give the readers a chance to debate or explain the articles. It led to the creation of many different forums and attracted some of the best minds in the world to comment upon them. While it did descend into chaos at the end, the effect of having articles published gave it much needed exposure. I think it is an idea worth considering. Links to this site from other left and right sites could expand this board beyond the current group. It's just an idea but it could work if the moderators kept the riff raff at bay.