It almost sneaked up and caught me unawares, but guess what: e.politics launched one year ago today. Happy Birthday to us! Some of you have been regular readers from the very beginning (note: you need a new hobby) and some of you are new to the fun, but I'm damn glad to have all of you along for the ride. Really, I can't tell you what a blast it's been writing this site and getting to know a bunch of you kids over the last 12 months.
Goals for the next year? Let's go for the usual: world conquest, adoring groupies, and lots of time for all e.pol contributors and commentors to recline on a couch and be fed grapes. To recharge for the march ahead, I've taken the last few days off from writing, but be warned: more e.politics is right around the corner. In the meantime, let's look at the numbers, last updated four months into the life of the site:
Current Average Number of Site Readers Per Weekday: | [Who knows? Stats are voodoo.] |
Number of RSS subscribers: | ~330 |
Number of Online Politics 101 PDF Downloads: | 6910 |
Number of Daily Articles Published (including this one): | 379 |
Total Number of Comments Left by Thoughtful Readers: | 259 |
Total Number of Spam Comments Submitted by Evil Robots: | 131,045 |
Total Number of Articles Published that Gratuitously Reference Pornography: | [Our numbering system is insufficient to meet the challenge] |
Panel Discussions/Speaking Gigs this Site has Led To: | 5 |
Number of Dates On Which I've Been Asked Because of this Site: | [Officially: Classified. Unofficially: You couldn't HANDLE the truth.] |
Amount of Fun I've Had Writing for this Site: | Incalculable |
It's been a hoot and a half so far, kids - thanks for being a part of it. And remember, if you've been reading this long, it's about time you wrote something. Drop me a note and let's chat.
- cpd
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