For those who do not know, Little Green Footballs (LGF) is a forum blog run by Charles Johnson, and which was influential and well-respected. \u00a0I discovered it in the wake of that blog and Powerline Blog taking down Dan Rather for his flaming dishonesty in the Bush memo thing. \u00a0(MemoGate, RatherGate, FontGate, etc). \u00a0 The Throbbing Memo is still an icon of web citizenry, and possibly the single most meaningful turning point in the shift in the media center of gravity from print and broadcast. \u00a0The MSM is still the dominant force, but they are no longer alone in the universe, and LGF was instrumental in making that a new reality.<\/p>\n
LGF has changed from being mostly inhabited by center-to-rabid right-wingers (speaking!) to mostly inhabited by center-to-rabid left-wingers. \u00a0You can see how there could be some friction along the way. \u00a0So for quite a while now, I have not felt at home there like I used to, and I have mostly just stayed away, and here’s why: \u00a0I enjoyed my time there greatly, I benefitted from Charles’ hospitality, wherein he contributed much and asked for little.<\/p>\n
Let me be the first to admit; I miss it. \u00a0I miss the old days, and while you can never go home again, you can still pull in a little afterglow, or just enjoy talking to old friends and even adversaries. \u00a0A few times, I popped in, typically found more argument than reminiscence, and found something else to do. \u00a0 Life goes on, and at any rate, that’s Facebook’s business model.<\/p>\n
Some of my old LGF friends, from back in the day, are in touch on Facebook, and many of them have moved on to other online communities. \u00a0It is a testament to the former influence and popularity of LGF that to this day, a prominent topic of conversation is “the old school”<\/p>\n
For those who do not know, Little Green Footballs (LGF) is a forum blog run by Charles Johnson, and which was influential and well-respected. \u00a0I discovered it in the wake of that blog and Powerline Blog taking down Dan Rather for his flaming dishonesty in the Bush memo thing. \u00a0(MemoGate, RatherGate, FontGate, etc). \u00a0 The Throbbing Memo is still an icon of web citizenry, and possibly the single most meaningful turning point in the shift in the media center of gravity from print and broadcast. \u00a0The MSM is still the dominant force, but they are no longer alone in the universe, and LGF was instrumental in making that a new reality.<\/p>\n
LGF has changed from being mostly inhabited by center-to-rabid right-wingers (speaking!) to mostly inhabited by center-to-rabid left-wingers. … Continue reading