What's new on the five15 blog? A lot. Specifically, a new home, and new look and a new approach to comments.

A NEW HOME
Welcome to the new home of the five15 blog. Lots of good reasons for this move. This is one step in a process of making the on-line presence of five15 as useful, safe, and fun as possible. Special thanks to Matt H for the technical expertise that makes this possible.

A NEW LOOK
Kind of had to. It’s just part of moving. Sort of like buying a new house: you have to paint everything. We’ve updated the pixels accordingly. What you see here is actually the rough draft. Tweaks will be added over the coming weeks and months. Enjoy.

A NEW COMMENTS POLICY
One of the many changes to the five15 blog that you’ll notice is a new comments policy. You can read the entire policy if you are interested. Sorry, the old comments didn't survive the move.

Why change the comments policy? From the glass-enclosed nerve center of the five15 blog, I’ve observed an interesting trend: a steadily increading readership with steadily decreasing comment activity. Over the summer, it was not unusual for y’all to post 40-50 comments per day. Lately, it’s been more like 4-5 per day. Quite a shift. Further, the comments were an experiment. There may still be posts on which I’ll solicit your comments, but for the most part, the comments have not generated the kind of on-line discussion and interaction that I originally hoped. And I am going to begin moderating comments, which will mean that I will see (and possibly edit) all comments before they appear on the blog.

So, welcome to the new blog. Keep reading, and when possible, keep commenting.

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