Should Bloggers Stay Honest or Pander to Their Community
One thing that is hard to do when you are the head writer for any online publication is to stay 100% honest. This is due to the fact that unlike our commenters and guest writers we are held accountable for our posts. When you start a blog you let everyone within your circle and your circle’s circle know that you have words to share in hopes of getting a broader viewership. When your numbers grow you lose sight of this and you begin to write the way you wish, readers be damned until you get to the one topic that is taboo and you are forced to release the trigger. I cannot tell you how many articles have been trashed for the Hall due to it being way too hot a topic to put forth and we get pretty damned hot around these parts. While we as writers censor ourselves to avoid the obligatory “I… [Read more]



