The Pennsylvania Progressive

Testing the New Blog

The new version of The Pennsylvania Progressive is up and running.  We are in a testing phase so please bear with us.  I need to find out if all the features are working properly so come by, write some diaries, post some comments, and join us getting it off the ground.  Fine tuning remains to be done and the header and footer are being worked on along with the contact and FAQ pages so please realize not everything is yet complete. 

Users must register at this site and you must have a valid email address to do so.  You can comment right away but there is a three day waiting period to post diaries.  One of the features of the new blog is that anyone can register and write your own articles, as diaries, to the blog.  Use this, for example, to tell us what is happening in your part of the state.

Another nice feature is the "scoop" comments.  This means you can respond to someone's comment directly and your comment will appear under the first one instead of down the comment list.  This enables much easier following of discussion threads.  You can also insert pictures and links in your comments and diaries (using html code).  Come on over and join us as we test drive the new place.

New Blog Under Construction

The Pennsylvania Progressive is going to continue in a new incarnation at a new host, SoapBlox.  It took about a week to set up the new account and now the new blog is being developed.  It's going to take several weeks, at a minimum, due to my having to learn some programming.  You can register now as a user though and observe our construction process.  The domain name www.ThePennsylvaniaProgressive.com now takes you to the new blog and will be the official URL of the blog.  I also own PennsylvaniaProgressive.com and that will take you there shortly.

Please have some patience as I learn how to set this thing up.  I'm a writer, not a programmer.

There will be many new features on the new incarnation such as scoop comments, user diaries and all who want to post comments or diaries must register with a valid email address.  If you're familiar with DailyKos, MyDD, Booman Tribune, My Left Wing and other liberal blogs we will have the same format with the same host company.

Update:  I'm having difficulty getting support at the new site.  The domain name isn't working (hasn't now for a week) and access to the new blog requires refreshing your browser, crossing your fingers and hope it works.  Contrary to rumor this isn't some super secret code for entry.

This is extremely frustrating.  I'm not sure if there's enough support at that host for the blog. 

I'd like to address the idiot who wrote on a blog that she's surprised I had to shut this blog down here at Typepad.  This host informed me that "I cannot use anyone's name without their permission."  That's an all inclusive restriction.  It means I cannot even mention, by name, the President of the United States.  I am not going to write articles in which I cannot use anyone's name, even sources.  That would make the blog unreadable.  I'm amazed at this person's stupidity since she's the one who shut us down.  What did she expect was going to happen?  This is exactly what she intended after all.  It's interesting that while searching for more of her public blogging persona to document the fraud I came across her old DNC Party Builder profile where she clearly and publicly identified herself as both of her blogging identities.  Claiming she is anonymous is a crock and Typepad should be ashamed they fell for this scam.