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I just changed the date on the post to 2018. URL is the same.
This note from Harvey has been updated. If anyone can get into the old post let me know otherwise this is the new moon sign thread. The old post got to 3198 comments. Let us see if we can break the record moonnukers.
So, what happened? Long story. We’ll tell you all about it later.
Right now, go catch up on all the stuff you missed. We’ll talk about all this unpleasantness later.
Oh, be sure to comment on Oppo’s posts. All of them. Each time you do, he gets an email. He didn’t answer my emails, so y’all go bombard him. It’ll be funny.
Maybe not for him, but I’ll get a chuckle.
So, I’m still kind of in shock Harvey is gone now.
It’s been what? Over fifteen years he’s been blogging at IMAO? Of course, for a number of years now, IMAO has been much more him than me. It’s really hard to imagine the blog without him. Though I’ve basically abandoned it from lack of time, this blog has given me so much–I only have my family because of it–and Harvey was the person with the humor and dedication I could trust it to. I still remember how he beat me in an early contest on doing top test lists I did against my readers to prove how great I was; it was a humbling experience that I learned absolutely nothing from.
Still, he has to move on, and I certainly understand that. He has his own family and life to take care of. So I ask of you, if you’ve ever enjoyed IMAO, please hit the PayPal button in the upper right sidebar. That goes straight to Harvey and he is in some financial need right now. Let’s give him a going away gift he deserves.
Thank you.
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but there’s a link at the top of the right sidebar. It’s a link to make donations, one-time or recurring, to help out Harvey.
Harvey actually set that up for something else entirely some time back, totally unrelated to his retirement. However, we discovered it’s still active, and we decided to put it to some good use. And, just to be clear, Harvey had nothing to do with this part. He did not ask for it.
We added the link to the top of the right sidebar (or, on the mobile site, about half-way down the sidebar area). Again, you can make a one-time contribution, or you can make a monthly recurring contribution to Harvey. If you feel like chipping in a little to help Harvey with his current situation, it would be appreciated.
That’s all. Go on about your business.
I’m experimenting with putting ads on the bottom of Newsish Fakery posts so as to capture more revenue from drive-by readers who get referred to a specific post from another site. If they also offer something of worth to you, my beloved regulars, so much the better.
If you would, please let me know what kind of pitches you’re getting from these ads…
I’m going on vacation.
Which means light posting from me starting today, with regular posting from me resuming August 29th.
I’ve already scheduled Straight Lines and Newsish Fakeries, but everything else will be courtesy of the rest of team IMAO.
I have no idea exactly what they have planned. I’m guessing they may not either.
Depending on how they do, please reward them generously or punish them severely. I leave the decision of which and to what degree in your ever-faithful hands.
At least I hope you can.
For the last couple months, I’ve been trying to get the attention of some high profile bloggers, with varying degrees of success.
Whatfinger, Doug Ross, Sarah Hoyt (from Instapundit), Legal Insurrection, The View from North Central Idaho, Knuckledraggin My Life Away, Diogenes’ Middle Finger, IOTW Report, Bayou Renaissance Man, Chant du Départ, Chicago Boyz, Shall Not Be Questioned, Stilton’s Place, Paco Enterprises, American Digest, Freedom Is Just Another Word, Drake’s Place, The Lid, (and I’m sure there’s a few I’m forgetting) – all kind and generous with their attention and support.
On the other hand, I’m surprised to find that I’m having trouble getting attention from the following:
VodkaPundit
Ace of Spades HQ
MOTUS AD
Moonbattery
Linkiest
Outside the Beltway
The Other McCain
Patterico’s Pontifications
Power Line
Samizdata
Weasel Zippers
Small Dead Animals
Victory Girls
The Pirate’s Cove
I Hate the Media!
David Thompson
Vox Populi
Could you please email a link to any Newsish Fakery post – for example, today’s – to anyone on that list? Or just drop it in their comments? Because I need them to be aware that IMAO is the new name for conservative satire on the internet so that they don’t look like they’re not up on what the cool people are reading.
I’m gonna try an experiment.
I’ve seen other blogs run direct-contribution fundraisers through Paypal, and I’ve thought about doing it myself, but straight-up begging felt weird. The classier joints that do this usually offer something in exchange. Like artwork or a novel or something. Well, I don’t have anything spiffy like that.
But it occurred to me that what I *could* give to contributors is the opportunity to have their names appear in a Newsish Fakery post as an interviewee. Your choice of being either on the side of goodness and light, or evil and darkness in one of my little one-act satirical morality plays. Real name, screen name, nickname… your call.
Or if you don’t want your name in the piece, I could just list you at the bottom as “IMAO Ace Reporter [your name] contributed to this article”
Generally, I reserve Ace Reporter status for people who inspire some aspect of an article, and I find having money thrown at me to be very inspirational.
Now the caveats:
1) I only write one of these per weekday, and none on weekends. Depending on how many sign up, it could be a while.
2) The creative process is a harsh mistress, and – this sounds weird, but it’s true – I don’t have 100% control over where my muse goes, and sometimes the integrity of a particular piece might demand that there be no interviewee. So some days, there will be no names, and no progress on the list.
3) In the event of non-performance on my part, your remedy is to ask for and receive your contribution back, (or maybe we can talk about it and come up with another mutually satisfactory arrangement).
Suggested contribution? I’m not really sure. Let’s try this scenario…
Imagine you bump into me at Dairy Queen, you find out I’m Harvey from IMAO, and you say “Hey! Great to meet you! Let me buy you a…”
Ice cream cone?
Lunch?
Blizzard cake?
Blizzard cake for me AND one to take home to the family? (Yeah, I’m gonna eat the first one here. I like ice cream. Every man has his weakness)
So, there’s the experiment. Maybe this turns out to be more trouble than it’s worth for me, and I never do it again. Maybe I bring it back at a future date to be determined. We’ll see.
Hit the PayPal “Donate” button below if you’re so inclined, and I thank you.
Oh, and if the PayPal button is missing, that means I had so many people contribute that I took it down to keep myself from being swamped with work orders.
This will likely not impact you, as there are very few Subscriber accounts remaining. This action resolves a potential security issue, and removes the redundancy of the functionality of an IMAO Subscriber Account.
Very few IMAO Subscriber Accounts existed. They were allowed during the first few months following the transition to the WordPress platform in 2008. The functionality of the Subscriber Account was to allow you to stay logged in and not have to re-enter your information when leaving a comment.
With the adoption of third-party log-ins, specifically Facebook, Twitter, Google, and WordPress, this functionality is no longer needed, and has been redundant for years.
Again, this likely will not impact you, as there are only a small number of users who have used the Subscriber Accounts to comment in the last 10 years.
Q: I don’t get the joke. What’s the joke?
A: There is no joke. This is an actual thing. We’re simply posting this Announcement for the benefit of the few users that still use a Subscriber Account.
Q: Do I have a Subscriber Account?
A: Probably not. And, if you have to ask, you aren’t using it even if you had it.
Q: How can I stay logged in if my account goes away?
A: Everyone who wants to stay “logged in” for commenting purposes — not having to re-enter name and email information each time — is encouraged to use one of the four services that are compatible with WordPress comments:
Q: I never had an IMAO Subscriber Account. Can I still use one of those four services?
A: Sure. We aren’t moving your account to one of those. We have accepted those accounts for years for “logging in.”
Q: I use to blog here. If my account going away? Will I still be able to blog here if I wish?
A: This change is only affecting Subscriber Accounts. This will not impact your Author Account. Note that some Author Accounts that have been inactive for years may have been changed to Contributor Accounts.
Oh, and we have missed you. Come back. Be part of the family again. Remember the good times.
Q: I may have other questions.
A: I may have other answers.
I’m saddened today to learn of the passing of Stan Lee. He made the world better.
Here’s a nice list of things about him from January.
And an epic rap battle between Stan and Jim Henson
