Thanks, Sheena -- want to use my pic of the Orion Nebula? ; ) -- Joe --- On Fri, 2/27/09, Sheena McFarland <smcfarland@sltrib.com> wrote: From: Sheena McFarland <smcfarland@sltrib.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Tribune Astronomy Blog posts and a plea To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Friday, February 27, 2009, 6:26 PM Hi all, Well, it's that time of year. The editors at the paper are going through and eliminating blogs that don't have high readership or reader interaction (ie comments). I love writing the astronomy blog and really, really want to keep writing it. So, here are a few ideas of mine: I would love to post up some of the awesome photos that many of you take. It could be of a variety of genres, from the awesome astrophotography I've seen to capturing a beautiful moonrise. I'd love to feature them as often as possible. If you have any other ideas on interactive things such as posting readers' photos, let me know. I'm totally open to new ideas. Also, if you guys have any suggestions (and I assure you I take criticism well) on how I can improve the blog, let me know. Again, I'd love for you guys to comment. I know it's a pain in the neck to register with Blogger.com, but the more comments, the better it appears to editors for readership. And, of course tell your friends and family about it! :) Here are this week's posts: A nice way to end the day Friday, Glow-in-the-dark Venus, A room with a view, An out-of-this-world proposal, Crash and burn. The blog can be found at: http://blogs.sltrib.com/frontier Thanks for reading! Sheena McFarland State Government Reporter The Salt Lake Tribune 90 S. 400 West, Suite 700 Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Office: (801) 257-8619 Cell: (801) 510-5567 Fax: (801) 257-8525 smcfarland@sltrib.com _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://gallery.utahastronomy.com Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com

Hi Sheena, Are you saying that the paper does not judge the popularity of blogs by how many hits they get but by the number of comments? You are certainly welcome to use any of my shots you care to. Even my boo-boos. :) I've been meaning to say that I like the way yours and Joe's blogs compliment each other. Joe tends to be a bit more local, folksy and "Keelerish" while yours gets more into the science. If you'd like to do something local, you might consider doing something to promote the upcoming OAS and SLAS star party seasons. patrick On 27 Feb 2009, at 18:26, Sheena McFarland wrote:

Well, it's that time of year. The editors at the paper are going through and eliminating blogs that don't have high readership or reader interaction (ie comments). I love writing the astronomy blog and really, really want to keep writing it.

So, here are a few ideas of mine: I would love to post up some of the awesome photos that many of you take. It could be of a variety of genres, from the awesome astrophotography I've seen to capturing a beautiful moonrise. I'd love to feature them as often as possible.

If you have any other ideas on interactive things such as posting readers' photos, let me know. I'm totally open to new ideas. Also, if you guys have any suggestions (and I assure you I take criticism well) on how I can improve the blog, let me know.

Again, I'd love for you guys to comment. I know it's a pain in the neck to register with Blogger.com, but the more comments, the better it appears to editors for readership.