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Yes, we here at Damn Interesting acknowledge that we’ve not been squeezing out articles without our once-vigorous regularity. Following some recent author departures, the remaining writers have tried to keep things moving by pushing harder… but sometimes the harder one pushes, the more things get backed up.
Rather than continuing to produce articles in such unpredictable spurts, we’ve decided to establish a schedule and give it a whirl. Beginning tomorrow— 22 March— we aim to have something new posted every Monday and Thursday, and we’ll eliminate the intermingled oldies. This way, there will be no more wondering when the next article will arrive.
Ultimately our goal is to irrigate our writers pool so we can move to posting something new every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, so if you delight in the prospect of writing for a website that makes crappy metaphors, feel free to send us a sample. We’ve received a few in recent weeks, and we’re looking those over as well.
Thanks for putting up with our irregular output lately, hopefully this change will help things to flow more smoothly.
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Jesus Christ, STOP constantly apologizing for lack of articles. Apologizing for lack of posting is THE big no-no for bloggers. Some minority may actually notice when there are not regular posts, but that is the *minority*. For the majority, they don’t even notice when there isn’t an article, and are simply pleasantly surprised when there *is* one. By this frequent sniveling, you are doing little more than annoying the hell out of the majority. Since I subscribed to your RSS feed about 6 months ago it’s been nothing but constant whining and profuse apologizing. It’s just a bad habit.
PS. Your articles are the only really good ones anyway. I’d rather have a good article by you every month than a shitty article every day.
A few months ago you asked for people interested in writing for DI to send you a short sample. I was one of those who did so and was wondering if/when we would hear back. I am still interested in contributing. Please, let us know.
Also, would it be helpful to ask for ideas for topics? I know I have thought of a few myself.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, for letting us in on: The Bristol Scale.
I can sleep easy now!
Michael Anissimov said: “Jesus Christ, STOP constantly apologizing for lack of articles.”
Well, I didn’t apologize in this posting… though of course the subtext might have implied an apology. I was pretty sure I’d see replies such as yours– which is understandable given our recent inconsistency– but I thought the most important thing was to announce our plans, even if some people are unhappy about the delivery. Since it establishes expectations that are more meetable, this post is intended to act as a future-apology-repellent.
“PS. Your articles are the only really good ones anyway. I’d rather have a good article by you every month than a shitty article every day.”
There are other readers who feel that my stuff is shit, and that the other writers’ articles are the good stuff. I know, because a few people have written me and told me so. To each his own.
My daughters go to Bristol SCHOOL, so I was quite confused for a few moments.
wstngtime78 said: “A few months ago you asked for people interested in writing for DI to send you a short sample. I was one of those who did so and was wondering if/when we would hear back. I am still interested in contributing. Please, let us know. “
Hmm… based on the info in your profile, I am unable to find your submitted sample. If you can e-mail me with the title of your sample and/or the e-mail address you provided with it, I can re-send whatever our response was (unless of course yours is pretty recent, and possibly still in the stuff-we-haven’t-had-time-to-read-yet pile). Just send the info to alan at damninteresting dot com.
“Also, would it be helpful to ask for ideas for topics? I know I have thought of a few myself.”
We certainly have no shortage of article ideas, but more are always welcome.
Stool.. hehe
…here’s hoping that your new schedule, like the photo at the head of the article, produces some regularity!
I don’t mind cruising former articles…or at least the responses. In some sense, comments are very much like political humor…topical and current. But things change over time and the comment records capture the human outlike and perspective at the time your articles were first posted.
Then again, I must be a mushroom…’cause management keeps me in the dark and feeds me bullshit.
Michael Anissimov said: “Jesus Christ, STOP constantly apologizing for lack of articles. Apologizing for lack of posting is THE big no-no for bloggers. Some minority may actually notice when there are not regular posts, but that is the *minority*. For the majority, they don’t even notice when there isn’t an article, and are simply pleasantly surprised when there *is* one. By this frequent sniveling, you are doing little more than annoying the hell out of the majority. Since I subscribed to your RSS feed about 6 months ago it’s been nothing but constant whining and profuse apologizing. It’s just a bad habit.
PS. Your articles are the only really good ones anyway. I’d rather have a good article by you every month than a shitty article every day.”
Uh, Jesus Christ is not writing these articles. Hope that is not to big a shock for your system. :)
Thank you Alan, for working so hard and keeping us all up-dated.
P.S. Hope the puss is feeling better, too.
Wow, sounds like some good ol’ homemade pie serving is in order. Of course we’ll have to break out the whip cream and extra large scoopy spoon.
Wow though, how did you come across something so bizarre? It’s unfortunate that Heaton and Lewis didn’t make any great movement in the medical industry.
So, whats the deal with the complete breakfast?
Haha…I love this site, and the damn good times I spend reading the articles. Like someone else said before me, I’d rather have one excellent article a month than a dozen crappy ones each day. Keep up the good work!
Y’know, I hear lots of coconut milk inspires regularity. Plus its delicious.
Sweet, that means one tomorrow!
Hmm.. I once did wonder if there actually was a universally (maybe?) adopted system for classifying bowl movements, this may have been a long time ago, but at the time the thought of this ‘shit-system’ struck me as distastefully comic as it does now. Good to know I guess, slightly disturbing though to read the graphic descriptions. Thanks for that bit-o-wondrous information Alan. A+ for the update :) .. now to roll through with that delivery! But as mentioned earlier (represented a little out of context though), I’d rather get one DI article a month rather than a half-assed one a day.
Tink said: “Uh, Jesus Christ is not writing these articles. Hope that is not to big a shock for your system. :)
Hahaha
i love poo jokes…hope i can get sum good reading material soon alan, it makes trips to the toilet not so pungent :-D
That’s just wrong. I beg you, Alan, for the love of everything good and beautiful, no more poop jokes!
Just wanted to echo the sentiment of others here – one post a week is fine by me! If you picked it up to MWF I probably couldn’t keep up, and even if I could, not enough time would pass that I would look forward to the next one. What is it, familiarity breeds contempt? Eventually you get sick of it and move on.
Anyway, moving more towards positivity: Irregular fantastic articles is fine! And maybe a once-a-month blast from the past wouldn’t be such a bad idea either. In summary, stay cool.
Burning said: “That’s just wrong. I beg you, Alan, for the love of everything good and beautiful, no more poop jokes!”
…not to worry, everything eventually works its way out in the end.
hehe.
Burning said: “That’s just wrong. I beg you, Alan, for the love of everything good and beautiful, no more poop jokes!”
We should just try our best to let them pass.
Burning said: “That’s just wrong. I beg you, Alan, for the love of everything good and beautiful, no more poop jokes!”
Don’t apply too much pressure.
Burning said: “That’s just wrong. I beg you, Alan, for the love of everything good and beautiful, no more poop jokes!”
Burning problem with poop? I guess you need some preparation H
Hahahahahahaha haaaahhhahaha whoooo hoooo *gasp* Oh boy!
Sorry, can’t stop myself….Guess you could say that the guys who came up with the scale had a really crappy job…
Oh yeah, one more thing, I am always pleasantly surprised when there is a new article and wasn’t really aware that there was a posting schedule. I love your stuff, Alan, as well as the other writers and can always find something here that makes me say, “Wow, that’s damn interesting!” Thanks for the update.
I love D.I. and I can wait patiently for new articles — though I don’t mind the recycled ones a bit. I’ve really enjoyed the vast majority of what I’ve read here, and have only occasionally been put off by the outrageous, self-righteous snobbery and entitlement expressed by one or two of the posters. This is fun, informative, and FREE folks…give the writers a break! Thanks for keeping us informed, Alan, and keep up the good work!
But seriously, whats with the picture of All-Bran, prunes, and Metamucil (whatever that is)? Furthermore:
ExperimentNo6 said: “Y’know, I hear lots of coconut milk inspires regularity. Plus its delicious.”
what?
brienhopkins said: “But seriously, whats with the picture of All-Bran, prunes, and Metamucil (whatever that is)? Furthermore:
ExperimentNo6 said: “Y’know, I hear lots of coconut milk inspires regularity. Plus its delicious.”
what?”
from the American Heritage Dictionary:
regular, def. 6b: “Having bowel movements … with normal or healthy frequency. ”
“Regularity” is a euphemism for “being regular” in this sense, i.e., not suffering from constipation.
Bran cereals, prunes, and Metamucil (as well as Serutan, Citrucel, etc.) contain significant amounts of dietary fiber, which acts as a laxative (as does coconut milk).
Oh, so this is an elaborate poop joke: hah.
Aaah, jeez, now I get it! The picture….the scatological references….Hm. Next!
Folks, the observations are fervently awaited, regardless of frequency. I’m lucky to get on here once every couple of weeks, so worry not. Very illuminating site for one as ignorant as I.
So, watsup with the breakfast cereals?
Burning said: “That’s just wrong. I beg you, Alan, for the love of everything good and beautiful, no more poop jokes!”
Poo references don’t bother me, and any topic that affords the opportunity for many puns is fine by me!