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It has just occurred to me that today marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of OTB.
I started the site with an “I’m here” posting at 9:37 am on the old blogspot service. About a quarter of the posts the first few weeks were bitching about the old blogspot service. I finally launched at this domain on April 4th.
Since then, we’ve published 38,723 posts—23,388 by yours truly—and 884,905 reader comments.
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This should go on the main page. You know the percentage of blogs that survive 10 years? Not 1%. Not one tenth of one percent. (I’ve failed four times.)
This is still the most interesting overall politics blog around. You cover a wide swath of material, you and the other writers continue to be interesting and engaged, and unlike most blogs you have the balls to tolerate an often critical comments section.
Hell yes. 10 years. Enjoy a celebratory beverage.
@michael reynolds: Thanks. I meant to actually have a substantive post ready to go on this but didn’t have one in me.
I have to congratulate you, James. Its a bona fide accomplishment. I have to also sincerely congratulate Doug M, Dr Taylor, and Dave S (on foreign policy), especially, for their very significant (prolific, really) contributions. (Oh, and I miss Alex Knapp and Dodd) And hey, now the important stuff, maybe someday I’ll win Rodney’s Caption Contest!!
I still read most of the essays – agree or disagree – but just can’t stomach the commentariat anymore, which seems to have an IQ these days closer to your anniversary number than any other whole number.
Its a shame. Best of luck for another 10, you have a very fine site going here.
This is still the most interesting overall politics blog around.
It also has the most intelligent and sexiest team of blog commenters.
When I think of us collectively “sexy” is absolutely the first word that comes to mind.
Especially with that avatar. Yowza! *does that weird wolf thumping thing that cartoons used to do. You know, like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbUpGoOjFWw *
@Drew:
I still read most of the essays – agree or disagree – but just can’t stomach the commentariat anymore, which seems to have an IQ these days closer to your anniversary number than any other whole number.
So, you’re that guy who shows up at a party unannounced, then throws up on the kitchen floor, urinates on the lawn, then leaves while complaining that the place smells?
