{"id":1841,"date":"2010-05-06T08:52:23","date_gmt":"2010-05-06T13:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=1841"},"modified":"2010-12-18T16:33:11","modified_gmt":"2010-12-18T22:33:11","slug":"on-becoming-more-liberal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2010\/05\/06\/on-becoming-more-liberal\/","title":{"rendered":"On Becoming More Liberal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/new-study-liberals-more-open-conservatives-online\" target=\"_blank\">Here<\/a> is an interesting study of the blogosphere. Liberal blogs are more open than conservative ones &#8211; more audience involvement, more contributions from the general public, less distinction between &#8220;articles&#8221; and &#8220;letters to the editor,&#8221; so to speak. \u00a0Hmmm, I can only wish we were more liberal around here! Which is to say: we welcome unsolicited posts from the general public. Consider yourself invited.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a lot to say, we&#8217;d really prefer that you <a href=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">email it\u00a0in<\/a> and we&#8217;ll think about putting it up as a post. Please don&#8217;t use two or three commboxes in a row to make your point. Some of you will be glad to hear that we&#8217;re thinking about upping the commbox size. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not the only one who has noticed that PrayTell discussions lately have become nicely civil, respectful,\u00a0and constructive. I&#8217;d like to take credit, but the credit really goes to all you. 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