We need to change because the technology has changed AND--whether there is causation or not--the culture here has changed dramatically for the worse. I don't agree at all that what we have had here the past few years is working.
I do want to acknowledge Alex's heroic Eratosphere efforts for more than fifteen years, which were not part of his original plan. The original plan was to run a first-class online literary journal--Eratosphere was originally a minor adjunct to that vision. He has adapted before at great sacrifice and I believe he would do it again if he thought it would better implement his vision.
As for consensus, I don't see that as a goal or a precondition to change. It's Alex's choice, and in fact the odds are that we would be better off if he embraced a model that caused a few of the bullies here to leave.
Last edited by Michael Juster; 04-24-2015 at 04:50 AM.
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