That worked very well on TPW, and even the trolls were pretty entertaining.

I’m pretty new to the third party/ independent scene, but I’m getting as involved as I can (for a high school student). I would be willing to contribute whatever I can. I’m working with John Murphy for Congress, so press releases from him might even be my main contribution. The more the merrier, though!

Thank you for continuing the legacy of TPW after its integrity has left it.

I want to give it until after I get back from Denver, and then I’ll revisit this topic and ask for input once again.

Entirely up to G.E. though… maybe open it up at first and then close it once people are hooked in?

LOL, for this old man, anyway…

Judging by the personages involved, I can say that the odds of that look great.

I think we should definetly open up comments. We’ll get more repeat-traffic and more involvement that way. Thats what made TPW popular.

Thanks for the kind words. A few people have had bad things to say about me – but that goes along with the territory.

I was pleased to be able to sell the site to Steve Gordon and have happily lurked (on and off) ever since then.

I really know nothing about Richard Viguerie – so I guess it would be best to reserve judgement for the time being. The buzz has been a little concerning though.

But I’m definitely looking forward to reading more of your work here on IPR! You’re off to a very good start.

It didn’t trackback that I can see, but I did add you to the LFV blogroll, and wrote a short entry telling people about the site.

I’ve added you to my Google Reader, so I look forward to reading your site on a regular ongoing basis.

I do have a few suggestions. If you want, you can e-mail me at jdporterconsulting at gmail dot com.

I, G.E., “own” the site. But ownership is to be shared amongst contributors. We have not settled on the details, but the general idea is that we will share in profits and ownership on the basis of participation.

If you’re asking about “price,” meaning advertising, we don’t know yet. We have to see how much traffic we can build before we start thinking about it seriously. Do you have an ad you wanted to place? That could probably be arranged for the approximate price of $0.

I am not in frequent contact with Austin, but I would welcome him to a position of authority at IPR.

My main request is a small one. Might the Categories be place more priminently above the Recent comments.

It helps to understand that this site would be geared more towards news updates rather than editorial content.

Registration might limit participation, but the process is fairly simple.

So, who owns this site? What is your price?
Best wishes. Please share regards with Austin, as possible. And let’s celebrate independce, again and for many years.

So far, we’ve had only two posters, both of whom say registration is a bad idea. But I think our problem is low traffic right now, not people’s unwillingness to register.

If we can get enough registrations, there will be a tipping point, at which registration will be more attractive. The question is, Can we get there?

Oh, and just so you know: I still fully intend on writing for LFV and covering the convention for you. This is intended to be more of a strictly news site, whereas LFV is a news/opinion site.