What is the purpose of a “group blog?” I would think it was to give readers a variety of different styles and ideas to see on a daily basis. But since I’m the only one doing a majority of the writing, does that mean the project is not working?

In the past month, every writer wrote something. But there are only five entries not written by me since May 31. I was hoping that the writing staff would be more active, to where they would write at least once a week. And since that isn’t happening, maybe the project isn’t working.

My dilemma is as follows…

What do I do about it? I can only ask someone so many times to participate in something they are obviously not interested in. Do I personally contact them and let them know I need them to start writing or else? Do I try to talk with them and ask their thoughts on what they want to do?

I’m not exactly pleased by this situation I am in. I enjoy this website and have enjoyed writing for the past several years, whether it was here or at some of the eight or nine other sites I wrote for, whether they exist now or not.

I am working with Lougan on K-IRB, and I’m looking to launch another radio project of my own for The Dead End soon. I want to make things fun again, at least for those that come to this website. And I thought having other writers would work, but maybe I was wrong.

It didn’t work with my former site, but I figured that was because my name was on the site. I figured the new name “The Dead End” would give the staff a chance to create their own persoanlities without having to conflict a personality already created by my identity.

So what do I do? I really like the idea of having other writers here, but that’s not working out. Do I relieve the current staff and start from scratch, hoping others will join and participate and be more active than the current crew?

I am at a crossroads, and I don’t know what I should do. In my previous entry I wrote about how I felt forums were dead. Is this writing situation of mine also a dead point, or am I just carrying my disgust and apathy over into a topic of my personal situation, like some kind of displacement factor?

What do you think? Honest answers are appreciated.

And in the meantime….

Meet the president of the Mr. Furley Fan Club.