Blog vs. Forum format

When we decided to get into the interactive expression arena on CapeAnnMass.com, we had 2 choices: Blog vs. Forum. We surfed many blogs and monitored the 'local forums' quite a bit for 3 months but had been involved with them (forums) for almost 2 years when we made the decision in August to go with the blog.

We made our decision based on the voracity of posts on the 'local forum'. We appreciate open communication, freedom of speech and opinion as much as the next Republican (oops) but feel that there is no need to add to the many walks of life that the 'local forum' attracts and would like to confine our content to the best website on Cape Ann not ending in "Commerce" and topics related to the selling of Cape Ann, the ruinous mismanagement of various components of local government and the GD Times.

While we like the Gloucester Daily Times for the obits and other calamitious adventures in wanna-be journalism and editorial kindergarten, we will often spew our disregard for the obvious hanging chad fix in the Newspaper of the Year claim they stake. (I mean, what newspaper makes that claim on the same page that they report 4 different final scores in a story about a GHS girls softball playoff game?)

That's enough for now but we will always welcome your comments but keep em clean, thank you.