New blog team members!
I’m excited to announce several new additions to the JillStanek.com blog team!
Hans Johnson is now sharing duties with Laura Loo preparing our “Pro-life video of the day” segment, and has been for several weeks now. Hans and LL are both very diligent, working hard to post the latest videos on our topic, sometimes having to switch gears at the last minute for a time-sensitive entry. I so appreciate how seriously they take this important daily post.
We also have two new moderators: Alice and Tyler! Both are well known to post sage, measured comments and came highly recommended by our other wonderful moderators, Bobby Bambino, Carla, Gerard, and Suki.
Speaking of Carla, she has been promoted to Lead Mod! This is a new volunteer position that gives Carla more oversight of the other moderators if there are questions or concerns about certain comments or commenters, etc. Carla also takes the work of moderator quite seriously and recognizes it as an important ministry.
I might as well mention Kelli, who is maintaining her critical role of keeping me and this blog organized. Only she fully knows what a ditz I am when it comes to certain administrative tasks. I know she cares about this blog’s mission as much as I do.
And this is a good time to thank my son-in-law, Andy Moore, for always being just an email away when we have a web crisis, like a crash or slowdown (like earlier today). These have been waaaay less frequent since we switched servers, but we still have our moments.
Kelli and Suki will still split “Quote of the day” duties, which we all look forward to reading every morning. They manage to find some pretty amazing quotes, both good and bad.
Susie spends many, many hours each week compiling our “Pro-life blog buzz” posts on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Her work is invaluable for not only disseminating information from other pro-life blogs to a wider audience but also for helping build a better sense of community.
Angela still works quietly behind the scenes proofreading and cleaning up mistakes I make that she spots before you or I do.
The only sad news I have to report is that dear Bethany and Chris are taking a break from moderating. Bethany’s family has expanded by 2 or 3 children (hard to keep track!) since she started moderating here, and Chris has increased his role at a local pregnancy care center. We will miss them both very much, but they know they are always welcome back.
In closing, I want to let you readers and commenters know how much we appreciate you, whether or not you are pro-life. Of course, we are always striving to convert abortion supporters but do like to read what you have to say.
Again, thanks to everyone for your support, and thanks to all the members of our team for their invaluable help.
Congrats, Hans!!!
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Congrats to all of the new team members and for Carla’s promotion. I enjoy reading all team members’ responses as I am able.
Hans, you’re so much fun to work with.
LL :D
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Congratulations to all new/promoted team members!
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Great team … thanks to all of you for this wonderful blog! God Bless
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*LOUD APPLAUSE* :D
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Congrats Hans, Alice, Tyler and Carla!
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Thank you one and all for your dedication and hard work.
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Congrats to all the new members and Carla for the promotion! Also thank you to all those who are working to help with the blog you all do a great job! And a big thank you to you Jill you are awesome!
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Thank you all for your hard work you do for the unborn.
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grr, should’ve read the whole post before I jumped the gun.
Congrats, everybody!
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I too would l like to express my appreciation for all the people who have made this website so interesting and educational to read and visit for so long. Great work.
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“grr, should’ve read the whole post before I jumped the gun.”
Yeah, I was kind of wondering if you had a grudge against everyone but Hans. :)
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Carla and Gerard are subpar, IMO.
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Lol yes, Carla, one of the most loving and kind people I have ever met, is soooo supbar. Uh huh. And what’s your beef with Gerard? Doubt he did anything to you.
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William, it is best to try to give some indication to others when your comment is tongue-in-cheek.
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Welcome, new team members, and congratulations, Carla! :)
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Group hug!
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@Jack: Inorite? Carla’s just the worst. She’s so kind and understanding and thoughtful. And Gerard with his edumacations and his insight. Terrible, the both of them. :P
^ sarcasm
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Subpar?
I will need links to my subparness please.
LOL
Nice to meet you btw William Cope.
Wait. I just looked up all of your old posts. We’ve met.
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I hope to one day be included in the Group Hug. ;_;
William Cope and I are well-acquainted in the Twitterverse. I give him just as much credence there as I give him here.
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Funny how William Cope’s comment is so far the only subpar thing on this thread.
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Some criticism,
I enjoyed this blog the most around 2007-2009. Back then there was Obama’s candidacy, Aurora Planned Parenthood, Sebelius and Shreddergate, pro-life arrests, pro-abortion activism and vandalism. Great stories, great investigation, great inside-baseball.
Where has it all gone? Those were the strongest years of this blog. Technology has made information gathering and sharing quicker and easier since 2007, what with iPads, smartphones, 4G, live video streaming, Instagram, etc. Yet the information and commentary feels like it has slowed down considerably.
So what has changed?
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x,
I hope to one day be included in the Group Hug. ;_;
Dudette, that was meant for mods and non-mods alike! :)
Cranky Catholic,
If this a slow-down period of information, I don’t know if I can keep up with it getting any faster!
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Hans, huge LOL. LL :D
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Laura,
I’ve been looking for a clip of the final minutes of the Mary Tyler Moore Show where they group hug and shuffle over to a box of tissues! :)
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Perfect! If you find the MTM group hug, pweeze let us know.
Actually, I was LOLing at your comment to CC (it was to be an inside joke between you and me because we KNOW how fast and furious things can get). :D
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Laura,
Oh, so I was funny and didn’t even know it! :)
Here’s the best clip I can find, with the group hug starting at around 9:00:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XAo6U9dD2g
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Touching clip – and such a talented group of actors.
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