The blog has been on a massive break over the Christmas holidays and well into Semester 1, 2012. People have been asked whether they want it to continue and faced with no other choice in a facebook poll, the overwhelming response is yes they do or some variant on the affimative.
The problem faced by the blog in the past is that there has been a preconceived notion of what is required in terms of each game night write-up and that towards the end of semester this preconception becomes a liability for those with assignments and exams who are tasked with writing it. Writers were forcing themselves to spend hours reliving games and ensuring each team was given at least 500 000 words detailing the night. Sure that happens when you enjoy yourself and have a lot to say and it's great, but it's less pleasant and less likely to last when the blogger forces themselves to say so much.
For the blog to continue it might be worth noting that a game night write-up might just include the scores and names of teams at the very least if otherwise it will be ignored. Any additional fun added is at the will of the blog writer who is typically chosen for their enjoyment of writing on the blog and having a good time. This person doesn't need to write a 1500 word assignment after each game we play, but preferably will be able to post the results in a timely fashion and prefer to write regular small posts like this one (was) over infrequent massive ones.
Will Sparkles be up to the challenge? Will the Man with the Dragon Tattoo return from the Towers? Will some other hardcore disc hammerers fill the void left by the Disc Hammering Honeys? Will Duncan simply post his announcements on the blog to give it some momentum and purpose above simply a recap of results? Who has the random urge to post photos of their friends on the pub crawl or great shots from the last league night? What about general chatter about the sport for all the new kids? Who's posting details about what tournaments are on for Townsville players or their results from their last efforts?
Most importantly this blog is about marking Townsville Ultimate's history and each worthy event should be noted! So of utmost urgency, who is writing up the 4th bi-annual Pub Crawl write-up??? Before it is soon a thing of an almost distant and most easily forgotten (not-remembered) past.
I cannot say whether the blog will continue now, that is in the hands of those who dream it will live on, but at the very least it shall be updated at least once more, because this post has made it so!
Handing over the baton, the legacy...
Former El-Presidente and Townsville Blog Initiator/former #1 Blogger
Hugh Osborn
Over and Out.
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