(UPDATE) Thank you Booman community, as we’ve already noticed an increase in diaries and comments at the European Tribune. Please keep them coming. Just remember, the European Tribune is a European and international issues-focused blog, since the US scene is well represented by Booman, Dkos, Last Hurrah, My Left Wing, etc. Also, we posted a who are we?” diary this week, and we already growing a good community there. Come visit and say hello!
Over at European Tribune, we are experiencing a fine start, thanks in good part to the support from the Booman Tribune community (thank you!!). We are blessed with some excellent writers on a wide variety of European political, cultural and social issues.
That said, we can definitely expand our pool of diarists and commentators. In fact, I have noticed a number of European-focused diaries here on Booman (and Dkos too) that haven’t been cross-posted over at Euro Trib…so please do cross post!
Additionally, while I have noticed that we get a LOT of visitors each day (European Tribune is averaging 650-700 visits a day, up til now), I think a lot of people are mostly reading, and not posting or commenting. I have wondered what the factors might be that effect a person’s decision to post? Perhaps it is because people feel like they don’t know enough about Europe? Or that because they aren’t European (or international), they shouldn’t post or comment? Not sure. Obviously, it is a desire to get more people of European and international background involved on ET, because it would be great to see it develop into a kind of Pan-European Booman (and Dkos) kind of blog…where we can eventually become more activist and influential as a progressive political influence. But hey, I am good example: I am an American residing in Switzerland, and have taken to writing as a way to educate myself, and get involved as a part of my integration process. And I have been very warmly welcomed!! So…take this as an invitation…come on over (and tell your friends)!!
www.eurotrib.com/
