by the Staff
We at the Mischiefs of Faction are pleased and honored to announce that we are moving. After more than three years of independent status, we are joining Vox.com, effective next Tuesday, September 8th.
This is a big step for this blog, which we founded in May of 2012 and have been running independently ever since. But we're very excited for this opportunity. At least at the beginning, we will continue business as usual, with the same group of regular writers and the same basic focus, although there may be further changes down the road. We're pleased that the Vox platform will give us greater reach, a more accessible layout, better research and publishing resources, as well as a fantastic new set of colleagues.
Let us take this opportunity to thank all of you who have read and shared our postings, commented on our site, and occasionally even written for us. When we started Mischiefs of Faction, we felt there was a need for academic voices on the subject of parties in American politics, and you have helped support this perspective and used it to improve coverage and understanding of parties and partisanship. You helped us take an idea and turn it into an actual thing, and we are most grateful for it.
We are also grateful to the writers and editors of Vox.com for making a space for us and allowing us to bring our perspective to a larger audience. In its short time on the scene, Vox has proven to be an impressive and insightful voice and an important contributor to the national political dialogue. We are excited to be a part of this, and we hope you'll all be able to follow us as we make this move.
Congratulations! I think that's great, except for one thing--Vox doesn't support/permit comments. I imagine that would be due to trolls (and some may consider me one)? One of the nice things about MOF was it was small and somewhat intimate and occasionally I was able to converse with you guys--which I liked. I guess this is kind of like the change in political parties where party workers used to visit voters on a regular basis and have a relationship with them, but then machines died and politics became impersonal, distant, one way...Seems to be the trend... :(
ReplyDeleteTodd, you are correct about why comments are turned off. The comments on academic blogs can be excellent and lead to great conversations. Comments on higher-volume sites can make you question the future of the human race.
ReplyDeleteIf you see something interesting, I encourage you to write the author. Speaking for myself, I appreciate the feedback. In the past (even with MoF's open comments) I have gotten into great email conversations with readers, which then became good follow-up posts.
Thanks for your continued interest!
Thanks for your message, Todd. We will still be maintaining our Facebook page, which will have links to all new posts. A great way to continue talking to us is to "follow" the Facebook page and comment on the new posts there. We will all read that and respond when appropriate.
ReplyDeleteThanks guys. Much appreciated!
ReplyDeleteBut now you can't write about the Repugnant Conclusion! But seriously, MoF will be a great addition to Vox, and here's hoping that the move benefits MoF as well.
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