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Way to go Andrew! Give the SOLO writers what for and make sure they don't slack off and get sloppy :-)!

Jim

Post 1

Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 6:02pm

Does this mean we now get a carpet sweeper if we get others to join up?

Post 2

Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 7:37pm

Good luck to you Andrew. I read your profile and I think you are a fine choice. This should be one of those win-win situations where everyone gains - you will learn a lot under Linz's guidance.

btw - Robert M, what the hell was that? Of all your cryptic messages, that was one that I didn't understand at all. Was that joke or sarcasm? (Could I suggest welcoming Andrew to his new position?)

Michael
(Edited by Michael Stuart Kelly on 6/29, 7:39pm)

Post 3

Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 7:51pm

Way to go Andrew! If you will it, dude, it is no dream. Theodore Hertzel, State of Israel.

You strike me as particularly down-to-earth and particularly intelligent. Two things the world, and SOLO, can use more of.

Good on ya.

Post 4

Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 7:53pm

Congratulations, Andrew. I've been away for a while, so I hope you'll be gentle with me if I submit something.

Post 5

Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 7:59pm

I had the delightful opportunity to meet Andrew during a recent talk I gave at the University of Montana. He arranged and publicized the whole thing, and I was impressed by his energy, intelligence and maturity. He's an excellent choice for this position, for sure, and let me add to the congratulations.

Best wishes, Andrew!

Post 6

Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 7:59pm

Michael SK said to Andrew:

" ... you will learn a lot under Linz's guidance."

Don't frighten the poor kid off before he's even started.

:-)

Post 7

Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 8:35pm

Great stuff. Onya Andrew. I look forward to seeing a tsunami of high-quality, well-edited articles and many extended Linz-pieces.

Excellent.

Post 8

Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 8:51pm

Yes, yes, Cresswell. Some of us have day-jobs, you know! :-)

Post 9

Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 8:37pm

Welcome Andrew.

Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 9:55pm

Andrew,

That's super! Best wishes to you in your new position.

-Bill

Post 11

Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 9:58pm

Michael,

Robert was making a play on the "Bissell" name, which (so far) is only associated in the general public's mind with unpowered carpet sweepers and vacuum cleaners. It's a common joke involving my name, but one that doesn't show up often enough to become annoying. While I wish I was an heir to the Bissell vacuums fortune and could fulfill Robert's request, fate has dictated that I build my own empire.

Thanks to everyone for the congratulations and kind wishes for success. And by the way, Linz, I've just updated my profile to reflect the fact that I am no longer an economics student (though I remain a student of economics, heheh). I finished that degree and will spend the next school year studying mathematics.

Time to get cracking on the queue! 8 )

-Andrew

Post 12

Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 10:01pm

Congrats, Andrew!

I guess I simply must fancy you, as you are now the big cheese editor... even if you do have smelly feet and like Beavis & Butthead.

Don't worry... I didn't tell anyone.

;o)

~Nicki

Post 13

Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 10:39pm

Andrew, Congratulations!

Matt! You're ALIVE! (seriously, good to see you again!)

Would write more, but I've got to go back to work.

Adam

Post 14

Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 11:39pm

Lance wrote:

If you will it, dude, it is no dream. Theodore Hertzel, State of Israel.

Heh, I just hope that after a few weeks poring over these articles I won't be yelling, "Has the whole world gone crazy? Am I the only one who pays attention to the rules any more?!"

No one slips Big Lebowski references past me. 8 )

Post 15

Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 12:10am

Andrew,

They have Arno and Brastemp where I come from. I have to learn how to speak English again...

Michael

Post 16

Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 12:50am

I've cleaned out the queue of dross, leaving poor Andrew without a huge amount to choose from. Still, better to bare the cupboard than run with crap poetry, epileptics' nightmares, non-orginal articles & the like. So please, folks�welcome Andrew to his new post the best way you can: with an influx of articles. Cleanly, elegantly, grammatically presented, no morasses of different fonts, colours, hyperlinks, etc.. Submit now & chances are your article will appear within days! :-)

Linz

Post 17

Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 1:00am

This is great news. Andrew, best of luck. I couldn't be more pleased and comforted to know that you are now at the helm, continuing one's assurance that pip-squeak PC prudery will never overcome SOLO.

For those who may not know, Andrew does have experience: he was a columnist for his college paper and that's great training for the rigors of editorship.

Alec

Post 18

Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 1:02am

I'd like to second Linz's plea for content. Here are some things you can do in your articles to get them bumped up in the queue:

-Explicitly compliment me
-Obliquely compliment me (via references to "Objectivist math majors from Montana" and the like)
-Link to racy photographs of yourself (sorry, this one only works for SOLO's many beautiful women)
-Praise the sports of golf, bowling, baseball, and skiing, or condemn such heathen's pursuits as soccer, basketball, and football
-Offer me a bribe (Don't worry, I'll edit the offer out before the article goes up. If I'm paying attention.)
-Write something that I think will generate a 100-plus post thread and cause someone to leave SOLO

That just about covers it. Looking forward to your submissions!

Post 19

Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 3:05am