Thought I’d post a quick list of what I’ve learned from everyone following my recent post on a Richmond Blogger Summit. Details after the list below.
1. I’m TOTALLY out of the loop when it comes to the Virginia political blog scene.
2. RVABlogs = yay!
3. An informal meetup of Richmond area bloggers would be fun and informative.
4. Snoopy is intelligent and cynical.
5. Free food = good
6. A formal “summit” of sorts would be welcomed by local bloggers.
Despite his poor sleep habits, John Sarvay has managed to knock out a great summary of the conversation and adds a few ideas to ponder. Go read them.
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1. I’m TOTALLY out of the loop on the Virginia political blog scene.
I’ll be the first to admit that until yesterday, there was not a single political blog in my RSS reader. (I have 2 in there now. Baby steps.)
You all have your own blogging world out there and frankly, I hadn’t even considered your rich and cantankerously fun community when I wrote my post. Many thanks to those who’ve opened my eyes by contacting me with links and information about the community.
2. RVABlogs = yay!
So says the 804blog.com, J’s notes and Tim. If
Brandon knew how to read her stats, I bet she would too. 
3. An informal meetup of Richmond area bloggers would be fun and informative.
It’s a starting point and if a few professional journalists joined us at the pub to chat, the conversation would be even better. Ross and Terry are exploring the idea. Details to come. See #6 below.
4. Snoopy is intelligent and cynical.
Oh wait, I knew that already. (Keep up the good work Snoopy!)
Snoopy writes, “the problem is the biggest dog on the block, the Times-Dispatch, will hardly acknowledge bloggers.”
Again, I do not speak for the RTD or any other local media but this gets to one of my questions about a relationship—do they need to acknowledge bloggers? If so, why? And what does “acknowledge” mean to you? Where and when is it appropriate and what benefits are conferred to the greater Richmond community by doing so?
5. If we meet, free food = good.
As if you need more details on this little nugget of wisdom.
6. A formal “summit” of sorts would be welcomed by local bloggers.
F. T. Rae and Ross are both exploring the idea.
F. T. Rae stepped up to the plate and is going to find a suitable Fan District restaurant/saloon to offer a few tables in a room, and a good deal on beer, to get the ball rolling and talk about what a bloggers summit ought to be.
Ross also offered to throw a RVABlogs get-together at his place sometime in the spring.
Lastly, I want to comment on a note I read suggesting that perhaps I should contact Tom Silvestri at the RTD to see if he would consider featuring the topic of blogging at an upcoming TD Public Square meeting
My response is simply this…
I’ll gladly send an email over to TAS about the idea - and it’s a good one - but honestly, my doing so holds no more weight than if you were to contact the paper directly. Sure, I see Tom in the parking deck on occasion and we’ve exchanged a few “good mornings” but my professional relationship with him ends there.
My work at Media General is largely unrelated to the business of the newspaper. In fact, most of my work is unrelated to the Richmond Times-Dispatch (both their website and newspaper).
Although I was unable to find a link to contact Tom on the RTD’s Public Square blog, I’m sure you could simply call the main number, (804) 649-6000, to get in touch with him about the topic.
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