Bye Bye Wiki

It was a good concept, and we had some good content, but the spammers are crushing the Command Post Wiki, so we've taken it offline for now. When we get a decent form of spam control, we'll consider relaunching it. Thanks to all who provided content ... and thanks for reading the Post.

Now Open: Command Post Forum

We've had requests to open a forum for some time, and decided to take the plunge. Visit the Command Post Forum, and enjoy.

New Search Tool: IceRocket.com

Bloggers live and die with their search engines. Reader Blake Rhodes recently emailed to note that he and Mark Cuban have launced a new search engine called IceRocket.com. One of the features: blog-focused searches.

Redstate's Announcement

While on the topic of Mike Krempasky, he's also sent this:

Gah. The government makes it so hard to be politically active these days - in any number greater than "one", that is. So we've decided to jump through the legal hoops and start building a real political organization. It's a bit of an experiment, I think - one that's not been tried. To be sure, lots of 527's and other political organizations have blogs - but a blog turning into an organization? We'll see.

You may read their full announcement here. Congratulations, Redstaters. And it terms of a blog turning into an organization? No worries, it can be done: Strengthen The Good became a 503/c non-profit in November.

Get Credentialed For CPAC's Annual Meeting

Mike Krempasky at Redstate emails to say that the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) has agreed to credential bloggers "as real media - the whole nine yards" for its upcoming national convention. If you're interested in applying, visit this page at CPAC.

Systemperturbations.com

Through the course of my Command Post life I've followed (and once or twice corresponded with) national grand military strategy guru Tom Barnett. (Attentive readers will recall my linking to TB's blog from time to time.)

I've also built a nice online relationship with his webmaster and business partner Critt Jarvis, who's launched a blog of his own: Systemperturbations.com. The content's great, and I love the look (for what that's worth) ... check it out. Great job, Critt.

Don Rumsfeld's Job Secuirty

Is Rummy's job at risk? Vote in the TCP Poll on the main page.

Beware the Bold Tag in Comments

For some reason ... perhaps our move to dynamic page generation for individual archive pages? ... bold HTML tags are turning on, but not turning off, in the comments. If you'd avoid using them for the time being, I'd be appreciative. Thanks.

A Dose of Good Karma!

Those of you who particpate in Alan's Strengthen the Good might remember Debi Faris, whose Garden of Angels was an StG charity choice in October.

Debi's Garden of Angels is a project involves "providing dignified burials to infants when they're found, and encouraging parents to avoid making that choice in the first place."

Last week, Debi Faris won 27 million dollars in the California lottery.

That's a beautiful thing, no?

Who's The Next Intel Czar?

Presuming the intel reform bill passes, who do you think the president will tap to run our 15 intel organizations? Toss your two cents in the comments ...