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Erik, Austin, TX — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:18:29 GMT

Not Dobie, but Opie. Dobie was someone completely different.

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Steve S., Springfield, Ill. — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:12:48 GMT

We've missed ya, Will. Thanks for coming back with such a chock-full-o-goodness post.

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Michael "I'm the GM of my tabletop group" [Last Name Deleted] — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:23:10 GMT

Regarding "possibly the nerdiest thing on the Internet right now"

That's the funniest thing I've seen in a long time, though I wouldn't be surprised if many of your readers don't get it. Tabletop RPG jargon is not exactly widespread and the "Rocks fall, everyone dies" meme isn't that widespread either.

Still, thank you for that link; it made my day.

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Will Femia — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:32:06 GMT

Rather than fill the comments here with all the "you're blowing it, Will" remarks everyone's been making I'll just add this general note. Yes, I know no self-respecting blog goes a week and a half with no posts. And yes, it wouldn't surprise me if the regular readership I've grown over the years moves on. If you aren't coming here through an aggregator, I can't really blame you for losing interest in a site that never updates.

My situation is that I've basically been given another job. I now not only manage Countdown content for their site but also Maddow show content. (And again, I don't create or contribute to the content, I just help get it online.) So I went from mainlining blogging and doing side work on community and UGC stuff for msnbc.com to two full time shows and helping out on other cable site duties (and community and UGC stuff). That's not excuse-making, that's just where things stand. I used to go home from work and do Clicked. Now I go home from work and watch cable shows and then do more work. I've barely even updated my personal photoblog/flickr stream in the past couple of weeks.

The right thing to do would probably have been to just shut down Clicked and maybe start something new when my situation changes again. (I did that once before with Weblog Central in 2003.)

But there are two rays of hope that keep me clinging to the possibility that Clicked will rise again. The first is that everyone here at msnbc.com is working balls-to-the-wall with election stuff. At this point I can barely remember when there wasn't this election hogging the news cycle. I have to believe that my schedule will free up after the election if only because I'll completely burn out if it doesn't.

The other ray of hope is that the TV show sites have a work curve that declines after the initial frenzy of setting up features and workflows. I expect to get some of my time back.

So the bottom line is that I like writing Clicked and I liked where it was going before the election heated up. I completely understand if you aren't interested in hanging around to see if I manage to get my act together enough to make Clicked a worthwhile destination again. Thanks for your patience and understanding and readership.

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Caren, Charlotte, NC — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:31:52 GMT

That tie fighter pic looks photo-shoppy to me, I'm not sure why.

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Pearson, Richmond, VA — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:14:50 GMT

Will, I believe the utterly bizarre Japanese Obama music video, is about the city of Obama, Japan, and not about Obama the presidential candidate. Glad to see you back posting again, and I hope things slow down to a more manageable pace so you can help kill my workday with Clicked.

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August, Seattle WA — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:41:47 GMT

Dear Will,

Clicked often makes my day. Keep it up when you can; most of us understand what it's like to have too much on your plate.

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Kate, OKC, OK — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:02:09 GMT

I was getting positively cranky over the fewer posts recently. But, as you are working on such a magnificent show, I guess I can live. Hope you get a breather soon and get to update us more often!

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Michael T, Hollywood, CA — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:39:54 GMT

Yes the D&D election bit was the nerdiest election bit around, and the funniest. I particularly thought Hilary's Sarah Palin quip to John McCain was telling: "Every time you bring one of your rodeo-queen girlfriends in here she ends up playing some succubus infiltrator and killing the whole party!"

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Summer, Seattle, WA — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:58:52 GMT

I agree with August, I miss you when you're not around, but I also don't think that you have any "obligation" to us to post more frequently. I check the blog when I get a chance, and if it hasn't updated, I'm disappointed, and then I move on :) You do great work, so I would like to be one of the people to thank you for that!

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Heather, Portland, OR (used to be La Grande) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:07:32 GMT

Hi Will,
I can easily forgive you for not posting lately due to work for Rachel's site. I liked the Amazon browser, I never know what to look for. The Whazzup video is such a hoot! I'll keep watching for more on your site, it's worth the wait.

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Leslie, Albuquerque — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:22:10 GMT

No worries, Will. After I changed jobs my free time went down to 0. My blog hasn't been updated in 7 months and I regularly get angry emails from friends wanting to know if I'm alive or not. Sometimes life does that to you. Personally, I keep checking Clicked because I love it and I really hope you'll have time to return to it.
As far as content goes I love the sexy costumes link. And the Law and Order done with Chickens. It reminds me of the 30-seconds-with-bunnies re-enactments from AngryAlien.

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Will Femia — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:33:50 GMT

For those of you who are Rachel fans, I've been using http://twitter.com/WillAtWork for stuff related to the show and other TV business.

Pearson, that would explain the one shot of the Obama shoe store. LOL!