He hasn't been in a film in a while, but Robert Redford always struck me as playing the same guy every time.

Charlotte, I should have mentioned that we will be improving the Ricochet store, too.  Thanks!

I'm sorry to be so slow to chime in here.  Please know that, while you haven't seen many changes to the site lately, development for Ricochet 2.0 is underway.  Our plan calls for us to implement more features to allow Ricochet members to engage with one another online in a variety of ways, to invite friends to the conversation, to follow posts by topic or category and to do so on pages that load a whole lot faster.  We also plan for a significantly upgraded mobile experience from phones or tablets. Most of these changes will be in place by early summer.  Thanks, everyone, for your patience and your continued support.  

EJ, the photo and link insertion issue should be solved now.  If you have a chance, please check.  Thanks.

Hi.  Can you let me know what browser you're using?

Hi, Jon.  Thanks for asking the question.  We'll put up a status report post of sorts within the next day or so.  The response from members, and from visitors who decided to become members, has been tremendous.  Many gift subscriptions have been given, as well.  So, things are looking a bit brighter.  We'll know more, though -- and will share more -- in short order.  Keep the faith!

Thanks, everyone, for the thoughtful comments.  We very much appreciate the feedback.  We're taking steps to distinguish between Ricochet's editorial stance and the individual opinions of staff members.  Apologies for blurring that line in this discussion this morning.  

We should let you know that Diane has moved on from Ricochet.  We remain deeply fond of her and hope she drops by from time to time.   

Simon,

Apologies for the delay in getting you the book.  Going forward, if you have any problems with your account, please email us at support@ricochet.com.   If you haven't already sent Rob Long your details, please send them to support@ricochet.com so we can get the book signed and delivered to you.

Thanks.

Claire wants to spend more time doing serious reporting on Turkey.  She thinks it's at a crossroads, and the whole matter is woefully under-reported. 

She promises to continue to be an active Contributor.  If she doesn't, we'll have to head to Istanbul for an intervention.

I'm in.  I'll take Romney. 

It's a restriction in the system designed to keep the taxonomy from propagating too rapidly.

Got it.

We somehow missed comment #175.  I've deleted the more egregious form of the insult, but let the softer, "You've been following the thread long enough..." construction stand, as it allows room for other interpretations.

I apologize for the oversight.

I'll send you a private message.

"Deafening silence?"  We've made a number of comments in this thread, most recently at comment 209. 

Please note that we generally do not debate Code of Conduct violations in these threads because doing so seems to always require that we describe the infraction.  What would be the point of editing it out if we then debated the content that went over the line?

If you have a question, then you're free to email us at editors@ricochet.com.  If it's germane to this thread such that you want to pose the question for all to see, then go ahead and do so.