I'm thinking on rescuing the Blog Wars participants from Gilligan's Island (or the Blue Lagoon - I forget where everyone is now) to alleviate some of the boredom and tension people are feeling lately. It seems like people are down in the dumps and are feeling uncommonly ill-willed toward their fellow fen. It could be a case of just winter blahs (because, face it, the weather has sucked big time) or it could be disillusion with fandom or generally a lack of inspiration or motivation to be fannish in general. Whatever it is, fandom just feels... different. Not to mention RL stuff is rather freaky right now - all with random terrorism alerts, war with Ira, and economy that is clearly ailing. All of this contributes to a not-so-good feeling in fandom or in general, online stuffage.

The Blog Wars, I think, are a good way of curing what ails us all. That and staying away from incoherence and pettiness online. Though, sometimes that's easier said than done. If the urge to be just plain mean strikes, just invoke the Jerie!Principle: "No, no, no."