New from BC: Commenting for Members

Dear BlackCommentator Readers,

It’s Nancy, filling in for Peter, who is coming along at the rehab center with his new hip. We have some news for you that we think you’ll like.

This week’s BlackCommentator has a new look, and new functions!

BC now has Commenting for Members so that you can join in the conversation.

Members? Yes. For a long time, we have been trying to solve two problems:

1. Enable readers to comment and discuss commentaries.

2. Find a way for BC to support itself, and the community, now and into the future.

The re-imagined website is how it all happens while continuing to remain free for anyone to read the content.

Then, last winter, the thought hit that if we created memberships, we could design it so that only Members could post comments. You get to comment and discuss commentaries, cartoons and art while keeping SPAM and the rest of it off the site. And you can comment with any name you choose.

As a Member, you will also be part of what we are building – a financial source for organizations and projects important to BC Members. There will be more on this in a few weeks.

BC will still remain free to read for everybody. Non-members will have access to the full site and Archives, and will be able to read the conversation. Our hope is that they, too, will join in, maybe with a monthly membership to try it out.

Whether you remain a visitor to BC, or become a Member, know that BlackCommentator will never put up a paywall on content.

Everyone is welcome here.