Never say never again...

For so long now, I have been discussing trivial issues in this space. I don’t feel the urge to do it anymore. I will not say this blog is closed, and I will not post on it. Instead, I intend to use it as web space where I can post something of interest if I think it is important, and send everyone a link in an email. That way, I will neither be spamming their inboxes, nor will I have to hope that all the people I interact with read my blog (I am quite sure they do not).

In fact, I am neither important enough to sustain your collective interest nor motivated enough in this way, to ensure that the content will pique your curiosity. I have numerous other interests and I’d be better served spending my energy in them. Also, I’d rather not feel guilty and upset about my neglected blog – every time I visit someone else’s. I enjoy reading blogs and participating in discussions a lot more than I do writing and moderating them. So, you will continue to see my presence anyway. I also enjoy collective writing, so I will continue to write in forums and blogs maintained by other people. I think the random posts with reminders of updates to those who I believe will be interested in the subject – is a perfect compromise.

For further justification, I point you to this wiki (thanks to Anita) that reflects some of my thinking with fair accuracy.