If this bite-size bulls**t doesn’t help, let me know. I got thousands like it in the backroom and you only need one to turn your suave mojo back on.

On the other hand, having recently had my own public blog meltdown only to regret that behavior later, I do understand redacting it. (But the part of me that wants to look past the ambulances gathered around an accident wishes you’d reconsider.)

DnW

Shortly speaking: resume the gang, and this time don’t split it into annoying parts and try to use Skype or Gizmo Project to have high voice quality instead of low quality phone calls as in the past.

You know the West Wing at its best … a show you desparately looked forward to every week, a show that left you feeling cheated when it ended …

the Gillmor Gang’s like that for many of us. TWIT is twee. Gillmor Gang is podcasting crack.

Reinvent, but don’t stop.

Civilized discourse about different views is always welcome, but name-calling isn’t journalism here, any more than it is on the Beltway Boys. I think you guys should get in a room together, with or without a facilitator, and decide what the purpose is of what you are doing. When that becomes clear, the abrasive moments will vanish into the common purpose.

–A yoga teacher

Release the whole damn thing UNCUT!—or years later it’ll be the “Let It Be Gang: Naked”—uggghhhh!

Listening to a show go south is the best part sometimes—or maybe if Jason quits you can get Eric Clapton……:}

Thanks for the years of knowledge, laughter, and thought. Steve, I hope you can muster together just one more show, and bring back some of the other guests and members you’ve had over the years, like Jon Udell. Just a “It’s a Wrap” Gang. The show deserves a better exit.

Best wishes.

Thanks for what you’ve done so far, it’s been an inspiration.

Panayotis

Athens, Greece.

So is that it?
I hope not, as the Gillmor Gang proved to be one of the most thought provoking nuggets of wisdom (and BS) in the podosphere.
It must have been pretty special to have maintained any sort of regular listenership due to…. well count t…

I think your ‘cast is one of the best i’ve heard. Please stay with it. My guess is that you are more critical of yourself than your audience is. If the polarization is that deep, divide your show into two segments with some overlapping and some different gang members (just think of the ad opportunities! - sorry, couldn’t resist).

You and your gang offer an informed and intelligent analysis of trends and actions that are important to me. I simply do not have the time or the inclination to read blogs - podcasts on my iPod are perfect.

So what if it gets a little derailed at times. My opinion is that it gets derailed in interesting ways, including Jason’s non-bot bot comments. So what. It’s fun. Splenda. Not my thing but the lesson about exposure is interesting.

You and your gang are bright. The derailments reflect this.

Hope to hear more. Don’t know where I’d find a replacement.

Greg DelSesto
Boston (that’s near Cambridge)

1) I left the blogosphere in November 2005, returned in August 2006. Gave up the entire RSS feed, the only exception being the gang, my iPod, and long walks in the woods.

2) My business is educational technology. I recently mixed Gillmor Gang with what I was seeing a kindergarten teacher struggling with (should Google house my data?).

Best show in media. :o) Thanks Steve.

1) Consider yourself a talk show host, not a moderator
2) Don’t eat salad or anything else while the show is on.
3) Schedule the show when you have time to devote 100% of your attention to it.
4) Prepare at the very least a rough outline of potential topics and conversations before each show.
5) Realize that sound quality is somewhat important, even in internet audio.
6) realize that quality is more important than quantity even if you have to miss a show or postpone its release for several days.

Please don’t go!

You and your gang have been my must-listen podcast… nay, my must-consumer media content for over 14 months; ever since I discovered the pleasures and intellectual stimulation of yours and your guests casual chatter. I consider it a voyeuristic honour to eavesdrop into the Gang’s conversation.

Say it ain’t so, Joe…

My iPod is worth significantly less to me without the ol’ Gang.
And history indicates that the actual team roster is somewhat irrelevant
bacuase the coach is so great. He builds and puts on the field the best players available (that will work for free).There may be other issues I’, not aware of but your work on the gang was exceptional… you reigned ‘em in and beat ‘em a bit when it suited your mood and just let them riff on the news when you weren’t in the mood for being the play grounf monitor. Either way (and all those stops in between) it made for a great commute experience and gave the recent news a spin and an attitude…

Just 20 more Gang shows and I might comprend the real import of gestures.

I’m begging you to re-hire your self and keep the band together… even if your need to rework the line-up.

doug

PS I’ve listened to every single episode. I miss the old music!

The only gang member who’s said anything about it being the end of the show is Jason (who wasn’t even there). I think he’s misread Steve’s post, and others have started taking it as gospel.

Tell me I’ve been paying attention, Steve!

However, it is worth a shot. So far, I have not even tried to describe the Gillmor Gang to friends or colleagues because it defies description, or rather it is easier to listen to the show and start to understand it than it is to hear an explanation. I would surmise that not every listener understands every idea, but they do understand that it is worth paying attention each week. That the show cannot be readily pigeon-holed or soundbited or planned or predicted makes it work for the audience that you are not looking for, but who are anyway coming to you.

You can be as hard on yourself as you like, but remember there is another point of view out there that disagrees with you, and since we came this far, then perhaps you could acknowledge the listeners’ opinions which may be positive, and at odds with your own. There is no creative endeavour of which I know that goes smoothly and without the soul-searching of the creator. I know there is the meme about it always being the last show, and not caring if people listen because that misses the point etc. Well, people listen. It is helpful and provocative. Just as the unexamined life is not worth living, nor is the unexamined current phase of the tech revolution worth caring about.

But start another one. A different one. A one-on-one interview one (or even a videoblog). A “Steve’s Musings on Jazz and Blues Music”. Something. We like your work, your effort and your passion.

Winer is leaving blogging, the Gang is ending.

To quote the philosopher Charlie Brown, “AAArrrggghhhhhh!!!!”

“when there’s no news, real journalists make news.”

Of course, we’re NOT being played here… we’re witnessing a pro wrestling with some incredibly important questions… and in a very public fashion. Hopefully, the wise man releases the whole episode. It’s all good… this human quality we have… this instability. It’s all good. It may NOT be news but it’s enlightening to see the imperfections and study the values in conflict.

The Gillmor Gang ain’t no friggin’ tea party… blood is spilt on occasion.