Capital Gains and Games
For the past 2.5 years or so, Wall Street Pit (I'm intentionally not providing a link), which claims to be "a Seattle-based financial website, has reposted many of the things I've written on Capital Gains and Games. They initially did it with my permission, which was granted to someone named Ron Haruni on August 10, 2009. In an e-mail to me requesting the permission, Haruni claimed to be the editor-in-chief.
I've been trying to revoke that permission since the beginning of this month, but all of the e-mails I've sent to the Pits have bounced back. This includes an email to the advertising sales department, which, as any blogger will tell you, is almost always the highest priority for a response.
So here's a message to the person at the Pits who seems to read everything on CG&G and makes the decision to republish it...You are hereby notified that the permission granted to you on August 10, 2009, is revoked.
You can contact me through the contact CG&G form above. Unlike your contact information (which really is the pits), I can promise that you'll get a response.
Capital Gains and Games is about to enter a new and very exciting chapter in its history. After close to five years of being a collaborative effort between a group of friends and colleagues, CG&G is going solo.
Andrew, Pete, Bruce and Gordon will be leaving CG&G on January 1. As the potentially watershed 2013 federal budget debate gets underway I will be the principal writer and managing editor and what you read and comment on about "Washington, Wall Street, and Everything In Between" will be mine and mine alone.
The main reason for the change is that blogging has changed considerably since CG&G began. Although the group blog concept still works in some places, it's become increasingly clear to methat readers prefer a blog with a single personality and viewpoint. CG&G had to change to provide that.
It's a personal pleasure for me to announce that editorial cartoonist Dan Rosenthal, who I've worked with in one capacity or another for over a decade, will be bringing his wit, wisdom, and artistic abilities to CG&G starting this January.
I'll have a more formal announcement and much more information soon. For now, feast your eyes and what's ahead for the new year:
Capital Gains and Games began moderating comments a while ago because we had no choice. As our numbers grew, the amount of spam and abusive (in some cases thoroughly disgusting) comments grew as well.
Troy, Andrew, Bruce, Pete, Ed, and I are pleased to announce that CG&G will be adding another big name to its roster of regular posters.
The newest member of the family will focus on national security overall and Pentagon and international affairs spending in particular.
Details and a formal introduction very soon.
