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OBloggers is an informal private mailing list for Objectivist bloggers. Its purpose is to facilitate communication about matters of mutual interest, such as upcoming events, posts of interest, and best blogging practices. Its broader purpose is to help promote Objectivist ideas in the culture.

Subscription

To join the OBloggers mailing list, you must meet two criteria:

• You must be an Objectivist, meaning that you agree with and live by the principles of Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism as best you understand them. Newcomers to Objectivism are just as welcome as old-timers. Please do not subscribe if you consider yourself to be a libertarian (or associate with the Libertarian Party), advocate revising Objectivism (like David Kelley's "open system"), or associate with the dishonest pseudo-advocates of Objectivism (most notably David Kelley, Nathaniel Branden, Barbara Branden, and Chris Sciabarra).

• You must be a semi-active blogger, even if you don't blog on Objectivism per se.

If you do not clearly meet those criteria, you should not subscribe without first e-mailing the list owner, Diana Hsieh, diana@dianahsieh.com.

The OBloggers list is managed through Google Groups. You can request a subscription via this web interface. You will be asked to confirm that you meet the two criteria for membership. Subscription requires an account with Google. (It's free and easy to create.)

After you subscribe, please feel free to post an introduction, including your name, blog title and URL, and blogging interests.

List Rules

The OBloggers list has a few basic rules:

• Please be friendly or at least civil in posts to the list. Subscribers who behave like asses, such as by insulting other list members or attacking Objectivist intellectuals, will be removed from the list.

• Please respect the purpose of the list. Subscribers who prove disruptive to the basic purpose of the list -- such as by attempting to arguing against Objectivist positions or posting on irrelevant topics -- will be unsubscribed or subject to moderation.

List Mechanics

Mail to OBloggers should be addressed to obloggers@olist.com or obloggers@googlegroups.com. (Mail to the former address is automatically forwarded to the latter address.)

If you are a subscriber, you can access OBloggers through this web interface. There, you can peruse the archives and change your subscription.

Contact

If you have any questions about or problems with the list, please e-mail Diana Hsieh, the list's owner and administrator, at diana@dianahsieh.com.

More OLists

OList.com also hosts two other lists for Objectivists: OActivists and OAcademics.

The OList.com web site and mailing lists are owned and administered by Diana Hsieh, a graduate student in philosophy at University of Colorado at Boulder. She's currently writing her dissertation on moral responsibility, as well as teaching introductory philosophy courses. She also blogs at NoodleFood. She can be reached via e-mail to diana@dianahsieh.com.