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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.

OBloggers is managed by Kate Gerber, the author of the blog CareerMama. She can be reached at careermama@gmail.com. OBloggers was launched in May 2007. At present, it has about 135 members.

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 false 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 list manager Kate Gerber at careermama@gmail.com.

Do you wish to join OBloggers? To do so, you must request a subscription via this web form. The OBloggers list is managed through Google Groups, so subscribing requires an account with Google. (It's free and easy to create.) In requesting a subscription, you will be asked to confirm that you meet the criteria for membership.

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 Kate Gerber, the list's manager, at careermama@gmail.com.