FDB

Great idea Lindsay et al - it's gratifying that my own federal member is doing this, and (it appears) doing it with a long view of the real benefits. As opposed to just-another-regurgitated-presser; we've got Fairfax and News for that, haven't we?

Concrete-ish suggestion: >whatever your moderation policy (yes I've read it), make your application of it consistent and transparent. It will be difficult, but the most important thing to get right is creating space for dialogue. This means emplying someone to do the job who has extensive experience as a participant in blogdom at least, or ideally an administrator. Whimsical-ish suggestion: >Try for a light tone sometimes. Save your gravitas for situations that deserve it, and make the thing fun to read. Don't get stuck in the rut of presenting a consistent "voice" - there's room for dry policy announcements, impassioned polemics, captioned pictures of cats, angry swipes, whatever. I'll be paying attention.