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Announcing the Christian Libertarian FAQ
Posted by: | CommentsThere are a lot of changes happening on the tech-side of LCC right now. Some are small (things you’ll never see), some are medium (like moving the Contact Page under the About Page), and some are large. Two big changes have rolled out today. This morning I announced the implementation of Disqus for comment management, and now I’d like to announce another new feature: the Christian Libertarian FAQ.
As you probably know already, FAQ is short for Frequently Asked Questions, and I intend to make this FAQ an easy way for any reader who may stumble across LCC to inquire about libertarianism or about Christianity as it relates to libertarianism. I started it off with a few questions, namely a basic question about the non-aggression principle and three questions spawning from the recent post about marriage and homosexuality. Read More→
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Disqus Comment Management is Live
Posted by: | CommentsI have officially switched LCC’s comment management over to Disqus. This is a big step, and it kind of makes me nervous. With any luck, it will be a positive step toward even more engagement through comments.
Previously, in order to leave a comment you needed to “register” on LCC and I needed to moderate your first comment. After one successfully moderated comment, you could comment anywhere just by logging in, no moderation needed.
The change to Disqus makes it a lot easier to comment in general. You can login using Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, or a Disqus account (which I highly recommend since it is becoming a very useful service). From there, you can leave a comment and have the option of posting to Twitter or Facebook about the post. I hope you’ll utilize this feature, since it will help spread the word about what’s going on at LCC on a regular basis.
If you already have a Disqus account, be sure to claim any comments you’ve already made by clicking on your name in a comment and going through a few easy steps. The plugin will search for any comments associated with your email address and apply them to your Disqus profile.
Disqus also has the interesting feature of “liking” comments as well, kind of like Digg or Reddit. “Likes” are applied to the commenter’s profile and are pretty fun to use.
The comment CSS styling within posts is a bit off of the native styling, which is a bit annoying but I’ll fix it over the next week or two. For now, I’m just glad the system works fine and the comment migration worked without a problem.
So, all ye stupendous thinkers and readers, comment away! Let nothing stop you! Make some noise!!!
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LCC Quietly Hits 1000 Comments
Posted by: | CommentsAnother milestone for LCC has gently come and gone… Congratulations to Daniel Hewitt, Lee Shelton, and Markham for breaking the 1000 comment mark, submitting comments #1000-1002, respectively, on the Gay Rights, Marriage, and Government Intervention post.
LCC has gone from just a few readers in late 2008 to over 400 now (depending on how Feedburner feels at the given moment), and the interactivity has definitely picked up as we have grown. I love hearing your comments, questions, feedback, and especially disagreements. “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” Your contribution to this site means a lot – to everyone. Let’s keep building this community!
In honor of this auspicious occasion, I will be making a transition to the Disqus comment management system in the next week. Disqus will make it even easier to submit, share, and manage comments, and hopefully it will encourage even more participation from all of us!
(And for any WordPress users out there… Akismet has blocked over 7500 spam comments. Crazy! Gotta love Akismet…)
(And for any WordPress users out there… Akismet has blocked over 7500 spam comments. Crazy! Gotta love Akismet…)
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Happy Fifth Anniversary to Us!
Posted by: | CommentsThey said it was impossible. They said we were crazy. They said it wasn’t “normal”…
Okay, nobody actually said that. Except that we were weird. Nothing new there.
But today is our FIFTH anniversary! Just thought you should know. That’s all… 
Then:
Now:
And still ridiculously happy!
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The Libertarian Party National Convention is this week!
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Hey folks, are you attending the LP National Convention in St. Louis, Missouri this week? If so, make sure to find me and say hello. I’d love to meet any readers at the convention. I’ll be in the Texas delegation, and my wife will be there as well. Comment below to alert me and other Christian libertarian readers to your presence!
This is the first time I will have been a delegate at an LP convention. I’m looking forward to bringing out the radicalism, and having fun with some great people.
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