Fair point Pope. I’m very pleased that you have decided to turn your blog over to the community. I understand that the novelty must have worn off. As much as i like it, there were days when i skimmed through the comments with that “ho hum” sensation. I can only imagine how you must sometimes have felt. “Friday’s nearly here and i have to find 7 stories for the Free for All!”

I think the lesson it has taught most of the commentators is that we cannot take the hard work of the bloggers for granted. Most of us here just assumed that yours would just continue forever.

So, thanks for your graciousness and hard work. You really left your mark on the blogosphere. Cheers.

Why does Vancouver have to be either a “world class” city or a “hick town” for many people? It’s a mid-sized city somewhat cut-off from the rest of Canada. Lots of accessible leisure activities, some nice views from certain angles and milder weather attract people to whom those things are important. If we’re going to make comparisons, compare it to the smaller European cities or Melbourne, Auckland and Portland and factor in some allowances for being much, much younger than almost every other city out there. Can we not just leave it at that and end this obsession with comparing it to London, Paris, Rome, New York…?

Screw them and their flagrant attempt to stifle free speech and take ownership of terms and conditions. They have no such right. They are effectively an arm of government, insofar as they are a monopolistic guild empowered by legislation.

What was it Ghandi said? “First they ignore you, then they mock you, then they fight you, then you WIN”.

I hope Pope revives his excellent blog. Failing that, I hope Mohican and CondoHype pick ‘er up, and ‘May a Thousand housing bust blogs Bloom’ !!

It’s ok to profit a little from your many efforts.

Best of luck with whatever you do.

You’re right, I was exhausted after a long day of work and just thought “&#@* this blog!” without thinking through the impact on the many people who added comments and opinions – The readers that made the site what it is. For now I’ve reopened the blog and am considering my options, including the many offers for hosting and help that I’ve had.

I don’t want to toss it all down the memory hole and I don’t want to pass it on to someone who will just use the traffic its built up to make a spam blog, so I’m currently considering my options. Cut me some slack on a rash decision and I’ll cut you some slack on not creating your own blog ok?

Such sleazy moves are a common way for ne’er-do-wells with fancy lawyers (like the REBGV) to shut down freedom of speech on the internet.

The Pope owes us nothing and we are grateful for what he has done. It’s a shame the REBGV took the fun out of it but what else should we expect in this town? Standards of behaviour are very low in the Vancouver real estate business. The fact that the REBGV attacked the Pope is a badge of honour for the Pope!