Death of RPG Bloggers?

From this it appears that there was something of a meltdown at the RPG Blogger's Network.

I imagine most reading this know who they are (there's a link to them on the right), basically they work as a sort of dashboard for various RPG blogs, posting the first few lines of a new post from their members in a single place allowing readers a one-stop 'shopping' exerience to decide what to read (or not) that day.

I've been a member for most of this year. In general it was a good experience, and I have little to complain about. It drove a fair amount of traffic and I hope it continues under new managment.

It was a useful stop for me. Left to one's own, the tendency is to hit your favorite links an stop. RPG Blogger opens that up a bit and I've read interesting things that otherwise I would have never saw.

The cause of the series of events resulting in the current crisis are unknown to me in detail. The general direction however is quite familar. The Internet runs on conflict, and conflict found its way to the management of RPG Bloggers.

I think it likely that it started early. When I first joined they had a section set aside for what they considered the best current blog entries. I was on the list once (that I know of), for a couple of hours or so before I was removed. Somewhere along the way, the section was removed completely.

That sort of thing indicates strong disagreement, and it looks like it overwhelmed them at last. Here's hoping that they can find new management, and that they can carried it forward with more agreement, and do so in a neutral way that allows it to be a hub of different viewpoints.

Update: The best blog entries list has been explained as a techinical issue, and not one of editor disagreement. I see no reason not to accept this, so the above 'sign of disagreement' should be ignored. Such is the danger of an outsider reading tea leaves.