Hitler and OTB

A stroll through the archives.

Comment Editing Disabled [FIXED]

Hopefully, just a temporary issue.

Posting Delay

MTG vs Boebert

Breaking a cardinal rule.

Comment Editing Redux

Continuing to work an annoying issue that WordPress doesn’t care about. At all.

User Registration

The simplest solution to the editing issue.

Steven Who?

Blogging Break

Crying Over Spilt Coffee

Light blogging warning.

Robert Blake, 1933-2023

The Baretta actor and acquitted murderer is dead at 89.

OTB at 20

A look back at two decades of blogging.

Doug Mataconis

His final resting place pays tribute to his love of OTB and the Yankees.

Site Wonkiness

Too big, too fail.

Wednesday’s Forum, RIP

Born: 4:00am, March 30, 2022.

Died: ~9:40pm, March 30, 2022

10 Years On

Kimberly Webb Joyner, my first wife and the mother of my children, has been gone a decade.

Steve Story, 1976-2021

We have good reason to believe that a longtime member of the OTB community has passed.

OTB 2003 Revisited

A blast from the past.

Doug Update

What we know thus far.

Doug Mataconis, 1968-2021

The longtime OTB front-pager has passed far too soon.

Comment Editing

A non-technical explainer about a recurring complaint.

Doug Update

Comment Policy Reminder

A periodic reminder.

Eighteen Years of Blogging

Some reflections

SSL Issue [UPDATE: Resolved]

No need for alarm.

Plug-in Weirdness [UPDATED]

Some upgrade-related wonkiness.

Commenting Note

A reminder and clarification on site policies.

OTB Maintenance

There will be a short outage in the 9pm Eastern hour for scheduled maintenance.

Our Awful Criminal Justice System

A stroll down memory lane.

Up/Down?

Is the comment voting feature serving its purpose?

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Honestly without Anonymity

Can there be truth when there are consequences?

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Political Dialog in the Age of Trump

It’s difficulty to have have a conversation with an albatross hanging over it.

Doug Checked in

Coordination Matters

Whocouldanode?

I’ve Changed, Man

Did I leave the Republican Party or did it leave me? Both.

*Ad-Free OTB*

After fifteen years of trying to support the site with advertising, we’re going in a new direction.

On A Personal Note

Checking in after an extended absence.

Doug Mini-Update

Our missing front-pager has Tweeted.

New Contributor

Howdy, folks. I’m Butch Bracknell.

OTB WordPress Update

Let us know if anything’s broken.

Doug Update

Our colleague hopes to make his return soon.

Where’s Doug?

Our most prolific front-pager hasn’t posted in two weeks. Readers are beginning to ask questions.

Missing Commenters Redux

A mystery within a mystery . . .

Where Have All the Commenters Gone?

The mysterious disappearance of long-time OTB commenters.

WordPress Commenting Bug: Name Field Edition

If you have a non-alphanumeric character in your name, your comment goes into moderation.

OTB Goes Secure

Overnight, we moved to content encryption. Here’s what that means for you.

Server Move 9-10pm Eastern

Expect possible down time, site wonkiness.

OTB’s Engage Feed

You many have noticed the array of images and links under the footer of post pages. Here’s what it is.

To Ban or Not to Ban

On OTB’s subjective, inconsistent enforcement of its policies designed to promote civil discussion.

Site Notes

The microdevelopment of the site continues apace.