Yes, this is my third diary today, and I apologize, but I am trying to get the roll call project complete before the New Year.
For those who are unaware, the Roll Call Project serves as the "official" Daily Kos census of its members, and it can be used as a resource for those planning Kossian Meetups or Happy Hours.
This census must be performed every few months since this community continues to evolve and grow expondentially. Old members leave, new members join. I first did the Roll Call Project back in the Spring of 2004, when the site had maybe 10,000 members. I did minor updates in August and September. But we are long overdue for a whole new census, since we are rapidly Daily Kos member 40,000.
Here is how it will work, every day for the next couple of weeks, I will post a region. If you are from that region, please feel free to post a comment and state how often you read and post on Daily Kos, along with any additional information about yourself that you wish to add.
This diary will cover the Mountain West, or the Rocky Mountain States and the Southwestern states. Those states are as follows: Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Nevada.
Now, as with the Midwestern diary, I am sure my definition of 'southwestern' and 'mountain states' does not fit yours. If you live in the aforementioned states and wish to scold me in incorrectly describing your state or region, please do so. :)
If you don't live in these states or areas, please refrain from posting a comment today. Don't worry, your day will come:
MID ATLANTIC (PA, S. NJ, DE, MD, DC, VA, WV): 12-21-04
NORTHEAST (N. NJ, NY, CT): 12-22-04
NEW ENGLAND (RI, VT, NH, ME, MA): 12-27-04
E. CANADA (ONTARIO, QUEBEC, THE MARITIMES): 12-27-04
SOUTHEAST (AL, MS, GA, NC, SC, TN, KY, LA, AR, FL): 12-28-04
RUST BELT (IL, IN, OH, MI): 12-28-04
THE WORLD (The Planet Earth other than the United States and Canada): TODAY
MIDWEST (MO, KS, OK, NB, IA, MN, WI): TODAY
MOUNTAIN WEST (ID, MT, WY, ND, SD): TODAY
SOUTHWEST (TX, NM, AR, CO, UT, NV): TODAY
W. CANADA AND ALASKA (BC, ALBERTA, SASK., MANITOBA, YUKON, ALASKA, NW TERRITORIES): 12-30-04
NORTHWEST (OR, WA): 12-30-04
CALIFORNIA AND HAWAII: 12-30-04