Community Spotlight, formerly Diary Rescue, is dedicated to finding great writing by little-known or unknown diarists whose work hasn't gotten the visibility it deserves. We rescue and promote these diaries based on the original vision set out by Susan Gardner, Matron Saint of the Rescue Rangers, who single-handedly began our mission and has supported us vigorously over the years. We hope you enjoy our efforts.
I don't know who Susan Gardner was, what her 'original vision was', etc. I'm sure she was a great lady...and her efforts must've been meaningful, because the tag for something to be in the 'Community Spotlight' appears to be 'Rescued'.
So, in the spirit of Community Spotlight, 'Rescued', and Susan Gardner, this diary was put into Community Spotlight? A rebuttal, semi-callout diary that insults the site?
I can only think of that as abuse of the purpose by the user that 'rescued' it.
I have no problems at all with rebuttal diaries, and clearly the site owner & crew give a wide berth to those who are constantly on this site but remind us daily of how they dislike it, its users, how it's a hate site, etc. The diary in question really isn't even too bad by those standards:
Am I the only one who saw the America "being reborn" diary and it immediately conjured up images from some scifi dystopian movie you probably only saw the trailer for? Like, "It Lives II - The Rebirth"
Ok, well that was a little dickish.
I have long suspected that some on this site exist in some kind of shell, and when news or information that threatens or challenges their views gets posted, or even makes it to the Rec'd List, they simply ignore it.
'I've long suspected this site is beneath me, so I wrote a diary about it that i'm quite happy was rescued and then recommended on this, um, site that's beneath me.
Muskegon Critic says that America isn't falling apart. He's right. It is being disassembled, piece by piece. The shifts that are occurring aren't a result of an inevitable force. We are not being swept up in some mystical wind of change.
This is fine. A direct callout in terms of mentioning the diary and diarist so that everyone knows who James Hepburn is criticizing, but I really have no problem with it in general (Don't think it should be disallowed, HR'd, etc).
But worthy of Community Spotlight?
Here are the other diaries on there as of 8:15 EST:
TheMemorialDaySalesEvent!, and some memories
by mama jo 27/27 New 15 Recs
Climate Change, My Daughter and I ...
by Vijaya 11/11 New 14 Recs
Now My Own Are Under Siege Back Home Where I Used to Roam
by Ole Texan 10/10 New 19 Recs
Once upon a time, there was a good and decent Republican
by Dave in AZ 35/35 New 83 Recs
Reborn? More Like Invasion of the Country Snatchers
by James Hepburn 86/0 New 88 Recs
How Japanese and Americans Save Differently
by Inoljt 19/19 New 19 Recs
Why the Right Continue to Live in Mortal Fear
by ceebee7 135/135 New 174 Recs
A Thirst For Human Knowledge
by Vijaya 12/12 New 11 Recs
How Airliners Work - Fuel System
by Major Kong 76/76 New 81 Recs
Daily Bucket: ocean grazers
Great writing that was passed over by timing or just a distracted community...and a callout rebuttal diary.
Have some decency and respect, you whomever promoted the James Hepburn diary to Community Spotlight. At least promote the other one there too (though it was already well into the recommendeds) so that people who look at CS primarily understand what's going on....or better yet, forget your own personal biases and understand that Community Spotlight is really for the 9 other types of diaries up there....not a callout/rebuttal.