We have a very important announcement to make. On December 1, 2005, SoloHQ.com will close down. In addition, I am resigning as the Executive Director.
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Yes! We Have No Articles Posted by Andrew Bissell
on 10/24, 1:03am
SOLOists, it's that time again. Each time the article queue dips below ten entries (with almost all submitted by the prolific Mr. Machan), the level of stress hormones in my blood skyrockets. I'd like to keep at least some of my hair until I reach the age of 30, so I'm asking for submissions once again.
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Director of Operations Update: October 15, 2005 Posted by Julia Brent
on 10/14, 10:29pm
SOLO CONFERENCE - 5TH ANNIVERSARYTake a short step to the lever machine, and punch your vote . . . below are five fabulous villas, potential locations for SOLOC 5. Conference to be held May 28th thru June 3rd, 2006.
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A Nobel Prize (Or Something Even Better) Awaits! Posted by Lindsay Perigo
on 10/04, 11:56pm
The last Free Radical for the year, Issue 69, is scheduled for December 1. Deadline for submissions is November 1. If you have something really special you're thinking of writing, something that should appear in the world's best Objecti-libertarian magazine as well as on SOLOHQ, send it to me first, not that naughty An... (Read more...)
Executive Update for September, 2005 Posted by Joseph Rowlands
on 10/01, 12:45am
Time for the monthly update. The stats look good again. We get pretty consistent growth figures each month. This time there are 114 new members, 4 new authors, 56 new articles, and 29 new extended profiles. We've added a number of people to the staff. Andrew Bissell has started a Solo Montana local group, an... (Read more...)
Director of Operations Update: September 15, 2005 Posted by Julia Brent
on 9/15, 12:55pm
Julia Brent has over ten years of legal experience, an added three managing multi-million dollar budgets for the Department of Justice, and is now at the executive level of an international non-profit. She accepted the position of Director of Operations for SOLOHQ in April, 2005. This is the first Operations ... (Read more...)
Executive Update for August, 2005. Posted by Lindsay Perigo
on 9/01, 3:24am
I’m doing the update this month, ‘cos Joe is exhausted from his new day-job. I’m assured he’ll be able to afford the very best rest home! Growth has proceeded apace since the last update, with 120 new members, 42 new Extended Profiles, and 9 new authors. During this time SOLO received dishonorable mentio... (Read more...)
Where are the results?! Posted by Andrew Bissell
on 8/23, 9:05pm
My fellow SOLOists, you disappoint me. I can count at least five of you, off the top of my head, who have said they are working on articles, or have ideas for articles, or had some vague dream of an article that they jotted in their dream journal.
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Executive Update for July, 2005 Posted by Joseph Rowlands
on 7/31, 10:00pm
This month we've had a rapid growth of new members, increasing my 164. Looks like word is getting around about us. The extended profile system is getting some use, with 73 new participants. I see a lot of people without pictures, though. If you don't have a picture sent in, you should do it. Send a digital image t... (Read more...)
The Free Radical # 67 has hit the streets. And the streets will never be the same! Never have the punters been presented with such a glowing example of KASS activism and abstract theorising being so effectively harmonised. Never in the field of human polemics has such a malignant dichotomy (theory/practice) been dealt ... (Read more...)
Executive Update for June, 2005 Posted by Joseph Rowlands
on 7/01, 2:41pm
Very good growth numbers this month. We got 134 new members, 61 new articles, 7 new authors, and 5800 forum posts, and 40 Extended Profiles. Let me start by welcoming our new SoloHQ editor, Andrew Bissell. He just started a couple nights ago, freeing Lindsay to put his time and energy into different channels. ... (Read more...)
My quest for a new editor ended almost as soon as it had begun. I'm delighted to welcome Andrew Bissell to the position. Andrew is an economics student, but I'm prepared to overlook that on this occasion. I met him at TOC-Vancouver in 2004; in fact, he even had a small part to play in my presentation (which he managed ... (Read more...)
Just to formalise what most of you already know—I have resumed editor's duties in the wake of Jason's departure over the Elmore issue. Like all such departures, this was unsought and unnecessary, and, I hope, will be reconsidered soon enough. In the meantime, I shall act as editor until someone else suitable steps up (... (Read more...)
Executive Update for May, 2005 Posted by Joseph Rowlands
on 5/31, 8:30pm
Another fast growing month for SOLO. We have over 100 new members, 57 new articles, 8 new authors, and 5400 posts to the forum. New users and those that have logged off recently may have noticed a new introduction section on SOLO's front page. There are a few paragraphs of introduction, a list of current stati... (Read more...)
Announcing "Holding Court" with Barbara Branden! Posted by Lindsay Perigo
on 5/31, 1:19am
I'm couldn't be more delighted to announce a new feature here on SOLOHQ—Holding Court, a weekly column in which Barbara Branden responds to your questions. Barbara has more to say about this in her article below. All I would like to add is my hope that you'll ensure Majesty has no shortage of questions to answer, and t... (Read more...)
The next FreeRad, due on June 1, has been postponed till July 1 because of the disruption to my schedule in the wake of SOLOC 4. This means that anyone wishing to submit an article now has until June 1 to get it to me. SOLOC 4 will feature prominently in the issue, which will include a selection from the apparently inc... (Read more...)
Executive Update for April, 2005 Posted by Joseph Rowlands
on 5/02, 5:59pm
Some of you may have noticed that SOLO was effectively down for a week. All of the moderators were at SOLOC4, and we had too much fun to log in and add articles or any other work. And of course we came back to a pile of hate mail accusing us of censoring people (not letting their posts go through the moderator queue ... (Read more...)
SOLOC 4 attendees - please submit your comments about your experiences (!) on this thread, for the edification of everyone here & for inclusion in a FreeRad feature. I'll be adding my own when I get home (posting this from James'). For now, let me just say that to call it a "blast" would be an horrendous understatement... (Read more...)
Pikers - Redeem Yourselves! Posted by Lindsay Perigo
on 4/18, 12:05am
How to be a piker from SOLOC 4 & avoid the lowest rung of hell! If you're one of those otherwise irredeemable whim-worshipping subjectivist intrinsicist dogmatist altruist collectivist headbanging caterwauling mystic Saddamite Newberry groupies who've failed to register for SOLOC 4, here's your one way to shorten your ... (Read more...)
Last Orders, Folks! Posted by Lindsay Perigo
on 4/14, 4:12am
SOLOC 4 begins Friday, April 22. All rooms in the house we have rented are booked. Other attendees are staying at nearby dosshouses. Now, I shall say this once only. Anyone planning on gatecrashing & not paying, on the grounds that they're just "dropping by" (not that any SOLOists would try pulling a stunt like... (Read more...)
Executive Update for March, 2005 Posted by Joseph Rowlands
on 3/31, 10:53pm
This month has seen progress on all fronts for SOLO. You can see some of the progress we've made in the numbers. Our membership is up by 114, we have 9 new authors, we've had 4600 posts on the forum, we've got 50 new articles, and we've got 4 new local clubs. We'll start this update with a salute to Luther Set... (Read more...)
Conference Deadline Approaches! Posted by Joseph Rowlands
on 3/30, 7:04pm
SOLOC4 is approaching quickly and the deadline for early registration is near. The price goes up after April 1st from $100 to $150. Hurry up and contact Elizabeth Kanabe with your reservation. The speakers list and topics: Lindsay Perigo: Opening talk. Something glorious. You'll see. Joseph Rowlands: ... (Read more...)
Executive Update for February, 2005 Posted by Joseph Rowlands on 3/02, 1:56am
Sorry for the delay in the update. Recently we were informed by our server host that our site traffic has increased so much, we're straining the processing power on the server. For the last few days I've been enhancing the software to be more efficient. You might see smaller delays on some pages, but most of the tim... (Read more...)
If You Miss SOLOC 4 You're A Boor And A Bore! Posted by Lindsay Perigo on 2/26, 8:33pm
At last, the opportunity to put faces to NEMs. And to discover first-hand the answers to questions you've always wanted to ask but were too afraid to. Does Barbara Branden really wear a tiara? Does James Kilbourne wear a bigger one? Is Lindsay Perigo really a werewolf? Does Joe Rowlands really eat vegetarians for break... (Read more...)
Executive Update for January, 2005 Posted by Joseph Rowlands on 1/31, 10:23pm
The start of the new year is very promising for SOLO. Membership is up to 971, an increase of 101. We have 4 new authors, and 43 new articles. Growth is steady or increasing. Look in your mailboxes for the brand new edition of the FreeRadical, a special issue celebration the 100th birthday of Ayn Rand. If yo... (Read more...)
