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Introducing the [andrewosenga.net] Forum

If you’ve hung around this place or Andy’s blog for long, it means you’re probably into one or both of these things: information and discussion. Andy’s blog has long been the focal point for learning what Andy’s thinking and discussing it with him. And we don’t want to take anything away from the blog. It’s a thing of beauty. However, as a recent post with over 70 comments at the time of this writing illustrates, comments on a blog are not necessarily the easiest way to conduct a longer, interactive discussion.

As the AndrewOsenga.com community has grown, it seems like we’re at a point where we could sustain some sort of other discussion area. As such, we are proud to introduce the [andrewosenga.net] Forum. We hope this can be a place that the AndrewOsenga.com community can carry on discussions about Andy’s music, concerts and projects, topics that Andy brings up in blog posts, or heck, pretty much anything else you all feel like discussing.

So please, head on over to andrewosenga.net/forum/, sign up for an account, and let’s continue the discussion.

Q & A for those still reading this post:

• Q: Who is running this thing?
• A: Geof Morris is the brains behind this thing. Your other ao.net conspirators Chris Hubbs and Tony Kevin will be helping moderate for now.
• Q: Won’t this draw traffic away from Andy’s blog?
• A: We certainly hope not, and we don’t think so. We believe Andy will only be helped by a site that will build his fan community, and we think this forum will do just that.
• Q: Don’t we already have something like this at rocksmyfaceoff.net/forum/?
• A: Yes, there’s a healthy community interacting every day over at RMFO. Heck, two of the three of us behind this forum are usually involved over there. However, we have recognized that the community that has formed around Andy at his blog doesn’t overlap much with the RMFO community. Therefore, we think this is a good opportunity to help cement a new community focused on Andy and his music.

If you’ve got more questions, feel free to post them in the comments here. Better yet, go post them on the forum!