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title: 'ORBlogs 2.0: Where we stand'
date: '2008-09-08T13:24:31-07:00'
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  - Blogs
  - HoodRiver
  - ORBlogs
  - Oregon
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  - 'hood river'
  - 'john metta'
  - ORBlogs
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# ORBlogs 2.0: Where we stand

[![Save ORBlogs Now!](https://i0.wp.com/siliconflorist.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/imgsaveorblogsnow.jpg?w=925)](http://orblogs.com "Save ORBlogs Now!")The outpouring of emotion, passion, and volunteerism that erupted last week—upon the news that [ORBlogs](http://orblogs.com "ORBlogs") was shutting down—has been nothing short of amazing. And I’m honored to have been part of it.

Thank you very, very much to everyone who read about the situation, commented, blogged, spoke, and wrote about the effort to save ORBlogs. The response was incredible. And please, to paraphrase [Betsy Richter](http://ourpdx.net/2008/09/rallying-to-save-orblogs/ "Betsy Richter on ORBlogs"), don’t take the lack of communications as any sign that things aren’t happening.

Rest assured, things are moving.

And in an effort keep everyone in the loop and to keep the momentum going, I thought it would be wise to provide an update.

In short, [John Metta](http://positorio.us/ "John Metta") of Hood River has taken up the gauntlet and is moving forward—at an accelerated clip—on figuring out how to bring an Oregon blog aggregator back online. He’s got [a great plan](http://positorio.us/2008/09/thoughts-on-orblogs-20/ "Thoughts on ORBlogs 2.0"), he’s working on creating [a project site](http://orblogs.org/ "ORBlogs.org"), and he’s established [a mailing list to discuss ORBlogs 2.0](http://orblogs.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_orblogs.org "Discuss ORBlogs.org"). You can also follow John on Twitter as [Mettadore](http://twitter.com/mettadore "Mettadore").

John is in touch with Paul Bausch, ORBlogs creator. So hopefully, we’ll hear more soon.

And as I’ve mentioned before, while John has graciously offered to take the lead on this project—and has already been exceedingly active in that regard—it will still be important to figure out two things:

1. How do we thank Paul for five years of supporting ORBlogs, our blogging historical landmark?
2. How do we, as a community, support John as he works to transition to ORBlogs 2.0?

Getting involved and staying involved is the first step. I’m really looking forward to see where this goes.