No Soup for you

Submitted by kdryhurst on January 14, 2008 - 3:01pm.
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The Raleigh Soup is off the menu for those not on the guest list.

The insider gossip blog has blocked the general public, requiring an invite from the anonymous bloggers to get inside.

The Soup made jabs at figures on the Raleigh political scene, including Eddie Davis, and took more than a few pokes at Beverly Perdue.

But the blog also had a decent track record, regularly beating the Magic Eight Ball on rumors and predictions.

Dear Soupsters, we're waiting for our invitation. Our e-mail is dome@newsobserver.com.

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Submitted by Anglico on January 14, 2008 - 3:33pm.

Sorry to see this. We discussed the situation at BlueNC a week ago, before they blocked the site.

In their most recent post (December 13), The Soup's chefs point out something about blogging that most people probably don't think about that often:

We launched The Soup six months ago with a mission to carve out a cheeky, stir-the-pot niche in the North Carolina political blogosphere. Based on the comments, kudos and obscenities hurled our way, we accomplished that goal. The Soup broke some news (still batting 1000% over at Under the Dome’s Magic 8-Ball), did some innovative research, and served up plenty of snark. We underestimated one thing: running a snappy, well-written, up-to-the-minute political blog is a fulltime job. Until somebody pays us or we hit the lottery, The Soup is our labor of love. The challenge is finding enough time not to post a bunch of crap. With the holidays here, we’ve decided to take a break for a few weeks, spend time with our family members who haven’t disowned us and reevaluate The Soup’s future. (emphasis added)

I subscribe to "the more the merrier" philosophy when it comes to blogging. But they're right about the time commitment. It's intense. If I weren't a freelance writer keeping my own schedule, there's no way I could do what I do online.

It would be great if they could find a way to keep The Soup alive and accessible.

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Re: No Soup for you

Submitted by jjsmith2 on January 14, 2008 - 3:19pm.

I would love an invite. It is one of my favorite blogs.

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