Comments on: The Death Of Civil Service Blogging http://thethunderdragon.co.uk/2008/03/the-death-of-civil-service-blogging.html Don't annoy a dragon, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:36:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: John M Ward http://thethunderdragon.co.uk/2008/03/the-death-of-civil-service-blogging.html#comment-1586 John M Ward Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:29:00 +0000 http://thethunderdragon.co.uk/blog/2008/03/the-death-of-civil-service-blogging/#comment-1586 George is a great name for a dragon -- though a bit confusing for the supporters when that other George was fighting the dragon. Calls of "Come on George!" might not have worked according to plan...<br/><br/>Meanwhile, I shall miss the Civil Serf. It was interesting to get a feel for what is now going on in the Services, from which I was made redundant in 1996. It seems to have changed hugely since my time, and it was useful to have an up to date fly-on-the-wall commentary.<br/><br/>Never mind: perhaps others will spring up, though they'd have to be very carefully presented in order not to give away who the writers were.<br/><br/>It might even work best as a team effort, covering different Ministries and ensuring that no one location could be pinned down by anyone trying to scupper their efforts.<br/><br/>If I were the Civil Serf, I might be tempted to wait until the heat is off, then contact any of her commenters who disclosed that they too were in the Civil Service, with the idea of suggesting forming such an alliance. PGP or similar "public key" encryption would be useful in this endeavour.<br/><br/>Whatever does happen, I believe that the concept of the Civil Serf is too good to stop for long. George is a great name for a dragon — though a bit confusing for the supporters when that other George was fighting the dragon. Calls of “Come on George!” might not have worked according to plan…

Meanwhile, I shall miss the Civil Serf. It was interesting to get a feel for what is now going on in the Services, from which I was made redundant in 1996. It seems to have changed hugely since my time, and it was useful to have an up to date fly-on-the-wall commentary.

Never mind: perhaps others will spring up, though they’d have to be very carefully presented in order not to give away who the writers were.

It might even work best as a team effort, covering different Ministries and ensuring that no one location could be pinned down by anyone trying to scupper their efforts.

If I were the Civil Serf, I might be tempted to wait until the heat is off, then contact any of her commenters who disclosed that they too were in the Civil Service, with the idea of suggesting forming such an alliance. PGP or similar “public key” encryption would be useful in this endeavour.

Whatever does happen, I believe that the concept of the Civil Serf is too good to stop for long.

]]> By: lettersfromatory http://thethunderdragon.co.uk/2008/03/the-death-of-civil-service-blogging.html#comment-1584 lettersfromatory Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:54:00 +0000 http://thethunderdragon.co.uk/blog/2008/03/the-death-of-civil-service-blogging/#comment-1584 I'd never has guessed that your name was George. I’d never has guessed that your name was George.

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