"But more: it is a social as well as scholarly community.... It’s also a refreshingly welcoming and egalitarian and deeply, sweetly sincere community. To participate, you have only to show up, and to share what you’re tinkering with." I don't know if we are "sweetly sincere," but this passage--far from the most important in the post--made me think of LSW at our best. - Steele Lawman from Bookmarklet

This post was really great. But then everything Bethany Nowviskie writes is great. - Stephen le Francoeur

It made me cry. - barbara fister