You said:

“Please think a moment before getting confrontational. What makes this site special is that we are all neighbors and there is a real overlap between this online community and the people that you see at the civic association meetings, cookouts, the grocery store, the liquor store, the PTA, etc.”

Since almost everyone on here posts anonymously, you’re pretty much the only one who knows who anyone is. Oh, the stories you could tell… “Memoirs of a Hood Blogger”

John, I apologize for visiting your site. I live in the Fan and I honestly didn’t know that I shouldn’t post here.

I will say this as clearly as possible:

* Folks from all over are welcomed and encouraged to read and participate on the site.

* You are welcome to post anonymously, but please do not try to hide your identity to try to trick us for any reason.

* Please think a moment before getting confrontational. What makes this site special is that we are all neighbors and there is a real overlap between this online community and the people that you see at the civic association meetings, cookouts, the grocery store, the liquor store, the PTA, etc.

I didn’t know that my small post would be considered an attempt to fluff up a candidate.

You posted on the same thread under *3* different names, Fan Resident. I called it like I saw it.

Quinn/JF, I’m pretty sure Grey would not want fluff support or his supporters using multiple fake names -doesn’t make him look good.

I’m looking for real information so I can make a choice. I like hearing that Grey has been going to the meetings but now I want to know where he stands on things like Echo Harbor.

#9 neighbor, Thanks for that bit of info.

Anonymous comments are ok and useful, if not abused. They work best, in the context of this site, if you limit yourself to as few pseudonyms as necessary. There are anonymous folks that post quite frequently, but as a reader I have a sense of what they are all about because they regularly use the same pseudonym. As a follow-up to that, posting bunches of comments under multiple names in the same discussion is confusing. Please do not abuse the ability to post anonymously.

From my perspective, it looks like you “Quinn” and “JF” are quite possibly the same person attempting to fluff support for a specific candidate. I urged you to post using a real email address so that I personally can possibly differentiate the both of you. If you notice, your email is not made public.

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I said nothing confrontational or abusive, yet your put your email address on your most recent comment as “kissmyass”. I don’t need anymore assholes around here, we have enough of out own already. Please reconsider how you would like to present yourself.

I have a right to privacy John M. I also have the right to post on whatever website I see fit regardless of where I am located.

No, you really don’t. If you are going to pretend to be multiple people in an attempt to fake support for a political candidate or are going to come in from wherever and be a dick, you are really not welcome.

As a geographically-oriented online community, we tolerate an amount of testiness on here from our neighbors because they are of the community. We do not need an injection of conflict into this online community by outsiders.

There is some chance here that y’all are attempting to astroturf our thing here, and I’m not keen on that. As new participants that are probably not neighborhood residents, I urge you to post using your real name and provide a real email address.

Which mayoral candidate will stand for the people?

Grey, if you stand for the people, please tell us how. Please understand that if we only see you hanging out with the CEOs and wealthy, it’s difficult for us to see that you care for us.

As ya’ll know at this point I’m relatively new to Richmond. Though prior to beginning construction the funds for the arts center could (arguably) have been better spent elsewhere, I think at this point we should follow through to completion. If nothing else to prevent a ‘gap’ on Broad that currently exists. Learn from the experience and try not to repeat the mistakes in the future.

I’d also recommend reading the Richmond Magazine article Don links at the beginning of that post.

Where do all the mayoral candidates stand on the Echo Harbor project? I know that Goldman says no.

I would also like to know candidates plans on improving public transportation and if they have any “green” ideas to implement.

I would appreciate information on any or all candidates because thus far I’m undecided.