QUALITY ASSURANCE

This is a difficult topic to discuss under the best of circumstances. Anyone who has a friend or family member struggling with a debilitating condition knows that everyday is a stomach-wrenching ordeal, waiting for the spinning plates to crash down into catastrophe. Sometimes, the most vital skill is knowing when it's time to intervene.

Back when we began this blog as a sister publication to The Tattler, we had hoped that by parodying the name, we'd be able to entertain our readers by poking fun at the hypocrisy and foolishness of PT wingnuts. And as long as The Tattler blazed a trail of razor-sharp sarcasm and mockery, there was no reason to be anything but proud of continuing the legacy.

That is why it is so unfortunate now that we have to recognize what has become apparent to everyone. And perhaps we allowed our affection to blind us to the downward spiral, so that we were the last to admit it even to ourselves. But now it can no longer be denied: The Tattler is going the way of the Hindenburg, collapsing into inferno.

I suppose the first real sign I had recognized for myself was the Hitler incident with Karl d-Az. I'm sure you noticed the same thing I did. In his inept attempt to attack Karl, the Tattler instead betrayed an inexplicable affection for both Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler himself. I know I'm not the only person who sees that this can only be the product of a diseased and deteriorating mind, perhaps ravaged by decades of severe drug abuse.

Now, there are those who will say that the Tattler still maintains a healthy web traffic level, and this may well be true. But only the most stubborn fans will be unable to see that this level of traffic is more due to the morbid human desire to see the twisted metal and blood-spattered pavement while passing a horrific accident than to any real appreciation or respect. In closing, all I can say is that up until this point we were proud to carry a title that satired The Tattler, our sister publication. I can only hope that the author of the Tattler can be convinced to alter his own title before the damage to our brand becomes irreperable.

JC