This Thanksgiving We're Thankful for a Break
That's it, we're in holiday mode: the dayside writers are taking Thursday and Friday off, but the night crew — Adrian, Azaria and Ravi — will be posting sporadically. Also, we're launching an always-open chat page.
Since Gawker Media embraced the anarchic tag page system, we've had people posting news tips and story ideas on the #tips page and celebrity sightings on #stalker. Some of the other sites in the Gawker family have also designated certain hashtags as ways for commenters to talk among themselves without being tethered to a specific post. For example, Jezebel has #groupthink, Deadspin has their #duan page (a holdover of from their Deadspin Up All Night open-threads). We'd like to start one, too, and we'd like to know what name you like best. Here are a few of our ideas:
#gawkertalker — It has a nice ring to it, but maybe too sing-songy?
#circlesmirk — I think it's apt, but probably too cute.
#snitheads — Foster's suggestion.
#runningtext — A nod to print.
#fnff — Why not go with a classic?
Anyway, lobby for your favorite down in comments, but the only way to cast a vote is to actually use them. So click through to your favorite (or make up your own) and say something. Post early, post often. The tag page that attracts the most activity will be immortalized as a suggested hashtag on the top of every page of Gawker.