About BlueNC

They can, but not if they are also on the front page. The purpose of the recommended posts list is to shine a light on content that the community is finding particularly valuable. Stuff that is on the front page is excluded because it doesn't need any additional light-shining, but if a front page author chooses not to promote one of his or her posts to the front page, it may appear in the recommended posts list.

As of mid-June, 2008, BlueNC's front pagers are:

• James
• Betsy Muse
• Robert P.
• Gordon Smith
• Greg Flynn
• Kirk Ross ("kmr")
• Lance
• Robert P.
• Linda
• Dan B
• momoaizo
• scharrison

The Emeritus Club

• Lance
• TarGator

Anglico, Lance and TarGator started BlueNC. Betsy and Robert were added in February 2006 and the other front pagers were added at various times when the managing partners felt the front page needed some beefing up.

There are always a handful of authors at BlueNC with special administrative privileges that allow them to decide whether or not a blog post (or a calendar event or a poll, you name it) goes on the front page. Not surprisingly, most of what these authors write ends up on the front page! These authors can also promote other posts, and frequently do so when they feel like something that isn't on the front page deserves a wider audience.