# Ed, I think your efforts to improve the Dope have been a failure so far.

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**Created:** [March 3, 2009, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-i-think-your-efforts-to-improve-the-dope-have-been-a-failure-so-far/488210 "2009-03-03T23:43:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-i-think-your-efforts-to-improve-the-dope-have-been-a-failure-so-far/488210/201 "2009-03-15T05:03:40Z")

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> [@Ed\_Zotti](#):
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> My apologies for not replying sooner. Things have been a little hectic.
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> I wasn’t intending to alienate the SDMB community, and to the extent this has occurred I deeply regret it. What’s done is done, but I’m investigating a thing or two that may help make amends. I don’t want to promise what I can’t deliver, so I’ll say no more for now. Communication has certainly been an issue and could stand to be improved. I absolutely want the community to continue. One of the problems we’ve had is that we’re attempting to establish a stable revenue model during a difficult time for CL, the newspaper industry, and the country in general. I ask your patience while we get this sorted out internally, but hope to give you some idea where this is all headed next week.

Ah, the old, “I’m sorry you were offended” appology. :dubious:

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**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-i-think-your-efforts-to-improve-the-dope-have-been-a-failure-so-far/488210/202 "2009-03-15T06:07:32Z")

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> [@Guinastasia](#):
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> Ah, the old, “I’m sorry you were offended” appology. :dubious:

I think _that_ particular horse has not only bolted but has gone on to have a lucrative racing career, retired to stud, been put out to pasture, and finally been shot and made into glue and dogfood.

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