2996 - Tribute to 9/11 Victims
- Posted by Beth on August 3rd, 2006 filed in Blogs, General, Support this
[Moved to top post for the day--newer posts below]
I know many of you already know about the 2996 project, but it’s time to do a reminder–and a bleg.
2996 is a project organized by D.C. Roe, to have 2996 bloggers (!) all posting a tribute to a 9/11 victim (names are assigned) on September 11, 2006–the five-year anniversary. Right now there are 1187 blogs signed up, and there’s just over a month to go. You know what that means:
If you read the progress section you probably know where this is going. I’ve been spending a lot of time sending information about 2,996 to some of the big blogs, online newspapers. I’m hoping that some big publicity will speed up the sign up rate. So far I’ve got some interest, but nothing concrete.
Bottom line is we need more bloggers. That’s where you all come in.
1. What if each of us got 2 new bloggers to sign up? I’ll tell you what…we’d have more than enough to put this thing over the top. So tell everyone about it. Remember the old commercial? You tell 2 friends…then they’ll tell 2 friends…
2. We do need some publicity. And the bigger the better. So send requests to the big blogs you read. Ask them to join. And them to do a story. Ask them to help. It might be easy to overlook one email from the guy running the whole thing, but it’d be much more difficult to overlook fifty or a hundred emails.
I had signed up some time ago, but I got an email from Angie asking for help–and I’m glad she reminded me, because I was thinking just recently that it was time for a reminder on this site.
So how about it? Surely one post on one day to honor a 9/11 victim’s life isn’t too much to ask, is it? Have YOU signed up?
If you have signed up already, please post a reminder on YOUR blog. I don’t care if you want to copy my whole post or write your own and not link to this; your politics or lack of political interest isn’t a part of this at all–I just want you to help.
Tags: 9/11, September 11, 9-11, WTC, World Trade Center, Francisco Muñoz, tribute, 2996
UPDATE: Linked to the Armorer’s H&I Fires and basil’s blog.
Point Five » The 2996 Project says:
[...] heros still waiting to be assigned. Go to Beth’s to learn how you can join in this project. Plugg It! Tags: 2996, 911 Trackback URI for this entry: http://pointfiveblog.com/index.php/2006/08/972/trackback/ function openSpellChecker() { // get the textarea we’re going to check var txt = document.getElementById(’comment’); // give the spellChecker object a reference to our textarea // pass any number of text objects as arguments to the constructor: var speller = new spellChecker( txt,”http://pointfiveblog.com/wp” ); // kick it off speller.openChecker(); } [...]
Eric says:
Thanks…just signed up! Will post about it later this evening…
Blandly Urbane says:
Absolutely wonderful cause. I don’t like the fact that there are so many people that need a blogger. I’m keeping my post at the top too.
Aaron's cc: says:
Hacked again, about 3 hours ago. Hosting Matters is running out of excuses.
The Jawa Report says:
Bloggers Sign Up
This is a reprint of Beth’s post verbatim (sans images). I signed up my home blog. I know many of you already know about the 2996 project, but it’s time to do a reminder–and a bleg. 2996 is a project…
Renaissance Blogger » Blog Archive » 2996 Project says:
[...] MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy has posted a reminder/invitation for bloggers to participate in the 2996 Project. This project, organized by D.C. Roe, is designed to have 2,996 bloggers post a tribute to a 9/11 victim on the five year anniversary of that tragic day. I have just signed on as blogger #1208. Here’s the latest update from D.C. Roe: Progress But before I go too far here’s the latest progress report [...]
Tammy says:
Thanks for reminding me, Beth. I’ve been meaning to sign up and kept airheading it out. I’m signed up now, and will be posting the graphic, etc (and maybe stealing your post, lol) tonight after work.
Stix Blog says:
2996 Project
Have you signed up for the 2996 Project. I have Jason Dahl as my name to rememberI RememberJason DahlUnited Airlines Flight 93 H/T tot The Jawa Report via My Right Vast Right Wing Conspiracy Taken from My Vast Right Wing
Rocket Jones says:
Forget, Hell
I’m a linking fool. I share all kinds of odd stuff found in the dusty corners of the internet. Once in a while though, I do offer up something more substantial, such as this: 2996 is a project organized by…
JargonTalk says:
Thanks for the tip. Signed up for the 2996 Tribute to 9/11 Victims, and will be creating a tribute to Lt. (JG) Darin Howard Pontell, USN, an Annapolis graduate who was killed on September 11th at the Pentagon. It’s the least this old ‘Nam-era Marine could do.