Say it isn't true!

Orblogs, the great resource for Oregon bloggers great and small, has shut down, citing a growing workload in the face of a changing blogosphere. Since last last year, WWP has sensed that the role of blogs is changing, and none of it the kind that plays to the strengths of small operations like Orblogs and its devoted followers of mostly small-time operators. The trends that plague the mainstream media [conglomerations, standardization, popularity-driven content, etc.] seem to have taken hold among the blogs. What's next?

Meanwhile, thank you, Paul Bausch, for everything. You are a champ.