Real Goddamned Mail: "More Navel Gazing."

• Truthfully I don't visit your site as often, mostly because of Xxxxxxx. If you'd keep him off the page it'd be a much more pleasant place. Honestly, I don't know how you let him go on in the way he does. He's insulting and frankly creepy. If that's what your page is about, you can have it.
• There was such a variety of things at RYS, and that's not true of this place any more.
• You don't post any new information. It's all about "Why does nobody read us?" Well, that's why.
• There are some of your regulars who are too stupid for words.
• I think the idea of bitching about a cushy tenured teaching job is just out in this economy. I don't have any sympathy for you people any more. Buck it up and teach your classes.
• I used to be a champion for this page, but you have some real nuts posting, like Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxxx. They actually sound like they need some medication, and I'm not kidding. Their violent tendencies come across as frightening not humorous, and I just don't want to see what they have to say next.
• Too many idiots posting the most stuff. You have some really great people who only comment. I'd read a whole page of posts by Cassandra and Stella for example. But the ones who dominate are little boys trying to shock each other. I'm definitely over it.
• More navel gazing. Oh good. Now tell us about the stupid college you all work at. We're not interested. You write a blog for your friends. So why do you care if anyone else reads it? If you and your buddy Xxxxxxx can compare notes over who is the most clever, then you should be happy.
• I dare you to go look at any month of posts at Rate Your Students. You'll be embarrassed at the content you provide in comparison.
• The upswing is over. The peak is passed. It's a good idea, but as a longtime reader, I think I've seen all you've got. I only check the page once a week, and it takes me about 5 minutes to go through any of the worthwhile stuff.
• Gotta be the improvement in graphics!
• You don't matter anymore.
• You used to be funny. Now it's all so serious. I get serious and tedium at work.
• I have no sympathy for you. You are reaping what you sowed.
• I'm glad you've raised the question, because I think you've overstayed your welcome. There is some value to the venting of the professoriate's troubles, but you need a certain level of skill and aplomb to make it more than a silly one-joke blog.