Moving towards a milestone!

Just a quick note to readers that if AmP receives 3500 visits tomorrow (slightly above average), it will break the 90k visits mark for November (a new record after last month's +80k).

Another milestone on the near horizon - 750k visits this year. Not bad my fellow papist plotters!

So, if there's some worthy post that you thought about linking or responding to, now would be a time I'd especially appreciate it! I would suggest that my critique of the Golden Compass might be a good choice.

I must also say that the regular compliments and feedback I receive via email always render me very grateful and more eager to continue my blog's services. Here's a few recent samples:

I have been reading your blog faithfully every day for a few months now. I have been wanting to drop you a line and just say what a great job you do. AmericanPapist is one of my favorite Catholic sites on the web. Keep up the excellent work.

I love the blog, I've been following it for quite some time. The PPOTD always makes me smile.

Thanks also for the great blog. Firstly, it's great to have a fellow young Catholic (especially a fellow Papist!) putting the issues out there. I also can't express to you enough how much I appreciate your sense of humor. The first PPOTD I saw was the Tower of Orthanc one, and I've been hooked on your blog since.

The material is excellent but the humor makes it pop! ... Humor is so needed along with Orthodoxy.... and there is no reason not to be joyful in The Church which has The Fullness of The Truth!

I can only respond that so much of AmP's quality and content is provided by the readers who send me tips, comments and links. AmP really is a group blog in that sense, I'm just the editor and faithful gadfly.

Of course, there's also the stray negative comment. When objective and phrase charitably, these too assist the blog's quality and accuracy. So don't be afraid to speak up if you notice something. Blogging, when done right, actually does have an element of accountability, and this significantly improves my writing over time (I hope). Granted that it can be a slow and gradual process. But 2,300+ posts is a healthy start, I'd say.

Okay, back to work!