The Pork Report

Why no posts lately on The Pork Report? Last week we hit the 1,000 view threshold in a pretty short time span since our launch, and so we all convened in a dark room at 1421 Walnut Street, and, even though none of us smoke, we pumped in some cheap cigar smoke to make sure we had the right effect. We’ve been hunkered down in there ever since, taking polls, raising cash, and making deals for the last week, and now this is what we have:

What is The Pork Report? – The Pork Report is an anonymous online forum for issues relating to Philadelphia-area politics. If you have something to say about Philadelphia politics that is not a hate crime, this is the place to do it. You can be anonymous when you post or you can make your identity known. It’s up to you. There is no agenda here beyond fostering discussion and as long as posts or comments are not racist, sexist, or otherwise hateful they will not be censored.

Is there a role for an anonymous discussion forum like this? – Yes, for several reasons. First, the Philadelphia political community is small, and some people want to put an idea into the public realm of discourse without their name, party affliation, or political history attached to it. People have a right to do this. Second, other websites concerned with Philadelphia politics have agendas or well-known biases, whereas this website is open to all viewpoints. This is somewhat refreshing in a particularly personal and tense political atmosphere. No one has to take sides in this forum. Finally, United States politics has a robust legacy showing the benefits of anonymous free speech and hopefully this website is a continuation of that legacy.

What will The Pork Report look like from now on? – Posts will no longer be daily as they once were. New discussion forums will be posted about 3 to 4 times per week. Additionally, if you have an idea for a discussion that you would like to post on The Pork Report please email this to us at theporkreport “at” gmail “dot” com. We will not reveal the name or email address of the sender. The decision to publish your post is ours alone.

Thank you for reading and commenting. So far we’ve had some good discussions here and we look forward to what’s in store.