I got us through the first decade, now it’s someone else’s turn
After ten years, more than 3,000 threads, tens of thousands of comments, one lawsuit, and a lot of agonizing, it’s time for me to let Village 14 go.
Today is my final day as an administrator on this site.
I launched Village 14 in 2011 with Sean Roche, after many years of moderating a similar blog for the Newton TAB. I had left my job there and wanted to continue to provide a place for conversations about Newton.
This was before the proliferation of list serves. Before Facebook groups. Before Next Door and other online platforms. It was a time when us unelected proles primarily
