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Detroit, 3:43 PM
Wed Dec 9
25 posts in the last 24 hours
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Editor-in-Chief:
Ray Wert | | AIM
Road Test Editor:
Wes Siler |
Weekend Editor:
Murilee Martin |
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Associate Editor - Detroit:
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Contributors:
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02/15/09
02/15/09
Hey Mur; you could start your own site you know. That would fix those Gawker dweebs.
02/12/09
how about Murilee and Johnny do a Blog!
i'll do the australia coverage
yea!
02/12/09
www.autofiends.com
02/11/09
somibear : I sympathise with you about finding out Murilee's true gender. I suspected for a long time before I finally figured it out...a lot like the Santa Claus thing. Read the sordid details here:
[jalopnik.com]
I've always assumed that this is the same Murilee Martin. God help us all if there's really more than one!
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02/11/09
02/11/09
Next I was grief stricken. Less Murilee! That's like asking us to breathe less air!
Then I felt selfish glee--I've been so busy at work--I've had to miss whole days of Jalopnik--but now on the weekends I can wallow in DOTS and PCH and whatever else comes along.
Then I wondered if we can somehow adopt Murilee. Any ideas, anybody? Or we can take turns adopting him for a week?
Then I thought, Ray, how can we help Jalopnik?
Can some one of your clever lads or lassies set up a zombie system that will just relentlessly click away on everything on Jalopnik?
02/11/09
Enthusiasts love her, but the general public just Doesn't Get It. It's a goddamn shame.
02/11/09
Maybe there wasn't a weekend editor in the first place; I'm not sure, I smoke a LOT of weed, so my memory is kind of, kind of, sketchy.
Nothing is perfect, nothing pleases everyone, but Jalopnik I love you. Murrillee, you are a treasure, and you've made me fall in love with Alameda as well.
02/11/09
That made me laugh out loud, so you're hearted. I think. Sometimes I think you've been sharing with the hamsters.
We don't have a weekend editor, as far as I know, which is why our weekends are drier than the proverbial nun's downstairs.
02/11/09
On the other hand this is a brilliant move from a business standpoint. Despite the rabid fervor of the comentatiat a relatively small portion of page views (and thus ad revenue) comes from Murilee's posts. Does that mean they're bad posts? Hell no, they're brilliantly entertaining reads but the fact is, outside the Jalopnik Comentariat (which, we have to remember, makes up a minuscule portion of Jalopnik's total readership) there aren't a whole lot of people interested in cars likely older than they are on an island they will likely never visit, nor are they interested in a bastardized Fiero that isn't even drivable. You really have to remember we're "weird" and, comparatively, small in numbers, they don't make their money on us, they make their money on the hordes of people looking at the new cars, the top ten lists, the "booth professionals", and the random-nearly-naked ladies... are these the most original articles, no but they're what pay the bills and what the typical idiot looks at while they're working.
So, by moving Murilee to the weekend they have negligible impact on their weekday pageviews and they actually get some weekend content... which means the opportunity for weekend pageviews... which means weekend ad revenue.
02/11/09
I dread the thought of the destination that Nick Denton will take the jalop to if he only continues to think about how to maximize page views and favor content that resonates with ad people.
02/11/09
02/12/09
As for the rest, I'm 23, so as far as I can remember MTV never really played music, when I was in grade school they had the occasional snippet of some godawful "music" on in between the ads, but... I live on the ass-backwards side of Washington so by the time the local cable picked up TLC it was already shit, and I try to avoid the news as the town I live in is soul crushing enough that I really don't need any help to get suicidally depressed.
02/11/09
I think DOTS hit a high point with the '84 Skylark and not one commenter opined that it didn't belong.
I know you're not going anywhere, Murilee. But all of us have seen this happen over and over in the "work environment" and people who find themselves halfway out the door often next find themselves all the way out. They don't very often find their way back in.
02/11/09
02/11/09
02/11/09
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Murilee's writing doesn't fit what Gawker wants Jalopnik to be. At all.
02/11/09
I'm going to miss Murilee, just as I've missed Davey, Jonny, Spinelli and Bumbeck in the past. But I'm still here, and I'm guessing that I'll remain here.
02/11/09
02/11/09
"Jalopnik's readers are brand-conscious and brand-hungry, always waiting for the next hot thing to drive their way."
I like trees.
02/11/09
02/11/09
02/11/09
But, I do appreciate your steadfast dedication to the cause.
02/11/09
02/11/09
Welcome to my world with my shitty little Saturn. It is officially worth $1800 according to KBB, and yet I have put close to $5500 in the past two years to get it in good running shape.
Take from the idiot who has already made the mistake first hand: do only what is absolutely necessary to keep the car running, and save the rest of your money for a down payment on something better.
02/11/09
02/11/09
02/11/09
Unlike some of the old guard here, I was always a fan but never a loyal reader of Murilee's (nearly used her real name there) work...liking my cars smaller, sportier, and more reliable than those usually covered by Ms. Martin.
However, I do think it bodes ill that s/he is seeing his hours cut. Please don't suck as bad as the last chick who "worked" at the J, Murilee...
02/11/09
How about Davey's?
02/11/09
02/11/09
And I feel a bit sad.
02/11/09
On the left, wild color on the garage and an amazingly cool vehicle parked in the driveway.
On the right, the garage has been painted over blank white, and there's nothing cool left in the driveway.
Let's hope this isn't the start of the Jalopocalypse! Click through those ads in a random yet deliberate fashion!
02/11/09
02/11/09
I hope this is only temporary... or that I find out where your work resurfaces if it's to be found elsewhere.
As has been said, Leaverman, Murilee, and Davey G were the reasons that applied for a commenting account on this site and the changes in the past year or so are seeming to leave me feeling a bit empty about Jalopnik as of late.
Quit looking at me... I got something in my eye.