Edit: New poll configured.

At first I thought, “Wow, I’m surprised by the fact that the influx of N&O readers are overwhelmingly in support of preserving Dorothea Dix entirely for a park,” but then I grew suspicious later in the day when the ‘total preservation’ choice continued to increase at a rapid rate. I edited the choice to say “Spam?” and it continued to get votes even after this, so it looks like a script or bot accounted for possibly 150 “Preserve all of it for a park” votes today. As I write this it is still getting votes.

Ashame, isn’t it?

I don’t care what people vote for when it is done honestly, but having a bot skew the results is pretty low, regardless of who would do it.

The “Future Raleigh Skyline” rendering was featured on the front page of the Monday, April 30, 2007 edition of the Raleigh News and Observer. I was also quoted within this article commenting the hopes for the future of the skyline (getting the last work nonetheless).

Read the article here.

View a PDF of the Monday’s front page.

On the Road Again - With Dustin in the Raleigh studios and Matt on the road, the guys attempt another skypecast. With any luck this one will turn out better than the last. In this pre-Beer Fest cast, the guys discuss what Matt’s doing in the plain states of the US. Other topics include new updates to the front page and a possible RalSky blurb in an upcoming edition in The Raleigh News & Observer about the future Raleigh Skyline. Look out for that. Runtime: 28:41