Hello, I've no idea how to write an introduction (especially on a list populated by so many well-known and experienced veterans), but I've got to do it sometime, so... My name's Kevin Gifford, and I've been owned by a pair of ferrets for three months now -- I adopted them through the ferret organization here in Houston soon after I moved from San Francisco. I've been active in the organization since (they recently restarted activities after a long dormancy), and so far I've enjoyed the experience immensely. I've been reading the FML for four or five months, and now I don't feel like I've truly started the morning unless I've read it all the way through. People may say there's too much of this or that on the list nowadays, but I still have yet to find a larger group of intelligent ferro-people in one place. The reason I'm posting is because I'm thinking about starting a weblog devoted to ferrets. This may not sound too extraordinary, but I don't think there's anyone else on the Web doing what I have in mind. Basically, I'd like to start a sort of personal news site devoted to ferrets, a place where people can read new articles on the guys and maybe discuss them on a local messageboard. It wouldn't be a staid place, though -- the sorts of articles I have in mind include: - Links to online (mainstream) news articles that have to do with ferrets - Pertinent news/anecdotes on ferret issues linked from other ferret resources, such as the FML/FHL or related groups on Yahoo or Livejournal, with a concentration on health and legality issues - Links to shelters whenever they're selling new stuff, or putting up a new event report, etc. - Features on basic ferret care with lots of pics 'n such - Pix of my and other people's ferrets (can't have a web site without those) - Perhaps a running list of online donation/charity/sale drives being held by U.S. shelters/organizations, ordered by priority or somesuch That sort of thing. Basically, a friendly little weblog/news site where I and other people talk about ferrets a lot. Reader input would be encouraged, of course, especially considering I'm a ferro-neophyte and I'm bound to make mistakes in my writing. I've actually written some ferret-related entries on my current weblog -- you can take a look to get an idea of what the writing style would be like on this new ferret site: http://www.video-fenky.com/archives/000352.html http://www.video-fenky.com/archives/000364.html http://www.video-fenky.com/archives/000382.html Now, my questions to FML readers: Do you think a site like this would be interesting to ferret owners? Would you be interested in reading it, for that matter? Is there anyplace else on the Web doing something like this? I don't want to duplicate what's already on the net, and certainly it's not my intention to step on the toes of FML or any other net resource -- this site would be unaffiliated with any other group or organization I may be a member of. It just struck me as surprising that there was no single place on the Web to go to for up-to-date news and stories, considering the millions of ferrets out there. There are a great many good ferret sites, of course, but most of them are pretty static -- I think I might be able to fill a space with the site I have in mind. Feel free to let me know your opinions or suggestions on what I just outlined, either here or via email. I look forward to hearing from you. k [Posted in FML issue 4879]