Ah, sorry about this. I need to make a much more visible announcement, but blog creation is under indefinite suspension until further notice.

@GraceNote Ok, thanks for the reply. Does indefinite mean: "No one is really working on it and we don't know when/if someone will pick it up?"

No one is actively working on it due to extremely low priority, basically, yes.

We're doing some spec work and such but no dev work right now.

@GraceNote Perfectly understandable

Thanks again for the information

@GraceNote thanks for coming back to us is there any mileage in starting something on a different blogging platform and getting some statistics on things like interest/views/comments/referrals to the site. Then maybe migrating at some point in the future if SE decide to pursue blogs more in the future?

Migration/integration is a large part of the reason we suspended further blog creation.

Fair enough - it's likely to create more work than it solves :)

I wouldn't oppose setting something up off-site, but it would mean that it would be external so it wouldn't convenient, and I also can't guarantee any capability to import in the future, so I also wouldn't recommend it.

could we simulate a blog by using a Blog tag on Meta and then featuring the most recent blog post?

Uh... probably not really well.

That makes it indistinguishable from when you do have actual featured things you want to cover, for starters, in terms of the sidebar thing.

@GraceNote is there any problem with a site setting up its own blog (hosted elsewhere) and representing that blog as the blog for whatever.SE? That's a use of the SE name/brand, so want to check that. If we'd need to use some word like "unofficial" or have a disclaimer or something, that'd presumably be ok.

Obviously a site that does this takes on the burden of maintenance and risks not being able to import that content into a future SE-hosted blog.

@MonicaCellio The only problem is basically all the catches you maintained - you'd have to have all that explicit stuff about not being an official part of our network, you'd have to not use our branding, you'd have to maintain it on your own without any support from us nor guarantee of future support.

This thread from Arqade back in the day should help with mostly understanding the requirements of such a "community site", if you have any questions about what's in there let me know.

@GraceNote thanks for the pointer to the Arqade discussion. My question was basically what the restrictions/requirements would be; sounds like you've addressed that already so I'll go read.

Thanks. That's all clear. @GraceNote it doesn't actually look like a disclaimer is required per the legal document, though I think it's a good idea. Am I misreading?

Ah, it was more skirting the edges of "Do not use our name or logo in a way that might imply a false sense of partnership or endorsement with your product." is all.

Not claiming to represent SE and not even using "Stack" or "Exchange" in its name.