Staff Blog

This has nothing to do with derby, but, to Hurt Reynolds, it's like a member of the family just died:

In response to a couple of comments and a direct request, I've added some new code to the DNN site today that  allows quoting previous comments in your comments.  A useful and common feature that we've been lacking.  Subject lines will also be filled in automatically now in a more intuitive way (though you can still change them to whatever you want).

More proof that we listen!  Keep those suggestions coming and we'll continue to build DNN for your derby pleasure. 

In other news, I've decided to suck it up and go to ALL 3 major WFTDA tournaments this fall.  DNN will be seeking sponsorships to help defray the costs of doing live coverage.  Get in on the ground floor and we'll give you the best bang for your derby-fan-targeted buck!

[EDIT] - We quickly realized that the auto-subject thing, though convenient, led to a lot of very nondescript, non-useful comment subjects in our home page "Discussions" box.  So that's disabled now.  You'll have to type in your own subject.  Be creative!  You can even swear!

Awesome.

We've been delighted by the growth of our little community here at DNN in the past two months since our relaunch, particularly now that comment threads on posts seem to really be taking off.  Glad you're all participating, keep it up!  However, as our commenter base has grown, we realized it was probably time to implement a Code of Conduct for the site. 

We hope you won't find it too onerous.

The Grand Rapids Press has some good coverage this weekend of the production process for the forthcoming roller derby movie Whip It!, featuring members of the Grand Raggidy Roller Girls with various roles in the film:

News story featuring Jackie Daniels and Dot Matrix.

Over the course of RollerCon, DNN will be collecting clips of you -- yes, YOU -- singing derby-centric verses for our own take on the Discovery Channel's "I Love the Whole World" promo.  If you love the derby, and you want to tell the whole world why, now's your chance!  Keep your eyes peeled for Moose Ondaluce and his camera for your chance to record a line or three.

I arrived in Las Vegas yesterday along with a few other key RollerCon planners:  benevolent dictator Ivanna S. Pankin and Trish the Dish from Sin City Skates, Nottie A.

Hi.
I have a blog at TyraDurden.com.  That's where I post about my training, and a lot of stuff about what Derby City Rollergirls in Louisville, Ky are up to.  I also sometimes write about girls from other leagues that I meet (only in a good way, though, probably).So...see ya there.

Here's a better-than-average mainstream-media article that actually does some investigative reporting, covering the birth process of a second, non-WFTDA aspirational league in Indianapolis. Worth a read (although, as is so often the case, the rules "crash course" is nearly comically inaccurate.)

For us visual learners, here are some quick, ugly and totally unofficial tournament brackets:

[ wildly incorrect brackets removed ]

Nevermind....  These were based on the much simpler brackets of last year.  I'll try to put new ones together in the next couple days that include all of the consolation / double elimination bouts.