Thank you to all the well-wishers. I look forward to working with Domas and the rest of the board.
Robert alluded to people expressing concern in previous elections about the Signpost creating a conflict of interest. To nitpick, I don't recall it quite that way. In 2004, the Signpost did not exist yet. And when I ran in 2007, I stated at the outset that I would discontinue work there if elected. So that pretty much preempted the issue, and nobody bothered to raise concerns with me.
Anyway, to answer the question, as before I don't plan to do both at the same time, so the images of Muhammad story may be my valedictory Signpost article. Whether you see it as a time conflict, an interests conflict, or both, it wouldn't be compatible for me. I don't think being somewhat "purist" about the Signpost's independence is bad, especially since it really does have to show independence about the community's own disputes (you could ask David.Mestel about people trying to redo their arbitration cases in his weekly report). It's been tricky enough balancing what I "know" confidentially from internal discussions I'm aware of and what I "know" with my reporter hat on.
--Michael Snow