So, the demise of Blogger Insider. I knew that my decision would not sit well with some, but it was a decision for me to make and in the end, I do not regret it. To those of you who enjoyed the program, I'm sorry that others spoiled it for you, and for those of you who sent me messages telling me how much you enjoyed it while you were involved -- thanks, I really do appreciate it. It was for you that I kept the project going long after I began having problems.

However, I did receive an e-mail yesterday from someone who wanted to take over the program. He had sent up an e-mail address for "blogmatch" (which he asked me to post and I said no for reasons I'm about to explain, but I was not the only one approached so I wanted people to know who I was talking about) and said that he was going to continue the program. I declined to post his e-mail address based on a number of things, including the fact that his e-mail did not contain a name or website and I didn't feel comfortable just putting up some random e-mail address, but more so because he just went ahead and set everything up without even consulting me.

It's not that I have a megalomaniacal need to have the project to myself. I never said "me or no one else." But given that the project was my idea, my intellectual property, run by me on my own spare time, I would've thought it at least courteous for anyone to ask permission if I minded that someone else continue the program in my stead. As I wrote in my e-mail back to him, I considered the project over and did not feel comfortable with him just going ahead with it without even consulting me.

So if you receive an e-mail from this guy, I want you all to know that I did not supply him with any e-mail addresses or websites, nor did I sanction his actions. As I said, as far as I'm concerned, the project is over.