Why is “Rumor Central” classified a blog? Access has been restricted to the Questions and Answers section.
In 2007 we converted Rumor Central from static web content to a blog format using that technology to better organize the content and make it more user-friendly. Advantages of the blog format include:
- Tags/labels and time/date stamps on each posting
- The ability to sort and search content by subject and/or date
- A continuous log of all questions and answers
This makes it much easier to navigate and search among the 440 + questions and answers for the topics that are of most interest to users.
Currently we don't allow comments from outside MOSERS to be posted to Rumor Central because the benefits we administer (retirement, life insurance and long-term disability insurance) are very technical in nature and governed by state statute. We are concerned that information posted by a user could be inaccurate or be misunderstood by other members.
You may find a recent article about Rumor Central interesting. As mentioned in the article, we are always looking for ways to use the latest technology to enhance this and all the services we provide. Recently, we began including a web feedback option when we post news to our website. This allows members to inform us about their thoughts, feelings and questions on developing issues. Web users may include name and contact information if they would like to receive a response, or they may submit feedback anonymously.
