Opponaut-Started Kinja Blogs

"Tim (Fractal Footwork)" (fractalfootwork) 09/09/2015 at 21:05 • Filed to: Blog, Sub-blog, Kinja, The Rally Takeover, Overland & Expedition, Live and Let Diecast, Formula Freak, Rennsport

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The best thing about Gawker Media’s change to Kinja was the introduction of user-created blogs sprouting out of the minds of the best commenters on the internet. There is an !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! on !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , but I’d like to focus in on the more recent spur of automotive inspired Kinja blogs from the talented authors of this here Oppositelock.

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Started by !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , a badass name I wish I had, and a few other enthusiast authors, The Rally Takeover reports on all things Rally with Fantasy WRC and articles on the authors’ personal experiences in Rallying.

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A relatively new exiting blog I just found out about, “Overland & Expedition, the vehicle based adventure travel Kinja, is growing fast with more and better stuff all the time!” Here’s a taste with their !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

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A diecast blog only Roger Moore could have imagined. You might know it for the notable, heartwarming story of the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

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This a blog I created (#ShamelessSelfPromotion) around Formula 1. It is made up of a small-but-talented staff of 5 writers blogging for fun in their spare time about a motorsport they love, and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

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The blog that inspired Formula Freak to click its heels, Rennsport offers up some of the most in-depth analysis of sports car racing this side of the Kuipier Belt. You may have read one of their Race MegaGuides or Live Blogs.

I believe this was one of the first solo-blogs (from Gawker) created, as the brain behind it was !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , the creator of pre-Kinja Oppositelock, knew the ins-and-outs already.

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For those who like Trains; choo-choo motherfucker.

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A blog about Jimmy Johns, or U-boats; I’m not quite sure which...

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Airplanes, Jets, Unidentified Flying Objects.

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Ongoings of automotive life in the Upper Midwestern United States.

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The ongoings of the James Bond franchise in the lead-up to Spectre and looking back through the years. This blog was started by !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , now Jalopnik’s evening contributor.

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If I missed your blog, please let me know and I’ll add it. Alternatively, if you would like to provide readers a better, more thorough interpretation of your blog than what I have written, just drop it in the comments and I’ll insert it.

For Sweden > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/09/2015 at 21:10

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I think Rennsport is an Aussie Rules football blog now.

TheHondaBro > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/09/2015 at 21:14

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Small Scale Bashers, but its basically dead at this point.

http://smallscalebashers.kinja.com/#_ga=1.2523657…

Blondude > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/09/2015 at 21:16

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DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE BEST KINJA BLOG IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/09/2015 at 21:17

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The Railyard - For those who like trains.

Birddog > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/09/2015 at 21:18

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It reminds me of the heyday of the Magazine. There were tons of sub Rags loosely associated with larger ones. It’s pretty awesome.

I’m really liking Overland. It matches my interests pretty closely.

My Miata has handlebars..

Really? I cropped it twice.. Baah!

For Sweden > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/09/2015 at 21:28

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I like trains

Sn210 > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/09/2015 at 21:31

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Woooo!

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > For Sweden 09/09/2015 at 21:31

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Do you like them enough to merit authorship?

Chris Clarke > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/09/2015 at 21:32

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How could you forget http://subblog.kinja.com ?

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > Chris Clarke 09/09/2015 at 21:36

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And Planelopnik? 2 seconds...

For Sweden > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/09/2015 at 21:36

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The only time I have interesting train-related content to share, it’s about a train crash :/

OPPOsaurus WRX > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/09/2015 at 21:39

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i got a response to one of my posts from who I would guess is the king of the Railyard. so much info. it was pretty impressive. I’m really impressed with how varied the interests are and how strong they show thru on a site thats somewhat supposed to be auto specific.

what about the airplane sites? are those not opponauts? i’m surprised there is no bike page (mountain/road bikes) or something space related

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > For Sweden 09/09/2015 at 21:40

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Everyone likes a good train crash.

If you ever want to write something, you know where to find me (sitting at my computer desk refreshing Oppo every five seconds with a glazed look in my eyes and drool hanging out my mouth)

For Sweden > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/09/2015 at 21:51

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These are the last two pieces I wrote:

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/canadian-tsb-r…

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/fyi-on-amtrak-…

This one was fun to write too

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/subways-suck-1…

BReLp7dzHM3ytYsE > For Sweden 09/09/2015 at 21:58

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I bet you do, son. I bet you do.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/09/2015 at 22:08

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Just out of curiosity, how does one start a Kinja sub-blog?

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > BaconSandwich is tasty. 09/09/2015 at 22:31

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It involves creating another user account, then merging it with your own. I'll try and find the post somewhere when I'm back close to my computer.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > For Sweden 09/09/2015 at 22:53

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You’ve been added, rallybeetle.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/09/2015 at 22:53

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I’ve been thinking of a sub-blog for technical/IT/programming stuff.

Chris Clarke > BaconSandwich is tasty. 09/09/2015 at 23:06

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It doesn’t really work anymore. Sub blogs have been kinja’d.

Which reminds me http://dajnik.kinja.com/

For Sweden > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/09/2015 at 23:33

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Neat

HammerheadFistpunch > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/10/2015 at 00:09

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best of oppo and dajnik are fun ones.

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > Chris Clarke 09/10/2015 at 17:16

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Really? On purpose?

Chris Clarke > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/10/2015 at 17:22

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Not really on purpose how I understand it. Group blog creation was sort of a hack to begin with. See gamecat’s explanation .

Justin T. Westbrook > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 09/12/2015 at 23:08

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You can add Beyond James Bond to the list.. that’s how I got started :)

Justin T. Westbrook > Chris Clarke 09/12/2015 at 23:10

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I mean, it fundamentally works just like the main blogs... I have my fingers in everything.

Chris Clarke > Justin T. Westbrook 09/15/2015 at 14:44

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My point is, you can no longer make your own group blog and add members to it. If you already have a group blog then yes, it essentially works like a gawker site.