Greetings from the Offices of Pencil Revolution, after a year and a half’s time. Apologies that comments have not been moderated since the summer of 2006. There are still several thousand of combined spam and comments to be trudged through, one of these days. There was a lot of dust when we checked in — and many comments that lead us to suspect that there are some things that need to be clarified.
We never sold anything or made pencils. We certainly wish we could take credit for crafting things like Palominos, Forest Choice and Dixons. There were a lot of requests for information about California Republic (Palomino) products and many nice comments about the same. We would direct you to Woodchuck for all praises , which he deserves for making such a wonderful pencil, and also for questions, which he will be able to answer.
We never took money from anyone and never made any money on the site. Pencils sales and shops probably spiked a bit (who knows?) as a result of the Revolution, but we never accepted money for this. No one was paid for reviews. If we were, comments about these reviews which might have been negative would never have been allowed, which they were.
Anyway, the contact link was taken down because, frankly, I could not keep up with writing back to folks, answering questions, researching problems, etc. It became a full-time job, which I could not handle with a cross-country move and a doctoral dissertation to write beginning in 2006. I am very sorry to lessen contributions from talented people, but the multiple hours a day that running this site required just became impossible to maintain as something fun on the side.
If you are still seeking new pencil adventures, Notebookism does, from time to time, post pencil related articles and always has something interesting to read.
We will continue to host the site for the foreseeable future. However, it would be cruel to suggest that normal posting will resume any time soon. Perhaps one day…
Yours in the spirit of Revolution,
Your Editor.
Hello there,
I am slowly becoming interested in collecting pencils again. A long time ago, as a kid, I had a collection of unsharpened pencils and I gave them away as a gift to my second cousin living in Russia. Now, many years later, I am almost fascinated by their simplicity, design, beauty, and impact on history. Thanks for running this website. It has been an interesting read!
– Boris
I, for one, certainly hope to see this site revived. It was nice to see you back, even if only briefly, after 18 months!
The Revolution continues!
Very glad to see your posting. Every once in a while, I check in, having added your link to my blog, and always much appreciating the depth of your site. I’ve also forwarded the Revolution to many friends.
So glad, too, that you’re keeping an open-door to future postings.
Many thanks !
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U should pick it up as soon as possible. Who needs a doctorate when you can be a full time blogger?
Dear Editor,
Welcome back – I’ve missed pencil revolution. I know it should just be a little (serious) fun on the side and I shouldn’t set my hopes high for a “re- revolution” :). But a small comment, article or review from time to time would be nice, if you could spare the time.
pencillish greetings
Would a sincere “Please” change your mind?
Its a really great site and I miss it a lot.
Nothing that has appeared since you started your break has come close.
All the Best
I really like this site but I switched to reading http://www.penciltalk.org when I found that this site was no longer being updated. I hope this site continues to live on. Best of luck to you and your work.
I really enjoy your site. Thanks for doing it.
nobody deserves to say you guys suck. you guys rule ’cause of pencils
Welcome back, fellow analogue writer….
I am sorry to see you guys go. I have left a tribute on my blog. I hope your past posts will be up for awhile so I can fully take them in. Thank you.
hi – i love pencilrevolution and i’m seriously interested in taking the site over. i’d buy it from you for a relatively small fee – i’m not a wealthy pencil or pen magnate. just a guy who likes pencils. let me know…
Please bring the site back! I just found your site last night and it’s really great!
greetings back stranger