Comments on: It’s Time (For Me) To Say Goodbye

By: StaticBlog

StaticBlog — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:28:09 +0000

This seems to be shaping up like the Ben Lyons/Ben Mankiewicz version of “At the Movies.”

By: ChickenCrab

ChickenCrab — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:07:31 +0000

“I never cared about American Idol or a lot of the pop stars Idolator covered; I read it because of *how* that stuff, and a lot of stuff that did interest me, was covered.”

I’ve been trying to find a way to describe how I felt about this place, and this is pretty much it. Well said.

Good luck in your future work, Maura. It’s been a fun ride.

By: Steve Roby

Steve Roby — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:47:39 +0000

I never cared about American Idol or a lot of the pop stars Idolator covered; I read it because of *how* that stuff, and a lot of stuff that did interest me, was covered.

Thanks for an entertaining read over the last few years. Goodbye, Maura. And goodbye, Idolator.

By: dippinkind

dippinkind — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:31:25 +0000

crap! go on vacation for 3 days and come back to find this has happened… well, best of luck in your future endeavors, Maura, and see you later Idolator (since, having looked at all the new posts, it now appears to suck very muchly).

By: loudersoft

loudersoft — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:50:59 +0000

The world that is Idolator feels bankrupt without you. While I wish whomever is running this site luck, I would urge them to work very hard at having 1/10th of Maura’s fortitude and skill. If you manage to get that far, you’ll just be starting to be the writer and editor that she has become.

Maura, it has been a great honor watching you come into your own. It really bums me out that I’m finally well enough to get back into the action, and you’ve moved on. Wherever you land and whatever happens, I am proud to have you as a friend. May I some day have the power to express to you my gratitude and admiration for your work by giving you the same opportunities you gave to so many of us.

By: Lucas Jensen

Lucas Jensen — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:08:10 +0000

Thanks, Maura, for giving me the coolest job I ever had, even though I really didn’t know how to write so good.

By: Brian Raftery

Brian Raftery — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:56:39 +0000

I guess I should be treating this as sucky news. But I think it’s rather amazing that, during her three years of Idolatorizing, Maura never abandoned her integrity, her smarts, or her love of Tapemasters Future of R&B mixtapes. She also refused to succumb to the sort of reflexive nanny-nanny-boo-booism that, as a music blogger, was her God-given right. Maura’s a good egg. Scratch that: A GREAT egg. And though I’m sure her absence will be felt, I’m genuinely excited to see what she does next.

By: thesemodernsocks

thesemodernsocks — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:28:51 +0000

Good luck out there, Maura. You made this site what it is, and ought to be mighty proud of that.

Cheers.

By: Maggie B

Maggie B — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:35:01 +0000

After twelve years as a professional writer, I have never had a better editor than you. I only wish I had gotten to write more for you.

By: Poubelle

Poubelle — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:38:20 +0000

Best of luck on your future endeavors. I’ll really miss what you did here. Idolator has introduced me to so many new acts, and also (in cases like Jarvis or Kelly Clarkson or Amerie) written many great things about the ones I already knew and loved (or, in other cases, knew and hated). Your posts were always wonderfully written, and excellent reads, even if I didn’t entirely agree. Idolator has long been one of my favorite blogs, not just of music blogs, but of sites in general, and it is your work that made it so.

(Sidenote: I’m not sure how much I’ll keep reading, either, if 100 and Single is gone, too.)