Scienceblogs -- falling apart?

Seed Media Group sponsors Scienceblogs, a community of bloggers writing about many aspects of science. A little while ago they decided to allow Pepsi to write a blog. The denizens of Scienceblogs revolted. Fifteen of them left immediately. If you want to understand why, I can't do better than to point you to a linkfest that Bora put together and to the farewell message he posted yesterday.

Mike Dunford has also decided to leave, and P.Z. Myers is on strike.

I completely understand why so many Sciencebloggers are upset, but it's sad to see Scienceblogs falling apart. Will anyone replace them?

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