Blogging etiquette

I seriously have zero opinion on this subject and think it's funny that I would be mentioned at all.

Great, now Nathan (and Dave, kind of) is in on the conversation as well... but I feel as though I've already said everything I need to say on this particular subject. My opinion remains the same, but I am fine if you guys want to continue to debate the proper manner of linking between sites, who can post what, etc. amongst yourselves. Have fun :)

ha ha, that is funny Danny boi!


"Dan May 2nd, 2006 at 9:00 pm

Oh yeah, this far without DaveZ is a record."

More importantly it's good to hear that I'm somewhere at the top of Nathan's list (by default or not).

[insert a rub-it-in comment here]

i have an idea for a possible solution. jared, instead of posting "check this out, thanks jason." how about posting, "everyone, don't miss this cool post on jason's blog." and don't include a link to the video. i must admit i'm with dan on this. i saw jared's post first (because freepress comes before idealist) and commented there assuming he got the link from jason via email. when i got to jason's blog, i felt bad that i had expressed myself on jared's blog, not the originator's.

Glad that's over. Martha, no offense taken. I was interested in your comments on the open school story since you are a teacher and you and Jared have such smart kids. I'm glad that Jared started the post on his blog so I could read the conversation that took place there amongst his regular commenters. I don't know how you guys find the time for all this commenting, man I'm lucky to make 2-3 comments a day total. This post along is a short novel. Dan your thumb hasn't slowed you down at all.

That's fine with me we start it 15 minutes past to skip the commercials. Come as early as you can but you can only come if you give your wife a hug from me, make it a quick one with a pat on the back. :)

I don't think there's anything to talk about. Like you said, it's no big deal. If anyone else is disturbed by our arguing, I apologize; it's all in good fun.

I am planning on coming over still; I just won't be there very early - probably right before the show, if that's OK.

Oh yeah, this far without DaveZ is a record.

Jared: Maybe we should talk this over tomorrow before Lost, if there's anything to talk about. I think we've been very clear with each other so I totally understand your points and I hope you feel the same about mine, no matter if either of us agree with each other. The point of my post is to voice my opinion not to cause an uproar, make nothing into something "controversial" or stamp a new web/blogging rule; like you said the web is free and anyone could do whatever they want, including rants, posting or commenting and I've believed that from the beginning.

And in the end "I know that you weren't upset, and neither was I - just our regular blog discussions / arguments about stuff that neither of us really cares much about either way."

Martha: It's so hard for me to respond back to you without fueling the flame, Hmmm, I like you.

OK, Nate, you asked for it.

I want politics. Illegals go home! The freeway was way nicer without you.

You have a strange idea of freaking out and if you don't want comments don't post something controversial. When I freak out, you'll know it.

Who's freaking out?

Yes, the tech content scares Martha away from Jason's blog sometimes, so I have to let her know when she needs to look at it when there's cool non-tech posts. :)

I don't know how many times I've gone through great effort to explain that everything I say / write online comes with the implied understanding that I don't think of my opinions as above anyone else's. Just because I try to write in a way that attempts to convey my point effectively doesn't mean I have any disrespect for anyone else's point of view. (I know you already know this, Dan, just clarifying for everyone).

But there's only so much "this is only my opinion, but..." that you can insert into everything you write before it distracts from the point you're making. Just because I don't apologize for every point I make doesn't mean that I am not doing it with humility. I decided a long time ago just to say what I want to say, and if people disagree, that's totally fine with me; that's the way it should be.

Trying to go overboard in making it clear that I mean everything I say in a respectful way would only serve to make my writings longer, which is probably the other top complaint about my posts/comments, so it's kind of a catch 22.

Oh, yeah, and I'll be sure to check with you next time before I trackback something, to make sure you approve. Not.

This whole discussion reminds me of the stories of people/companies who try to sue other people/companies for linking to parts of their site that they don't want them to. The web doesn't have those kind of "rules", nor should it, and I stand by my position / humble opinion that anyone attempting to insist that it does or should is being silly.

I guess people somone are is already freaking out.

I agree with Nate- move on!

I knew about Jason's just for the record, but I post on Jared's. I probably wouldn't have commented on Jason's no matter what. No offense, Jason. That's just the way I am. Not that this matters, but as I said already...oh wait...I'll just let you read it on Jared's blog.

Let's quit this and argue about politics. Way more fun.