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February 06, 2007
Errors in number stand uncorrected
Via Glenn Reynolds, I was fascinated to learn about a blogger who has been criticized for having too many links. Jon Swift (a man after my heart) will blogroll anyone regardless of politics or traffic ranking: when it comes to blogrolling I am surprisingly liberal, as you can see from the Blogroll Policy I have posted on my sidebar. "I will add anyone to my blogroll who adds me to theirs, whether conservative, liberal, moderate, libertarian or Albigensian, with the exception of spam or porn blogs or anything else your mother would be embarrassed to read," it states. I oppose litmus tests for blogs as well as Supreme Court Justices.Believe me, I can understand why it is controversial and not universally accepted. The two most frequent criticisms of this blog are: 1) that I am too longwinded; and 2) that because I will blogroll almost anyone, my blogroll is equally longwinded, and therefore "out of control." Yes to the former and yes to the latter. The former is just the way I write, and the latter reflects my philosophy, and an early idea I had that generosity in linking would lead to dynamic growth of the blogosphere. Whether this is true, or whether it just causes "inflationary growth," I do not know. Frankly, the blogroll has been the way it is for so long that it's now one of Classical Values' traditional values, and except for maybe deleting dead blogs occasionally, I do not intend to change it. Which is why I just added Jon Swift to my blogroll. I think his blogroll philosophy is admirable. What seems to have given rise to the discussion of blogroll bloat was a self-serving post by Atrios (titled "Happy Blogroll Amnesty Day") in which he claimed he was purging his blogroll in order to be fair or something. Hey, the blogroll is gone.So, big and little, they're all gone, in the name of what? Equality? Or blogroll bulimia? (Geez, the urge to purge seems to be contagious lately....) FWIW, I think Atrios's new "policy" sucks. While I know my blogroll looks ridiculous to many (and I agree, it is a little disorderly), the fact is that being dumped from a blogroll is the most insulting thing that can happen to a blogger. Any blogger. Even the high and mighty Atrios, whom I have blogrolled for years (and who of course will remain despite his latest snit). However, I guess if Atrios had ever blogrolled me (which he had not) I might feel honored to be a purge victim right now. So let's just pretend that I just got purged by Atrios, and that I'm outraged. In fact, let's pretend I'm so outraged that I'm in the mood for -- for.... CORRECTING ERRORS! In an accompanying post written five minutes earlier, Atrios pronounces Glenn Reynolds the "Wanker of the Day," and says this: I have never come across a person so proud of their own profound stupidity.Well, all I have to say to that is sic! Better yet, SIC SAEC SUC! Normally I don't correct grammar. (I avoid the "sic" business as it often strikes me as argumentatively tedious.) But considering that Atrios is a college professor, for all I know he was grading students for their errors when he wrote what is called an error in number. It's supposed to be "proud of his own profound stupidity." I suspect Professor Black knew deep down inside that he was wrong, but instead of correcting himself, he lashed out at all those little people who helped over the years to make him what he is today. For shame!
My view is that those who want it to be similar will consider it similar. At the risk of being profoundly proud of my stupidity, I'd rather be 79 than 88.
However, any failure to blogroll me is a very grave matter. I will state here and now that all who do not blogroll Classical Values are not only guilty of intentional snubbing, but they are engaged in discrimination, in what amounts to a conspiracy to deprive everyone of my civil rights! Furthermore, by making it harder for potential readers to freely access this blog, they are stifling their First Amendment rights -- thus contributing to the annihilation of free speech and free association! I therefore reserve the right to engage in retaliatory non-reciprocation! posted by Eric on 02.06.07 at 08:44 AM
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I love your blogroll - I'm in it! Fausta · February 6, 2007 10:59 AM Socrates, for my slovenliness in failing to add you to the blogroll, I deserve Atrios's "Wanker of the Day" award. (I have tried to atone.) Eric Scheie · February 6, 2007 12:36 PM I haven't updated my blog in several years and have, including me, approximately zero (0) weekly readers; nevertheless, I will blogroll you. You will soon join George Orwell, Instapundit, and Truth Laid Bare in one of the most exclusive blogrolls in the blogosphere. Congratulations!! tim maguire · February 6, 2007 03:39 PM Thank you very much for your kind words and for blogrolling me. I have also added you to my blogroll, which I am very happy to do because yours is a site that I visit often and enjoy very much. And just in case there are any grammatical errors, let me add to the end of this comment a (sic). Jon Swift · February 6, 2007 04:04 PM Tim, Jon, thanks! I'm honored! Eric Scheie · February 6, 2007 10:26 PM 1. As to the length of some of your items, some topics cannot be dealt with in two sentences. This will come as a surprise to the complainers, who have yet to mention any specific long entry by you which should have been cut heavily. Short attention spans would be my guess. Bleepless · February 6, 2007 11:32 PM Eric; Retaliatory non-reciprocation: yes. But... can there be such a thing as pre-emptive retaliatory non-reciprocation? And doesn't that just roll around your mouth like a good vintage? M Mark Alger · February 7, 2007 11:11 AM Post a comment
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I must take it as an intentional snub, then, that you fail to link to the Academy? Or perhaps you are simply jealous, as I get over 10 hits a week there :-).