What is the proper protocol when you want to comment on a blog article you found by way of a link on another blog article? For example, will you post your commentary on WebWord, or Zen Haiku? Or both? If you post on WebWord it's almost as if Zen Haiku's user-supplied content has been hijacked.

Posted by: Jack on August 9, 2002 07:19 PM

 

Here are six possible options that are not mutually exclusive:

1. Post as close as you can to source material. As people find that source material, your comments will have the most value, in the most appropriate context.

2. Post where you post the most often, where people expect you to post.

3. Always post on the site that gets more traffic so that your comments get the greatest exposure.

4. Post in both places.

5. Post in one place but always link to the source material.

6. If you have your own site, post all comments there and then link to the appropriate places.

Posted by: John S. Rhodes on August 9, 2002 07:30 PM

 

His own site? We don't even know his real name!

Posted by: MadMan on August 9, 2002 08:14 PM

 

My real name is Chili Cheese Dog. My parents were carnies.

Posted by: Jack on August 9, 2002 08:34 PM

 

Zen Haiku = Chad Lundgren

Posted by: John S. Rhodes on August 9, 2002 08:55 PM

 

I'd assumed Madman was referring to the person known as "Jack Schonchin", who has in the past said Jack was not his real name. If not, I, Chad Lundgren, am indeed Mr. Zen Haiku. My new slogan is going to be "The top hit for 'zen haiku' on Google since last week or so." Not.

While I'm at it, I have two Schonchinesque theories:

1."Jack Schonchin" is a franchise, like the VC Andrews name. No one person could post that much.

2.One day, by a process best not discussed, all blog posters will be Jack Schonchin.

Posted by: Chad Lundgren on August 9, 2002 10:35 PM

 

1. That's right, I'm laughing all the way to the bank.

2. Is that like Malcovich entering his own portal?

OK, you guys are on to me. There is a Jack - MadMan connection. He's my contact in India for importing chimpanzees. Mac provides the typewriters. I own a banana plantation. It takes a lot of work keeping 50,000 chimps alive. I spend all day reading their handiwork and when a relevent blurb comes along, I rush to WebWord to post it. John comes over on the weekends to help clean their poop off the walls.

Posted by: Jack on August 10, 2002 01:23 AM