Since apparently I haven’t made it clear enough, do not send me e-mails asking me to plug your blog on my blog. It’s not that I’m a mean person, but I get flooded with these kinds of requests and these blogs have the shelf life of a fruit fly. If I like your blog and I find out about it, I’ll talk about it. Simple as that. This policy extends over to comments also, like the following on the last blogcast:

Hi! I was selected as a blogger for my hometown newspaper. Spread the word! Vote 4 me. Please post my URL on your site. Thank you.Thank you!

To which I responded:

I am deleting your comment; sorry, but don’t plug your blog in my comments section. That is unauthorized behavior on this domain. Thanks!

Which, you know, I think is fair. Nothing says “I’m just using your site as a platform to further my agenda” than leaving an open solicitation for your own blog on an entry of mine without any kind of reference to it. What you think this is, Youtube? So said up-and-coming hometown newspaper blogger responds with:

Actually, I was trying to email you to ask if you could vote for me. Geez! I used to be a fan. It works both ways. Don’t bother to respond. You have been blocked. Please kill the attitude bro. It isn’t cute. Thanks.

BlackGayBlogger.com.

It isn’t cute.