Usmanov etc. Updated
Posted by: Beau Bo D'Or in Uncategorized, tags: Current Events, Housekeeping, PoliticsUPDATE !Tim is up and running on the Usmanov affair here (at a different domain from Bloggerheads)
I’ve removed my list of links and explained why in a previous post but I’ll repeat the reason here..
Why, solely because of a long list of links should this site benefit ratings-wise? - I’ve seen my Technorati rating rise by a few points already.
Chicken Yogurt encourages listing the sites and I think if people want to, then they should, but I just feel a little uncomfortable getting an audience from a bunch of hyperlinks rather than something I’ve done.
Yes, a bit of a contradiction but there you go.
I know the list might help spread the word but one less blog shouldn’t make any difference.
It’s not as if I’m doing a Guido or a Recessmonkey (or is it ostrich?) as I’m covering the subject by commenting, providing some links and posting images anyway - which anyone can use - no need for a hat-tip for any Usmanov related image if you don’t want to btw.
The sites that Usmanov ordered a hit on will no doubt be adversely affected on their return unless we all make it a point to help revive them as soon as they have new webhosts.
So when they’re back up, I’ll make it a point to check them regularly and link to them whenever possible.
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I published the list of blogs (here) in order to show that lots of people are angry at what Usmanov and Schillings are doing. Also, because there’s strength in numbers: if people see that lots of other people are doing something, they are more likely to do it themselves.
That was the reason I first did so and why I posted comments on other sites as a show of solidarity.
I was just getting more ‘pings’ (I think) than comments.
I’m not asking anyone to do the same as I have done. It’s a personal decision which I wanted to explain in case anyone drew the wrong conclusion but I think my other postings on the subject would prove otherwise.
Neil, the exact same thing crossed my mind two days ago. I posted on the Usmanov out of shared disgust but when I noticed all the pingbacks, I began to suspect it would become a nuisance. It’s a shame. It allows cynics, me included, to wonder how many people post the story not out of sympathy for the cause but to become part of this rolling list that will inflate Technorati figures. I can only guess that Technorati will soon spot it and the effect will become negligable like that daft business earlier this year with the 1000 bloggers project.