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I imagine that I’ve got a smattering of new readers now that I’ve moved to Bnet, so let me reiterate my blogging rules, which I first iterated at theoblogy.blogspot.com and then at tonyj.net.

1) I do not edit my posts, ex post facto, but allow my mistakes, misjudgments, and misstatements to stand as a record of my idiocy.

2) I do not get involved in the comment section. I read all the comments, but I don’t respond; I let the post do the talking.

3) I occasionally break rules 1 and 2.

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Steve K.

posted November 17, 2008 at 11:29 pm

I think it’s really funny that there’s a banner ad that comes up on your blog right now for a short film called “Tony” produced by The Responsibility Project, produced by George Clooney and starring Tate Donovan (as Tony, presumably), who kind of even looks like you. Sort of. It just makes me smile.

thepriesthood

posted November 18, 2008 at 12:25 am

sounds like God to me, except that he would blame mistakes on corrupt mss.

Korey

posted November 18, 2008 at 10:00 am

I like your rules. Though guidelines might be more appropriate.

Jesse

posted November 18, 2008 at 12:55 pm

Rule three made me laugh dude. Good one.

Gman

posted November 19, 2008 at 4:22 pm

We have rules?

Art Telles

posted November 23, 2008 at 2:32 pm

Hi Tony,
What are rules?
Are they related to “original intent” meaning of words, or to my definition of what the author meant… originally?
I hope the humor comes through.
Art Telles
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