The Real Blogger’s Manifesto Because
Posted on:: February 14th, 2002
The Real Blogger’s Manifesto
Because parody is the sincerest form of flattery:
The
Real Blogger’s Manifesto |
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Life is uncensored. |
Life is uncensored, but my clients and my Mom may be reading my blog. |
You have no right to judge me. |
You have no right to judge me, but judging you is totally fun. |
If you don’t like what you see, look elsewhere. |
If you don’t like what you see, still link to me. |
I love talking about my life. |
I love talking about my life but, unfortunately, not to myself. |
I love writing about other people’s lives. |
I love writing about other people’s lives when it makes my life look good. |
I will post whenever I feel like posting. |
I will post obsessively. |
I don’t have to blog every meme. |
I don’t have to blog every meme. But I will. Oh, and I count fantasies, insults and grunts as memes. |
You don’t have to agree with everything I say. |
You don’t have to agree with everything I say so long as you link to me. |
I egosurf Daypop, Google, and Blogdex nightly. |
I egosurf Daypop, Google and Blogdex compulsively as if it gave meaning to my life. |
I share what I want to share. |
I share what I want to share. But you have to ask first. |
I like linking to Dave, Doc, Evan, and Cam. |
I like linking to people who link to me. |
Blogging is theraputic. |
Blogging is a neurosis. |
Pictures of myself are not obligatory. |
Pictures of myself are highly edited. |
I visit every site in my blogroller regularly. |
I visit every site in my blogroller regularly to make sure they’re still linking to me. |
I won’t post for the sake of posting. |
I won’t post for the sake of posting. I will post to get linked to. |
I have a life outside of blogging. |
I have a life outside of blogging, but when I blog about it, I lie. |
I have registered my blogging tool(s). |
I have registered my blogging tool under the name “B. S. Bogusboy”. |
I may criticize other bloggers, not harass them. |
I may criticize other bloggers, but I will only harrass them until they link to me. |
I have the right to revise a post. |
If you criticize me, I will revise my post so that yours looks stupid. |
When blogging becomes a chore, I’ll quit doing it. |
When blogging becomes a chore, I’ll write about my cat. Again. |
I’ve given something back to the blogging community. |
I’m giving the blogging community a headache. |
If I want to complain about something, I will. |
I want to complain about everything. |
If I want to praise something, I will. |
If I praise you, you must link to me. |
I am not the best blogger on the planet. |
I’m the best motherfucking blogger on the planet. |
I don’t have to explain myself to you. |
I don’t have to explain myself to you. But I will. Endlessly. Until you link to me. |
– Chris Pirillo |
– David Weinberger |
Chris’ original Blogger’s Manifesto is here. |
Happy Valentine’s Day, Chris : )
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