Some Thoughts

I got what seems like a pretty firm request to remove a link from this blog, complete with caps, which is considered "shouting" (I was more than happy to oblige with the removal). I certainly don't want to link to people who do not want this and meant only to do something positive for a fellow blogger.

I had linked to this person because they had sent some nice comments about this blog and I thought I would link to them. Linking is a way in which I hope to increase readership of blogs I like and think deserve to be read more widely. I meant no harm whatsoever by putting a link to their blog.

I do have a thought, though: if your blog is so personal that you don't want people linking to it, that should be indicated loud and clear somewhere early in the blog and make that visible, otherwise people who like your blog might link to it. Blogs are completely public and anyone can read and access them--unless you make them private, of course. Some blog hosts have password access-only blogs that allows you to screen your readers. Just a thought.