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Nofollow Again

by Brent on January 25, 2009

in Satire, Uncategorized

Fifteen months ago, in an attempt to reward those individuals displaying the taste and distinction to comment upon this site, I converted the Ominous Comma to a Dofollow blog.

Simply put, this means that every comment upon this site would add a small but cumulative addition to the originating site’s google ranking, allowing them to leverage their site’s visibility in the search results one comment a time.

Sadly, all this had done is inspire a host of nearly-random comments…

Dont Follow

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The votes are in, the polls are closed and a winner is waiting in the wings.

Actually, as I am reminded by the Association Of Lawyers For Senseless Yet Lucrative Litigation, “winner” is a misleading term, because it implies that certain parties are in some way superior to certain other parties, which will never do. The honorable members of AOLSYLL further remind me, on very expensive stationary, that deep down inside, in the most general way, we are all winners…

The Vote ~ the Ominous Comma

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Blogging Week – Tactless Tuesday

by Brent on October 23, 2007

in Satire

Today we continue the Blogging Week festivities with a meme I have dubbed Tactless Tuesday.

On this most glorious of days, I dispense with the small portion of charm and grace that usually infuses my writing, and strike the nail squarely on the non-pointy side of unsuspecting topics, caught by surprise at being so directly addressed…

Tactless Tuesday ~ the Ominous Comma

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Everyone does things that they later regret. Things that they wish they could blame on drugs or alien possession. Things that although seem rational at the time, later reveal themselves to be engraved invitations for suffering and endless recriminations of stupidity…

Dragon Wars, the Worst Movie since Timeline ~ the Ominous Comma

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