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I'm not so sure I entirely agree with you on this one.

Like you, I don't publish my blogroll as a permanent fixture on my blog.  No point in saying "This is my clique".

However, I do find value in occasionally highlighting blogs that catch your attention above the norm.  For example, that was one reason I tried to start a meme around that: http://haacked.com/archive/2005/09/23/Top10RecentBlogs.aspx

I think it is a good way to help others find blogs they wouldn't otherwise find.  Although, I do like trying to take the appproach of highlighting blogs *other* than just your top 10.

I'm pretty suprised by your comment. Did you listen to the show? He clearly said that he had 1500 blogs, had gotten it down to 600 or so and just wanted to give an example of some he reads ever day in order to highlight a few. He didn't publish it as a "list"

Phil\Sam,

Thanks for the comments, Scott may have a mighty blog list, he may gotten it down to 600 and he may have shown the list as key examples but....I don't believe in trying to show key blogs when every blog has value. Like you both I believe in showing items from blogs from all over the blog world that have value, rather than any one blog. I understand that Scott was showing some key examples of what he reads and that's cool but my preferance would have been showing key posts from his blog list, bringing focus to those posts.

Andy

> don't believe in trying to show key blogs when every blog has value.

Does it? There a lot of blogs that talk complete ***. In fact, the noise drafs the signal and for many people they need a guide to blogs that provide consistent signal value. I'm not saying it was the ultimate list of that but someone's observations unformally.

Sam,

The nature of blogging is to blog what you want when you want, different people obtain different values from posts. Some folks may find it *** others may find it useful, different levels of ability exist within our community and not everyone is elite. Let me bring to attention the one guy that values posts from as many sources that he can.

http://jasonhaley.com/blog/

I value everyone in the community's blogs. I link to everyone and I was doing it way before Jason. I don't understand the reference to elitist. I have spent the last five years trying to build community.

All, I was saying is that Scott just had 20 minutes or so to informally mention some fave blogs that he goes back to every day. It wasn't meant to de-value any one else or their contributions. For instance, you weren't on it but does that make your blog any less? Of course not. You have been one of the biggest contributers to the community and I have linked to you consistently through the years.

I feel like we may be talking past one another. I appreciate *anyone* who takes the initative to start writing about their experiences.