{"id":1533,"date":"2007-09-07T18:47:00","date_gmt":"2007-09-07T18:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isplotchy.com\/blog\/?p=1533"},"modified":"2013-05-04T01:46:53","modified_gmt":"2013-05-04T01:46:53","slug":"an-offer-to-interview-a-possibly-shady-character","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isplotchy.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/an-offer-to-interview-a-possibly-shady-character\/","title":{"rendered":"An Offer To Interview A Possibly Shady Character"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently saw a comment on Becca’s blog<\/a> from a certain mike<\/a> asking Becca for an interview, which indicated she could complete by visiting a website which I won’t link to here (don’t worry, you can find the site via mike’s profile if’n you really want to).<\/p>\n

Today, I received an email from a certain Mike Thomas asking me for an interview as well.<\/p>\n

I have participated in several interviews of late, but these have been conducted with people that I am at least somewhat familiar with. This particular request was out-of-the-blue, and I’m not sure if it’s entirely on the level.<\/p>\n

So, prior to answering Mr. Thomas’ request for an interview, I would like him to answer my questions first. Just answer the questions in a comment on this post, if you would, mike. I’ll then gladly submit my answers to your own interview.<\/p>\n

Thanks. Here are my questions:<\/p>\n

1. What’s up with this site of yours? What is its main purpose? Revenue generation? Cool blog locator? Cure to societal ills?<\/p>\n

2. How did you find my blog?<\/p>\n

3. How many blogs have you solicited for “interviews”? Is it in the tens? Hundreds? Thousands?<\/p>\n

4. What has been the general reaction to your requests for interviews? Positive? Negative? Indifferent?<\/p>\n

5. Are you a robot, or are you a living person with feelings, wants and dreams? Do you employ robots on a regular basis in the service of your site? <\/p>\n

I am submitting the URL of this interview to Mr. Thomas via two email addresses I was able to find for him.<\/p>\n

Hope to hear from you soon!<\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/span><\/p>\n

As you can see from my comments, Mike did indeed consent to my interview. So, I kept my word to be interviewed by him. The results are here:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/bloginterviewer.com\/politics\/i-splotchy-splotchy<\/a><\/p>\n

The interview page has a snapshot of my blog, which coincidentally enough captured this particular post, which refers to the interview I was asked to submit. As a result, I believe Bloginterviewer and this site have created a feedback loop which will destroy the Internet, if not the world.<\/p>\n

It’s been nice knowin’ ya.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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