No way am I able to meet the “every half hour” thing. I know it’s just not possible. But I will get 48 in there somehow. Dunno about that “report for duty at 6am” thing either, since that’s my usual bedtime. Maybe I’ll just sleep all of Friday?

As I should learn to expect, @raincoaster, you’re right.

…OK, going to update my personal rules.

I’m not sure that linking back is anymore a measure of relevancy. It’s definitely not one anymore, but I wonder if that’s a good thing? Part of what was previously attractive about blogging was being able to track the lineage of an idea, and to see that idea reflected in the thoughts of others. That same joy, of watching something propagate, get remixed or debated or used in derivative works, doesn’t happen as much anymore, with text, even as it probably still continues to happen with images, text and sound.

Granted, upon further reflection I notice that there are two fairly pointed critiques of what I say as well:

1) There’s less of this because there are more people on the Internet saying interesting things, so there’s a bigger pool of inspiration. (It would be interesting to see whether I’m linking to things less too, as a result of just sharing things in Google Reader, for instance.)

2) The other reason people don’t link to me as much might be because I’m not writing as much as I used to either!

For me, you’re one of the top 3 people I think about when it comes to transportation (Stephen Reese, Paul Hillsdon, Karen Quinn Fung, that’s my triad). Well, I do think of Erika Rathje too, but you guys are the top of mind. So, I think relevancy is not measured by trackbacks or linking back anymore. I think it is by readership and how your thoughts are being carried on and your legacy shared.

The work you did for VanChangeCamp will be durable and long-term. So, you ARE more relevant than you think.

My 2 cents. BTW love your rules of Blogathon