Comments on: The Law of Internet Invocation http://whatever.scalzi.com/2004/01/12/the-law-of-internet-invocation/ DEVISING A SYSTEM FOR REMEMBERING EVERYTHING Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:03:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Daily Links for November 22nd | Akkam's Razor http://whatever.scalzi.com/2004/01/12/the-law-of-internet-invocation/#comment-120239 Daily Links for November 22nd | Akkam's Razor Sun, 23 Nov 2008 07:00:32 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/2004/01/12/the-law-of-internet-invocation/#comment-120239 [...] The Law of Internet Invocation « Whatever - …as a general rule, if you *don’t* want someone to show up on your site, or in your discussion (or whatever), don’t name the discussion (or whatever) after them (and especially, I would think, don’t name them after authors, who are by nature curious about being fictional creatures in someone else’s universe). Thanks to the twin powers of search engines and personal vanity, putting someone’s name on something on the Internet is tantamount to inviting their presence, not unlike (depending on your perspective) invoking angels or demons. And we all know how much trouble that class of creature can be. [...] [...] The Law of Internet Invocation « Whatever – …as a general rule, if you *don’t* want someone to show up on your site, or in your discussion (or whatever), don’t name the discussion (or whatever) after them (and especially, I would think, don’t name them after authors, who are by nature curious about being fictional creatures in someone else’s universe). Thanks to the twin powers of search engines and personal vanity, putting someone’s name on something on the Internet is tantamount to inviting their presence, not unlike (depending on your perspective) invoking angels or demons. And we all know how much trouble that class of creature can be. [...]

]]> By: scott sams http://whatever.scalzi.com/2004/01/12/the-law-of-internet-invocation/#comment-53494 scott sams Fri, 03 Sep 2004 14:32:09 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/2004/01/12/the-law-of-internet-invocation/#comment-53494 i knew EXACTLY what you meant. i was trying to be nice...something you don't understand obviously! i knew EXACTLY what you meant. i was trying to be nice…something you don’t understand obviously!

]]> By: As I May Think... http://whatever.scalzi.com/2004/01/12/the-law-of-internet-invocation/#comment-53497 As I May Think... Sat, 27 Mar 2004 23:22:47 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/2004/01/12/the-law-of-internet-invocation/#comment-53497 <strong>Something fun happened today...</strong> Earlier this morning, Brad Choate posted to his blog that he had recently discovered PubSub.com and made a few comments on it. Of course, since I've got a subscription to mentions of PubSub.com, I saw his post and answered a Something fun happened today…

Earlier this morning, Brad Choate posted to his blog that he had recently discovered PubSub.com and made a few comments on it. Of course, since I’ve got a subscription to mentions of PubSub.com, I saw his post and answered a

]]> By: Metamanda's Weblog http://whatever.scalzi.com/2004/01/12/the-law-of-internet-invocation/#comment-53496 Metamanda's Weblog Thu, 15 Jan 2004 19:58:40 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/2004/01/12/the-law-of-internet-invocation/#comment-53496 <strong>internet invocation</strong> I also want to make a note of this little meme that seems to be floating around amongst a couple blogs that I read. John Scalzi noted the Law of Internet Invocation, which Goonley proved by invoking him. I thought... internet invocation

I also want to make a note of this little meme that seems to be floating around amongst a couple blogs that I read. John Scalzi noted the Law of Internet Invocation, which Goonley proved by invoking him. I thought…

]]> By: Metamanda's Weblog http://whatever.scalzi.com/2004/01/12/the-law-of-internet-invocation/#comment-53715 Metamanda's Weblog Thu, 15 Jan 2004 19:58:40 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/2004/01/12/the-law-of-internet-invocation/#comment-53715 <strong>internet invocation</strong> I also want to make a note of this little meme that seems to be floating around amongst a couple blogs that I read. John Scalzi noted the Law of Internet Invocation, which Goonley proved by invoking him. I thought... internet invocation

I also want to make a note of this little meme that seems to be floating around amongst a couple blogs that I read. John Scalzi noted the Law of Internet Invocation, which Goonley proved by invoking him. I thought…

]]> By: kwc blog http://whatever.scalzi.com/2004/01/12/the-law-of-internet-invocation/#comment-53495 kwc blog Mon, 12 Jan 2004 23:03:35 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/2004/01/12/the-law-of-internet-invocation/#comment-53495 <strong>Law of Internet Invocation</strong> metamanda reads John Scalzi's WHATEVER blog all the time, so I was pleasantly surprised to find this comment from Scalzi on Making Light (poppy z. brite thread)Also, as a general rule, if you *don't* want someone to show up on... Law of Internet Invocation

metamanda reads John Scalzi’s WHATEVER blog all the time, so I was pleasantly surprised to find this comment from Scalzi on Making Light (poppy z. brite thread)Also, as a general rule, if you *don’t* want someone to show up on…

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