Backlinks

I've had a little time to think about the comment from UK lass in US and I'm still not sure how I feel about the comment or my editing of my post to tone down my comment about the dollhouse pattern. Backlinks allow bloggers to keep track of who is linking to your blog and what they are saying about you. One opinion that I have is that this tool is born out of paranoia. I sometimes think that if you post something on the internet, especially with the label "tutorial" you've got to take the lumps that come with the notoriety of having people link to it and use it. I'm not selling travel dollhouses so who gives a rip whether I understood the instructions or not. So why did I edit the comment? Freak out factor. But now I have a what-the-hell attitude. It wasn't like I got a cease and desist letter from Martha Stewart's attorney. So was UK lass in US genuinely interested in what my difficulty was or did she just want me to clean up the post? Who knows, tone is difficult to gauge in an electronic communication. I'm not going to quit posting the links for the projects that I complete - the link needs to be there to give credit to the creator - but I'm also not going to censor my content. The primary purpose of this blog is to have a fun, creative conversation with my family any other readers are gravy.