The recent ABA Journal article on Mac vs PC is another example of older practitioners trying to give tech savvy advice, but flopping

It seems that most law journalism about technology suffers from the same lack of credibility.

This blog is welcome change. The advice here comes from having years of online experience (I also remember Mosaic), while maintaining a fresh and up-to-date understanding of technology.

In this case it looks like Mr. Blackwell is trying to be distinguish himself by turning an apparently more critical eye to his list building, but I do agree with you, he is off the mark with regard to your particular blog and with some of his measurements.

Number of comments particularly in the legal industry do not tell much. Of course Slaw gets lots of comments–because we have lots of contributors talking amongst ourselves which makes others feel a bit more comfortable to join in. But most other Canadian law blogs get few comments. My own blog, for example, mostly receives comments from people outside the Canadian legal field since I have an–um–eclectic range of readership. It doesn’t mean that people aren’t reading, as you say.

Ah well, we’ll always have the CLawbies. ;-)

Thank you for your kind comments. I was more flattered to be included in the company of the other nine blogs, than offended by Mr. Blackwell’s critique of my blog.

I am in good company in another respect:on December 24th, 2005, I posted an excerpt from “A Night Before Christmas in Legalize” with a link to the complete poem. Worst, I once quoted Dicken’s excerpt on Jarndyce and Jarndyce, in Bleak House. Gong. Gong.

But I think we are allowed a little filler now-and-then.

Steve: please keep writing what you are writing.

I’m confident this blog’s archives stand up to any kind of thorough examination.