I believe that self-promotion has a key role in the success of a blog. E-mailing other bloggers when one has a particularly good post, or one that complements a post at another's blog, makes good sense and is always welcome. However, when a blogger sends out multiple mass e-mails a day heralding every post and update, it clogs my inbox and makes it impossible for me to actually respond to anything good they may have to offer.

E-mailers who do that end up in my spam killfile, because I've learned not to ask them to stop. That usually generates a query as to why I suddenly hate conservative thought or an apology that somehow fails to end the mass e-mails. I'd rather hear from CQ readers on what they think is important rather than get added to listservs for which I never registered.

Yes, I've been buried in these messages recently, and it's almost as irritating as the rash of stock tips that some idiot spammers think will sell shares in their pet ventures. Sorry for the cranky post, but I can't keep up with e-mail as it is, and it just reached a breaking point tonight. I'll be perkier tomorrow.

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