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Geeks have one. So do hairy gay men and their admirers.
Isn't it time bloggers have a code to describe themselves as well?
(OK, so maybe not, but we charge forward nonetheless).

Answer the following baker's dozen questions.
Select the answer in each category that best describes you.
The code will only be as accurate as you are truthful.
(Skip the question to leave any quotient out of your code)

Does longevity equal respect in the blogging world? How long have you been regularly maintaining a personal web log or online journal?

If you don't have your own domain name, does that make you uncool? How many domains do you own?

I own 2 or more domains that are updated regularly. [d++]

I own 2 or more domains, but only one is updated regularly. I just bought the other domain(s) because I made up a cool name. [d+]

I own 1 domain and keep my blog and any other content I produce on the same site. [d]

I don't own a domain, but I have my own web address at blogspot, diaryland, livejournal, or other similar site. [d-]

What's a domain? [d--]

Do you know the difference between XHTML and the XFL? Does "php" sound dirty or illicit to you? Have you ever used the words "closing tag" in a joke?

I maintain and manage my blog with my own home-grown content management system. [t++]

I manage my blog with Greymatter, Movable Type, or other management system running on my own web host. [t+]

I use Blogger, BigBlogTool, upsaid or other similar service to update a site on my own web host. [t]

I use Blogger, BigBlogTool, or similar service to update a blogspot, Geocities, or other hosted site; or I use diaryland, livejournal, or another service with built-in updating and content management. [t-]

I'll consider myself lucky if I don't get an error while filling out this form. [t--]

Is the blogging community just one big mutual admiration society? If I scratch your back, will you scratch mine?

I have so many links I couldn't possibly read them all on a regular basis and/or I nearly always add a link to a site that has linked to mine. [k++]

I have quite a few links, and I try to check in on them all regularly, or at least periodically. [k+]

I link only to sites I like to read (and sites that I have time to read) on a regular basis. [k]

I don't have many links on my site and/or my links are primarily non-blog related [k-]

I don't have any links. Why would I want people to leave my site? [k--]

Do you start to worry if your visitors don't keep coming back for more? How important are the numbers to you?

I check my stats at least once a day, keep my results in a spreadsheet, and/or can tell you my average daily and monthly visitors without having to look it up. [s++]

I usually check my stats once a day but I don't keep any records or running tallies. [s+]

I check my stats occasionally, mostly to discover new blogs that are linking to mine. [s]

I've looked at my stats reports, but I can't remember the last time I checked them. [s-]

What? You mean someone keeps track of how many people visit my site? [s--]

The "Sirs" and "Dames" of the blogging world: bradlands.com, camworld.com, evhead.com, haughey.com, kottke.org, megnut.com, plasticbag.org, powazek.com, rebeccablood.net, saturn.org, scripting.com and zeldman.com, among others. How many of these sites do you link to?

I link to all of them, as well as a few other blog visionaries you left off the list, you idiot. [u++]

I link to many of them mostly because if they ever visit my site I want to make sure they see I have a link to them. [u+]

I link to some of them because I enjoy reading their sites regularly. [u]

Yeah, as if I need to link to their sites ... if I ever want to visit their site, I'll just follow a link from someone else's blog. [u-]

Never heard of 'em. [u--]

I AM Brad, Cameron, Ev, Matt, Jason, Meg, Tom, Derek, Rebecca, Jack, Dave, or Jeffrey. [u=]

Do you run your blog, or does your blog run your life? Do you feel as though you are cheating your readers (or cheating yourself) if a day goes by without an update?

I update several times a day, every day, and if I don't update, my readers can I assume I'm dead. [f++]

I update at least once a day. I can't remember the last day I haven't blogged. [f+]

I try to blog once a day, but it doesn't always happen, and that's no big deal. [f]

I'm lucky if I manage to post 2 or 3 new entries a week. [f-]

Until I started taking this survey, I forgot I had a blog. [f--]

Are you usually one of the first to link to the new thing that everyone will be writing about? Are you capable of blogging from just about anywhere at anytime?

When I plan something I know will be blog-worthy, I have my laptop or PDA with me so I can blog wirelessly as it's happening. [i++]

I sometimes carry a laptop or PDA with me, or I'll find an internet cafe, and I blog soon after I get an idea. [i+]

I blog from either home or work, but only after my work is done and when I get some free time. [i]

The blog isn't the first thing I think of, but I usually remember to blog the interesting things ... eventually. [i-]

I've forgotten to blog something in the past because I forgot about it or never got around to it. [i--]

Does your blog or journal concentrate on your personal experiences? Do you scour the web for new and interesting links? Are you happy just adding your comments to the dialogue?

Nearly all the topics I blog are personal experiences or original writing that can't be found elsewhere on the web. [o++]

I blog some original material with the occasional web link with accompanying personal commentary about the link. [o+]

My entries are a mix of some original material, some web links, and links and comments about other blogs. [o]

I blog mostly links to other web articles and other blogs. [o-]

Are you telling me there are sites other than blogs on the web? [o--]

Ah, yes ... what would a survey be without a sex question? As shocking as it may seem, some bloggers have been known to exchange bodily fluids with one another. What category do you belong to?

I've slept with 2 or more other bloggers (not including significant others), and there are quite a few more I would shag if given the chance. [x++]

I've dated and/or slept with another blogger and/or met my significant other through blogging. [x+]

I haven't bedded another blogger yet, but I certainly wouldn't rule it out if the opportunity presented itself. [x]

I might flirt a little, but anything beyond that is out of the question. [x-]

Are you kidding? The last thing I need is to get sexually involved with one of these neurotic pinheads. [x--]

With the proliferation of digital cameras, you no longer need be concerned about the clerk at the photo lab seeing your naughty bits. But hell, you'll put on them on your blog. Right?

I have posted several photos of myself on my blog. Some of them may have included full or partial nudity. [e++]

I have posted quite a few photos of myself, but I was fully clothed in them all, thankyouverymuch. [e+]

I have posted at least a photo of my face. [e]

I haven't posted, and don't plan on posting, any photos of myself. [e-]

I've posted a photo of someone else who is more attractive than me and passed it off as my own photo. [e--]

Do you feel left out if you don't participate in the latest meme or web survey to make the rounds? How compelled are you to follow the pack and do what everyone else is doing?

I rarely find a meme or web survey I don't enjoy, and I find myself blogging the results to most of them. [l++]

I usually check out most of the surveys I run across, but I only blog the results if I find them interesting or favorable. [l+]

I've taken a few surveys or participated in a few memes, but there seem to be so many of them I have to pick and choose. [l]

Memes and web surveys are, for the most part, pretty stupid. Like this survey. [l-]

Did I tell you about the little girl on the bike? [l--]

Can anyone type your name into Google and find your blog? Would you just die (or be fired) if your boss read your blog? Does you mom leave comments on your site?

Nobody I know offline knows about my blog, and I plan on keeping that way; and/or I blog anonymously. [c++]

Only a few people I know outside of blog circles knows about my blog. [c+]

Friends know about my blog, but I generally don't talk about it with some groups (ie: family and/or co-workers) because they probably wouldn't get the whole blogging concept. [c]

There are a few select people I've specifically kept in the dark about my blogging but, for the most part, most people know about it or could easily find it via a web search. [c-]

Nearly all of my offline friends, family members, and co-workers know about my blog, and that's fine. [c--]