I appreciate your stopping by to leave a comment on the issue.
Like I mentioned in the post, I understand that Techmeme is your baby and you don’t have to reveal in any way why/how a site is included. I’ve read the “About” page on techmeme many times and it’s nearly as cryptic as you comment is.
The strongest evidence that I put forth was not that I had been included, but that a site that I linked to in the peak of thatedeguy’s inclusion that hasn’t been linked by others is still included today.
If as you say, the “buzz” wore off of thatedeguy and that is the reason that it is not crawled anymore, then why is it that the other site is still included when the only “buzz” it has ever received is from me?
Thanks again for stopping by.

Now I’m not gonna deny that this blog is on a blacklist. I’m going a step beyond that. There is no black list for blogs or news sites.

A black list would be pretty dumb to have, because it would prevent you from appearing in the event you had a big scoop, or an excellent or viral post. In fact, by your description, that’s why you had appeared earlier: Techmeme picked you up because those other sites picked you up, and Techmeme dropped you later because that same buzz wasn’t maintained later.

Now there are some source lists that Techmeme uses. These help define the larger set of sites that Techmeme covers, but in some cases assures that Techmeme crawls these sites. But these never have and never will define the complete set of sources that Techmeme crawls. Every day headlines appear on Techmeme from blogs that have never appeared in any list.

Finally, I don’t advertise Techmeme as a socially driven or democratic site. There are social aspects driving what appears, but I don’t think explaining this is a great way to sell the site. If you want to read how I sell Techmeme, click the “About” link.

I’ve heard of banning IPs and such when people get out of hand, rude or whatever, but a blacklist? What is this? 1984?