Normally when someone comments negatively about something so innocuous as this, they are spammers looking to cause trouble, so I apologize if I offended you – it’s just been my experience in running these sites for a few years. I was avoiding linking because I did not want to give the impression that they paid me to write it…but since you are a regular and did not assume so, I guess I should not assume people think that. Again, my apologies and I will go add a link and remove the “prove” line.

You misunderstand me. I’m not accusing you of being paid to write the above post. What I was poking fun at was that you could “prove” it by not providing a link. My point was that it didn’t prove anything and that it was silly to try. (Personally, I find it helpful when people provide a link when they’re reviewing a site.)

And incidentally, I am in fact a regular reader–been reading my two dollars consistently for around six months now. I enjoy your blog, even if I feel a little slighted by the “obviously you’re not a regular reader” line.

That’s silly. A web advertisement must necessarily link through or it isn’t an advertisement?