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Sometimes he does provide quality information, but it truly does feel like he's trying to squeeze as much as possible out of his site which makes his site feel sort of 'forced' in my opinion. Sort of like, when he reviews things and says they rock, do they really rock? Or is he just telling you what you want to hear because someone is paying him to tell you that?<br><br><em>SeanFu's last blog post..<a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Sean-Fu/~3/266079254/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Kid Builds Paintball Tank</a></em>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-04-08_02:40:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "1f60e766692debbb376ceb2bd2c56522", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780701": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Guys why you so concern on JC? what he's doing on his blog certainly not for us to concern, is this a matter of 'JEALOUS' ?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-05-05_00:19:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "96da22dd8eb4a45d0fe943803d94d957", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780702": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "One thing some of John's detractors seem to be missing is that John probably doesn't care what Google does to him. He has grown through link building, blog connections and word-of-mouth.<br><br>Google's arrogance is not going to hurt him or his site. He doesn't need them and as others of us learn from John's example, that should really start to shake up the greed-trust at Google.<br><br>The idea of a corporation as greedy as Google pointing the finger and trying to punish John Chow for trying to make a few thousand dollars a month is laughable at best and ominous at worst.<br><br>If Google keeps trying to engineer the web with the stick method, they will soon enjoy the same venom that Mr. Softy has been receiving for the last several years.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-26_17:14:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "internetseo", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780704": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It may be hard to swallow, but he is one the of leaders of the monetized blogging world.  Everyone can learn some lessons from John Chow, whether they are good or bad is up to you.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-02_03:10:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "70d40ce23ec818d7f93b413b742d362b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780705": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Whether or not we think JC has gone too far or not far enough, I am positive of one thing.... he's determination. He's created buzz, and we continue to talk about it. Heck, he's even in the February edition of the Entrepreneur magazine. The guys must be doing something right. <br><br>And in his article he confesses, he makes money blogging about nothing.... his determination has gotten him where he is now. <br><br>I can sure learn from that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-24_14:28:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "monchster", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780706": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think that John is totally in it for the cash. And since he's not making any secret of it I think he should do exactly what he wants to do. Push as hard he can to milk his blog as much as he can .... I have written a post about how he uses his blog's momentum to make loads of money... <br><br>You can find it here : <a href=\"http://www.newmediatype.com/how-john-chow-makes-money-using-blog-momentum\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.newmediatype.com/how-john-chow-makes...</a><br><br>As far as the blog pushing goes : I think almost everybody would do what he is doing if the got the chance ... *almost everybody that is ;)<br><br>Lex", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-01_10:15:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "6e91e9596fb51822083942b04ae95c8a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780707": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Finally I found more people that share the same opinion as I regarding john chow.<br>Right now he's site looks like a Christmas tree, what he is trying to do is ridiculous with all the ad sales etc.<br><br>And I have to say that the longer you read john's posts the more you realise that he isn't helping you earn $ of your blog, sure he'll slip in a how-to sometimes explaining things most web developers and webmaster already know.<br><br>So it seems that the people left on that site are:<br>1.Completely new to SEO making money online and are hoping they'll get some good info.<br>2.The \"ass kissers\" who practically say and do anything to get mentioned by chow. Maybe they think john will create miracles for them, personally I do not know.<br><br>The good followers of his blog, the ones that had something good to say are long gone, and all he has left is people commenting 10 times in a post just to hit the top commentator's list.<br><br>It's sad to see, that greed can turn people this way, especially money.<br>If someone else would turn his blog into a Christmas tree 2 years ago I bet john would have had bad opinion about it.<br>Money and greed can make people blind, and this will be the fall for him.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-09-01_21:29:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "e6d575ec0d997a500477707e1232af0f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780708": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "&gt; you are putting somebody down and not giving any examples?<br><br>Any time he refers to something as \"evil\", you can confidently expect that it's not above board.<br><br>Cookie stuffing, gaming Google, increasing RSS stats, etc.<br><br>&gt; I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m obviously not learning that stuff from the old heads, they are too busy being do-gooders.<br><br>Take some initiative and look at what's out there. I've got three years of newsletter archives and many dozens of affiliate tips at <a href=\"http://affiliatetip.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">affiliatetip.com</a>.<br><br>Proud to be a \"do-gooder\" a.k.a. somebody who achieved success the hard way in affiliate marketing by being clean and legitimate.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-01_10:28:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "6cd2b59ed64bc240fbef599494795077", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780709": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@shawn \"Any time he refers to something as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153evil\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, you can confidently expect that it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not above board.\"<br><br>lol, any time he mentions something is \"evil\" I can confidently expect the do-gooders to get their panties in a wad, which is probably the reason he does it. <br><br>\"Take some initiative and look at what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s out there. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got three years of newsletter archives\"  If you've already written about cookie stuffing why is it not ok for John Chow to do it?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-01_10:53:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "6f5f6f37f05d8fb5a897cfc8322424c3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780710": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I chuckled about the \"buy me a beer\" link, too. I \"guess\" it's better than blatantly saying \"Donation.\" <br><br>I was also surprised to see the post ($10) for removing the \"no follow\" tag. It didn't matter to me because I rarely comment on his blog. But I noticed that some people made dozens of posts on his blog. I wonder if they knew about the \"no-follow\" tag...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-02_12:04:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "836c670052b2de1a930d0ee2448b342b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780711": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"As far as I recall, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve never encouraged anybody to cheat in any way.\"<br><br>I didn't say you did, I said you think it's alright for you to talk about cookie stuffing but not john chow.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-01_13:13:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "6f5f6f37f05d8fb5a897cfc8322424c3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780712": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "&gt; I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t say you did, I said you think it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s alright for you to talk about cookie stuffing but not john chow. <br><br>I think it's fine to reference cookie stuffing in the context of an affiliate program that permits it, or to explain why it shouldn't be done, because it's a forbidden practice.<br><br>I don't think it's acceptable to write that it's not permitted and that it's evil, but that it's effective. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-01_13:33:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "6cd2b59ed64bc240fbef599494795077", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780713": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Most affiliate programs won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t allow this and will ban you if you try it.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br><br>I don't get \"Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.\" out of that.<br><br>\"I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s acceptable to write that it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not permitted and that it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s evil, but that it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s effective.\"<br><br>fair enough, I find it \"acceptable\".", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-01_13:47:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "6f5f6f37f05d8fb5a897cfc8322424c3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780714": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "&gt; I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d out of that.<br><br>I got the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Wink, wink, nudge, nudge\u00e2\u20ac\u009d out of how his original post touted how he was doing it to game AuctionAds.<br><br>That is, until he got caught.<br><br>He admitted most programs didn't permit it, yet he went and did it anyway without asking Jeremy is it was cool. <br><br>Shady.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-01_13:59:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "6cd2b59ed64bc240fbef599494795077", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780715": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm relatively new to the blogging community, so still learning a great deal about how the blogger-reader reaction works.<br><br>I have visit John's site a few times.  I think occasionally he did post some interesting content but what really throw me off is the stuff about AGLOCO or something like that.  I didn't know what it was but digger deeper it looks very suspicious like some kind of pyramid scheme so I decided not to follow the crowd.<br><br>Very interesting post btw.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-02_03:23:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "98a9cf0dcc873f484f24f9c840f5cd06", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780716": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "As they say, content is king. All the contents there doesn't seem to be of much use anymore. <br><br>Francis Simisim<br><a href=\"http://soshallwe.blogspot.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://soshallwe.blogspot.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-02_07:09:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "ddda5a95f0cc0e1af874c1f45ce1f1da", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780717": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The numbers speak for themselves.  And to get those kind of numbers not only money wise but in comments, he has an audience.  And when you get that big, could be his blog, Shoemoney, whoever, you're always going to have your fair share of haters or people that don't like it.  That's natural.<br><br>Now the first time I ever heard of him or his blog was at Bumpzee when other bloggers were talking about the cookie stuffing blog post he made.  Now that I disagree with 100%.  Was bad advice, can get you booted out of the network.  And looking around his blog, nothing that really interests me because I do mainstream affiliate marketing and there's not much there for that.  And he'll probably end up getting zapped with the buying and selling of links out in public like that.  Looks like he already lost his top spot.   Don't know where bloggers heads are at with that.<br><br>But again, he's making nice money, has a big audience.  Numbers don't lie.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-05-31_17:01:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "91439e9338915b3cd87624606a3ecabf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780718": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I've got no problem with Chow experimenting on his audience and finding new ways to monetize the people that continually choose to read his blog.  More power to him.<br><br>What I do have a problem with are the sketchy-at-best \"evil tactics\" (as he calls them) that he recommends to new affiliates who read his words as gospel.  Our industry went through a period of experimenting with all of the \"new tricks\" he rehashes years ago.  <br><br>There's a growing divide in affiliate marketing between the old folks and the newcomers, and it's we old folks that let Chow and other \"gurus\" spew their tactics without stepping up to confront them and show the new affiliates that there are other (and better) ways to make a buck than reusing five year old ideas that were bad ideas then.<br><br>Nice post, Jim.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-01_09:50:04", "killed": false, "user_key": "0b733b7b7f2204c5ecd085bb7a115e8c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780719": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@shawn and @sam<br><br>\"Is \u00e2\u20ac\u0153experimenting\u00e2\u20ac\u009d supposed to be some sort of code word for shamelessly gaming the system and giving bad advice?\"<br><br>\"What I do have a problem with are the sketchy-at-best \u00e2\u20ac\u0153evil tactics\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (as he calls them)\"<br><br>you are putting somebody down and not giving any examples?  maybe you are referring to the cookie stuffing post?  I'm only guessing.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.johnchow.com/evil-affiliate-marketing-trick-of-the-day/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.johnchow.com/evil-affiliate-marketin...</a><br><br>He clearly states:  \"Most affiliate programs won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t allow this and will ban you if you try it.\"  That is NOT misleading.  Certainly that isn't promoting something, rather educating.<br><br>If anything I got an education by reading that post.  I'm a newbie and had no clue what cookie stuffing was, so I was thankful for the post.  <br><br>I'm obviously not learning that stuff from the old heads, they are too busy being do-gooders.  Thanks John Chow.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-01_10:02:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "6f5f6f37f05d8fb5a897cfc8322424c3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780720": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "And for the life of me, I don't see how Jim's common sense post on optimizing a blog (use better headlines, title tags before headlines and use tags) even remotely compares to Chow's posts on cookie stuffing, juicing your RSS stats for one day or having people pay you to use no-follow to share the google juice.  Seems like you're reaching to make your point, Mark... but what's new?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-03_16:51:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "0b733b7b7f2204c5ecd085bb7a115e8c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780721": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"And for the life of me, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t see how Jim\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s common sense post on optimizing a blog (use better headlines, title tags before headlines and use tags) even remotely compares to Chow\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s posts on cookie stuffing, juicing your RSS stats for one day or having people pay you to use no-follow to share the google juice.\"<br><br>I also mentioned he takes money to help manipulate other peoples google rankings.<br><br>I wasn't comparing Jim to John chow.  I was giving you an example of how the newheads like to call bullsh!t on the old heads.<br><br>\"Seems like you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re reaching to make your point, Mark\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 but what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s new?\"  <br><br>Hardly, seems like you're having trouble following as usual.  I can slow it down if you need me to.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-03_16:59:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "6f5f6f37f05d8fb5a897cfc8322424c3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780723": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Here's my point of view as succinctly as I can make it... blogging is a wonderful and valuable tool for growing a brand or even making direct revenue in the long term. You can make short term gain on your blog by various methods of acceptable and less-than-acceptable means.  It's a choice you have to make about your own future and brand.<br><br>However, if you do choose to go down the path that John travels, you'd probably want to do it with a domain other than one in your real name (<a href=\"http://johnchow.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">johnchow.com</a> or <a href=\"http://samharrelson.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">samharrelson.com</a> or <a href=\"http://markwielgus.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">markwielgus.com</a>) because of the long term ramifications.<br><br>If someone wants to hack through the old paths again that were created years ago and disregarded as harder ways to climb the hill of success that we all are looking to climb, then so be it.  Have fun, and I hope you all learn as much as the \"old timer, do-gooders\" did when we were running around the hill trying to figure out the best path to the top.  <br><br>None of us are there yet, but you can certainly learn a lot if you go back and look at resources like Shawn's built up library or Jim's archives or even conversations on the forums from 2002 and 2003.  We weren't discussing blogging yet (well, some were), but we were hitting on these same discussions about gaming systems, short term profits and the place of full disclosure.<br><br>It's easier to stand on the shoulders of giants rather than trying to invent the wheel all over again.<br><br>Blogging is wonderful and you can definitely make some money doing it.  I do, both directly and indirectly.  I could make a lot more money in the short term with my blogs, but I don't think that money would be worth the tradeoff to the amount of money they will bring in over the long term... especially with a blog in my own personal name.  <br><br>Blogging is ultimately most valuable when it is set up to last the long haul.  That means looking for ways to create better communities and content on your blog rather than better short term rankings or using RSS hacks to get more subscribers in one day.  <br><br>What concerns me the most is that there is a growing rift between the next gen of \"online marketers\" and what you and others are calling the old crowd.  We're not communicating with each other because of a number of reasons and faults on both sides.  That's ultimately damaging to our industry because we're doomed to repeat the same mistakes over and over again.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-03_11:10:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "0b733b7b7f2204c5ecd085bb7a115e8c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780724": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I do read John Chow's site and I do learn a lot from his tips. In fact, I did a review of his site and was included in one batch list. I'm hoping it will help my page rank and draw in some readers. <br><br>Despite all these, though, I don't agree with some of his money-making ideas. I think charging people to remove the nofollow from their blogs and for posting dofollow on his blog is taking advantage of the gullible. And asking for beer money after saying he's earning so much from his blog is so tacky!<br><br>Still, it's our choice, isn't it? We can just stop reading his blog. Or we can continue to read it and pick up info but not get suckered into giving him money.<br><br>At least he admits he's \"evil\" and that he has no noble goals except make more and more money. So, reader beware.<br><br>We can still learn from his blog and not do the same mistakes on our blogs.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-03_05:18:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "0305beb592b8e65a5bcc88417996ed92", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780725": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "John is a businessman and a business man will do what a business man will do.  The guy is an absolute creative and a crazy genius in making money online.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-03_07:49:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "aadc20f15b62bb0970df800b3c9aa958", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780726": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "There is actually a twist to BMAB (Buy Me A Beer) that would work extremely well which no one is doing.<br><br>Maybe I will get someone to knock up a plugin", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-05-31_17:07:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "AndyBeard", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780727": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You should have directed that @jim, Mark.  I'm not going to speak for Jim.  I don't use paid reviews or optimize my blogs (which is just plain dumb in today's environment... but I write my content for my readers and not the SERPS). <br><br>I don't \"despise\" the \"new blood,\" as I'm sure you don't despise the old blood.  So let's not fall into generalities about either side of this perceived split.  <br><br>Instead, let's look for ways to learn together and move the industry forward in a positive and profitable direction.  My general point in getting involved in this discussion here on Jim's blog is that I don't see what Mr. Chow is doing as positive or profitable for the industry or individuals just getting involved in the industry.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-03_16:44:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "0b733b7b7f2204c5ecd085bb7a115e8c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780728": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "@sam - I do give Jim some respect, at least he doesn't delete the comments and opinions he doesn't like or agree with, like you do.  Thanks Jim.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-03_17:02:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "6f5f6f37f05d8fb5a897cfc8322424c3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780729": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I've got no problem deleting comments that are spam, off topic or troll like in nature.  <br><br>Have you ever read my blogs? Half the comments there disagree with me.  But, they are well thought out and contribute to the conversation.  It's my blog and I can experiment with the \"delete comments\" feature just as Chow can experiment with his plugins and features.<br><br>Let's show more respect to Jim and stay on topic since this is his blog. If you'd like to draw more linkbait, feel free to call me a hypocrite again on your blog.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-03_17:23:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "0b733b7b7f2204c5ecd085bb7a115e8c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780730": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey Mark,<br><br>Just got back from a long weekend away from the computer. Agree with me or don't, listen to me, or don't. Have your own opinion, that's great.<br><br>But I'll tell you what, give me the respect I've earned from doing this for 10+ years now. I'm not trying to bring anyone down, I'm just offering my opinions and help. <br><br>Lastly, if you're going to try to use my blog to treat my friends without the same respect that I expect (\"I can slow it down if you need me to.\"), then you can simply not comment. <br><br>Let's have a beer at the summit in person, all of us and talk it out.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-03_17:44:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "442e9986100c69345ff0cdb3008c04c0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780731": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"give me the respect I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve earned from doing this for 10+ years now\"<br><br>sorry your holiness, I'll take my conversation elsewhere, ye old wise men have fun conversing. l8r", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-03_17:55:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "6f5f6f37f05d8fb5a897cfc8322424c3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780732": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The only thing holy about me is my socks. :0 Thanks for your comments.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-03_17:59:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "442e9986100c69345ff0cdb3008c04c0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780733": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This is the thread that won't die, isn't it?<br><br>I've been reading up on Internet Marketers who habitually abuse their lists over the last couple of days, by sending out one sales promotion after another, and then follow up sales promotions.<br><br>Their unsubscribe rates are naturally high, but the thing is their replenishment rate is even higher. One aspect of the 'game' is that if you've enough backlinks, articles and press releases as well as PPC ads out there, you'll have hapless newbies flowing into your blog or your list.<br><br>From there, it's just hammering away at them and even if you get 100 unsubs a day, but 500 new people coming in, then what the hey, right?<br><br>I agree it's amoral and there's always the fine line between what's legal and what's moral.<br><br>If someone wants to nickel and dime their way to whatever income they want, they're inciting certain consequences and rammifications to their brand.<br><br>Maybe they were a political refugee or maybe a boat person, or maybe an illegal border crosser and having coming from an imporvished background of eating bread and water, maybe whatever they're doing now is a reflection of that?<br><br>What knows? But regardless, I find that my time is better spend on beating my own path and achieving my own goals.<br><br>Just because someone around you is raping and pillaging, doesn't mean it's ok, or that you should do it too.<br><br>After all, you have your own brain, don't you?<br><br>Use it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-07-08_21:13:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "c106f8a3d0cb441c28ef9ce06b1ac757", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780734": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I read John's blog from time to time.  I moment you stop getting relevant information is the moment you tend to veer from reading a blog.  The thing I noticed in May was that he really stopped doing so many non-relevant reviews.  I think he realized that he could drive his audience away by continuing this.  So, it showed in his monthly income that took a dive in May.<br><br>p.s.  What's up with the male enhancement links?  Come on, John!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-05_23:14:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "e9da0f350b07cc72853593c0d5187f0a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780736": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's really just the strength in numbers that get him where he is now.<br>I've written a post where I try to explain the concept. (<a href=\"http://www.johncow.com/love-your-sheep/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.johncow.com/love-your-sheep/</a>)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-07-08_14:08:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "0a46263f5175eefed3693fb8bfef1100", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780737": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Agree that good posts on <a href=\"http://JohnChow.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">JohnChow.com</a> are few and far between. It's his undying enthusiasm, ingenious ways to bring extra traffic to his blog, and  most of all, transparency in his earnings. that makes me go back and skim his blog daily.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-05-31_11:36:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "36c5943a6e197451b87b0a214f4a397f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780738": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I disagree, I don't think John has pushed things far enough.<br><br>The further he pushes it the more press/links he gets and the more money he makes.<br><br>Don't we need at least one person pushing the envelope in over monetization for us all to learn from?  <br><br>I'd like to see him push harder.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-05-31_11:54:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "6f5f6f37f05d8fb5a897cfc8322424c3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780739": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "&gt; lol, any time he mentions something is \u00e2\u20ac\u0153evil\u00e2\u20ac\u009d I can confidently expect the do-gooders to get their panties in a wad, which is probably the reason he does it. <br><br>I'm sure that's his motive. He has no use for ill gotten gains.<br><br>&gt; If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve already written about cookie stuffing why is it not ok for John Chow to do it? <br><br>As far as I recall, I've never encouraged anybody to cheat in any way. I have, however, produced volumes of information on legitimate affiliate marketing. <br><br>Maybe I should refocus and move into the get rich quick game.<br><br>Here - this will be my first blog entry...<br><br>These are some crazy, wild, experimental ways you can make easy money with affiliate programs: phish MySpace accounts, distribute spyware and send spam.<br><br>Now I don't suggest you do this stuff. But in the event you try it out and make some money... why don't you go and buy me a beer in appreciation.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-01_12:23:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "6cd2b59ed64bc240fbef599494795077", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780740": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "As I said on BUMPzee, John is nowheres close to losing his blog community.  Those of us who understand that what he is doing over there is insane (the level of monetization on that blog has been overboard for a very long time) will keep going back just to see what zany thing he does next.  The bulk of his readers, however, are there to see how much me makes next month and what \"ingenius\" method he uses to do it.<br><br>I have nothing against John, in fact, we've been good \"e-buds\" for a while.  But anyone can see that the cult he's created on his blog is no longer there to learn how to make money online and get tips from John Chow.  They are there to see what \"evil\" and \"genius\" method he uses next to weasel some more money out of the masses which they are a part of.<br><br>His blog community is there to watch him make money, not to get expert advice.  They emulate his actions but I honestly don't think most are there for his words.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-05-31_15:52:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "55a5b4de7c43c1d294d61d48ab269d73", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780741": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well that is JC the mogul dot com <br>manipulating traffics, links and<br>rankings to realize what his blog is all about <br>..which is a plain and simple<br>money making blog.<br>If he ask for a beer then<br>You can not blame him for being as such<br>because his blog is about how to make <br>money online...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-07-08_10:43:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "117f43f566f00dedfcd0f47b4d1925d7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780742": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "wow - that is crazy that john is charging commenters the no follow tag - that is just crazy - its the blogsphere were suppose to fight spam not bloggers!<br><br>but I do not know i john too much every since I have started blogging I have been tackbackin to several post of his many times as its pretty popular", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-07-06_14:40:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "775b9d79f26c82baa534b4da6d945d43", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780743": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Aimee said...<i>Hey, you can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t blame the guy for experimenting with different ways of making money through his blog.</i><p><br><br>My response: Is \"experimenting\" supposed to be some sort of code word for shamelessly gaming the system and giving bad advice?</p>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-01_00:57:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "6cd2b59ed64bc240fbef599494795077", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780744": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree with the reader. JC really pushes too hard to make money on his blog. He milks it too much that it hurts the cow.<br><br>This made me laugh:<br><br>\"1. Already Monetizes in Other Ways - when I saw he put \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcbuy me a beer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 on his blog I got really angry. He boasts every month about how much he earns and then has the arrogance to ask us for a few extra dollars?\"<br><br>Really true!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-05-31_10:42:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "53854a707964a0ecfa457431817bc29a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780745": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I completely agree, I used to really enjoy reading JCs blog, but I now just skim through his posts on my google reader and very rarely actually read any of it now, the blog has lost its value in my opinion, but hats off to him, it brings in good money.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-05-31_10:56:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "2030b670d471f7755cceb215279689bd", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780746": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey, you can't blame the guy for experimenting with different ways of making money through his blog. After all, that's what the site is all about! He is going through a trial and error process and giving us the results.<br><br>I don't have any urge to give him more money than he's already making but I am not holding it against him either.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-05-31_21:07:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "1427a5d389f3977ec08ff02677d97079", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780747": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "John Chow is at least transparent. He has from the beginning said that he is all about making money from his blog. <br><br>It is those people who are sneaky and dishonest that bother me not john chow.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-21_10:39:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "79604d578da19e6d51904c7628f54cd0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780748": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "45n5 comes off sounding like a 4 year old looking up to his hero, John Chow.  No original ideas and his argumentative skills are lacking.  Boo this man", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-19_12:55:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "93c149f66f04c2aa143a2fd2f74864bf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780749": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Interesting!<br><br>He may loose credibility and regular readers. But that is not the point. He will still get a lot of visitors from various search channels. Hell, in fact even your post is going to give him a lot of traffic.<br><br>You should know, more traffic = more money<br><br>:-)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-07-04_07:53:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "4ac4483de80cae2decb96614fdfc3ce0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780750": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "John chow is on a rise compared to other high traffic blogs. I don't get it but its what alexa says.<br><a href=\"http://proaudiomatrix.com/how-do-your-stats-compare-to-other-blogs\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://proaudiomatrix.com/how-do-your-stats-com...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-06-14_13:45:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "uway", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780751": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "John Chow has extremely good information on his blog....yea,I know sometimes he doesn't exactly stay on the marketing subject,but marketing involves what you go through in life,the places you eat,cultural news,etc. <br><br>The fact that he commands so much($30k) from monthly ad revenues proves readers like what they find at his blog. I mean c'mon how could he do this if there was nothing valuable?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-02-12_17:28:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "f17cda2da1995ab2a1ca8d1ef3f1e07f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780752": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Success is the ultimate measure of a blog. It has been almost a year since this post was published and John Chow is raking in the bucks. I don't think he cares about anything but that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-02-06_12:43:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "notjohnchow", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780753": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I've noticed a few more money making methods being added to john's site as well. The \"Buy Me a Beer\" post was interesting, but I wouldn't actually add it to the site. To me it would seem more shameless and a burden on the site, than then extra $100 a month it may pull in. <br><br>It's John's site and he has helped many with his posts and you'd be surprised how many people want him to make a ton off the site, then anxiously wait til the beginning of the next month to see what type of earnings he has made.<br><br>I've had several blog reviews done for my blog and so many of them want to see more ads on the site, so I can report on their performance. I was a bit surprised, as my goal is to focus on content... without throwing up annoying ads in the readers face.<br><br>I feel John's site will continue to grow, but would be best if he monetized and focused on his best performing money makers and removing a few others.... after all at $10k a month he's doing well with what he has up.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-05-31_18:36:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "4d40a74256c465093c487f2e8ef47767", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780754": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good post.<br>I first went to John Chow yesterday and liked him... Now im not that sure..", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-18_01:01:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "acbea69b5b2b402628d084f8715e01ae", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780755": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "John Chow Dot Com is evil blogging at it's best<br><br>Benjamins last blog post..<a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SyndicatedElitist/~3/334771551/will-real-john-chow-please-stand-up.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Will the real John Chow please stand up?</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-14_00:32:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "fa2ffb0f9916d4637d0b0a71415e6734", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780756": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I spotted this post now only... Really nice write up. In fact, my own blog was started after I started reading John Chow. It is true that of late, he is talking too much about dining, food etc than make money online topics.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Ajith<br><br>Ajith Edasserys last blog post..<a href=\"http://www.dollarshower.com/make-money-with-creditburner-ptp-network/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Make money with CreditBurner PTP Network</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-02_05:27:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "838a2df88b713c380dc3ee915e8e7926", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780757": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I disagree, I think Chow did a very good job in optimizing his blog and at the same time feed his readers with some valuable information. As we understand, we can't just tell people how to make money, that's not the way. JC will not be around if he tells everything about what he did. But he did share some informational knowledge on his blog.<br><br>&lt;abbr&gt;<em>Norhafidzs last blog post..<a href=\"http://norhafidz.com/2008/11/09/55-october-star-bloggers/\" rel=\"nofollow\">55 October Star Bloggers</a></em>&lt;/abbr&gt;", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-11-13_05:05:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "1fba0a8c8a3345b2e0e4299e9f580fdb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "4780758": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If it makes money and doesn&#039;t scam, How is it giving bad advice. FYI, Internet Marketing is all GAMING !", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-12-30_00:33:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "31f3f93215f6c9aeb4f4fd626c02f26a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "11 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": null, "theme": 2, "reply_position": false, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "497225", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "10017", "hash": -2854542152220879764}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "john_chow_is_killing_his_blog_by_trying_too_hard_to_make_money", "paginate": false, "num_pages": 1, "num_posts": 56, "per_page": 0, "total_posts": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 497225, "queued": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": true, "use_fb_connect": false, "forum_facebook_key": null, "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": false, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
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// HACK: Safari ends with "-->" while other browsers end with "--&gt;" as expected.
Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE = /&lt;!--\[(.*?)\]--(?:>|&gt;)/gim;



// TODO: It might be faster to use string methods to find all <li (...) </li> blocks and pass to Dsq.PostHandler manually.
Dsq.CommentsHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_post = Dsq.Templates.prependPost(post_id);
	var append_post = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(post_id);

	content = content.replace(Dsq.POST_RE, Dsq.PostHandler);
	Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter++;
	head = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContainer(post_id, head);
	return prepend_post + head + content + tail + append_post;
};

Dsq.PostHandler = function(str, h_head, post_id, h_content, h_tail, b_head, b_content, b_tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_header = Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader(post_id);
	var append_header = Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader(post_id);
	var prepend_body = Dsq.Templates.preBody(post_id);
	var append_body = Dsq.Templates.postBody(post_id);
	var append_footer = Dsq.Templates.postFooter(post_id);

	b_content = b_content.replace(Dsq.POST_BODY_RE, Dsq.PostBodyHandler);
	return h_head + prepend_header + h_content + append_header + h_tail + b_head + prepend_body + b_content + append_body + b_tail + append_footer;
};

Dsq.PostBodyHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	content = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContent(post_id, content);
	return head + content + tail;
};

Dsq.MediaPostHandler = function(str, args, offset, s) {
	args = args.split(' ');
	if(args[0] == 'seesmic') {
		return '<br />' + Dsq.Templates.mediaSeesmic(args[1], args[2]);
	}
	return '';
};


/**
 * Shorcuts
 */
Dsq.$ = function(element) { return document.getElementById(element); };
Dsq.$b = document.body || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];


/**
 * Dsq.Debug: Logging functions.
 */

Dsq.Debug = new function() {this.log=function(s){};this.profile=function(f){if(typeof f == 'function')return f();else return eval(f);};};


/**
 * Dsq.Urls: URL paths
 */
Dsq.Urls = new function() {
	this.LOGIN = '/profile/login/';
	this.LOGOUT = '/logout/';
	this.REPLY = 'http://jimkukral.disqus.com/john_chow_is_killing_his_blog_by_trying_too_hard_to_make_money/reply.html';
	this.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE = '/AnonymousUser/';
	this.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR = 'http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png';
};
// Dsq.Urls

/**
 * Dsq.Validators: Validation for form fields
 */
Dsq.Validators = new function() {
	this.VALID_EMAIL_RE = /^[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*\@(([a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*)+\.[a-z]{2,}|([0-9]+\.){3}[0-9]+)$/i;
	this.name = function(name) {
		var error = false;

		if(typeof Dsq.Templates.placeholder !== 'undefined' &&
		   name == Dsq.Templates.placeholder.name) {
			error = true;
		}
		if(name.length <= 1) {
			error = true;
		}

		if(error) {
			return "Please enter a name to comment.";
		} else {
			return true;
		}
	};
	this.email = function(addr) {
		if(Dsq.Validators.VALID_EMAIL_RE.test(addr)) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please enter a valid email to comment.";
		}
	};
	this.url = function(addr) {
		if(!addr || addr.indexOf('.') != -1) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please check your website URL (this field is optional).";
		}
	};

	this.validate = function(bulk_validation, failure_callback) {
		failure_callback = failure_callback || function(e){ alert(e); };

		for(var i = 0; i < bulk_validation.length; i++) {
			v = bulk_validation[i];
			ret = v.validator(v.value);
			if(ret !== true) {
				failure_callback(ret);
				return false;
			}
		}
		return true;
	};
};

/**
 * Dsq.Utils: Generic utility functions.
 */
Dsq.Utils = new function() {
	this.ie = /msie/i.test(navigator.userAgent) && !/opera/i.test(navigator.userAgent);
	this.ie7 = (document.all && !window.opera && window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true : false;
	this.ie6 = (!window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true: false;
	this.webkit = navigator.userAgent.indexOf('AppleWebKit/') >= 0;
	this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache = {};
	this._styleSheet = null;

	this.gebiFromElement = function(el, id, tag) {
		// This only method only helps IE.
		if(!this.ie) {
			return Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var cacheKey = el.id + '-' + tag;
			tag = tag || 'div';
			if(typeof this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] != 'undefined') {
				collection = this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey];
			} else {
				collection = el.getElementsByTagName(tag);
				this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] = collection;
			}

			for(var i = 0; i < collection.length; i++) {
				if(collection[i].id == id) {
					return collection[i];
				}
			}
			return null;
		}
	};

	this.execOnReady = function(func) {
		var node = document.createElement('document:ready');
		try {
			node.doScroll('left');
			func();
			node = null;
		} catch(err) {
			setTimeout(function() { Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(func); }, 10);
		}
	};


	// Courtesy of http://www.quirksmode.org/js/cookies.html
	this.createCookie = function(name,value,days) {
		if (days) {
			var date = new Date();
			date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
			var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
		}
		else var expires = "";
		document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
	};

	this.readCookie = function(name) {
		var nameEQ = name + "=";
		var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
		for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
			var c = ca[i];
			while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
			if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.eraseCookie = function(name) {
		Dsq.Utils.createCookie(name,"",-1);
	};

	this.deleteNode = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			this.deleteChildren(node);
			if(typeof node.outerHTML != 'undefined') { node.outerHTML = ''; }
			else if(node.parentNode) { node.parentNode.removeChild(node); }
			delete node;
		}
	};

	this.deleteChildren = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			for(var x = node.childNodes.length-1; x >= 0; x--) {
				var childNode = node.childNodes[x];
				if(childNode.hasChildNodes()) { this.deleteChildren(childNode); }
				if(typeof childNode.outerHTML != 'undefined') { childNode.outerHTML = ''; }
				else node.removeChild(childNode);
				delete childNode;
			}
		}
	};

	this.findPos = function(obj) {
		var curleft = 0;
		var curtop = 0;
		if (obj.offsetParent) {
			do {
				curleft += obj.offsetLeft;
				curtop += obj.offsetTop;
			} while (obj = obj.offsetParent);
		}
		return [curleft,curtop];
	};

	this.getWindowSize = function() {
		var windowWidth = -1;
		var windowHeight = -1;

		if(typeof(window.innerWidth) == 'number') { //Non-IE
			windowWidth = window.innerWidth;
			windowHeight = window.innerHeight;
		} else if(document.documentElement) { // IE 6+ in 'standards compliant mode'
			windowWidth = document.documentElement.clientWidth || document.body.clientWidth;
			windowHeight = document.documentElement.clientHeight || document.body.clientHeight;
		}

		return [windowWidth, windowHeight];
	}

	this.getScrollPos = function() {
		var scrollWidth, scrollTop;

		if(document.documentElement && (document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.documentElement.scrollWidth)) {
			scrollWidth = document.documentElement.scrollWidth;
			// IE is weird here.  If no doctype is provided, document.body.scrollTop is 0,
			// otherwise document.documentElement.scrollTop is 0.
			scrollTop = document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop;
		} else if(document.body.scrollTop && document.body.scrollWidth) {
			scrollWidth = document.body.scrollWidth;
			scrollTop = document.body.scrollTop;
		}

		return [scrollWidth, scrollTop];
	}

	this.addEventListener = function(instance, eventName, listener) {
		var listenerFn = listener;
		if (instance.addEventListener) {
			instance.addEventListener(eventName, listenerFn, false);
		} else if (instance.attachEvent) {
			listenerFn = function() {
				listener(window.event);
			};
			instance.attachEvent("on" + eventName, listenerFn);
		} else {
			throw new Error("Event registration not supported");
		}
		return {
			instance: instance,
			name: eventName,
			listener: listenerFn
		};
	};

	this.removeEventListener = function(event) {
		var instance = event.instance;
		if (instance.removeEventListener) {
			instance.removeEventListener(event.name, event.listener, false);
		} else if (instance.detachEvent) {
			instance.detachEvent("on" + event.name, event.listener);
		}
	};

	this.fixIframesIE = function(id) {
		var disqusThread = Dsq.$(disqus_container_id);
		var iframes = disqusThread.getElementsByTagName('iframe');

		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-content');
		}

		for(i = 0; i < iframes.length; i++) {
			if (container) {
				iframes[i].style.width = container.offsetWidth;
			}
		}
	};

	this.getElementsByClassName = function(oElm, strTagName, strClassName) {
	/* Credit: Jonathan Snook [http://www.snook.ca/jonathan], Robert Nyman [http://www.robertnyman.com] */
		var arrElements = (strTagName == "*" && oElm.all)? oElm.all : oElm.getElementsByTagName(strTagName);
		var arrReturnElements = new Array();
		strClassName = strClassName.replace(/\-/g, "\\-");
		var oRegExp = new RegExp("(^|\\s)" + strClassName + "(\\s|$)");
		var oElement;
		for(var i = 0; i < arrElements.length; i++) {
			oElement = arrElements[i];
			if(oRegExp.test(oElement.className)) {
				arrReturnElements.push(oElement);
			}
		}
		return (arrReturnElements);
	};

	this.postToUrl = function(url, post_data, opt_redirect) {
		var form = document.createElement('form');
		var iframe_container = document.createElement('div');
		var id = 'dsq-temp-iframe-' + (new Date()).getTime();

		form.method = 'POST';
		form.action = url;
		if (!opt_redirect) {
			form.target = id;
		}
		iframe_container.innerHTML = '<iframe style="display:none" name="' + id + '" id="' + id + '"></iframe>';

		for(var key in post_data) {
			if(post_data.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var input = document.createElement('input');
				input.name = key;
				input.type = 'hidden';
				input.value = post_data[key];

				form.appendChild(input);
			}
		}

		Dsq.$b.appendChild(iframe_container);
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(form);
		form.submit();
	};

	// Strips integer id from id of element in the form ('some-id-###')
	this.extractId = function(e) {
		var chunks = e.id.split('-');
		if(chunks.length <= 1) {
			return 0;
		} else {
			return parseInt(chunks[chunks.length-1]);
		}
	};

	this.getStyle = function(el, styleProp) {
		if(el.currentStyle) {
			var y = el.currentStyle[styleProp];
		} else if(window.getComputedStyle) {
			var y = document.defaultView.getComputedStyle(el, null).getPropertyValue(styleProp);
		}

		if(y == 'transparent' || y == '') {
			this.getStyle(el.parentNode, styleProp);
		} else {
			return y;
		}
	};

	this.execScript = function(url, append_qs, container) {
		var script = document.createElement('script');
		append_qs = typeof append_qs == 'undefined' ? true : append_qs;
		container = container || Dsq.container;

		if(append_qs) {
			var j = (url.indexOf('?') >= 0) ? '&' : '?';
			url += j + (new Date()).getTime();
		}
		script.type = 'text/javascript';
		script.charset = 'UTF-8';
		script.src = url;
		container.appendChild(script);
		return script;
	};

	this.pluralize = function(num, singular, plural) {
		return (num != 1) ? plural || 's' : singular || '';
	};

	this.getRequestParams = function(queryString /* optional */) {
		var pairs, tuple;
		var params = {};

		queryString = queryString || window.location.search.substring(1);
		pairs = queryString.split('&');

		for (var i = 0, pair; pair = pairs[i]; i++) {
			tuple = pair.split('=');
			params[tuple[0]] = (tuple[1] || true);
		}

		return params;
	};

	this.addCssRule = function(selector, styleText, index) {
		var stylesheet;
		index = index || 0;

		if(!this._styleSheet) {
			var styleEl = document.createElement('style');
			document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(styleEl);
			this._styleSheet = styleEl.sheet;
			if(!this._styleSheet) {
				// IE does not like our newly created stylesheet.
				this._styleSheet = document.styleSheets[document.styleSheets.length-1];
			}
		}
		stylesheet = this._styleSheet;

		if(stylesheet.insertRule) {
			var ruleText = selector + ' { ' + styleText + ' }';
			if(index == -1) {
				index = stylesheet.cssRules.length;
			}
			stylesheet.insertRule(ruleText, index);
		} else if(stylesheet.addRule) {
			stylesheet.addRule(selector, styleText, index);
		}
	};

	this.forEachIn = function(obj, callback) {
		for(var key in obj) {
			if(obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				callback(key, obj[key]);
			}
		}
	};

	this._interpolateGlobalContext = {
		// values that get used a lot and are global to the request
		'profile_url': Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE,

		'disqus_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url,
		'media_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url,
		'request_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.username,
		'request_display_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username,
		'forum_name': Dsq.jsonData.forum.name
	};

	this.renderFromContextStack = function(key, contexts) {
		// Returns the first instance of `key` in the array of objects `contexts` or else ''
		for (var i=0; i<contexts.length; i++) {
			if (contexts[i][key] !== undefined) {
				return String(contexts[i][key]);
			}
		}
		throw new Error('key ' + key + ' not found in context');
	};

	var that = this;
	this.interpolate = function(fmt, opt_localContext) {
		// Interpolate `fmt` named-format string with an assumed global context.
		// Based on `interpolate` in django.views.i18n
		var contextStack = [opt_localContext || {}, that._interpolateGlobalContext];
		return fmt.replace(/%\(\w+\)s/g, function(match){
			return that.renderFromContextStack(match.slice(2,-2), contextStack);
		});
	};

	this.stripTags = function(s) {
		// Removes HTML tags from `s`
		return s.replace(/(<([^>]+)>)/g,"");

	};

	this.assert = function(b) {
		if (!b) {
			throw new Error('Assertion error.');
		}
	};

};
// Dsq.Utils

/**
 * Dsq.Popup: Popup helper functions.
 */
Dsq.Popup = new function() {
	this.timeHide = new Array();
	this.timeShow = new Array();
	this.activePopup = {};
	this.profileCache = {};
	this.statusCache = {};

	this.showTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the hide timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeHide[post_id]);

		// start the timer
		if(!Dsq.Popup.profileIsOn && !Dsq.Thread.adminIsOn) {
			this.timeShow[post_id] = setTimeout("Dsq.Popup.popProfile(\"" + post_id + "\")", 400);
		}
	};

	this.hideTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the show timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeShow[post_id]);
	};

	this.updateProfile = function(username) {
		// Callback from /embed/profile.js
		if (this.statusCache[username]) {
			var statusEl = Dsq.$('dsq-profile-status-' + username);
			statusEl.innerHTML = this.statusCache[username];
			statusEl.style.display = 'block';
		}

		if (this.profileCache[username]) {
			var _cache = this.profileCache[username];

			var _genhtml = function(text) { return '<span><big>' + text + '</big></span>'; };
			var _no_comments = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS(_cache.comments_count));
			var _no_likes = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_LIKES(_cache.likes_count));
			var _no_points = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_POINTS(_cache.points));

			var statsEl = Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + username);
			statsEl.innerHTML = '';

			if (Dsq.jsonData.users[username].registered) {
				statsEl.innerHTML = _no_comments + _no_likes;
			}
			statsEl.innerHTML += _no_points;

			var activeSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.active_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.active_sites[i];
				activeSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (activeSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = activeSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = 'This site.';
			}

			var moderatedSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.moderated_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.moderated_sites[i];
				moderatedSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (moderatedSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + username).innerHTML = moderatedSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + username).innerHTML = '';
			}
		}

		// Reposition popup after full HTML is rendered
		if(Dsq.Popup.activePopup && Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el) {
			Dsq.Popup.initPopup(Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.type);
		}

	};

	this.showCookieMsgs = function() {
		var title = '';
		var message = '';
		var numAlerts = 0;

		Dsq.Utils.forEachIn(Dsq.jsonData.cookie_messages, function(k, v) {
			if (!v) return;

			switch(k) {
				// Cookie: Twitter
				case 'post_twitter':
					if (v === 'error') {
						title = 'Twitter Error!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-error">Oops, we couldn\'t tweet this comment. Please check your <a href="http://disqus.com/account/services">account settings</a>.</li>';
					} else {
						var _msg = v.split(':');
						title = 'Tweeted!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-success">Your comment was successfully tweeted. <a href="http://twitter.com/' + _msg[0] + '/status/' + _msg[1] + '">Click here to view the tweet</a>.</li>';
					}
					break;
				// Cookie: Unapproved Post
				case 'post_not_approved':
					title = 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-not-approved">Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.</li>';
					break;
				// Cookie: Profile Found
				case 'post_has_profile':
					title = 'Use your existing commenter profile';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-has-profile">You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a></li>';
					break;
				case 'user_created':
					var _data = v.split(':');
					title = 'Profile created!';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-user-created">You have just created a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, the best way to claim, manage, and track your comments all over the web. \
					<br /><br />A confirmation is being sent to <strong>' + _data[1] + '</strong>. Please check for this email in order to verify your profile. \
					<ul class="dsq-list-tick"> \
						<li>Your username is <strong>' + _data[0] +'</strong>. <a href="http://disqus.com/people/' + _data[0] + '/" target="_blank">Click here to view your public profile</a>.</li> \
						<li>Be sure to set your profile picture, as well as connect your <span class="dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> and <span class="dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> accounts. <a href="http://disqus.com/account/" target="_blank">Click here for account settings</a>.</li> \
					</ul> \
					</li>'
					break;
				default:
					break;
			}
			numAlerts++;
		});

		if(numAlerts > 1) {
			message = '<ul class="dsq-list-bluebullet">' + message;
			message += '</ul>';
			title = 'Thanks for posting!';
		}
		if(numAlerts > 0) {
			if(typeof(disqus_cookie_msgs) == 'function') {
				disqus_cookie_msgs(message, title);
			} else {
				Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
			}
		}
	};

	this.helpBadges = function(post_id) {
		var html = ' \
			<ul class="dsq-popup-help"> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile with a confirmed email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, but has not yet confirmed his or her email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span> is not logged in with any account and has not claimed his or her comments.</li> \
				<li class="dsq-help-otheraccts">Other accounts</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> is using his or her Facebook profile via Facebook Connect.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> is using his or her Twitter profile via Twitter Sign-in.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-openid">OpenID</span> is using his or her OpenID.</li> \
			</ul> \
		';

		this.popModal(html, 'Help: Types of Commenters', post_id);
		return;
	};

	this.permalink = function(post_id) {
		var header = 'Link to this comment';
		var body = '<strong>You are anchored to</strong>:<br />' + document.location.protocol + '//' + document.location.host + document.location.pathname + document.location.search + '#comment-' + post_id;

		this.popModal(body, header, post_id);
	};

	this.login = function(header, body) {
		var h = header || 'Login or Register';
		var b = body || '';
		b += Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: 'dsq-popup-login'});
		b += '</iframe>'; // HACK: Sometimes there is something funky with the IFRAME SRC that causes no end tag
		this.popModal(b, h, null, true, 'dsq-popup-login');
	};

	this.blacklist = function(id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		var title = 'Add to Blacklist';
		var message = ' \
		Adding this person to the blacklist will block him or her from commenting on this site. Check the following types that you would like to add to the blacklist:'
		+ (userData['registered'] ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-username" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-username"><strong>Username</strong>: ' + userData['username'] + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ (_meta.email ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-email" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-email"><strong>Email address</strong>: ' + _meta.email + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ '<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
			<input id="dsq-blacklist-ip" type="checkbox" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-blacklist-ip-warning\').style.display=\'block\'"> \
			<label for="dsq-blacklist-ip"><strong>IP address</strong>: ' + _meta.ip + '</label> \
		</div> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p id="dsq-blacklist-ip-warning" style="display:none">	\
				Note: Blocking this person\'s IP address may also unintentionally prevent others, who share his/her IP address, from commenting on this site. \
				This may include people who are sharing the same computer, living in the same house, or using the same Internet provider. Only block an IP address as a last resort. \
			</p> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p style="text-align:center"><button onclick="Dsq.Post.blockUser(' + id + '); this.disabled=true; this.innerHTML=\'Just one moment...\'">Add to Blacklist</button></p> \
		';

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
	};

	this.popModal = function(message, title, post_id, use_listener, extra_classes) {
		var container = document.createElement('div');
		var header, body;

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);

		if(typeof(title) == 'undefined') { title = ''; }
		if(typeof(use_listener) == 'undefined') { use_listener = true; }

		if(post_id) {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message-' + post_id;
		} else {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message';
		}

		header = title;
		body = message;

		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupModal(header, body);
		Dsq.Popup.initPopup(container, post_id, 'message', extra_classes);
		if(use_listener) {
			Dsq.Popup.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', Dsq.Popup._closePopup);
		}
	};

	this.popAlert = this.popModal;

	this.loading = function(post_id) {
		var title = Dsq.Strings.JUST_A_MOMENT;
		var body = '<div style="text-align:center; padding: 5px 0 10px 0"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif" alt="" /></div>'
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
	};

	this.lightbox = function(message, title, post_id) {
		// Wraps Dsq.Popup.popModal

		var overlay = document.createElement('div');
		overlay.id = 'dsq-overlay';
		overlay.className = 'dsq-overlay';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(overlay);
		
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, post_id, false, 'dsq-lightbox');
	};

	this.popProfile = function(post_id, userKey) {
		var post = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id];
		if (post && post.has_been_anonymized) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('This message was anonymized by its previous owner.', 'Anonymized', post_id);
			return;
		}

		if(post_id) {
			userKey = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id].user_key;	
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][userKey];
		var elId = 'dsq-popup-profile-' + userKey;
		var container = document.createElement('div');

		if(this.activePopup.el) {
			this._closePopup(null, true);
			if(this.activePopup.linkClicked) {
				this.activePopup.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		container.id = elId;
		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupProfile(userKey);

		this.initPopup(container, post_id, 'profile');
		this.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._closePopup);

		if(!this.profileCache[userKey]) {
			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/embed/profile.js'
				+ '?username=' + userKey
				+ '&anon=' + (userData['registered'] ? 0 : 1)
				+ '&f=' + Dsq.jsonData['request'].forum);
		} else {
			this.updateProfile(userKey);
		}
	};

	this._closePopup = function(e, force) {
		var activePopup = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el;
		var id = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id;
		var link = 'dsq-avatar-' + id; // HACK: Specific to profile toggle target

		// HACK: This event should be gone if there is no active popup.
		if(!activePopup) {
			return;
		}
		if(force || !Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, activePopup.id)) {
			// TODO: This is breaking iE?
			if(Dsq.Popup.popupListener) {
				Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Popup.popupListener);
			}
			
			// Kill overlay
			var overlay = Dsq.$('dsq-overlay');
			if(overlay) { Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(overlay); }
			
			try {
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(activePopup);
			} catch(e) {
				// HACK: IE6 throws an error when using deleteNode() with a node containing a <table> in the html.
				activePopup.parentNode.removeChild(activePopup);
			}
			Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {};
		}

		if(!force && Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Popup.activePopup.linkClicked = true;
		}

	};

	this.initPopup = function(popup, post_id, type, extra_classes) {
		popup.className = 'dsq-popup dsq-popup-' + type + ' ' + (extra_classes ? extra_classes : '');
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6 || Dsq.Utils.ie7) {
			// HACK: We can't modify the body before it's ready, so we need
			//       to use an IE-safe "DOMReady" workaround before loading
			//       our popup.
			Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(function() {Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup); });
		} else {
			Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup);
		}

		popup.style.display = 'block';

		var xPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[0] - popup.offsetWidth) / 2;
		var yPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[1] - popup.offsetHeight) / 2;

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
			yPos += Dsq.Utils.getScrollPos()[1];
		}

		popup.style.left = xPos + 'px';
		popup.style.top = yPos + 'px';

		Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {
			'el' : popup,
			'id' : post_id,
			'type': type,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};
	};

	this.isClicked = function(e, id) {
		var t = e.target || e.srcElement;
		while(t && t.parentNode) {
			if(t.id == id) {
				return true;
			}

			t = t.parentNode;
		}
		return false;
	};
};
// Dsq.Popup

/**
 * Dsq.Templates
 */
Dsq.Templates = new function() {
	/*
	 * Counter keeping track of the number of posts iterated over.
	 */
	this.postLoopCounter = 0;
	this.filters = {};
	this.addPostContainer = 'dsq-post-add';
	this.textareaContainer = 'dsq-post-add';

	this.registerTemplate = function(name, func) {
		this['$$_' + name] = func;

		if(typeof DsqLocal.Filters != 'undefined'
		&& typeof DsqLocal.Filters[name] == 'function') {
			// Push filters to this.filters to unify code.
			this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
			this.filters[name].push(DsqLocal.Filters[name]);
		}

		this[name] = function() {
			var ret;

			if(typeof DsqLocal.Templates != 'undefined'
			&& typeof DsqLocal.Templates[name] == 'function') {
				ret = DsqLocal.Templates[name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(ret === undefined) {
				ret = this['$$_' + name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(this.filters[name]) {
				var args = [ret];

				args.push.apply(args, arguments);
				for(var i = 0; i < this.filters[name].length; i++) {
					ret = this.filters[name][i].apply(this, args);
				}
			}

			return ret;
		};
	};

	this.registerFilter = function(name, func) {
		this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
		this.filters[name].push(func);
	};

	/**
	 * Dsq.Templates.Filters
	 */
	this.Filters = new function() {
		this.commentContainer = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var classes = [];
			if(Dsq.jsonData.request.page > 1) {
				classes.push('dsq-append');
			}

			//
			// Extra classes used for custom themes
			//

			if(_meta.depth) {
				classes.push('dsq-comment-child', 'dsq-depth-' + _meta.depth, 'dsq-parent-is-' + _meta.parent_post_id);
			}


			//

			if(_meta.author_is_creator) {
				// TODO: We need to deprecate the "special" class since it is not properly prefixed.
				classes.push('special', 'dsq-special');
			}
			if(_meta.author_is_moderator) {
				classes.push('dsq-moderator');
			}
			classes.push(['dsq-odd', 'dsq-even'][Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter % 2]);

			s = s.substring(0, s.lastIndexOf('>'));
			return s + ' class="dsq-comment ' + classes.join(' ') + '" style="margin-left:' + _meta.depth*30 + 'px">';
		};

		this.commentContent = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			if (_meta.killed) {
				return '<em>Comment removed.</em>';
			} else if (!_meta.approved) {
				return '<em>This comment was flagged for review.</em>';
			}

			s = s.replace(Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE, Dsq.MediaPostHandler);
			return s;
		};
	};

	//
	// Thread
	//
	// TODO: These need to be stripped of all Django template tags.

	this.authPost = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			return '';
		}
		var result = [];
		result = result.concat([
				'<div id="dsq-auth"',
						Dsq.jsonData.integration.reply_position ? 'class="dsq-auth-bottom"' : '',
						'>',
					'<div class="dsq-by">',
						'<a href="http://disqus.com" target="_blank">',
							(Dsq.jsonData.integration.disqus_logo ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/by-disqus.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">') :
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/dsq-button-120x19.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">')
							),
						'</a>',
					'</div>',
					'<div class="dsq-auth-header">',
						'<h3 id="dsq-add-new-comment" class="dsq-h3-addcomment">',
								Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT,
						'</h3>',
						'<div id="dsq-login">',
						(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
								? '<p class="dsq-login-message" id="dsq-login-message">You are commenting as a <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. You may log into:</p>'
								: '')
		]);
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			result = result.concat([
							Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
								'<a id="dsq-login-toggle" href="%(disqus_url)s%(login_url)s?next=article:%(thread_id)s" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsq-profile-btn.png" title="%(log_into)s" alt="%(log_into)s"/></a>',
								{login_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGIN, thread_id: Dsq.jsonData.thread.id, log_into: Dsq.Strings.LOG_INTO_DISQUS}
								),
							'&nbsp; ',
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ?
								'<div id="dsq-fbc-login" onlogin="DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin()" size="medium" background="light" length="short" style="display:inline; margin-right:7px"></div>' :
								''
							),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-twitter-login" class="dsq-twitter-login" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect();" style="display:inline; cursor: pointer"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/twitter-signin-short.png" style="margin-right:7px" /></div>', {}) : ''),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-openid-login" class="dsq-openid-login" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL();" style="display:inline; cursor:pointer;"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/openid-login-button.png"/></div>', {}
								) : '')
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
						'</div>', // dsq-login
					'</div>', // dsq-auth-header
					'<div id="dsq-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated" ',
						Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated ? 'style="display:block"' : '',
						'>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-pic">',
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">' +
																			'<img class="dsq-post-avatar" src="%(avatar_url)s" alt="" /></a>',
																			{avatar_url: Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR,
																			url: (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
																					 ? Dsq.jsonData.request.url
																					 : Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE) }),
						'</div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>', {url:Dsq.jsonData.request.url})
										  )
										: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(profile_url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>')
											)
									),
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">',
									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsqicon12.png" alt="%(logged_in_as)s"/>&nbsp',
											{logged_in_as: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username)})
										: ''),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="%(logout_from_disqus)s">',
											{logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN, logout_from_disqus: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('DISQUS')})
										: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'twitter')
												? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using Twitter (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
												 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
												: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'openid')
													 ? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using OpenID (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
													 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
													 : ''
													)
											)
									),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote ? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('<span class="logo-disqus">DISQUS</span>') : ''),
									'</a>',
								'</li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
		]);
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect) {
			result = result.concat([
					'<div id="dsq-fbc-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated">',
						'<div id="dsq-fbc-profilepic" class="dsq-authenticated-pic" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.ProfilePic" size="square" facebook-logo="true"></div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									'Logged in as <span id="dsq-fbc-name" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.Name" linked="true" useyou="false"></span>',
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">using Facebook Connect <a href="#" onclick="javascript:DisqusFbcParentController.logout();return false;">(Logout)</a></li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
				'</div>', // dsq-auth
				'<div id="dsq-toolbar-items">',
				'</div>'
		]);
		result = result.concat([
					//
					//
					//
				((!Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) ?
					// Needs to be translated:
					('<p id="dsq-no-anon-msg">Required: Please log into <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> ' +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? 'or connect with Facebook ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? 'or sign in with Twitter ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? 'or sign in using OpenID ' : '') +
					Dsq.Utils.interpolate('to comment on <strong>%(forum_name)s</strong>.</p>')) :
					''
				),
				'<div id="dsq-post-add"></div>',
				'<div style="margin:10px 0">',
				((Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media) ?
						'<a href="#" id="dsq-media-link" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, false, \'media\'); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.USE_MEDIA + ' <small>&#9660;</small></a>' :
						''),
				'</div>'
		]);
		return result.join('');
	};


	this.header = function() {

		var html = '\<h3 id="dsq-comments-count" class="dsq-h3-commentcount">\
	 <span id="dsq-num-posts">56</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://jimkukral.disqus.com/john_chow_is_killing_his_blog_by_trying_too_hard_to_make_money/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" selected="selected">Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" >Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://jimkukral.disqus.com/john_chow_is_killing_his_blog_by_trying_too_hard_to_make_money/">Community Page</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-subscribe">\
	 <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle">\
	 <span id="dsq-subscribe">\
	 <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a>\
	 </span>\
	 </span>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-alerts">\
	 </div>\
		';

		
			html = Dsq.Templates.authPost() + html;
		

		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) { 
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-alert-message dsq-upgrade-message"> \
				<strong>Disqus upgrade available.</strong> Hi ' + Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username + ', this message is being displayed to you because you are a moderator of this site. <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-upgrade-message\').style.display=\'block\';this.style.display=\'none\';return false">Click here for details.</a> \
				<div style="display:none; margin-top:10px;" id="dsq-upgrade-message"> \
					A new theme is available with added features. <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/settings/' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url + '/?p=customize">To change your theme, click here</a> and choose the theme Narcissus. \
					If you do not upgrade, you are missing out on features such as: real-time commenting, new sign-in integrations, and an upgrade interface. \
					<strong>This message will automatically go away in one week.</strong> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			' + html; 
		}
		return html;
	};

	this.footer = function() {
		var html = Dsq.Templates.pagination();

		

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.trackbacks();
		

		return html;
	};

	this.pagination = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) { Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = ''; }
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.thread.paginate) { return ''; }

		//
		// TODO: num_paginator still uses the template tag for pagination, 
		// 		while append_paginator does it all in JavaScript.
		//		This should all be in JavaScript.
		//

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages > 1 && Dsq.jsonData.request.page < Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages) {
			html = ' \<a class="dsq-paginate-append-text" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this); return false">Show more comments...</a>\
	 <button class="dsq-button-small dsq-paginate-append-button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this);">Load more comments</button>\
			';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = html;
			return '';
		} else {
			return '<div id="dsq-pagination" class="dsq-pagination">' + html + '</div>';
		}
	};

	this.trackbacks = function() {
		var html = '';

		if(typeof DsqLocal != 'undefined' && DsqLocal.trackback_url && DsqLocal.trackbacks) {
			var trackbacks = DsqLocal.trackbacks;
			var trackback_url = DsqLocal.trackback_url;
		} else {
			var trackbacks = [
			
			
			];
			var trackback_url = 'http://jimkukral.disqus.com/john_chow_is_killing_his_blog_by_trying_too_hard_to_make_money/trackback/';
		}

		html += '<div class="dsq-item-trackback">Trackback URL&nbsp;&nbsp;<input class="dsq-trackback-url" onclick="this.select()" readonly="true" value="' + trackback_url + '"></div>';

		if(trackbacks.length) {
			html += '<ul id="dsq-references">'
			for(var i = 0; i < trackbacks.length; i++) {
				var trackback = trackbacks[i];
				html += '<li><cite><a href="' + trackback.author_url + '" rel="nofollow">' + trackback.author_name + '</a></cite> \
						<p class="dsq-meta">' + trackback.date + '</p> \
						<p class="dsq-content">' + trackback.excerpt + '</p></li>';
			}
			html += '</ul>';
			html = '<h3 class="dsq-h3-trackbacks">Trackbacks</h3>' + html;
		}

		return html;
	}

	this.showRetweets = function(id, limit, element_id /* Optional */) {
		var source, html = '';

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			if (reaction.id === id) {
				source = reaction.retweets;
			}
		}

		if (source) {
			if (limit === 0) {
				limit = source.length;
			}

			for (var j = 0; j < limit; j++) {
				var rt = source[j];
				html += '<a href="' + rt.url + '">' + rt.author_name + '</a>'	+ ((j === (limit - 1)) ? '.' : ', ');
			}
		}

		if (element_id === undefined) {
			return html;
		}

		var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
		element.innerHTML = html;
		return element;
	};

	this.showMoreReactions = function(reactions, has_more, start, limit) {
		var link = document.getElementById('dsq-show-more-reactions');
		var container = link.parentNode;
		container.removeChild(link);

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = reactions[i]; i++) {
			var el = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (el) {
				container.innerHTML += el;
			}
		}

		if (has_more) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = start;
			var l = limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			container.innerHTML += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}
	};

	this.generateReactionHTML = function(reaction) {
		if (reaction.body === null || reaction.body == '') {
			return;
		}

		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
			reaction.author_name = '&nbsp;';
		}

		if (reaction.url === '') {
			reaction.url = reaction.get_service_url;
		}

		/* Reaction HTML begins */
		var item = '<li class="dsq-reaction" id="dsq-reaction-' + reaction.id + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-header">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-header-avatar">';

		if (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== '') {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="' + reaction.author_url +'">';
		} else {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="#" onclick="return false;">';
		}

		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
			item += '<img src="' + reaction.avatar_url + '"/>';
		} else {
			item += '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/noavatar32.png"/>';
		}

		var service_icon = (reaction.get_service_name == 'trackback' || reaction.get_service_name == 'pingback' ? 'rss' : reaction.get_service_name.replace(' ', ''));
		item += '<img class="dsq-service-icon" src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/reactions/services/' + service_icon + '.png"/>'
			+ '</a></div>'
			+ '<cite><span>' + reaction.author_name + '</span></cite>'
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"><a class="dsq-header-time">' + reaction.date_created + '</a></span>'
			+ '</div><div class="dsq-reaction-body">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-message">' + reaction.body + '</div>'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-footer">From <a class="dsq-service-name" target="_blank" href="' + reaction.url + '">' + reaction.get_service_name + '</a> '
			+ 'via ' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? '<a href="http://backtype.com/">BackType</a>' : '<a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">UberVU</a>')
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator ? '&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;<a class="dsq-hide-reaction" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.hide(' + reaction.id + '); return false;">Hide</a>' : '') + '</div></div>';

		if(reaction.retweets) {
			var num_retweets = reaction.retweets.length;
			if (num_retweets > 0) {
				item += '<div class="dsq-reaction-retweets">';
				if (num_retweets == 1) {
					item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
				} else {
					item += (num_retweets + ' more retweets from ');

					item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
					var n_tweets = (num_retweets > 15) ? 15 : num_retweets;
					item += Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(reaction.id, n_tweets);

					if (n_tweets != num_retweets) {
						item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
							+ 'this.parentNode.removeChild(this); return false;" href="#">Show all</a>';
					}
				}
				item += '</div>';
			}
		}

		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
		return item;
	};

	this.reactions = function() {
		var html, reaction;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.reactions === undefined || Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '';
		for (var i = 0; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			var item = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (item) {
				html += item;
			}
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.has_more_reactions) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_start;
			var l = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			html += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}

		return '<h3 class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this.missingPermissions = function() {
		return '';
	};

	//
	// Post
	//

	this.prependPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="comment-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.appendPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="dsq-comment-reply-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
				<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
				? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '</a>'
			+ '</div> \
		';
	};

	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];

		return ''
			+ (_meta.author_is_moderator
				? '<img class="dsq-mod-star" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/bullet-star.png" title="Moderator" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"> \
				<a id="dsq-time-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-' + post_id + '" title="Permalink">' + _meta.date + '</a> \
			</span>';
	};

	this.preBody = function(post_id) {
		return '';
	}

	this.postBody = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Deprecate flagging conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		return ''
			+ (_meta.edited
				? '<p class="dsq-editedtxt">(Edited by a moderator)</p>'
				: '')
			;
	};

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Use media should be conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed) { return ''; }

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
				<div id="dsq-points-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-likedtxt">'
				+ (_meta.points
					? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.'
					: '')
				+ '</div>'
				+ '<ul class="dsq-comment-options dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.votable
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first dsq-rate" id="dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id + '">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Like</a>'
						: 'You liked this.') + '</li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-report' + (!_meta.votable ? ' dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '"><a href="#" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">Report</a></li> \
				</ul> \
				<ul class="dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first"><a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-' + post_id +'" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(this, ' + post_id +'); return false;">Reply</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<li id="dsq-edit-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-edit-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="' + (!_meta.can_reply ? 'dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-more-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-more-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'more\'); return false">More <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media
					? '<li id="dsq-media-el-' + post_id +'" style="display:none"><a id="dsq-media-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'media\'); return false">Use Media <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '</ul>'
				+ '<div id="dsq-reply-bar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar" style="display:none"> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-items-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-items"> \
						</div> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-auth-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-auth"> \
							 \
								 \
								 	<a href="#" class="dsq-help dsq-reply-req-opt" title="You are commenting as a Guest. You may choose to log into an existing DISQUS Profile, your Facebook, Twitter or OpenID account to comment on Jim Kukral" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Optional:</a> \
								 \
								<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/dsq-favicon-16x16.png" alt="" /> \
								<a id="dsq-reply-login-' + post_id + '" href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:497225" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">Login</a> \
								 \
								 \
								 \
							 \
						</div> \
					</div> \
					<div id="dsq-reply-' + post_id + '"></div> \
			</div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Iframes
	//

	this._makeAttributes = function(attributes) {
		// Makes a tag attributes string out of an object.
		// Caller is responsible for making sure nothing needs to be escaped.
		var result = [];
		for (key in attributes) {
			result.push(' ' + key + '="' + attributes[key] + '"');
		}
		result = result.join('');
		return result;
	};

	this._frameGeneric = function(base_url, params, attributes) {
		if(typeof(disqus_callback_params) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_callback_params = '';
		}

		var default_params = {
			// TODO: These should be moved to Dsq.jsonData.
			'f'				: 'jimkukral',
			't'				: 'john_chow_is_killing_his_blog_by_trying_too_hard_to_make_money',
			// Do we need encodeURIComponent here?
			'ifrs'			: encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css),
			'to_redirect'	: encodeURIComponent(window.location),
			'cbp'			: disqus_callback_params,
			'ff'			: Dsq.Thread.ff,
			'fc'			: Dsq.Thread.fc,
			'ac'			: Dsq.Thread.ac,
			'default_text'	: disqus_default_text
		};

		base_url += '?' + (new Date()).getTime();
		// Add params to default_params.
		if(params) {
			for(var key in params) {
				if(params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					default_params[key] = encodeURIComponent(params[key]);
				}
			}
		}
		// Build querystring.
		for(var key in default_params) {
			if(default_params[key] && default_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				base_url += '&' + key + '=' + default_params[key];
			}
		}

		return [
			'<iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" frameborder="0"',
			(' allowtransparency="true" src="' + base_url + '"'),
			this._makeAttributes(attributes),
			'</iframe>'].join('');
	};

	this.frameLogin = function(opt_attributes) {
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/login.html';
		var attributes = opt_attributes || {};
		attributes['class'] = 'dsq-post-login';

		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameReply = function(post_id, extra_params, attributes) {
		// Returns the HTML for a reply iframe. Called by Dsq.Iframes.setReplyIframeToContainer
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY;
		var params = {
			'def_email'		: disqus_def_email,
			'def_name'		: disqus_def_name
		};
		if(extra_params) {
			for(var key in extra_params) {
				if(extra_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					params[key] = extra_params[key];
				}
			}
		}
		if(_meta) {
			params['parent_post'] = post_id;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			params['per_page'] = disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			attributes['class'] += '-authenticated';
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameEdit = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/edit.html';
		var params = {
			'p' : post_id
		};
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, {'class': 'dsq-post-edit', 'name': 'dsq-edit_' + post_id + '-frame'});
	};

	//
	// Menus
	//

	this.menuMore = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: "Remove post" button should hide menu.
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')">Link</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Profile</a></li>'
	+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
		? '	<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>' + (_meta.email ? '<li class="dsq-admin-email">' + _meta.email + '</li>' : '')
		+ '	<li class="dsq-admin-ip">' + _meta.ip + '</li> \
			<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>'
		+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
			? ' <li class="dsq-admin-edit"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
			: '')
		+ ' <li class="dsq-remove"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Remove Comment</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-report-spam"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-block-user"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li>'
		: '');
	};

	this.menuMedia = function(post_id) {
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(this, ' + post_id + ', \'seesmic\'); return false;">Record video</a></li> \
		';
	};

	this.dropProfile = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};


		var menu = '<li class="dsq-drop-showlnk"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Expand &#8663;</a></li>';
		var pointsMessage = '';
		if (userData['registered']) {
			pointsMessage = 'with ' + userData['points'] + ' points (more points are better).';
		}

		if (userData['is_remote']) {
			var domain = userData['remote_domain_name'];
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' is a ' + domain + ' user ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
			menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-' + domain.toLowerCase() + '">' + domain + '</span></li>';
		} else if (userData['registered']) {
			if (userData['verified']) {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a verified commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span></li>';
			} else {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a registered, but unverified, commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span></li>';
			}
		} else {
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has not claimed this commenter profile." onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()"><span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span></li>';
		}

		menu += _includeServices();
		return menu;
	};

	//
	// Popups
	//

	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-top"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-body" class="clearfix"> \
				<div class="dsq-popup-body-padding"> \
					<div class="dsq-popup-header"> \
						<a class="dsq-close-link" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/modal-close.png" alt="" /></a>'
						+ content['header']
					+ '</div>'
					+ content['body']
					+ '<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
				</div> <!-- padding --> \
			</div> <!-- body --> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-bottom"></div> \
		</div> \
		';
	};

	this.popupProfile = function(user_key) {
		var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(user_key, null);
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var html = '';
			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == 0
					? '<h4>Connections</h4><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li> \
					<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" title="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" /> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>'
				+ (i+1 == userServices.length ? '</ul>' : '');
			}
			return html;
		};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<table> \
				<tr> \
					<td> \
						<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><img class="dsq-popup-profile-avatar" src="' + userData['avatar'] + '" alt="" /></a> \
					</td> \
					<td> \
						<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user"> \
							<h3>' + userData['display_name'] + '</h3> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats" id="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + user_key + '">Loading...</div> \
						</div> \
					</td> \
				</tr> \
			</table> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-state"> \
				This is a&nbsp;<span class="'
					+ (userData['registered']
						? (userData['verified']
							? ' dsq-badge-verified'
							: (userData['is_remote']
								? ' dsq-badge-' + userData['remote_domain_name'].toLowerCase()
								: ' dsq-badge-registered')
							)
							: ' dsq-badge-guest') + '">'
			+ (userData['registered']
				? (userData['verified']
					? 'Verified'
					: (userData['is_remote']
						 ? userData['remote_domain_name']
						 : 'Registered')
					)
				: 'Guest')
			+ '</span>&nbsp;commenter profile.'
			+ '&nbsp;<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><strong>View more comments </strong></a>'
			+ (!userData['points']
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice">If this is you, <a href="http://disqus.com/profile" target="_blank">claim it now</a> to manage your comments.</p>'
				: '')
			+ ((userData['registered'] && !userData['verified'] && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username == userData['username'])) && !userData['is_remote'])
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice"><strong>Alert</strong>: You have not verified this account. <a href="http://disqus.com/verify">Verify it now.</a></p>'
				: '')
			+ '</div> \
			<div id="dsq-profile-status-' + user_key + '" class="dsq-popup-profile-status" style="display:none"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-snapshot"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td> \
							<div id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Most active sites</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
						<td>'
							+ _includeServices()
							+ '<div id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Moderator of</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupReblog = function() {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<cite><span>Reblog this comment</span></cite> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div id="dsq-reblog-form" class="dsq-reblog-form"> \
			</div> \
		';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupModal = function(title, message) {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<h3>' + title + '</h3> \
		';

		bodyHtml = message;

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.alertContent = function(name, post_id) {
		var alert = {
			'post_not_approved': {
				'title': 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator',
				'message': 'Thanks for posting. Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.'
			},
			'post_has_profile': {
				'title': 'Use your existing commenter profile',
				'message': 'You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> commenter profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a>'
			}
		};
		return alert[name] || false;
	};

	//
	// Actions
	//

	this.voted = function(post_id, points, vote) {
		// Update number of points
		Dsq.$('dsq-points-' + post_id).innerHTML = points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.';

		// Update link text
		if(vote) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id).innerHTML = 'You liked this.';
		}
	};

	this.subscribed = function(status) {
		var title, message;

		if(status) {
			title = 'Subscribed!';
			message = 'You have subscribed to this comment thread. New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox, where you may read and respond by email.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(0); return false">Unsubscribe</a> \
			';
		} else {
			title = 'Unsubscribed';
			message = 'You have unsubscribed to this comment thread. New comments will no longer be sent to your email inbox.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a> \
			';
		}

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);

	};
	
	this.highlighted = function() {
		Dsq.Popup.popModal('This comment has been highlighted.', 'Highlighted comment');
	};

	//
	// Media
	//

	this.mediaSeesmic = function(id, thumb) {
		return ' \
			<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_preview" class="dsq-seesmic-preview"><a href="http://www.seesmic.com/video/' + id + '" target="_blank" class="see_link">&nbsp;</a> \
				<div style="display:block;width:160px; height:120px; border:none; background-image:url(http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/' + thumb + ')"> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_hide" class="seePlayOverlay" style="display:none;"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',false)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/stopOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_show" class="seePlayOverlay"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',true)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/playOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; border:none; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			<div id="' + id + '_content" style="display:block; width:100%; padding-top:5px"></div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Callbacks
	//

	this.postComment_onSuccess = function(parent_post_id) {
		// Increment post count
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');
		
		if (num_posts) { 
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) { 
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
	};
};
// Dsq.Templates


/**
 * Dsq.Post
 */
Dsq.Post = new function() {
	this.openedMenu = {};
	this.menuEventListener = null;
	this.stateReplyToggled = {};
	this.stateEditToggled = {};
	this.stateRecordLink = {};

	/**
	 * Inserts a new post into the document.
	 *
	 * @param after_id {Number}	Insert a post before specified id.  If after_id
	 *							evaluates to false, then post in the front.  If
	 *							after_id is -1, post at the end.
	 */
	this.insert = function(after_id, id, message, author) {
		// Skeleton template from thread_posts.html.
		var skeleton = ' \
			<li id="dsq-comment-%(id)s"> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-header-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-header"> \
					<cite id="dsq-cite-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-cite"> \
						<a id="dsq-author-user-%(id)s" href="%(author_url)s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">%(author_name)s</a> \
					</cite> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-body-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-body"> \
					<div id="dsq-comment-message-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-message">%(message)s</div> \
				</div> \
			</li> \
		';
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var _user_meta = Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key];
		var markup = Dsq.Utils.interpolate(skeleton, {
			id: id,
			message: message,
			author_url: _user_meta.blog,
			author_name: _user_meta.display_name
		});
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		markup = markup.replace(Dsq.COMMENTS_RE, Dsq.CommentsHandler);
		div.innerHTML = markup;

		if (after_id === -1) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').appendChild(div);
		} else if (!after_id) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').insertBefore(div, Dsq.$('dsq-comments').firstChild);
		} else if (Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + after_id)) {
			// Get next node after "after_id", so we can insert before it.
			// If "after_id" is the last comment, the target node is the
			// last node.
			
			// var append_post_id = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(after_id).replace('<div id="','').replace('"></div>', '');
			var append_post_id = 'dsq-append-post-' + after_id;
			var node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			while (node = node.nextSibling) {
				if (!node || node.nodeType == 1) { // 1 == Node.ELEMENT_NODE
					break;
				}
			}
			if (!node) {
				node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			}
			node.parentNode.insertBefore(div, node);
		}
	};

	this.incrementPostCount = function() {
		
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');

		if (num_posts) {
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) {
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
	}
	
	this.outlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className += ' dsq-comment-outline';
		setTimeout("(function () { Dsq.Post.clearOutlineComment(" + post_id + ") })()", 3000);
	};
	
	this.clearOutlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className.replace('dsq-comment-outline', '');
	};

	this.showMenu = function(el, id, name) {
		var anchorPos = Dsq.Utils.findPos(el);
		var menu = document.createElement('ul');

		if(this.openedMenu) {
			if(this.openedMenu.linkClicked) {
				this.openedMenu.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		switch(name) {
			case 'more':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMore(id);
				break;
			case 'media':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMedia(id);
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}

		// Add menu to document body
		menu.id = 'dsq-menu-' + id;
		menu.className = 'dsq-menu';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(menu);

		// Position and show
		anchorPos[1] += 15;
		menu.style.left = anchorPos[0] + 'px';
		menu.style.top = anchorPos[1] + 'px';
		menu.style.display = 'block';

		// Set global reference
		this.openedMenu = {
			'el' : menu,
			'id' : id,
			'name' : name,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};

		// Set listener
		this.menuEventListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._hideMenu);
	};

	this._hideMenu = function(e) {
		var el = e.target || e.srcElement;
		var openedMenu = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el;
		var id = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.id;

		if(!id) {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link';
		} else {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link-' + id;
		}

		if(!openedMenu) {
			return;
		}

		if(!Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, openedMenu.id)) {
			openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Post.menuEventListener);
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(openedMenu);

		} else {
			// Hide the menu if a link was clicked inside the menu.  We can't
			// completely remove the menu until the onclick event on the link
			// fires, but the menuEventListener will prevent multiple menus
			// from polluting the DOM.
			if(el && typeof el.href != 'undefined') {
				openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el = null;
			}
		}

		if(Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Post.openedMenu.linkClicked = true;
		}
	};


	this.getUserServices = function(user_key, id) {
		if(!user_key && id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
			user_key = _meta.user_key;
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var userServices = [];

		// Keep a full list of supported services. This is the order they will display in the drop-profile.
		// Each service must have a corresponding case in _buildServiceUrl()
		var supportedServices = ['blog', 'twitter', 'facebook', 'tumblr'];

		function _buildServiceUrl(serviceName) {
			var data = userData[serviceName];
			var services = {
				blog:		function(d) { return d; },
				twitter:	function(d) { return d; },
				facebook:	function(d) { return d; },
				tumblr:		function(d) { return 'http://' + d + '.tumblr.com'; }
			};
			return services[serviceName](data);
		}

		for(var i = 0; i < supportedServices.length; i++) {
			if(userData[supportedServices[i]]) {
				var serviceUrl = _buildServiceUrl(supportedServices[i]);
				userServices.push({'name' : supportedServices[i], 'url' : serviceUrl});
			}
		}
		return userServices;
	}

	this.dropProfile = function(id) {
		var dp = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-profile-' + id);

		// IE6 needs JS to display/hide. All other browsers use CSS.
		if(dp) {
			if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) dp.style.display = (dp.style.display == 'inline') ? 'none' : 'inline';
			return false;
		} else {
			dp = document.createElement('ul');
		}

		dp.id = 'dsq-drop-profile-' + id;
		dp.className = 'dsq-drop-profile';

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) { dp.style.display = 'inline'; }

		var container = Dsq.$('dsq-header-avatar-' + id);
		dp.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.dropProfile(id);
		container.appendChild(dp);
	};

	this.dropProfileMore = function(el, id) {
		var hiddenItems = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-hidden-' + id);

		hiddenItems.style.display = 'inline';
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
	};

	this._updateReplyLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "reply / cancel" links based on state.
		var displayDict = {};

		if(id) {
			if(this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				el.innerHTML = 'Cancel';
				displayDict['media'] = 'inline';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'none';
			} else {
				el.innerHTML = 'Reply';
				displayDict['media'] = 'none';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'inline';
			}
		}

		for(var key in displayDict) {
			if(displayDict.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var	linkEl = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-el-' + id),
					spacer = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-spacer-' + id);

				if(linkEl) {
					linkEl.style.display = displayDict[key];
					if(spacer) spacer.style.display = displayDict[key];
				}
			}
		}
	};

	this._updateMediaLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "use media / cancel" links based on state.
		var appendId = (id) ? ('-' + id) : '';
		var link = Dsq.$('dsq-media-link' + appendId);

		if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			link.innerHTML = 'Cancel Media';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(link, id); return false; };
		} else {
			link.innerHTML = 'Use Media <small>&#9660;</small>';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.showMenu(link, id, 'media'); return false; };
		}
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(el, id) {
		// Create reply IFrame
		if (window.disqus_use_postmessage) {
			if (!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				// Create IFrame if it doesn't exist.
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-frame-' + id), id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].init();
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].setState(id, _meta.depth);
				}
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
			}
		} else {
			// DEPRECATED
			if(!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				// Reply toolbar
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id), id);
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Iframes.hideAllInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id));
				if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
					// HACK: Cancel media before canceling self.
					this.toggleMediaReply(Dsq.$('dsq-media-link-' + id), id);
				}
			}
		}

		this.stateReplyToggled[id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[id];
		this._updateReplyLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-reply-' + id); }

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[id]
		});
	};

	this.toggleMediaReply = function(el, id, xtype) {
		id = id || 0;
		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(!this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id, {xtype:xtype}, 'dsq-post-video');
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id);
		}
		this.stateRecordLink[id] = !this.stateRecordLink[id];
		this._updateMediaLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};

	this.edit = function(el, id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.frameEdit(id);
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-comment-message-' + id); }
	};

    this.rate = function(el, id, vote) {
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_votes) {
			if(vote == 1) {
                Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + id).innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
            }

            Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/jimkukral/vote.js'
                + '?post_id='    + id
                + '&vote='        + vote);

		} else {
			Dsq.Popup.login(Dsq.Strings.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN);
		}
    };

	this.report = function(id, confirmed) {
		if(confirmed) {
			Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/jimkukral/john_chow_is_killing_his_blog_by_trying_too_hard_to_make_money/post_report/', {'post_id': id});
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Thank you. This comment has been flagged for moderator attention.', 'Successfully flagged');
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(Dsq.$('dsq-post-report-' + id));
		} else {
			var title = Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT;
			var message = Dsq.Strings.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR + '? \
			<br /><br /> \
			<button onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true)"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.NO + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.NEVER_MIND + '</button>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<button onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + id + ', true);"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.YES + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT + '</button><br /><br />'
			+ Dsq.Strings.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION + '. \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, id);
		}
	};



	this.showAlert = function(id, msg) {
		var msgEl = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id);
		var alert = '<div class="dsq-comment-alert">' + msg + '</div>';

		msgEl.innerHTML = alert + msgEl.innerHTML;
	};

};
// Dsq.Post


/**
 * Dsq.Thread
 */
Dsq.Thread = new function() {
	this.fc = null;
	this.ff = null;
	this.ac = null;

	
	this.adminIsOn = false;

	
	
	

	this.hlComment = null;
	this.hlCommentClass = null;

	this.getNextComment = function(el) {
		var start_id = el.id;
		while(el = el.nextSibling) {
			if(el.id && el.id.indexOf('dsq-comment-') != -1 && el.id != start_id) {
				return el;
			}
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.getActiveCommentId = function() {
		if (document.URL.indexOf('#comment-') >= 0) {
			var anchor = document.URL.slice(document.URL.indexOf('#') + 1);
			return anchor.replace('comment-', '');
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.highlightAnchor = function() {
		var i = this.getActiveCommentId();
		if (i == null) return false;
		var id = 'dsq-comment-' + i;
		var hash = window.location.hash;

		// Toggle the hash incase the comment isn't available when the page loads
		// for WebKit-based browsers.
		if (Dsq.Utils.webkit) {
			window.location.hash = '';
			window.location.hash = hash;
		}

		this.hlComment = Dsq.$(id);
		// Adding this conditional guard pending #289
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlCommentClass = this.hlComment.className;
		this.hlComment.className += ' dsq-hl-anchor';

		setTimeout("Dsq.Thread.highlightClear()", 3000);
	};

	this.highlightClear = function() {
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlComment.className = this.hlCommentClass;
	};

	this.login = function(toggle) {
		// toggle id is #dsq-reply-login-[id]
		var postId;
		if(toggle.id.indexOf('dsq-reply-login') != -1) {
			postId = toggle.id.slice(16);
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + postId);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(toggle) {
			if(toggle.className == 'dsq-login-active') {
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(container, postId);
				toggle.className = '';
			} else {
				Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
				toggle.className = 'dsq-login-active';
			}
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
		}

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};


	this.paginate = function(page, el_clicked, per_page) {
		// Use extra_params to pass any override parameters that we need to persist.
		var extra_params = '';

		// "Per page" can either be overriden by providing it as an argument
		// (per-call) or setting the disqus_per_page override variable (global).
		if(typeof per_page == 'undefined') {
			per_page = null;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined' && per_page === null) {
			per_page = disqus_per_page;
		}

		if(typeof disqus_sort != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&sort=' + disqus_sort;
		}
		if(per_page !== null) {
			extra_params += '&per_page=' + per_page;
		}

		Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML += '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
		
		if(el_clicked) {
			el_clicked.style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/jimkukral/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'john_chow_is_killing_his_blog_by_trying_too_hard_to_make_money'
			+ '&p='		+ page
			+ extra_params);
	};

	this.sortBy = function(sort) {
		var disqus_script = document.createElement('script');
		var disqus_date = new Date();

		if (location.hash != '') {
			location.hash = '#disqus_thread';
		}

		if(typeof(disqus_url) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_url = disqus_href;
		}
		disqus_script.type = 'text/javascript';
		disqus_script.src = 'http://disqus.com/forums/jimkukral/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'john_chow_is_killing_his_blog_by_trying_too_hard_to_make_money'
			+ '&sort='	+ sort
			+ '&title='
			+ '&'		+ disqus_date.getTime();

		Dsq.$('dsq-comments').innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif">';
		Dsq.container.appendChild(disqus_script);
	};

	this.subscribe = function(status, email) {
		// `status` is an int -- 1 to subscribe, 0 to unsubscribe
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || email) {
			// If authenticated user OR anonymous email provided

			if(email) {
				Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);
			}

			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/jimkukral/subscribe.js'
				+'?status=' 	+ status
				+ '&slug='		+ 'john_chow_is_killing_his_blog_by_trying_too_hard_to_make_money'
				+ '&email=' 	+ encodeURIComponent(email));

		} else if(!email) {
			// If anonymous user and no email has been provided yet, prompt for email

			var title = 'Subscribe to this comment thread';
			var message = ' \
				New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox! \
				<div class="dsq-subscribe-submit"> \
					<p><strong>Enter your email address below.</strong></p> \
					<input type="text" id="dsq-subscribe-email"> \
					<button onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1, Dsq.$(\'dsq-subscribe-email\').value)">Subscribe</button> \
				</div> \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
		}
	};

	this.showSettings = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
			return;
		}

		/* The form has to be re-designed when more options will come out. */
		var html = 'Automatically close comments after <input size="3" id="dsq-thread-days-alive" value="' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.days_alive + '" type="text" /> days. Existing comments will still be displayed.<br /><br />(Using 0 days will disable this feature)<br /><br />'
								 + '<button onclick="Dsq.Thread.updateDaysAlive();" class="dsq-button-small"><span>Save</span></button>'
								 + '<span id="dsq-thread-settings-status" class="dsq-options-status"></span>';
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, 'Settings');
	};

	this.updateDaysAlive = function() {
		var days = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-days-alive').value;
		var status = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-settings-status');
		Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/jimkukral/update_days_alive.js', {days:days,thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
		status.innerHTML = 'Saved!';
		window.setTimeout(function() { status.innerHTML = ''; }, 1000);
	};
};
// Dsq.Thread

Dsq.Events = function() {
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var handlers = {};
	var getHandlers = function(event) {
		if (handlers[event] === undefined) {
			handlers[event] = [];
		}
		return handlers[event];
	};

	// Public
	// Value keys : postId, node, xtype
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED = 1;
	// Value keys : postId, opened
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED = 2;
	obj.fire = function(event, opt_value) {
		if (!event) {
			throw new Error('Unknown event');
		}
		var value = opt_value || {};
		for (var i=0; i<getHandlers(event).length; i++) {
			getHandlers(event)[i](value);
		}
	};
	obj.addHandler = function(event, callback) {
		getHandlers(event).push(callback);
	};

	return obj;
}();

/**
 * Dsq.Realtime
 */
Dsq.Realtime = new function() {
	var initialized = false;
	var interval = null;
	var last_checked = Dsq.jsonData.request.timestamp;
	var new_posts = [];
	var ongoing_request = false;
	var prev_script = null;

	function updateNewPostCount() {
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-alert').style.display = new_posts.length ? 'block' : 'none';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-queued').innerHTML = new_posts.length
		+ ' new '
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, 'comment', 'comments')
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, ' was', ' were')
		+ ' just posted.';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.SHOW + ')';
	}

	function insertNewPosts() {
		var post_id = null;
		var after_id = Dsq.$('dsq-sort-select').value === 'oldest' ? -1 : null;

		for (var i=0; i<new_posts.length; i++) {
			post_id = new_posts[i];
			Dsq.Post.insert(after_id, post_id, Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id].message);
			Dsq.Post.incrementPostCount();
			Dsq.Post.outlineComment(post_id);
		}
		new_posts = [];
	}

	this.enableInterval = function() {
		interval = setInterval(Dsq.Realtime.check, Dsq.jsonData.context.realtime_speed);
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.ENABLED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.PAUSE + ')';
	}

	this.disableInterval = function() {
		if (interval) {
			clearInterval(interval);
			interval = null;
		}
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.PAUSED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.RESUME + ')';
	}

	this.toggleInterval = function() {
		if (!interval) {
			Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
		} else {
			Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
		}
		return false;
	}

	this.initialize = function() {
		if (!initialized) {
			initialized = true;
			Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').onclick = this.toggleInterval;
			if (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').onclick = this.show;
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
			if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.realtime_paused) {
				Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
			} else {
				Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
			}
		}
	}

	this.show = function() {
		insertNewPosts();
		updateNewPostCount();
		return false;
	}

	this.check = function() {
		if (!ongoing_request && Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			if (prev_script) {
				prev_script.parentNode.removeChild(prev_script);
			}
			ongoing_request = true;
			prev_script = Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/497225/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

	this.update = function(timestamp, posts, users) {
		ongoing_request = false;
		last_checked = timestamp;

		if (users) {
			for (var user_id in users) {
				if (users.hasOwnProperty(user_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id] = users[user_id];
					}
				}
			}
		}

		if (posts) {
			for (var post_id in posts) {
				if (posts.hasOwnProperty(post_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] = posts[post_id];
						new_posts.push(post_id);
					}
				}
			}

			if (Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				insertNewPosts();
			} else {
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
		}
	};

}();

// DEPRECATED
Dsq.Iframes = function() {
	// Different style of object from the above. Hoping to switch to this for some reason.
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var showIframeInContainer = function(container, id, markup) {
		// Look through container for iframes, hiding them, except show one that matches id
		// If none of them matched id, create a new iframe using markup and insert it.
		// Returns the iframe node if and only if it was newly created.
		var found = false;
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				if (child.id == id) {
					child.style.display = 'block';
					found = true;
				} else {
					child.style.display = 'none';
				}
			}
		}
		if (found) {
			return;
		}
		// The iframe wasn't found, so construct it and add it to the container.
		// Don't use innerHTML because it might reload iframes
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		div.innerHTML = markup;
		var iframe = div.childNodes[0];
		div.removeChild(iframe);
		container.appendChild(iframe);
		return iframe;
	};

	// Public
	obj.makeReplyIframeId = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var id = 'dsq-post-add-iframe';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			id += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			id += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return id;
	};
	obj.makeLoginIframeId = function(opt_postId) {
		if (!opt_postId) {
			return 'dsq-login-iframe';
		}
		return 'dsq-login-iframe-' + opt_postId;
	};
	obj.makeReplyIframeName = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var name = 'dsq-reply-frame';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			name += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			name += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return name;
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId, opt_extraParams, opt_className) {
		// Construct the id so we can check if it's already present.
		// Hide any other iframes we find, and show this one if it's found.
		var params = opt_extraParams || {};
		// use xtype in the id and name so we can distinguish media replies from text replies:
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeId(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var name = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeName(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var attributes = {
			'id': id,
			'name': name,
			'class': opt_className || 'dsq-post-reply'
			};
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameReply(opt_postId, opt_extraParams, attributes);
		var iframe = showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
		// It was newly created
		if (iframe) {
			Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED, {
				postId: opt_postId,
				node: iframe,
				xtype: params.xtype
			});
		}
	};
	obj.showLoginIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId) {
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeLoginIframeId(opt_postId);
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: id});
		showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed = function(container, opt_postId) {
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			obj.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, opt_postId);
		} else {
			obj.hideAllInContainer(container);
		}
	};
	obj.hideAllInContainer = function(container) {
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				child.style.display = 'none';
			}
		}
	};

	return obj;
}();

Dsq.Twitter = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startTwitterConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._twitterWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/twitter/begin/', 'twitterWindow', popupParams);
		that._twitterInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeTwitterConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeTwitterConnect = function() {
		if (that._twitterWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._twitterInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.Yahoo = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startYahooConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._yahooWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/yahoo/begin/', 'yahooWindow', popupParams);
		that._yahooInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeYahooConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeYahooConnect = function() {
		if (that._yahooWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._yahooInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.OpenID = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.requestURL = function() {
		var message = '<table class="dsq-openid-form"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="2"><img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url + '/images/openid-icon-100x100.png" /></td>';
		message += '<td><label for="dsq-openid-url">OpenID URL:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-url" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td><label for="dsq-openid-username">Display name:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-username" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td class="dsq-openid-submit" colspan="3"><input type="button" value="Sign in" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.startConnect();" /></td></tr>';
		message += "</table>";

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, 'Sign in using OpenID');
	};

	this.startConnect = function() {
		var isblank = function(str) {
			return /^\s*$/.test(str);
		};

		var openid_url = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-url').value;
		var username = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-username').value;

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=500';
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/openid/begin/' + '?url=' + encodeURIComponent(openid_url) + '&username=' + encodeURIComponent(username);
		that._openidWindow = window.open(url, 'openidWindow', popupParams);
		that._openidInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeConnect = function() {
		if (that._openidWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._openidInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.Reaction = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.hide = function(id) {
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/jimkukral/hidereaction.js?' + 'reaction_id=' + id);
	};

	this.reportMissingReactions = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || !Dsq.jsonData.forum.reactions_enabled) {
			return;
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.queued) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Your report has been received. The system will automatically search for new reactions; if any are found, they will be displayed on this comment thread.<br/><br/>Thank&nbsp;you.',
												 'Reported missing reactions');
			return;
		}

		Dsq.Utils.execScript(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/forums/jimkukral/queueurl.js');
	};
};

Dsq.CNN = function() {
	var obj = {};

	obj.authenticate = function() {
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + "/saml/cnn/try/";
		Dsq.Utils.postToUrl(url, {'target': document.location}, true);
	};

	return obj;
}();


if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
	(function() {
		DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE = /<div class="dsq-header-avatar"(.*?)>/gim;
		Dsq.Templates.registerFilter('postPrependHeader', function(html, post_id) {
			// Add "onmouseout" for dsq-header-avatar for dropProfile
			// functionality since IE6 cannot use :hover.
			function _headerAvatarReplace(content, inner, _unused, html) {
				return '<div class="dsq-header-avatar" '
					+ inner
					+ ' onmouseout="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')">';
			}
			html = html.replace(DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE, _headerAvatarReplace);
			return html;
		});
	})();
}





	// TODO: Move Seesmic code outside of the main script.  Don't let this script clobber the global namespace.
	if(typeof seesmic == 'undefined') { var seesmic = {}; }
	seesmic.widget = new function () {
		this.callback = function (data) {
			playerVersion = data.disqusplayer;
		};
	};

	
	var scriptEl = document.createElement('script');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('src', 'http://seesmic.com/version.js?callback=seesmic.widget.callback');
	document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(scriptEl);

	
	var scriptEl = document.createElement('script');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('src', 'http://media.disqus.com/javascript/library/swfobject.js');
	document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(scriptEl);

	function see_play_video(_videoUri, _add) {
		var swf = !!playerVersion ? playerVersion : 'http://seesmic.com/embeds/StandalonePlayer.swf';

		flashcontentDiv = Dsq.$(_videoUri + '_content');
		previewDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-seesmic-' + _videoUri + '_preview');
		hideDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-seesmic-' + _videoUri + '_hide');
		showDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-seesmic-' + _videoUri + '_show');
		if(_add) {
			// push flash widget
			var so = new SWFObject(swf, 'sotester', '300', '270', '9', '#000000');
			so.addVariable('video', _videoUri);
			so.addParam('allowFullScreen', 'true');
			so.addParam('allowScriptAccess','always');
			so.useExpressInstall('swfobject/expressinstall.swf');
			so.write(_videoUri + '_content');

			previewDiv.style.display = 'none';
			hideDiv.style.display = 'block';
			showDiv.style.display = 'none';
		}
		else {
			flashcontentDiv.innerHTML = '';
			previewDiv.style.display = 'block';
			hideDiv.style.display = 'none';
			showDiv.style.display = 'block';
		}
	};





(function() {
	//
	// Load theme.  This overrides the base templates with template functions
	// from the respective themes.
	//
	if (Dsq.jsonData.integration.theme == 4) {
		var theme = 'narcissus';
		// HACK: Set variable on window to use post message.
		window.disqus_use_postmessage = true;

		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Themes[theme]) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Templates[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Post) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Post[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
	}

	//
	// Register templates.  This must be done after all themes are loaded.
	//
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('authPost', Dsq.Templates.authPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('header', Dsq.Templates.header);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('footer', Dsq.Templates.footer);
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780744" href="http://www.carlocab.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">KidBlogger</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780744" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree with the reader. JC really pushes too hard to make money on his blog. He milks it too much that it hurts the cow.<br><br>This made me laugh:<br><br>"1. Already Monetizes in Other Ways - when I saw he put â€˜buy me a beerâ€™ on his blog I got really angry. He boasts every month about how much he earns and then has the arrogance to ask us for a few extra dollars?"<br><br>Really true!</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780745" href="http://densionice.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dension Ice</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780745" class="dsq-comment-message">I completely agree, I used to really enjoy reading JCs blog, but I now just skim through his posts on my google reader and very rarely actually read any of it now, the blog has lost its value in my opinion, but hats off to him, it brings in good money.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780737" href="http://www.brilliances.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">BrilliancesDotCom</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780737" class="dsq-comment-message">Agree that good posts on <a href="http://JohnChow.com" rel="nofollow">JohnChow.com</a> are few and far between. It\'s his undying enthusiasm, ingenious ways to bring extra traffic to his blog, and  most of all, transparency in his earnings. that makes me go back and skim his blog daily.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780738" href="http://www.45n5.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">45n5</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780738" class="dsq-comment-message">I disagree, I don\'t think John has pushed things far enough.<br><br>The further he pushes it the more press/links he gets and the more money he makes.<br><br>Don\'t we need at least one person pushing the envelope in over monetization for us all to learn from?  <br><br>I\'d like to see him push harder.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780740" href="http://www.mattcoddington.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Matt Coddington</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780740" class="dsq-comment-message">As I said on BUMPzee, John is nowheres close to losing his blog community.  Those of us who understand that what he is doing over there is insane (the level of monetization on that blog has been overboard for a very long time) will keep going back just to see what zany thing he does next.  The bulk of his readers, however, are there to see how much me makes next month and what "ingenius" method he uses to do it.<br><br>I have nothing against John, in fact, we\'ve been good "e-buds" for a while.  But anyone can see that the cult he\'s created on his blog is no longer there to learn how to make money online and get tips from John Chow.  They are there to see what "evil" and "genius" method he uses next to weasel some more money out of the masses which they are a part of.<br><br>His blog community is there to watch him make money, not to get expert advice.  They emulate his actions but I honestly don\'t think most are there for his words.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4780717">Jonathan (Trust)</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780717" class="dsq-comment-message">The numbers speak for themselves.  And to get those kind of numbers not only money wise but in comments, he has an audience.  And when you get that big, could be his blog, Shoemoney, whoever, you\'re always going to have your fair share of haters or people that don\'t like it.  That\'s natural.<br><br>Now the first time I ever heard of him or his blog was at Bumpzee when other bloggers were talking about the cookie stuffing blog post he made.  Now that I disagree with 100%.  Was bad advice, can get you booted out of the network.  And looking around his blog, nothing that really interests me because I do mainstream affiliate marketing and there\'s not much there for that.  And he\'ll probably end up getting zapped with the buying and selling of links out in public like that.  Looks like he already lost his top spot.   Don\'t know where bloggers heads are at with that.<br><br>But again, he\'s making nice money, has a big audience.  Numbers don\'t lie.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780726" href="http://andybeard.eu" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">AndyBeard</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780726" class="dsq-comment-message">There is actually a twist to BMAB (Buy Me A Beer) that would work extremely well which no one is doing.<br><br>Maybe I will get someone to knock up a plugin</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780753" href="http://www.zacjohnson.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Zac Johnson</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780753" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ve noticed a few more money making methods being added to john\'s site as well. The "Buy Me a Beer" post was interesting, but I wouldn\'t actually add it to the site. To me it would seem more shameless and a burden on the site, than then extra $100 a month it may pull in. <br><br>It\'s John\'s site and he has helped many with his posts and you\'d be surprised how many people want him to make a ton off the site, then anxiously wait til the beginning of the next month to see what type of earnings he has made.<br><br>I\'ve had several blog reviews done for my blog and so many of them want to see more ads on the site, so I can report on their performance. I was a bit surprised, as my goal is to focus on content... without throwing up annoying ads in the readers face.<br><br>I feel John\'s site will continue to grow, but would be best if he monetized and focused on his best performing money makers and removing a few others.... after all at $10k a month he\'s doing well with what he has up.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780746" href="http://www.foximus.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Aimee</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780746" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey, you can\'t blame the guy for experimenting with different ways of making money through his blog. After all, that\'s what the site is all about! He is going through a trial and error process and giving us the results.<br><br>I don\'t have any urge to give him more money than he\'s already making but I am not holding it against him either.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780743" href="http://www.affiliatetip.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Shawn Collins</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780743" class="dsq-comment-message">Aimee said...<i>Hey, you canâ€™t blame the guy for experimenting with different ways of making money through his blog.</i><p><br><br>My response: Is "experimenting" supposed to be some sort of code word for shamelessly gaming the system and giving bad advice?</p></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780718" href="http://affiliatefortunecookies.com/tricks-your-site-needs-a-favicon/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Sam Harrelson</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780718" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ve got no problem with Chow experimenting on his audience and finding new ways to monetize the people that continually choose to read his blog.  More power to him.<br><br>What I do have a problem with are the sketchy-at-best "evil tactics" (as he calls them) that he recommends to new affiliates who read his words as gospel.  Our industry went through a period of experimenting with all of the "new tricks" he rehashes years ago.  <br><br>There\'s a growing divide in affiliate marketing between the old folks and the newcomers, and it\'s we old folks that let Chow and other "gurus" spew their tactics without stepping up to confront them and show the new affiliates that there are other (and better) ways to make a buck than reusing five year old ideas that were bad ideas then.<br><br>Nice post, Jim.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780719" href="http://www.45n5.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">45n5</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780719" class="dsq-comment-message">@shawn and @sam<br><br>"Is â€œexperimentingâ€ supposed to be some sort of code word for shamelessly gaming the system and giving bad advice?"<br><br>"What I do have a problem with are the sketchy-at-best â€œevil tacticsâ€ (as he calls them)"<br><br>you are putting somebody down and not giving any examples?  maybe you are referring to the cookie stuffing post?  I\'m only guessing.<br><br><a href="http://www.johnchow.com/evil-affiliate-marketing-trick-of-the-day/" rel="nofollow">http://www.johnchow.com/evil-affiliate-marketin...</a><br><br>He clearly states:  "Most affiliate programs wonâ€™t allow this and will ban you if you try it."  That is NOT misleading.  Certainly that isn\'t promoting something, rather educating.<br><br>If anything I got an education by reading that post.  I\'m a newbie and had no clue what cookie stuffing was, so I was thankful for the post.  <br><br>I\'m obviously not learning that stuff from the old heads, they are too busy being do-gooders.  Thanks John Chow.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780708" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780708" href="http://www.affiliatetip.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Shawn Collins</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780708" class="dsq-comment-message">&gt; you are putting somebody down and not giving any examples?<br><br>Any time he refers to something as "evil", you can confidently expect that it\'s not above board.<br><br>Cookie stuffing, gaming Google, increasing RSS stats, etc.<br><br>&gt; Iâ€™m obviously not learning that stuff from the old heads, they are too busy being do-gooders.<br><br>Take some initiative and look at what\'s out there. I\'ve got three years of newsletter archives and many dozens of affiliate tips at <a href="http://affiliatetip.com" rel="nofollow">affiliatetip.com</a>.<br><br>Proud to be a "do-gooder" a.k.a. somebody who achieved success the hard way in affiliate marketing by being clean and legitimate.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780709" href="http://www.45n5.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">45n5</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780709" class="dsq-comment-message">@shawn "Any time he refers to something as â€œevilâ€, you can confidently expect that itâ€™s not above board."<br><br>lol, any time he mentions something is "evil" I can confidently expect the do-gooders to get their panties in a wad, which is probably the reason he does it. <br><br>"Take some initiative and look at whatâ€™s out there. Iâ€™ve got three years of newsletter archives"  If you\'ve already written about cookie stuffing why is it not ok for John Chow to do it?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780739" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780739" href="http://www.affiliatetip.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Shawn Collins</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780739" class="dsq-comment-message">&gt; lol, any time he mentions something is â€œevilâ€ I can confidently expect the do-gooders to get their panties in a wad, which is probably the reason he does it. <br><br>I\'m sure that\'s his motive. He has no use for ill gotten gains.<br><br>&gt; If youâ€™ve already written about cookie stuffing why is it not ok for John Chow to do it? <br><br>As far as I recall, I\'ve never encouraged anybody to cheat in any way. I have, however, produced volumes of information on legitimate affiliate marketing. <br><br>Maybe I should refocus and move into the get rich quick game.<br><br>Here - this will be my first blog entry...<br><br>These are some crazy, wild, experimental ways you can make easy money with affiliate programs: phish MySpace accounts, distribute spyware and send spam.<br><br>Now I don\'t suggest you do this stuff. But in the event you try it out and make some money... why don\'t you go and buy me a beer in appreciation.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780711" href="http://www.45n5.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">45n5</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780711" class="dsq-comment-message">"As far as I recall, Iâ€™ve never encouraged anybody to cheat in any way."<br><br>I didn\'t say you did, I said you think it\'s alright for you to talk about cookie stuffing but not john chow.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780712" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780712" href="http://www.affiliatetip.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Shawn Collins</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780712" class="dsq-comment-message">&gt; I didnâ€™t say you did, I said you think itâ€™s alright for you to talk about cookie stuffing but not john chow. <br><br>I think it\'s fine to reference cookie stuffing in the context of an affiliate program that permits it, or to explain why it shouldn\'t be done, because it\'s a forbidden practice.<br><br>I don\'t think it\'s acceptable to write that it\'s not permitted and that it\'s evil, but that it\'s effective. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780713" href="http://www.45n5.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">45n5</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780713" class="dsq-comment-message">"â€œMost affiliate programs wonâ€™t allow this and will ban you if you try it.â€<br><br>I don\'t get "Wink, wink, nudge, nudge." out of that.<br><br>"I donâ€™t think itâ€™s acceptable to write that itâ€™s not permitted and that itâ€™s evil, but that itâ€™s effective."<br><br>fair enough, I find it "acceptable".</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780714" href="http://www.affiliatetip.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Shawn Collins</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780714" class="dsq-comment-message">&gt; I donâ€™t get â€œWink, wink, nudge, nudge.â€ out of that.<br><br>I got the â€œWink, wink, nudge, nudgeâ€ out of how his original post touted how he was doing it to game AuctionAds.<br><br>That is, until he got caught.<br><br>He admitted most programs didn\'t permit it, yet he went and did it anyway without asking Jeremy is it was cool. <br><br>Shady.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780715" href="http://www.15minutedate.com/blog/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">cin77</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780715" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m relatively new to the blogging community, so still learning a great deal about how the blogger-reader reaction works.<br><br>I have visit John\'s site a few times.  I think occasionally he did post some interesting content but what really throw me off is the stuff about AGLOCO or something like that.  I didn\'t know what it was but digger deeper it looks very suspicious like some kind of pyramid scheme so I decided not to follow the crowd.<br><br>Very interesting post btw.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780716" href="http://soshallwe.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Francis Simisim</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780716" class="dsq-comment-message">As they say, content is king. All the contents there doesn\'t seem to be of much use anymore. <br><br>Francis Simisim<br><a href="http://soshallwe.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://soshallwe.blogspot.com</a></div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780710" href="http://www.freeadlists.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">esofthub</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780710" class="dsq-comment-message">I chuckled about the "buy me a beer" link, too. I "guess" it\'s better than blatantly saying "Donation." <br><br>I was also surprised to see the post ($10) for removing the "no follow" tag. It didn\'t matter to me because I rarely comment on his blog. But I noticed that some people made dozens of posts on his blog. I wonder if they knew about the "no-follow" tag...</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780724" href="http://manila-mom.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Manila Mom</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780724" class="dsq-comment-message">I do read John Chow\'s site and I do learn a lot from his tips. In fact, I did a review of his site and was included in one batch list. I\'m hoping it will help my page rank and draw in some readers. <br><br>Despite all these, though, I don\'t agree with some of his money-making ideas. I think charging people to remove the nofollow from their blogs and for posting dofollow on his blog is taking advantage of the gullible. And asking for beer money after saying he\'s earning so much from his blog is so tacky!<br><br>Still, it\'s our choice, isn\'t it? We can just stop reading his blog. Or we can continue to read it and pick up info but not get suckered into giving him money.<br><br>At least he admits he\'s "evil" and that he has no noble goals except make more and more money. So, reader beware.<br><br>We can still learn from his blog and not do the same mistakes on our blogs.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780725" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780725" href="http://desinotes.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Blogging with Desi Baba</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780725" class="dsq-comment-message">John is a businessman and a business man will do what a business man will do.  The guy is an absolute creative and a crazy genius in making money online.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4780723" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780723" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780723" href="http://affiliatefortunecookies.com/tricks-your-site-needs-a-favicon/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Sam Harrelson</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780723" class="dsq-comment-message">Here\'s my point of view as succinctly as I can make it... blogging is a wonderful and valuable tool for growing a brand or even making direct revenue in the long term. You can make short term gain on your blog by various methods of acceptable and less-than-acceptable means.  It\'s a choice you have to make about your own future and brand.<br><br>However, if you do choose to go down the path that John travels, you\'d probably want to do it with a domain other than one in your real name (<a href="http://johnchow.com" rel="nofollow">johnchow.com</a> or <a href="http://samharrelson.com" rel="nofollow">samharrelson.com</a> or <a href="http://markwielgus.com" rel="nofollow">markwielgus.com</a>) because of the long term ramifications.<br><br>If someone wants to hack through the old paths again that were created years ago and disregarded as harder ways to climb the hill of success that we all are looking to climb, then so be it.  Have fun, and I hope you all learn as much as the "old timer, do-gooders" did when we were running around the hill trying to figure out the best path to the top.  <br><br>None of us are there yet, but you can certainly learn a lot if you go back and look at resources like Shawn\'s built up library or Jim\'s archives or even conversations on the forums from 2002 and 2003.  We weren\'t discussing blogging yet (well, some were), but we were hitting on these same discussions about gaming systems, short term profits and the place of full disclosure.<br><br>It\'s easier to stand on the shoulders of giants rather than trying to invent the wheel all over again.<br><br>Blogging is wonderful and you can definitely make some money doing it.  I do, both directly and indirectly.  I could make a lot more money in the short term with my blogs, but I don\'t think that money would be worth the tradeoff to the amount of money they will bring in over the long term... especially with a blog in my own personal name.  <br><br>Blogging is ultimately most valuable when it is set up to last the long haul.  That means looking for ways to create better communities and content on your blog rather than better short term rankings or using RSS hacks to get more subscribers in one day.  <br><br>What concerns me the most is that there is a growing rift between the next gen of "online marketers" and what you and others are calling the old crowd.  We\'re not communicating with each other because of a number of reasons and faults on both sides.  That\'s ultimately damaging to our industry because we\'re doomed to repeat the same mistakes over and over again.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780727" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780727" href="http://affiliatefortunecookies.com/tricks-your-site-needs-a-favicon/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Sam Harrelson</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780727" class="dsq-comment-message">You should have directed that @jim, Mark.  I\'m not going to speak for Jim.  I don\'t use paid reviews or optimize my blogs (which is just plain dumb in today\'s environment... but I write my content for my readers and not the SERPS). <br><br>I don\'t "despise" the "new blood," as I\'m sure you don\'t despise the old blood.  So let\'s not fall into generalities about either side of this perceived split.  <br><br>Instead, let\'s look for ways to learn together and move the industry forward in a positive and profitable direction.  My general point in getting involved in this discussion here on Jim\'s blog is that I don\'t see what Mr. Chow is doing as positive or profitable for the industry or individuals just getting involved in the industry.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780720" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780720" href="http://affiliatefortunecookies.com/tricks-your-site-needs-a-favicon/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Sam Harrelson</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4780720" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780720" class="dsq-comment-message">And for the life of me, I don\'t see how Jim\'s common sense post on optimizing a blog (use better headlines, title tags before headlines and use tags) even remotely compares to Chow\'s posts on cookie stuffing, juicing your RSS stats for one day or having people pay you to use no-follow to share the google juice.  Seems like you\'re reaching to make your point, Mark... but what\'s new?</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780721" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780721" href="http://www.45n5.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">45n5</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4780721" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780721" class="dsq-comment-message">"And for the life of me, I donâ€™t see how Jimâ€™s common sense post on optimizing a blog (use better headlines, title tags before headlines and use tags) even remotely compares to Chowâ€™s posts on cookie stuffing, juicing your RSS stats for one day or having people pay you to use no-follow to share the google juice."<br><br>I also mentioned he takes money to help manipulate other peoples google rankings.<br><br>I wasn\'t comparing Jim to John chow.  I was giving you an example of how the newheads like to call bullsh!t on the old heads.<br><br>"Seems like youâ€™re reaching to make your point, Markâ€¦ but whatâ€™s new?"  <br><br>Hardly, seems like you\'re having trouble following as usual.  I can slow it down if you need me to.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780728" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780728" href="http://www.45n5.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">45n5</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780728" class="dsq-comment-message">@sam - I do give Jim some respect, at least he doesn\'t delete the comments and opinions he doesn\'t like or agree with, like you do.  Thanks Jim.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780729" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780729" href="http://affiliatefortunecookies.com/tricks-your-site-needs-a-favicon/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Sam Harrelson</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4780729" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780729" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ve got no problem deleting comments that are spam, off topic or troll like in nature.  <br><br>Have you ever read my blogs? Half the comments there disagree with me.  But, they are well thought out and contribute to the conversation.  It\'s my blog and I can experiment with the "delete comments" feature just as Chow can experiment with his plugins and features.<br><br>Let\'s show more respect to Jim and stay on topic since this is his blog. If you\'d like to draw more linkbait, feel free to call me a hypocrite again on your blog.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780730" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780730" href="http://www.jimkukral.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jim Kukral</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4780730" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780730" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey Mark,<br><br>Just got back from a long weekend away from the computer. Agree with me or don\'t, listen to me, or don\'t. Have your own opinion, that\'s great.<br><br>But I\'ll tell you what, give me the respect I\'ve earned from doing this for 10+ years now. I\'m not trying to bring anyone down, I\'m just offering my opinions and help. <br><br>Lastly, if you\'re going to try to use my blog to treat my friends without the same respect that I expect ("I can slow it down if you need me to."), then you can simply not comment. <br><br>Let\'s have a beer at the summit in person, all of us and talk it out.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780731" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780731" href="http://www.45n5.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">45n5</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780731" class="dsq-comment-message">"give me the respect Iâ€™ve earned from doing this for 10+ years now"<br><br>sorry your holiness, I\'ll take my conversation elsewhere, ye old wise men have fun conversing. l8r</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780732" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780732" href="http://www.jimkukral.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jim Kukral</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780732" class="dsq-comment-message">The only thing holy about me is my socks. :0 Thanks for your comments.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4780734" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780734" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780734" href="http://www.businessblogger.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Business Blogger</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4780734" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780734" class="dsq-comment-message">I read John\'s blog from time to time.  I moment you stop getting relevant information is the moment you tend to veer from reading a blog.  The thing I noticed in May was that he really stopped doing so many non-relevant reviews.  I think he realized that he could drive his audience away by continuing this.  So, it showed in his monthly income that took a dive in May.<br><br>p.s.  What\'s up with the male enhancement links?  Come on, John!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780750" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780750" href="twitter.com/yusetpozo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">uway</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780750" class="dsq-comment-message">John chow is on a rise compared to other high traffic blogs. I don\'t get it but its what alexa says.<br><a href="http://proaudiomatrix.com/how-do-your-stats-compare-to-other-blogs" rel="nofollow">http://proaudiomatrix.com/how-do-your-stats-com...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780748" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780748" href="http://bfreedom.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Brian Free</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780748" class="dsq-comment-message">45n5 comes off sounding like a 4 year old looking up to his hero, John Chow.  No original ideas and his argumentative skills are lacking.  Boo this man</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780747" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780747" href="http://cmansmoneypage.blogspot.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">cmanlong</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780747" class="dsq-comment-message">John Chow is at least transparent. He has from the beginning said that he is all about making money from his blog. <br><br>It is those people who are sneaky and dishonest that bother me not john chow.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780749" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780749" href="http://www.webstuffscan.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">webstuffscan</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780749" class="dsq-comment-message">Interesting!<br><br>He may loose credibility and regular readers. But that is not the point. He will still get a lot of visitors from various search channels. Hell, in fact even your post is going to give him a lot of traffic.<br><br>You should know, more traffic = more money<br><br>:-)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780742" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780742" href="http://www.ianfernando.com/2007/dont-buy-me-a-beer-water-is-healthier/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Iantrepreneur</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780742" class="dsq-comment-message">wow - that is crazy that john is charging commenters the no follow tag - that is just crazy - its the blogsphere were suppose to fight spam not bloggers!<br><br>but I do not know i john too much every since I have started blogging I have been tackbackin to several post of his many times as its pretty popular</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780741" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780741" href="http://stentorized.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Stentorized</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780741" class="dsq-comment-message">Well that is JC the mogul dot com <br>manipulating traffics, links and<br>rankings to realize what his blog is all about <br>..which is a plain and simple<br>money making blog.<br>If he ask for a beer then<br>You can not blame him for being as such<br>because his blog is about how to make <br>money online...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4780736" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780736" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780736" href="http://www.johncow.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">JohnCow</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780736" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s really just the strength in numbers that get him where he is now.<br>I\'ve written a post where I try to explain the concept. (<a href="http://www.johncow.com/love-your-sheep/" rel="nofollow">http://www.johncow.com/love-your-sheep/</a>)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780733" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780733" href="http://www.whoisandrewwee.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">andrew wee</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780733" class="dsq-comment-message">This is the thread that won\'t die, isn\'t it?<br><br>I\'ve been reading up on Internet Marketers who habitually abuse their lists over the last couple of days, by sending out one sales promotion after another, and then follow up sales promotions.<br><br>Their unsubscribe rates are naturally high, but the thing is their replenishment rate is even higher. One aspect of the \'game\' is that if you\'ve enough backlinks, articles and press releases as well as PPC ads out there, you\'ll have hapless newbies flowing into your blog or your list.<br><br>From there, it\'s just hammering away at them and even if you get 100 unsubs a day, but 500 new people coming in, then what the hey, right?<br><br>I agree it\'s amoral and there\'s always the fine line between what\'s legal and what\'s moral.<br><br>If someone wants to nickel and dime their way to whatever income they want, they\'re inciting certain consequences and rammifications to their brand.<br><br>Maybe they were a political refugee or maybe a boat person, or maybe an illegal border crosser and having coming from an imporvished background of eating bread and water, maybe whatever they\'re doing now is a reflection of that?<br><br>What knows? But regardless, I find that my time is better spend on beating my own path and achieving my own goals.<br><br>Just because someone around you is raping and pillaging, doesn\'t mean it\'s ok, or that you should do it too.<br><br>After all, you have your own brain, don\'t you?<br><br>Use it.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780707" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780707" href="http://krillz.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">krillz</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780707" class="dsq-comment-message">Finally I found more people that share the same opinion as I regarding john chow.<br>Right now he\'s site looks like a Christmas tree, what he is trying to do is ridiculous with all the ad sales etc.<br><br>And I have to say that the longer you read john\'s posts the more you realise that he isn\'t helping you earn $ of your blog, sure he\'ll slip in a how-to sometimes explaining things most web developers and webmaster already know.<br><br>So it seems that the people left on that site are:<br>1.Completely new to SEO making money online and are hoping they\'ll get some good info.<br>2.The "ass kissers" who practically say and do anything to get mentioned by chow. Maybe they think john will create miracles for them, personally I do not know.<br><br>The good followers of his blog, the ones that had something good to say are long gone, and all he has left is people commenting 10 times in a post just to hit the top commentator\'s list.<br><br>It\'s sad to see, that greed can turn people this way, especially money.<br>If someone else would turn his blog into a Christmas tree 2 years ago I bet john would have had bad opinion about it.<br>Money and greed can make people blind, and this will be the fall for him.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780706" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780706" href="http://www.newmediatype.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">lex g</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780706" class="dsq-comment-message">I think that John is totally in it for the cash. And since he\'s not making any secret of it I think he should do exactly what he wants to do. Push as hard he can to milk his blog as much as he can .... I have written a post about how he uses his blog\'s momentum to make loads of money... <br><br>You can find it here : <a href="http://www.newmediatype.com/how-john-chow-makes-money-using-blog-momentum" rel="nofollow">http://www.newmediatype.com/how-john-chow-makes...</a><br><br>As far as the blog pushing goes : I think almost everybody would do what he is doing if the got the chance ... *almost everybody that is ;)<br><br>Lex</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4780754" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780754" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780754" href="http://www.healthy-tips-for-a-healthy-lifestyle.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Healthy Tips</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780754" class="dsq-comment-message">Good post.<br>I first went to John Chow yesterday and liked him... Now im not that sure..</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780705" href="http://www.aryeltech.com/gamers" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">monchster</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780705" class="dsq-comment-message">Whether or not we think JC has gone too far or not far enough, I am positive of one thing.... he\'s determination. He\'s created buzz, and we continue to talk about it. Heck, he\'s even in the February edition of the Entrepreneur magazine. The guys must be doing something right. <br><br>And in his article he confesses, he makes money blogging about nothing.... his determination has gotten him where he is now. <br><br>I can sure learn from that.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4780702" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780702" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4780702">internetseo</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4780702" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780702" class="dsq-comment-message">One thing some of John\'s detractors seem to be missing is that John probably doesn\'t care what Google does to him. He has grown through link building, blog connections and word-of-mouth.<br><br>Google\'s arrogance is not going to hurt him or his site. He doesn\'t need them and as others of us learn from John\'s example, that should really start to shake up the greed-trust at Google.<br><br>The idea of a corporation as greedy as Google pointing the finger and trying to punish John Chow for trying to make a few thousand dollars a month is laughable at best and ominous at worst.<br><br>If Google keeps trying to engineer the web with the stick method, they will soon enjoy the same venom that Mr. Softy has been receiving for the last several years.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4780752">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4780752" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780752" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-4780752">notjohnchow</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4780752" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780752" class="dsq-comment-message">Success is the ultimate measure of a blog. It has been almost a year since this post was published and John Chow is raking in the bucks. I don\'t think he cares about anything but that.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4780751">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4780751" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780751" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780751" href="http://www.netrepreneursblog.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Netrepreneur</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4780751" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780751" class="dsq-comment-message">John Chow has extremely good information on his blog....yea,I know sometimes he doesn\'t exactly stay on the marketing subject,but marketing involves what you go through in life,the places you eat,cultural news,etc. <br><br>The fact that he commands so much($30k) from monthly ad revenues proves readers like what they find at his blog. I mean c\'mon how could he do this if there was nothing valuable?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4780704">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4780704" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780704" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780704" href="http://www.poortornado.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">poortornado</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4780704" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780704" class="dsq-comment-message">It may be hard to swallow, but he is one the of leaders of the monetized blogging world.  Everyone can learn some lessons from John Chow, whether they are good or bad is up to you.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-4780700">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4780700" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780700" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780700" href="http://www.sean-fu.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">SeanFu</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4780700" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780700" class="dsq-comment-message">I have mixed feelings regarding JC. Sometimes he does provide quality information, but it truly does feel like he\'s trying to squeeze as much as possible out of his site which makes his site feel sort of \'forced\' in my opinion. Sort of like, when he reviews things and says they rock, do they really rock? Or is he just telling you what you want to hear because someone is paying him to tell you that?<br><br><em>SeanFu\'s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Sean-Fu/~3/266079254/" rel="nofollow">Kid Builds Paintball Tank</a></em></div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4780701">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4780701" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780701" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780701" href="http://www.myselfroad.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Aldo</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4780701" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780701" class="dsq-comment-message">Guys why you so concern on JC? what he\'s doing on his blog certainly not for us to concern, is this a matter of \'JEALOUS\' ?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4780756">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4780756" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780756" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780756" href="http://www.DollarShower.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ajith Edassery</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4780756" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780756" class="dsq-comment-message">I spotted this post now only... Really nice write up. In fact, my own blog was started after I started reading John Chow. It is true that of late, he is talking too much about dining, food etc than make money online topics.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Ajith<br><br>Ajith Edasserys last blog post..<a href="http://www.dollarshower.com/make-money-with-creditburner-ptp-network/" rel="nofollow">Make money with CreditBurner PTP Network</a></div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4780755">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4780755" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780755" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780755" href="http://www.syndicatedelitist.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Benjamin</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4780755" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780755" class="dsq-comment-message">John Chow Dot Com is evil blogging at it\'s best<br><br>Benjamins last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SyndicatedElitist/~3/334771551/will-real-john-chow-please-stand-up.html" rel="nofollow">Will the real John Chow please stand up?</a></div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4780757">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4780757" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780757" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780757" href="http://www.norhafidz.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Norhafidz</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4780757" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780757" class="dsq-comment-message">I disagree, I think Chow did a very good job in optimizing his blog and at the same time feed his readers with some valuable information. As we understand, we can\'t just tell people how to make money, that\'s not the way. JC will not be around if he tells everything about what he did. But he did share some informational knowledge on his blog.<br><br>&lt;abbr&gt;<em>Norhafidzs last blog post..<a href="http://norhafidz.com/2008/11/09/55-october-star-bloggers/" rel="nofollow">55 October Star Bloggers</a></em>&lt;/abbr&gt;</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-4780758">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-4780758" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-4780758" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-4780758" href="http://www.fmqinc.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">lanie</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-4780758" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-4780758" class="dsq-comment-message">If it makes money and doesn&#039;t scam, How is it giving bad advice. FYI, Internet Marketing is all GAMING !</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 </ul>\
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