A popular man arouses the jealousy of the powerful. — Thufir Hawat

My Take – One of the things that I enjoy about the people I’ve met here in blog-land is that there is very little jealousy.  I have had a few posts linked by the rockstars of the blogosphere, and no-one felt it was necessary to tear me down or put me in my place.  When I get together with others bloggers, even when the biggest names in the field are present, we eat at a table of equals and everyone listens with respect, even when they disagree.  Those who show disrespect are quickly singled out, corrected, and if their behavior doesn’t improve, are either held up as the clowns they are to entertain the crowd or are banished from our campfires.  Even then, most bloggers try to be gentlemanly when telling someone to go away.

I wish all relationships had that much respect and politeness.