okccrime,

first, we didn't have a problem with you posting your site and we're not calling into question your subsequent participation on the site.

second, okctalk has permission to repost articles from the oklahoman and the journal record as long as the article is cited and credited. that, however, does not diminish the debt of thanks owed to the authors of such articles. i don't think that a little reciprocity to one of those authors is out of order.

third, participation. i don't want to speak for steve, but i can say that i would keep my online interaction at a minimum if my comments could be construed as the official position of a public-facing company.

fourth, okctalk doesn't see such a blog as competition. we don't see it as being exploitingly linked to, just as we didn't feel that your link was exploitation of this site. furthermore, steve gave okctalk the courtesy of asking permission before ever posting a link to his site... just because questions such as yours might arise.

last, lighten up. that's fine if you feel that steve was discourteous to your question. i don't think that was his intention, but discuss that... but don't start some diatribe about forum policy and participation when that's really not at the heart of the matter. sheesh.

-M