DISQUS

I had the same thoughts as Ian when I read this post. I wrote a similar class earlier this year. It seems so simple, that's what makes you wonder why it's not in the framework.

I guess I should plug my new WPF blog.

I write about Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) at http://wpfwonderland.wordpress.com

WPF is the huge new graphic programming engine the shipped with .NET 3.0. It will change the way Windows user interfaces are written during the next 5-10 years. I believe it's a very significant shift, but poorly understood by the average Windows programmer who has only seen a garish demo of spinning buttons and 17 color buttons at a Microsoft event.

Code samples, videocasts, decontructing existing WPF applications, new WPF tools, tutorials and more.

I don't think any blogger has an obligation to link to another. The link should come because the new blogger is writing something interesting and pertinent and you want share it with your readers/friends.
Robert, if your links aren’t honest your readers will lose trust and go elsewhere.
Your book, Naked Conversations, has a lot of good advice for people. One point, be passionate about what you write about applies to this conversation I think. If you are writing about something you love, you will find an audience of like minded people. When you are writing about what you love, your enthusiasm shows.
So the simple answer is - link to bloggers that you find interesting.

Of course getting a link from an A-list blogger can drive a lot of traffic to your site. But if you don’t hold the readers interest, none of those thousands of readers will come back for more