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There\u2019s a skirmish in the biblioblogosphere as Polycarp denies John Loftus the status of biblioblogger<\/a>, and John retorts that such accusations are motivated by jealousy at his ranking<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Others have already joined the fray.<\/p>\n

This should be ~~interesting<\/strike> fun\u2026<\/p>\n~~

~~Remind me again \u2013 what\u2019s the official definition of a \u201cbiblioblogger\u201d anyway?<\/p>\n~~