Internet Gone to the blogs

We don't know exactly how many there are. But they number in the tens of thousands. They are everywhere among us. They intend to tear down the world as we know it.
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Mickey Mouse ISSN

Most bloggers might have more pressing thoughts on their mind, but has anyone read the site ISSN for Weblog and then applied for ISSN and received something like this:

Dear Jozef Imrich,

Thank you for advising the Australian ISSN Agency of your online serial publication.

Unfortunately, I could not assign an ISSN to your publication as your publication does not meet our ISSN guidelines.

ISSNs are not allocated to blogg pages on the internet only to serial publications (ongoing publication, such as sciencetific journals, annual reports & commercial magazines) which would normally appear in print.

If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact the Agency.


Yours sincerely,
(name withheld)
Australian ISSN Agency
Canberra ACT 2600

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