I heard back from the people at Guinness Book Of World Records… you know… about our attempt to break the record for the most comments on one single blog post… on that post we now have 34,258 comments on… the one you can get to by clicking the link over there in my sidebar…
This is what the GBOWR people had to say, copied directly from their email to me:
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Claim ID: 483512
Membership Number: 414544
Dear Mr Arthur Browne,
Thank you for your application to attempt a record you describe as ‘Most comments on a single blog post’.
Your record proposal cannot be accepted in this form.
However, it is very similar to an existing record that Guinness World Records monitors and you are welcome to attempt it as an alternative to your suggestion.
The record is: ’Most comments on a personal blog’.
Please note that your application is now for breaking the record Most comments on a personal blog and you will have to meet all criteria in the attached guidelines to break this record. If you are not interested in breaking this record, please ignore this email.
The current record (current as at the date of this letter) is:
The most comments on a blog is 10,207,946, which were posted in the official blog of Yusuke Kamiji (Japan), between 21 June 2007 and 22 January 2012.
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However, they are willing to give us a chance to break that record up there if we want to… and since my blog already has 111,467 comments, all we need to do is… wait… this is math… I suck at math… what is 10,207,946 minus 111,467? That is how many comments we need to make… and I say we make most of them on that post where we are still trying to set some kind of record for comments in one place whether it is recognized by anybody or not.
Oh, and the good people at GBOWR also said this:
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Certificates
You have been accepted to attempt a mass participation record and we want everyone taking part in your event to share the excitement of a Guinness World Records title.
We offer everyone who takes part in a successful mass participation record the opportunity to purchase their own official Certificate of Participation following the approval of the record by Guinness World Records.
Once you receive confirmation from Guinness World Records that you have achieved a new record, these exclusive certificates can be purchased via the URL link below. The unique verification codes are required when placing an order and are essential for every participant wishing to access these products.
As the event organiser it is your responsibility to share the URL and verification codes with everyone taking part in your event.
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Yes… that’s right… they have offered us the chance to give them money so that we can all have certificates saying we are trying to break a record.
All I can say to that is: someday, when my blog really has taken over the world, we will let them pay us for the chance to advertise on our blog.
Now start typing, people, we have like 10,000,000 or more comments to get through.
Pouring My Art Out 
You have such a long, long way to go! Good luck!
WE have such a long way to go…
Greedy mother—- the sanctity of the GBOWR has been forever smeared in my brain! I say forget them, I like the Doobster’s idea… Heading over to the post to put in my contribution now.
They decide what gets to be a record the same way that the Olympic committee gets to pick what is going to be a sport in the Olympics… randomly…
Forget the GBOWR. Start your own book of records: PMAOBOWR.
I sort of like that idea
Of course. Consider the source. I think it’s time to have another international day named for me.
Or a whole year
Even better. It’s the year of the Doobster. Maybe they can put me on the Chinese calendar.
We should get right on that
Those limey bastards…
So 10 million eh. I’m game if you are.
We don’t need to impress anybody. We are inventing our own record.
I know you can talk that much TT Lewin! lol
We could start doing comments one word at a time
There’s an idea..lol
yay… I had another one…
You’re on a roll
like a hot dog
sure
are you sure
I think so
thinking is good
It’s tiring…ha
I can only imagine…
I do have a big mouth… how you doin Masta Z?
Matzo Z… Jewish/Canadian rapper…
Hee hee so do I! I’m down in the hood Trendy Trent Rappa Lewin.
we shoot people in the hood here… also in hoodies
Well we be quicker on the draw dan you bro
seriously?
word
we invented rap… and gang shootings…
Well yo in da hood den
seriously, we shoot more people in this country than you guys shoot moose, beavers, elk, deer, geese, ducks, and assorted varmints…
that’s sad
I know it is, but it does prove my point…
it does
yup
Yah me too. I’m going to Halifax tomorrow. If it’s not one coast, it’s the other. Have to check out some of your questions at some point, and provide some snarky answers.
Wow you are traveling a lot! Are you collecting souvenirs everywhere you go? Yes snarky answers are good!
He collects snarky answers.
Ha probably!
keeps them under his bed
In case he needs a snarky sleep?
or a slarky sneep
or that
yup
real life is messing you up
I was messed up long before that. I am sooooo behind on blog reading too, missing my fav’s yo.
In lighter news, I have got a bunch of people editing my third sci-fi book…
Oh thank goodness… I have totally let you down on editting, I know this to be so, but I had to get the book done. It was eating me alive. It’s done now, but I have to bloody well write some short stories for some competitions that are ending soon. I’m free come mid-November!
I am a little tied up with the third book, but I was hoping to do that one first… life, however will have its way with us
Well if you can hold out to Nov. 15, I’m down man. I mean that.
I might have to try compiling it and sending it to the printers by myself, but that might be good for me… I wouldn’t have to wait for Jessica. I could speed my empire up.
Well if you need me I’m there. I will try not to let you down again.
we will make it happen
Do it!
I said we
Let’s we do it!
weedoo
Woop-wooop-yiiiippppeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
skkeezzitzz
*sigh* My typing fingers are already numb from trying to meet the last milestone.
But serins has a good point. Do the requirements specific what kind of comments? If spam comments count, certainly you’ll hit your goal a lot more quickly.
I will not fall back on greasy, gristly meat chunks…
Personally, I love spam. It gives me at least one post per month that I don’t have to think about much, and my readers seem to enjoy it as well. Maybe some day I’ll have a spam party featuring that canned stuff.
(1 comment closer – Go Team!)
I do get some tasty spam
oooo, here’s an idea — spam wine! Know anyone who could create it? (not that anyone would drink it).
you could just put wine and spam in a blender and make a smoothie…
ewwww. Now I don’t want dinner.
you started it
You’re right. I did.
now drink your spamshake…
After you.
mmmmmmmmm…good to the last drop… and tiny string of tendon…
Ha, ha. Gotcha. Now I’ll go have my own, real wine.
might be for the best
or not
true dat
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No worries, I always spam your comments
ha