The Correct Way to Spell "the JoshMeister"

People often misspell "the JoshMeister" or leave off the "the." Here are some rules to follow when writing my nickname:

• The "the" in "the JoshMeister" is an integral article, meaning that it's always supposed to be there. My nickname should always be written as "the JoshMeister," never just "JoshMeister."
  
• Also incorrect are "the Joshmeister" (lowercase m) and "the Josh Meister" (space between Josh and Meister).
  
• The "the" should never be capitalized; "The JoshMeister" is incorrect. Even if my nickname is used at the beginning of a sentence, I prefer for the word "the" to not be capitalized. If that is unacceptable to you, you may wish to avoid starting sentences with my nickname.
• If you ever want to abbreviate my nickname, you can write "tJM." The same capitalization rules apply to this abbreviation.
• Pronouns are fine, of course. You can refer to me using words like "he," "him," "his," etc.
  
• For clarity's sake, I should note that quotation marks are not part of my nickname.
• Although my LOST blog's URL and related e-mail address contain the string "thelostmeister," I don't actually use that as a nickname. I apologize for any confusion this might cause. Please refer to me as the JoshMeister instead.
  

Here are some sample sentences that demonstrate proper usage: "I love the JoshMeister's podcasts. They're really cool. the JoshMeister writes some pretty awesome blog articles, too. I'm such a big fan of tJM that I'm going to add him on all my social networks."

So, in short, please refer to me as the JoshMeister. Thank you!

I'm the JoshMeister, and I approve this message.

New LOST Alternate Reality Game

I'm keeping track of the new LOST ARG, called Find 815, over at my LOST blog. If you're a fan of the TV show LOST (or just a fan of alternate reality games), be sure to subscribe to that blog for clues!

the JoshMeister's Audioblog

I decided to create an audioblog which I may update occasionally. I recorded an Introduction episode (in which I explained who I am and briefly reviewed Wicked), and I also recorded a couple of brief shows to ring in the new year for the east and west coasts. Here are the direct links to the MP3s:

• Introduction (22 minutes)
• Ringing In the New Year, EST (18 minutes)
• Ringing In the New Year, PST (20 minutes)

I'm So Totally Social!

Lately I've been thinking about putting together a page with links to all my social networking profiles. Then when I started making the page, it occurred to me that I'm on a lot more than I thought, especially if you count sites like Flickr and Digg, which aren't specifically social network sites but allow you to designate "friends" and such.

So, anyway, here's where you can find links to a bunch of my social networking profiles: http://social.thejoshmeister.com

My list currently includes Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Jaiku, Digg, Flickr, Ma.gnolia, del.icio.us, Orkut, and The Zune Social (uh, no, I don't own a Zune, but I had to create an account to submit my podcasts to the Zune podcast directory). Feel free to add me to your networks!

Update, 25 Dec 2007: Added Pownce and Slashdot.
Update, 14 Jan 2008: Added LinkedIn and YouTube.