I don't think advertising your blog is a legitimate use of a diary.
i was going to say the same thing.
Hell yes. Cross-posting is fine, but this blog pimping is ridiculous.
I am sorry that you see my post in this fashion. There is a visual joke involved in the post on my blog. I thought it would make people laugh, or at least smile. (In spite of the caveat in the title, many MyDD readers have read it and I haven't had one negative comment on my site.)
I realize that if everyone were to post in this fashion all of the time, it would be problematic. But every once in a while, it seems that we can cut people some slack for this sort of thing. The bottom line for me, the post has generated some good discussion.