I don’t know what happened, or why he replied, but Scrivs has finally e-mailed me back. Could it mean that I am finally getting some notice online? Or did it just take him that long to get to my e-mail, as I am sure he gets thousands a day?

Either way, he finally e-mailed me back with some great answers, and as usual his personality shines through. I know it is a bit short, but I hate to take up too much time, as I know that just like me, these people have lives, and hate answering a billion questions in one e-mail.

1.) I would love some background on who is Scrivs? And why did you not pick Paul or Mr. Scrivens as your online name?

Paul: I am a 25 year old kid with a Masters degree in Management Information Systems and a wonderful ability to trip and fall on opportunities. I always loved computers and knew I would work with them in some capacity or another. I also found out early that I didn’t like the idea of working for others simply because it’s hard to make your ideas grow when someone else is running the show.

Now I am CEO/President of 9rules, Inc. and a partner at Business Logs. I am single, tall and can dance fairly well.

Everyone has called me Scrivs since I was little and if you really want to be cool you have to stick with one name to help yourself get recognized (silly theory I have). Having a ’s’ at the end seems to help as well. Jobs, Gates, Bezos and Scrivs (haha, not quite but it’s fun to dream).

2.) Which site or even just publication (posting) of yours do you think really helped make you a star on the Internet? (Don’t be modest)

Paul: You can’t say that one entry made you a star on the Internet. It can get you your 15 minutes of fame and if you aren’t consistent you will lose it fast. However, my first piece that really made the rounds around the community was my Zeldman critique last year (recently restored so comments have been lost).

But obviously nothing had more power in establishing my name than the CSS Vault. It was fun being the first one in and the first one out.

3.) What do you think the maximum limit will be on the number of sites that you will add to the 9rules network will be and what do you think of the sites that you list next to yours? Were their any controversial choices?

Paul: I don’t think there will ever be a maximum number simply because you can’t put a cap on quality content. It’s just our job to make sure that everyone gets an equal chance on the homepage (not that easy). I think the level of quality and the standards have risen greatly since the launch of the network. It was pretty hard to get in during the first round, but I can say that now it’s really hard to get into the network because we now have a quality stable of sites.

No controversial choices as far as I know, but behind the scenes there have been some rejections that if people knew about would make their eyes bulge.

4.) And of course myself being Canadian, I have to ask. What do you think of Canada? Do you have any experiences with Canadians, and were they good or bad? If not, what do you think Canadians are like?

Paul: I think Canadians are just like people in the South, very hospitable. Only been to Canada once and it was okay. Not too fun, but of course I wasn’t in a major city. I don’t know, Canada is just Canada. Don’t really put too much thought into it which isn’t a surprise since I am Florida.

5.) And I guess the biggest question on my mind is, if you were to start over on the web, would you do things differently and if so, how would you do things differently?

Paul: I would’ve started blogging sooner and networked a lot better.

Well there you have it. Short and to the point, with a dash of his normal humour shining through. I am now really wondering which sites were rejected that would have our eyes bulging.

If you don’t know who Scrivs is, then you need to head on over to 9rules.com and see the network he has amassed. I continue to read everything this man writes as he has some real gems, and is never afraid to ask the public for their opinion.