He complied them, with the author's bios and made avatars of their photos (see mine to the right) to create chapter 7 in his book and a wonderful resource for those who are starting out with their first blog site.
His article is a great example of content pulled together from a community.
I haven't seen this type of work in a while, in fact it is reminiscent of 2006 and 2007 when blogging was first exploding.
Building Community in the Viral Garden
I remember getting a big boost from the "D List", a group of marketing bloggers banded together by Mack Collier to help promote each others' content. He was one of the many who helped shape the path for building community.