*I* was on the panel for the Bloggies, and instapundit was listed in a few categories and I even selected it for two different categories as well.
However, NOT ONLY was instapundit excluded from the finals, but almost every other choice I made from the BIG LIST (here) for the finals was excluded as well, with the exception of Scriptygoddess, and I *think* one other, although I am now too confused to remember the other ones I selected.
Eh, whatever.
Good post!
pb
· 6 years ago
"Judges themselves have stepped forward to say they got together with other judges to decide on who in their circle should win."
Horrors!!
Matt Welch
· 6 years ago
Wow. Remember back when people were talking for a week or so about putting together some sort of Sept. 11-related blog book? The script kiddies went apeshit about being blackballed, when, in fact, everyone involved bent over backwards to play nice & inclusive. Click-cliques sure are funny.
Lonewacko
· 6 years ago
"Remember back when people were talking for a week or so about putting together some sort of Sept. 11-related blog book?"
Oh boy do I! Why, it ranks right up there in my memory with the Wil Wheaton Fiasco, or l'Affaire Instapundit. I've actually met real, meatspace people who've heard about it! OMG!
Anil
· 6 years ago
I find it astonishing that adults can get their panties in a wad over an award that was made up by a high school kid. Who freaking cares?
Oliver
· 6 years ago
While I think the awards were kinda crappy, Matt Haughey created Metafilter, which qualifies him for lifetime award status in my book.
Richard Bennett
· 6 years ago
I'll betcha five bucks, Anil, that if Becky Blood wins a Bloggie her publisher will tout in the ads for her dreadful book, and unwitting consumers will shell out hard-earned cash on that basis. One or two, anyhow.
So we're talking about consumer fraud, in a manner of speaking.
robyn
· 6 years ago
Don't even get me started on shelling out hard-earned cash on that green thing. I had to for research, and I've had magazine inserts with more useful and better written information. I picked it apart on my own site as I went through it...
xian
· 6 years ago
Awards are lame. I like to get awards. People are mean. Mean people suck. Does Rebecca like to be called Becky or is that just a creepy way of demeaning her?
You know what might help resolve this outrage? Stamping your little foot.
michele
· 6 years ago
Just for the record, my withdrawal from the bloggies had nothing to do with the fact that people I like were excluded, etc. It's a big blog world out there - not everyone you like is going to get in.
My problem lies with the fact that there was cheating involved. Blatant cheating. Even though I was not one of the DFW bloggers that got in to the finals because of the cheating, I still felt that I wanted no part of all the backbiting and name calling and mud throwing.
Dean Esmay
· 6 years ago
I won a bloggie once. I encouraged my users to vote for me. Why not? Everyone did.
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*I* was on the panel for the Bloggies, and instapundit was listed in a few categories and I even selected it for two different categories as well.
However, NOT ONLY was instapundit excluded from the finals, but almost every other choice I made from the BIG LIST (here) for the finals was excluded as well, with the exception of Scriptygoddess, and I *think* one other, although I am now too confused to remember the other ones I selected.
Eh, whatever.
Good post!
Horrors!!
Oh boy do I! Why, it ranks right up there in my memory with the Wil Wheaton Fiasco, or l'Affaire Instapundit. I've actually met real, meatspace people who've heard about it! OMG!
So we're talking about consumer fraud, in a manner of speaking.
You know what might help resolve this outrage? Stamping your little foot.
My problem lies with the fact that there was cheating involved. Blatant cheating. Even though I was not one of the DFW bloggers that got in to the finals because of the cheating, I still felt that I wanted no part of all the backbiting and name calling and mud throwing.
In retrospect, I feel quite foolish about it.