Comments on: Here Go MY chances of ever being Blog of the Year… http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/ Left-wing news, opinion and activism Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:37:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Iain Dale http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/#comment-17593 Iain Dale Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:38:24 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1019#comment-17593 It's because her blog is called Because Baronesses are people too, and doesn't have Ros Scott in the title! It’s because her blog is called Because Baronesses are people too, and doesn’t have Ros Scott in the title!

]]> By: Jennie Rigg http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/#comment-17591 Jennie Rigg Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:30:11 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1019#comment-17591 Iain, thanks. I searched for "Ros Scott" and got no results, and hence assumed that she wasn't there. Must have just been a burp from the search engine. Iain, thanks. I searched for “Ros Scott” and got no results, and hence assumed that she wasn’t there. Must have just been a burp from the search engine.

]]> By: Iain Dale http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/#comment-17224 Iain Dale Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:49:36 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1019#comment-17224 Jennie, Ros Scott's blog was already in the directory. I will be adding all the blogs you submitted. Iain Jennie, Ros Scott’s blog was already in the directory. I will be adding all the blogs you submitted.

Iain

]]> By: Dave Godfrey http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/#comment-17217 Dave Godfrey Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:49:54 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1019#comment-17217 I'm sure people can cope with reading two different opinions on a multi-author blog. And her opinion isn't significantly different from yours- she does say that she would be amused if nobody voted. Subverting it with liberal and lefty blogs doesn't sound like she's supporting the competition does it? When PZ Myers points his minions to the latest stupidly phrased religious-based poll does that mean he supports the motives of their makers? I’m sure people can cope with reading two different opinions on a multi-author blog. And her opinion isn’t significantly different from yours- she does say that she would be amused if nobody voted. Subverting it with liberal and lefty blogs doesn’t sound like she’s supporting the competition does it? When PZ Myers points his minions to the latest stupidly phrased religious-based poll does that mean he supports the motives of their makers?

]]> By: James Grieves http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/#comment-17188 James Grieves Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:30:53 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1019#comment-17188 "Point and laugh"? Not exactly. And Sunny: WTF? Just leave it up without the annoyance of a strike-through and let people read two things on the same topic. I'm sure that they'll cope. “Point and laugh”?

Not exactly.

And Sunny: WTF? Just leave it up without the annoyance of a strike-through and let people read two things on the same topic. I’m sure that they’ll cope.

]]> By: Tony Kennick http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/#comment-17182 Tony Kennick Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:30:35 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1019#comment-17182 Sunny:19 >What would have been the right way to proceed? I think the biggest problem is that it is just crossed out without explanation in the post itself and that it is replicated to the front page under the DAILY BLOG REVIEW banner. A reader has to scroll through the comments to see why it has happened. At least the explanation as to why it is crossed out should be right underneath, with a link to your subsequent post to make it clear what has happened and why. Or leave the body of the blog review as it is, it is clearly bylined to indicated who's opinion it is and you could put your objection in an editors note at the bottom again pointing people at your piece on the subject. It is very easy for us the commenting public to pick holes from afar when we would love to have the sort of readership you guys get, so thank you for asking the question. Sunny:19 >What would have been the right way to proceed?

I think the biggest problem is that it is just crossed out without explanation in the post itself and that it is replicated to the front page under the DAILY BLOG REVIEW banner.
A reader has to scroll through the comments to see why it has happened.
At least the explanation as to why it is crossed out should be right underneath, with a link to your subsequent post to make it clear what has happened and why.
Or leave the body of the blog review as it is, it is clearly bylined to indicated who’s opinion it is and you could put your objection in an editors note at the bottom again pointing people at your piece on the subject.
It is very easy for us the commenting public to pick holes from afar when we would love to have the sort of readership you guys get, so thank you for asking the question.

]]> By: Sunny Hundal http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/#comment-17177 Sunny Hundal Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:15:41 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1019#comment-17177 Of course I should have informed Jennie before this went up, but how should I be dealing with this? If I take off the link entirely, that's bad form. If I leave it up there, then I'm saying we shouldn't support the comp, while, erm, supporting it. What would have been the right way to proceed? Of course I should have informed Jennie before this went up, but how should I be dealing with this? If I take off the link entirely, that’s bad form. If I leave it up there, then I’m saying we shouldn’t support the comp, while, erm, supporting it. What would have been the right way to proceed?

]]> By: Tony Kennick http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/#comment-17168 Tony Kennick Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:14:28 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1019#comment-17168 While I support Sunny's right to run this place however he wants, I think that crossing out is just as prominent an example of bad etiquette as the one he lambastes Iain. Especially given that the comments show that Jennie wasn't informed before it happened but through a "conversation" in the comments. While I support Sunny’s right to run this place however he wants, I think that crossing out is just as prominent an example of bad etiquette as the one he lambastes Iain. Especially given that the comments show that Jennie wasn’t informed before it happened but through a “conversation” in the comments.

]]> By: Jennie Rigg http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/#comment-17121 Jennie Rigg Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:23:41 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1019#comment-17121 Sunny's baby, Sunny's rules * shrug * Sunny’s baby, Sunny’s rules

* shrug *

]]> By: QuestionThat http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/#comment-17120 QuestionThat Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:19:23 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1019#comment-17120 WTF? WTF?

]]> By: Jennie Rigg http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/#comment-17115 Jennie Rigg Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:09:35 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1019#comment-17115 ... OK? … OK?

]]> By: Sunny Hundal http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/#comment-17114 Sunny Hundal Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:07:36 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1019#comment-17114 I'm writing something on this, hence the crossing out above. I’m writing something on this, hence the crossing out above.

]]> By: Jennie Rigg http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/#comment-17113 Jennie Rigg Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:01:46 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1019#comment-17113 Yeah, I submitted a big load of blogs this morning. Of course, there's no guarantee that they'll actually be accepted, which just shows this up for the establishment back-slapping execrise that it actually IS, but one can but try... Yeah, I submitted a big load of blogs this morning. Of course, there’s no guarantee that they’ll actually be accepted, which just shows this up for the establishment back-slapping execrise that it actually IS, but one can but try…

]]> By: QuestionThat http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/#comment-17112 QuestionThat Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:47:36 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1019#comment-17112 One of my favourite female bloggers, Clairwil, wasn't in the directory either. Submitted. One of my favourite female bloggers, Clairwil, wasn’t in the directory either. Submitted.

]]> By: QuestionThat http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/#comment-17111 QuestionThat Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:44:22 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1019#comment-17111 You can suggest additions to the Total Politics directory <a href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6214838&postID=5327900673984090676" rel="nofollow">here</a>. You can suggest additions to the Total Politics directory here.

]]> By: Jennie Rigg http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/#comment-17108 Jennie Rigg Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:23:05 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1019#comment-17108 Post edited. Also, am utterly stunned that they didn't already have Ros Scott on there and I had to submit her. A prominent member of the House of Lords has her own blog and it's not on a blogroll for so-called "Total Politics"? Non-partisan my arse. Post edited. Also, am utterly stunned that they didn’t already have Ros Scott on there and I had to submit her. A prominent member of the House of Lords has her own blog and it’s not on a blogroll for so-called “Total Politics”? Non-partisan my arse.

]]> By: Jennie Rigg http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/#comment-17107 Jennie Rigg Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:19:53 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1019#comment-17107 QT: Speak Your Branes is TOTALLY a political blog. But yeah, I shall make an edit to the post. QT: Speak Your Branes is TOTALLY a political blog.

But yeah, I shall make an edit to the post.

]]> By: QuestionThat http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/#comment-17106 QuestionThat Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:18:12 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1019#comment-17106 @Dan: Speak You're Branes isn't a political blog, and it's not in the Total Politics directory. Neither are Badscience or Crooked Timber, probably for the same reason. @Dan: Speak You’re Branes isn’t a political blog, and it’s not in the Total Politics directory. Neither are Badscience or Crooked Timber, probably for the same reason.

]]> By: Jennie Rigg http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/#comment-17104 Jennie Rigg Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:57:48 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1019#comment-17104 Given that the closing date is in August I suspect that it will be after then. There are some hardy buggers who actually read La Dale's blog; doubtless they will let us know. Given that the closing date is in August I suspect that it will be after then. There are some hardy buggers who actually read La Dale’s blog; doubtless they will let us know.

]]> By: sarah http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/#comment-17103 sarah Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:50:47 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1019#comment-17103 I voted for tygerland Aaron. And LC. And Pickled Politics, Sunny. And I emailed my list in! When do we get the result? I voted for tygerland Aaron. And LC. And Pickled Politics, Sunny. And I emailed my list in! When do we get the result?

]]> By: Jennie Rigg http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/#comment-17102 Jennie Rigg Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:43:54 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1019#comment-17102 Also, Re: Aaron @ 2: You might very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment [/fu] Also, Re: Aaron @ 2: You might very well think that; I couldn’t possibly comment [/fu]

]]> By: Jennie Rigg http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/#comment-17101 Jennie Rigg Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:42:02 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1019#comment-17101 Aaron, yes, I worry that some people will vote in comments AND by email and they won't catch it, but if you want to subvert things then you have to play the system rather than bitch about the system. Dan, why don't you email your list in? Can't hurt, might help. <a href="http://community.livejournal.com/theyorkshergob/107377.html" rel="nofollow">I've sent mine</a>. Aaron, yes, I worry that some people will vote in comments AND by email and they won’t catch it, but if you want to subvert things then you have to play the system rather than bitch about the system.

Dan, why don’t you email your list in? Can’t hurt, might help. I’ve sent mine.

]]> By: Dan http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/#comment-17097 Dan Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:19:02 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1019#comment-17097 I typed out the start of a list but didn't bother posting it once I noticed Blaney's Blarney and Melanie Phillips had got votes already. I kind of figure there's no point there, but consider my very important opinion here to be the equivalent of a spoiled ballot: Crooked Timber Septicisle/Obsolete D^2 Digest Stumbling and Mumbling Ministry of Truth LC Chickyog badscience (it counts: Goldacre was the first, as far as I am aware, to send Nadine Dorries back to school, after all) politicalbetting (though not the comments) spEak You're bRanes (it counts, because I say so) I typed out the start of a list but didn’t bother posting it once I noticed Blaney’s Blarney and Melanie Phillips had got votes already. I kind of figure there’s no point there, but consider my very important opinion here to be the equivalent of a spoiled ballot:

Crooked Timber
Septicisle/Obsolete
D^2 Digest
Stumbling and Mumbling
Ministry of Truth
LC
Chickyog
badscience (it counts: Goldacre was the first, as far as I am aware, to send Nadine Dorries back to school, after all)
politicalbetting (though not the comments)
spEak You’re bRanes (it counts, because I say so)

]]> By: Aaron Heath http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/#comment-17096 Aaron Heath Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:14:06 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1019#comment-17096 Re. Pee Zed Tee He isn't suggesting that the TP team are just bloggers and media tarts playing at being writers and journos, is he? Re. Pee Zed Tee

He isn’t suggesting that the TP team are just bloggers and media tarts playing at being writers and journos, is he?

]]> By: Aaron Heath http://liberalconspiracy.org/2008/07/21/here-go-my-chances-of-ever-being-blog-of-the-year/#comment-17095 Aaron Heath Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:12:50 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=1019#comment-17095 <em>6. Anonymous votes left in the comments will not count. You must give a name</em> I have just given up any hope in this poll. If readers of a high-profile Tory blog are voting via his comments, rather than everyone via email, that will skew it massively. 6. Anonymous votes left in the comments will not count. You must give a name

I have just given up any hope in this poll. If readers of a high-profile Tory blog are voting via his comments, rather than everyone via email, that will skew it massively.

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