http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/fifth-list-of-ten-how-to-build-a-better-weblog-award-competition/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:15:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/fifth-list-of-ten-how-to-build-a-better-weblog-award-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-515093 2011 Bloggies voting on through Feb 20 at Lesbian Dad Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:10:51 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2006/12/20/fifth-list-of-ten-how-to-build-a-better-weblog-award-competition/#comment-515093 [...] Many of these weblog awards dealies are funny things. Randomized, popularity or volume-of-readership contests, less than starchy, well-vetted meritocracies.  I posted my aghastness at last year’s Bloggie nom here; posted a list of blogs I felt were way worthier of note that year here; way back at the outset of this blog’s public life, I posted about the wackiness of the Weblog Awards process in December 2006, here. [...] [...] Many of these weblog awards dealies are funny things. Randomized, popularity or volume-of-readership contests, less than starchy, well-vetted meritocracies.  I posted my aghastness at last year’s Bloggie nom here; posted a list of blogs I felt were way worthier of note that year here; way back at the outset of this blog’s public life, I posted about the wackiness of the Weblog Awards process in December 2006, here. [...]

]]> http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/fifth-list-of-ten-how-to-build-a-better-weblog-award-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-463103 Mother of God, LD is up for a Bloggie! at Lesbian Dad Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:05:47 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2006/12/20/fifth-list-of-ten-how-to-build-a-better-weblog-award-competition/#comment-463103 [...] Thank the dieties, this is a one-vote jobbie. You vote once; you have to confirm it via responding to a link in an email sent back at you; if you vote a second time your first vote is replaced. Bingo! ‘At’s what I’m talkin’ about. [...] [...] Thank the dieties, this is a one-vote jobbie. You vote once; you have to confirm it via responding to a link in an email sent back at you; if you vote a second time your first vote is replaced. Bingo! ‘At’s what I’m talkin’ about. [...]

]]> http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/fifth-list-of-ten-how-to-build-a-better-weblog-award-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-322012 Stumping for some friends at Lesbian Dad Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:46:12 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2006/12/20/fifth-list-of-ten-how-to-build-a-better-weblog-award-competition/#comment-322012 [...] no fortune.  But you do get bragging rights.  And maybe even a little random traffic.  Which, as wacky as the whole thing is, is totally worth the [...] [...] no fortune.  But you do get bragging rights.  And maybe even a little random traffic.  Which, as wacky as the whole thing is, is totally worth the [...]

]]> http://www.lesbiandad.net/2006/12/fifth-list-of-ten-how-to-build-a-better-weblog-award-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-47571 They’re baaaaaaack at LesbianDad Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:50:34 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2006/12/20/fifth-list-of-ten-how-to-build-a-better-weblog-award-competition/#comment-47571 [...] But after the exhausting hoo-ha of 2006 Weblog Awards voting competition thingy of last year, I researched about them and realized that they are but one of several. And while the Weblog Awards net the largest participant pool, it’s essentially due to the week-long voting binge their structure encourages (in an attempt to support readers’ loyalty, over their sheer numbers). One nominee (the very fine Bilerico Project) likened the Weblog Awards to the Academy Awards of the blogosphere, but my research tells me: nope. No distinguished group of judges, who won that position due to their widely respected work in the field, making finalist judgements based on some kind of collectively vetted criteria about excellence of craft, etc. No, uh uh. But People’s Choice, yeah, definitely. People’s Choice, hosted by Fox. No, really. Look into it. Have a looksee at the “media” content that the Weblog Awards sponsors generates. But after you’re done looking into it, go back and vote for Dana and Brian day in and day out for the next week, just for the fun of it. [...] [...] But after the exhausting hoo-ha of 2006 Weblog Awards voting competition thingy of last year, I researched about them and realized that they are but one of several. And while the Weblog Awards net the largest participant pool, it’s essentially due to the week-long voting binge their structure encourages (in an attempt to support readers’ loyalty, over their sheer numbers). One nominee (the very fine Bilerico Project) likened the Weblog Awards to the Academy Awards of the blogosphere, but my research tells me: nope. No distinguished group of judges, who won that position due to their widely respected work in the field, making finalist judgements based on some kind of collectively vetted criteria about excellence of craft, etc. No, uh uh. But People’s Choice, yeah, definitely. People’s Choice, hosted by Fox. No, really. Look into it. Have a looksee at the “media” content that the Weblog Awards sponsors generates. But after you’re done looking into it, go back and vote for Dana and Brian day in and day out for the next week, just for the fun of it. [...]

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