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Not Quite an Emmy, a Grammy, a Tony, or even a Bloggie

A Warnie?Adrian Warnock, a prominent God-blogger, is seeking to shed some much-deserved light on some little-known blogs.

I have often thought that prominent bloggers have a responsibility to help deserving bloggers from what is often called the "tail" get there share of the limelight….

Today I announce my latest iniative to give a little back "the warnies". i will issue a warnie whenever i feel that a particular blog or blogpost is worthy of special honor. Entrys should be via email and since this is a totally subjective competition judged by me a link to my site on your blog is likely to have some influence on the outcome! To be honest, if you dont like my blog enough to link to it then you probably wouldnt enter for a warnie anyway!

Today, he awarded his first Warnie to Dr. John Mark Reynolds.

Covering the war on terror, philosophy, creation, Star Trek and a host of other subjects I love it. Dr Reynolds is a professor of philosophy and I can't recommend his blog enough.

Please do mention his award on your own blog, and submit your own blog for the next "Warnie" award ceremony which will happen as and when I feel that a worthy candidate has arrived.

I've submitted my blog for consideration and anxiously await possible scraps from the master's table. 😉

Movin’ On Up

TTLB statsI was shocked to discover
that my current TTLB Ecosystem ranking is 340! I had been hovering around 1000 for
some time. I think Blog Explosion
has a lot to do with my jump in traffic. I suppose most of my BE visitors just wait
the minimum 30 seconds and click to see the next blog (as I typically do), but I’ve
noticed some are linking to me. Exposure is a good thing. 🙂 So now that I’m moving
up in the world (I even got a pat on the back from Joshua Claybourne!), I wonder
if I’ll be given the honor of being mentioned in the St.
Blog’s drinking game
or receiving a Blogtone
from Victor Lam.

Trolls

troll

"An Internet troll is a person who sends duplicitous messages to get angry responses. The term derives from the phrase "trolling for suckers" and ultimately from trolling for fish. The term is frequently abused to slander opponents in heated debates and is frequently misapplied to those who are ignorant of etiquette." – Wikipedia

I didn’t like trolls when I dabbled in Usenet, nor did I like them back in IRC‘s hayday. I’m even less fond of them when they pontificate in my comments. >:{

On the other hand, attracting gadflies could be taken as a sign of moving up in the blogosphere.

Funky’s First Law of Blogging: "You’re doing something right if trolls think you’re important enough to annoy."

There might be more laws someday. I wouldn’t hold my breath, though. 😉

P.S. *plonk*