Five opportunities to give the Koufax recognition to better bloggers (a thank-you post)

» Five opportunities to give the Koufax recognition to better bloggers (a thank-you post)

5 March 2006 - 7:25pm

Five opportunities to give the Koufax recognition to better bloggers (a thank-you post)

If the big blogs are the example to follow, I suppose I should be shamelessly blogwhoring right now for the Koufax Awards. Yes, giants of the blog industry love the telethon model for popularity.

Don't vote for media girl. We all know media girl has no chance of winning. So go pick those someones you like who actually might win. I'm just thrilled -- overwhelmed -- that media girl is nominated in five categories! So here they are:

Best Blog (nonprofessional) -- I really cannot believe media girl is even nominated here. (Oh, I'm sure my detractors, including one or three not-quite-mentioned in my first paragraph, cannot believe it, either.) But I would recommend voting for Alas, a Blog, Pandagon, The Heretik, Crooks & Liars, Echidne of the Snakes or Feministe. (Note: I really cannot believe Boing Boing is on the list. Is that a non-professional blog? I love it, but I always thought they got paid to spend so much time doing it.)

Best Blog Community -- Again, wow. But I say vote for Talk to Action.

(Note: Our Word really should have beennominated for this...but it is nominated for Best New Blog, so go vote! Also, Kactus is up for Best Post and our own bayprairie is up for Best Series [Reproductive Rights Week, on Our Word] -- go vote for them!)

Most Deserving of Wider Recognition -- Whoever is responsible for this nomination, thank you! Now everyone else, go vote for someone else! There must be three dozen on that list much more deserving.

Best Group Blog -- Amazing. Now please, give the nod to Feministing, Tennessee Guerilla Women, Shakespeare's Sister or Lawyers, Guns and Money.

Best Commenter -- This means that people are actually reading the comment threads. I thought only the trolls and five regulars did. But really, if you want to vote for the best commenter on any blog anywhere, go vote for Moiv. Really. Please. Go there now.

Thanks for the nods and votes of confidence, everyone. I'm truly touched just to be mentioned in such illustrious company. (And that's not just Oscar broadcast bullshit!)