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Has the period for nominations ended?

Thanks.

Yes, Stacy. They were open for three weeks from mid-Dec to early Jan.

I'm confused... is voting open? Where do we voe for Best New Blog? Hmm?

'cause I've got one in mind.

: )

MaryScott,

I've only put up the nominees - I won't be opening comments or email voting for a few days, as I want to give people a chance to read through the 120 or so nominees.

MB -- thanks.

As for me, I don't need to read through the 120 nominees to know for whom I'll be voting in this particular category.

Biased and all that jazz, dontcha know.

: )

Can't hardly expect a gal NOT to vote for her own blog, now, can ya?

I clicked on your paid ad. Does that help?

Is there a snail mail addy that we can ship donations to? I've wondered about this before too. Cheers, 'VJ', ga.

Yes, VJ.

Our PO Box is:

211 Marginal Way, Box 311
Portland, ME 04101

I guess I should put that up on the sidebar as well ;-).

Hiya,

I've been checking out the new blog noms, and I'm honored to be in such good company. However, my blog, Aetiology, has since changed its address, moving to the new Scienceblogs.com site (http://scienceblogs.com/aetiology). Likewise for another nominee, Adventures in Ethics and Science (now at http://scienceblogs.com/ethicsandscience/). Is there any way to put in a "old site/new site" link? Sorry, I know it's trouble--I just don't want to confuse people.

Thanks!

Two of the nominated blogs have moved since their nomination - Aetiology has moved here, while Adventures in Ethics and Science has moved here. Both moves are part of the creation of ScienceBlogs.

I clicked on your paid ad. Does that help?

No. We charged a flat fee. We hope people will take an interest in the Radnofsky for U.S. Senate (Texas) campaign. Its a competitive campaign. That's why we took the campaign's ad.

Thanks for all the work you put into this. It must be hard for your eyes.
I'm going to send in some money on my payday which is on Friday. Not that this is to be viewed as an attempt at bribery. :)

Thanks so much for your work. One minor nit about my blog -- the link on the list (deserving of wider recognition) has the http:// part twice, so the link doesn't work.

In other words, it should be http://www.halfchangedworld.com/ rather than http://http://www.halfchangedworld.com/

fixed.

I just wanted to say thank you. I'm so bloody grateful to be included; I've been dancing for joy. I've already done a tour of every blog on your lists, and I'm fascinated and intrigued by every damn one. You said this was a way for us all to get to know one another better. Boy howdy are you right! It's a hoot, and I'm really having fun. I wish I could send you chocolate! Instead, let me send you a link for some marvelous chocolate - especially if you like a little spice in your life. They're called Cowgirl Chocolates - and my hubby's addicted to them.

Anyway - thanks again. And best wishes to everyone nominated!

So, when and where do we get to vote already????

You need to move these awards off your blog and onto a site of their own so they're easier to follow. Like this.
http://cba.myblahg.com

You're right, Robert - we should work our asses off 24/7 three months out of the year, come no where close to breaking even financially, with the small price being you have to wade through our other random musings. I assume that's what's bothering you, as we have plenty of bandwidth at this point, so loading shouldn't be slow.

The Koufaxes are part and parcel of Wampum. [rest of comment struck as I'm too tired and cranky]

M.B., thanks for all your hard work. And don't sweat the commenters like Robert. I once had a magazine reader tell me I ought to put all the ads in the same few pages so that he could avoid looking at them. If you'd segregated the Koufax stuff into another blog, I might not have read E's post on Inktomi, and I'm very glad I did.

And the delay in voting is a GREAT idea. Not being the kind of person that would vote for myself, it gives me a chance to see what some of the other nominees are doing.

MB--just FYI, one of my nominations for "Deserving of Wider Recognition" has moved here.

What's a blog to do around here to get noticed?

[what's a blog? ebw]

Being at this blogging thing longer than most, and thus having name recognition, street cred and/or an offensive moniker, TCF has nonetheless needed to temper his healthy ego when blog awards season arrives.

I learned from the music biz that it's best to operate just below the radar of success and notice, ideal for ensuring longevity and loyal lurkers.

Thanks for the shout out MB, as this may be TCF's shot at being the Susan Lucci of the Lefty blogsphere. But, it is sincerely an honor also to be recognized here along with some impressive bloggers I already call friends!

Thank you so much for including me in Best New Blog! Although my name is spelled wrong (it's Cornell, not Cordell) I have to say you have the best blog simply for joining people together; you are one of the most generous people on the blog planet!

I can't wait to read everyone's blog and look forward to winning back Congress in 2006.

(Would you please change my name from Cordell to "Cornell".
Thank you
xoxo luv,
Lydia

MB -- so, that PO Box, does it accept food stuffs?

The Fat Lady Sings -- oh, GREAT. MORE chocolate in my life.

True story: I seem to have developed, if not an outright allergy, a TERRIBLE sensitivity to chocolate. Over Christmas, as is my wont, I indulged my desires without limit -- and spent 3 weeks with a bizarrely swollen mouth. My lips resembled nothing so much as Angelina Jolie's after a whole day of shooting nothing but rough kissing scenes. Finally narrowed the culprit down to CHOCOLATE.

The greatest irony, for me, is that until the past few years, Iwas indifferent to chocolate.

So, I develop a predilection for the stuff... and it turns me into a blowfish.

Maryscott - chocolate's off my list too. I've developed a sensitivity to it, so no dice! I can have cocoa powder (in limited amounts), but no more Cadbury eggs at Easter for me any more. The hubby can indulge, though. That's why I mentioned Cowgirl Chocolates. They're made with Jalapenos - and my hubby is just nuts for the stuff.

And MB? Just filter out the ungrateful boobs. I know this takes up tons of your time and lots of effort. Can you perhaps delegate the compilation out to other bloggers? Maybe a cadre who would volunteer - people willing to not be eligible one year in order to help? I'd volunteer. I think this is important for all of us small bloggers. We don't want to write in a vacuum - we want people to interact with us, tell us what they think of our work. This Award you've created promotes traffic to otherwise unknown sites. I think that just rocks. Not all of us can contribute money - but I'd be willing to donate time.

MSOC - yes, POB accepts chocolate ;-) Sorry about the adverse reaction, but more for me, he he he!

TFLS - Unfortunately, it would probably mean much more work getting the data organized and farmed out than for me to just do it. Also, it's a bit complicated, as most decisions of what fits best where (particularly when the nominating post is not clear), and so some amount of consistency is probably a good thing. This is one reason we don't even spread it out among the three of us here at Wampum. It's also easier to blame just one person, me, for all the screw ups, past, present and future. But thank you much for the kind offer.

Hi MB,

Just to let you know, I was the original author of Agitprop from August 2004 to October 2005. Blogenfreude took over the site in October 2005 when I decided to change course in my blogging activities. My old archives from Agitprop are located here if you are interested.

Thanks,

Comandante Agi

"What's a blog have to do to get noticed?"

I kinda know how he feels. But no sour grapes here. There are some great blogs out there and you do a great job in finding 'most' of the best ones.
Now, where can I for my fave?

I don't have anything real to add -- other than the well earned thanks for running these awards every year. :)

Everyone at Wampum, I just wanted to thank you for hosting the Koufax Awards again this year. You're doing a great job, as you always do. I get the benefit of reading new blogs as the nominations come in. Too many good blogs to choose from.

Cheers!

Thanks for the nomination, whoever you are who nominated me, and thanks to the good people at Wampum for all the sleepless, chocolate-deprived nights they've spent laboring to flatter my vanity. (Seriously, thanks for the hard work. I donated what I could to the cause, but it wasn't much, you know, because I'm a graduate student. One day, when I'm a wealthy academic celebrity, I'll subsidize the whole affair.)

The broken URL is this:
http://sciencepolitics.blogspot.com/2005/01/perils-of-ideological-continua-and.html
(I posted it two comment after the broken one). Thanks.

I noticed a site missing from the "Best State and Local Blog" category -- Young Philly Politics. If memory serves, it was nominated for that category by Will Bunch of Attytood.

I join everyone else in thanking you for all of the time and effort you put into the Koufax awards each year.

Just wanted to say a proper thanks to you, MB, and to whatever kind soul nominated Waveflux. Good luck to all nominees!

This isn't a vote but I'd like to point out that http://firedoglake.blogspot.com is not eligible for a Best New Blog award since it's been around since November of '04.

[Are they listed? I learned that last week and thought I fixed it - MB.]

Wampum, many thanks for all of your hard work on these awards. I'll enjoy reading the blogs that you've brought to my attention.

Keep up the good work.

Is there any little graphic available which indicates that a site is a Koufax nominee?

Also, any page which explains what the Koufax Awards are, their history, etc.?

I've looked but not found one, and it would be helpful to have such a page when instructing readers who may not know (yet) about the awards.

Feel free to answer by e-mail

Voting for BluegrassReport.org
It's a great one.