Comments on: 2008 Weblog Awards – the results

By: Created in Birmingham » Created in Birmingham: Best UK Blog 2008

Created in Birmingham » Created in Birmingham: Best UK Blog 2008 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:59:26 +0000

[...] Nosemonkey Pete Ashton The Daily Dust The Exile Enduring America Neil Clark [...]

By: Blogging « Spieler

Blogging « Spieler — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:18:24 +0000

[...] NoseMonkey just missed out: Blogging is just a publishing medium. To say “blogging should be like this, not like that” is a nonsense, as blogging is about whatever individual bloggers want it to be. But blogs do have a brilliant ability to foster new communities, new relationships. Done right, they can bring people together to achieve great things, positive things. Political blogs are mostly about the negative – Melanie Phillips’ more than most. [...]

By: kat68

kat68 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:52:08 +0000

I’m an American who lived i the UK from 2000-2006, suffering all the slings and arrows Chimpy sent our way. I voted for you over Melanie–what the hell happened to her????—I remember a very respectable column. When did she go all wing nut?

By: Daniel Davies

Daniel Davies — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:26:21 +0000

I’m a member of the creative republic (the folks who fund CiB) so I was always going to vote and campaign for CiB. But these awards opened me up to a whole side of blogging I did not know existed. I had no idea how popular political blogs were, or how they seemingly provided a complete opposite to every other kind of blogging I have experienced. I feel a desire to learn more about these strange politically focused folk who came crashing through the doors of my blogosphere.

Congratulations also for making the final shortlist :)

By: Tina

Tina — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:49:01 +0000

As an avid follower of Baldy’s blog, I would like to agree with your sentiment about Baldys. Never in my life have I ever met such an inspirational bunch of people, and such a very special set of friends. I am very proud to say that Adrian Sudbury changed my life. His campaign will never be forgotten, indeed, HE will never be forgotten.
Thanks. x

By: Ralf Grahn

Ralf Grahn — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:46:52 +0000

Nosemonkey,

Congratulations for being among the finalists with a blog so clearly dedicated to issues far from the minds of most UK readers, but as you said, the category was not really yours.

Perhaps there could be a contest or happening dedicated to blogs on European issues and with a European perspective?

There could be a bit more interaction over the language barriers, for instance.

By: Caroline Charlton

Caroline Charlton — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:50:47 +0000

Thanks! That’s a very clear and fair summary.

By: Ewan Spence

Ewan Spence — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:05:14 +0000

Hear hear! I wonder if others will have concession speeches as well thought out as this.