Bloggernacle Awards 2005
NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. WAIT FOR US TO WORK OUR BALLOTING MOJO…..
The Bloggernacle Times hereby solicits your nominations for the Bloggernacle Awards 2005.*
Here’s how it works. Using the form below, provide nominations (in comments) for the Bloggernacle Awards. You can provide more than one. (Do so anonymously if you don’t want to offend your blog pals. We won’t peek at IP’s. Promise.) We will then choose the top 4 or 5 nominees and allow voting via a blogpoll. Hopefully this way we’ll get a better spread of nominees and avoid cliqueishness.
Easy. Fun. Utter navel-gaze. Best blogger winner will get a Mormon Archipelago T-shirt.
Best blog:
Best small blog:
Best blogger:
Best commenter:
Best new blog:
Best post:
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005:
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005:
Unsung hero:
Sorely missed:
Write in category:
*We hereby solicit silly names for these awards too.
Best blog: BCC, FMH, Snarkernacle
Best small blog: Flanders, LDSLF, Snarkernacle
Best blogger: Ned, RT, Dave, fmhLisa, Geoff J, Snarker
Best commenter: Jonathan Green, annegb
Best new blog: Snarkernacle, Mormon Stories
Best post:
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: MA portal (ldsblogs)
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Bannergate witchhunt
Unsung hero: J. Stapley, Justin Butterfield
Sorely missed: Evans, Kris Harris
Write in category:
Comment by Slarty — December 7, 2005 @ 9:21 am
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005:
And BCC-Dialogue
Comment by Slarty — December 7, 2005 @ 9:22 am
Best blog: FMH, BCC
Best small blog: Snarker, DMI
Best blogger: fmh Lisa, J Stapley, Dave
Best commenter: annegb
Best new blog: Snarker
Best post: Polygamy at FMH
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: creation of ldsblogs
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Bannergate bad feeling
Unsung hero: ??
Sorely missed: Steve Evans, United Brethren
Write in category: worst post – M* Progeny chat – it was wierd and icky.
Comment by Rebecca — December 7, 2005 @ 9:37 am
There are still three weeks left in the year! Anything can happen in three blogweeks. Entire blogs can rise and fall.
Comment by Eric Russell — December 7, 2005 @ 9:58 am
Best blog: BT, Kulturblog (does that count?)
Best small blog: Ned Flanders, 9Moons, Snarkernackle
Best blogger: Geoff J, Ned, Kaimi
Best commenter: annegb, manaen (sp?), arJ
Best new blog: Snarkernackle
Best post: ” Boob Shelving”–even if it was fake.
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: 9Moons investigating Bannergate.
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: The increasing trend of comment deletion/banning
Unsung hero:
Sorely missed:
Write in category:
Comment by Tim J. — December 7, 2005 @ 10:09 am
Best blog: BCC
Best small blog: Viva Ned Flanders
Best blogger: Aaron Cox
Best commenter: annegb
Best new blog: Snarkernackle
Best post: Round Table on Historicity and Revelation, BCC
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: ldsblogs.org
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: JMW’s “Whose Woods These Are I Think I Know”
Unsung hero: William Morris
Sorely missed: Kris HH
Write in category: quote of the year – a tie between Adam Greenwood (on Jim F.’s thread about being nicer people:
“I am fully aware that courtesy and soft-spokedness are Christian attributes. But Christ did not always gentle his tongue. He said mean things. He was contemptuous sometimes. Perhaps the true Christian will sometimes follow that example too.
What this suggests to me is that when I’ve been the target of meanness on the web, I should get over it quick.”
and Aaron Cox:
“Point the second. Many are called but few are chosen. It is true that men are naturally inclined to love many women. And this is a reflection of God’s character and reflects the order of heaven. And Joseph introduced this but the world could not bear it. And because the world hath rejected this holy practice which would have renovated and purified the entire world, we see instead the results in the perversities of pornography and spilling seed that have been spoken of. Not to mention other rising tides of immorality and lasiviousness.
And so it is a great trial now for righteous men to withold unnaturally.”
Comment by Super Anonymous — December 7, 2005 @ 10:18 am
Best Blog:Banner of Heaven
Best Small Blog: Our Thoughts
Best Blogger: Wilfried
Best commenter: Annegb
Best new Blog: Snarker
Best Post: ‘Accusers of the Brethren’, Aaron Cox
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Prudence outed and disappears
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Trolls
Unsung hero: Mormanity
Sorely Missed: J. Max Wilson
Write in category: Most Memorable/ Endearing Post: ‘Happy Birthday Betsey Pearl’ by Adam @ T&S
Comment by john scherer — December 7, 2005 @ 10:34 am
Best blog: Times and Seasons – though it has had its ups and downs this year, the hub is still working
Best small blog: Dave’s Mormon Inquiry
Best blogger: Julie Smith (wrote great book reviews)
Best commenter: annegb – always says it like it is and manages to be funny as well
Best new blog: Snarkernacle – provides the ‘Nacle with much needed in-house ridicule
Best post: “Why the Banner of Heaven Is Fake” – for better or worse, this post had more influence on the ‘Nacle and its future than any other post this year
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Bannergate (growing pains the ‘Nacle had to go through)
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Bannergate (created lots of rancor)
Unsung hero: Bryce Inouye (always a reasonable voice, helps people fix coding)
Sorely missed: Steve Evans — though a lot of people were miffed at him for Bannergate, he has been a massive contributor to the ‘Nacle in the past
Write in categories:
People who should start a blog: Annegb and Kingsley
Worst post this year: JMW’s “Alternate Voices: Why I Am Abandoning the Bloggernacle”
Comment by danithew — December 7, 2005 @ 10:39 am
Lest there be any confusion, my suggestion for best post “Why the Banner of Heaven is Fake” is referring to the initial post by Rusty at Nine Moons
Comment by danithew — December 7, 2005 @ 10:52 am
Those are some genius responses, Super Anonymous! Here’s my take:
Best blog: Banner of Heaven
Best small blog: New Cool Thang
Best blogger: Nate Oman
Best commenter: Rosalynde Welch
Best new blog: Millennial Star
Best post: A Small Thing, by Jim F.
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: ldsblogs.org
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Nothing bad happened.
Unsung hero: This category was created for J. Stapley.
Sorely missed: JMW
Comment by Eric Russell — December 7, 2005 @ 10:59 am
What constitutes a small blog?
Comment by Kim Siever — December 7, 2005 @ 11:02 am
Kim,
I take that as meaning anything except T&S, M*, BCC, or Feminist Mormon Housewives.
I may be mistaken though
Comment by john scherer — December 7, 2005 @ 11:07 am
I thought small blog meant blogs with only one author.
Comment by danithew — December 7, 2005 @ 11:20 am
Perhaps there should be a “best solo blogger” category. The term “small blog” may be problematic.
Comment by danithew — December 7, 2005 @ 11:21 am
Best small blog: A Motley Vision
Best blogger: SeptimusH/Brian G
Best commenter: Steve McIntyre, Roasted Tomatoes
Best new blog: Snarkernacle
Best post: Why I Believe by LisaB at FMH
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: ldsblogs.org
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Contention
Comment by bro — December 7, 2005 @ 11:22 am
I’m not splitting hairs for you guys; I think the difference between big blog and small blog is quite obvious. Lots of bloggers, LOTS of comments, high traffic. C’mon.
Comment by Ronan — December 7, 2005 @ 11:28 am
I made the same assumption as danithew. Maybe we should have:
Best blog
Best solo blog
Best group blog
Comment by Kim Siever — December 7, 2005 @ 11:28 am
Sorry my link didn’t work. Here’s the URL to “Why I Believe” by LisaB.
http://www.feministmormonhousewives.org/?p=302
Comment by bro — December 7, 2005 @ 11:29 am
Best blog: Banner of Heaven
Best small blog: Viva Ned Flanders, 9M, Mormon Wasp, Snarkernacle
Best blogger: SeptimusH
Best commenter: annegb
Best new blog: Snarkernacle
Best post: BoH expose on 9M
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Free t-shirts, the Steve E and Adam G podcast
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Prudence McPrude, threadjacks, comment spam
Unsung hero: Elizabeth for quietly abandoning M*
Sorely missed: Steve Evans, DKL on T&S, the zeitcast
Write in category: Most connected lurker: Jeannie Welch
Comment by a random John — December 7, 2005 @ 11:35 am
I forgot to mention another reason I suggested Julie as best blogger (besides excellent book reviews) … her sharing of her “boring” (her word for it) conversion story. That is another worthy best post of the year candidate in my view.
Sorry for so much posting of comments. Just got me thinking. It’s been an interesting year in the ‘Nacle. Though some have been critical of how things are going, I think one could argue there have been many good things happening as well.
Comment by danithew — December 7, 2005 @ 11:37 am
Best blog: DMI, 9Moons, T&S, BCC, NCThang, Flanders, Kulturblog
Best small blog: DMI, 9Moons, NCThang, Flanders, Wasp,
Best blogger: Rusty, Stapley, Wilifried, Dave, Kaimi, fMhLisa
Best commenter: arJ, Flanders
Best new blog: Faith Promoting Rumor, Issues in Mormon Doctrine (now defunct?)
Best post(s): Boob shelving, Stapley women and preisthood series, Foreknowledge or not at NCT, Mormon Metaphyics, and Splendid Sun
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Growth
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: People quitting in a loud and public huff
Unsung hero: Stapley, Justin the Wasp, Steve E., Bryce, Danithew, Clark
Sorely missed:
Write in category:
Comment by anon — December 7, 2005 @ 11:44 am
Best Blog: I have an answer, but its infected with self-interest
Best Small Blog: DMI
Best Blogger: Wilfried, Jeff Lindsay
Best commenter: Kingsley
Best new Blog: Bloggernacle Times (see here: http://www.bloggernacle.org/?p=10)
Best Post: Legion
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Prudence outed and disappears
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Trolls and faked identities (I have a lot more in mind here than just Bannergate)
Unsung hero: John W. Redelfs, ironrdo2.blogspot.com, and Gary Shapiro, http://ndbf.blogspot.com, for staunch and unironic defense of views that are not embraced on the bloggernacle (not even by myself)
Sorely Missed: J. Max Wilson, Steve E.
Comment by Adam Greenwood — December 7, 2005 @ 11:50 am
My write-in, Best single comment:
Bryce I. on the now notorious 9M “Hitler” thread:
“WOW!! This is a perfect example of one of my favorite topics! Offense! Did you know that we as mormons find taking offense to be a favored pastime!? It has been well practiced at FHE, Sacrament Meeting, Priesthood Quorem, Relief Society and even Primary! Its so well taught as a major principal of our religon that we practice it every time we walk out our front door! Its so easy, even kids can choose to be offended!! 
Did you think that you could only be offended in person? Well say good bye to the olden days cause now we can even be offended by random people we’ve never met, nor ever will meet, on a private blog!!!! Yes thats right! Now you can sit and be offended by everyday life from the convienence of your own home! You dont even have to walk out that big front door to the scary world beyond!
Act now, and you can get a free sample of “Life as a constantly offended Mormon” by just emailing me at umc4life@hotmail.com and I’ll be happy to send you a piece of my mind anytime! Act now, supplies are limited due to frequent demand.”
Comment by Tim J. — December 7, 2005 @ 11:53 am
Thanks, John Scherer, for your memorable post pick. You and all the other folks who responded to me about it make my list of Top Instances of Healing Through Fellowship and Compassion, 2005, if that were a category. It isn’t, and it doesn’t need to be, but thank you, all of you, so much.
Steve Evans podcast with me would be my top Kind and Forgiving Gesture, 2005.
Comment by Adam Greenwood — December 7, 2005 @ 11:54 am
In that case, I’d like to decline the nomination of Our Thoughts for Best small blog.
Comment by Kim Siever — December 7, 2005 @ 11:58 am
Tim, actually that wasn’t Bryce I, it was Bryce… my brother. Not even close to the same person. Bryce I seems to actually take a breath before he types (and typically uses spell-check as well).
Comment by Rusty — December 7, 2005 @ 12:05 pm
Er, did I miss something? For the record, that’s not me (the M* Bryce I)
Although I guess if I get an award for it, I might claim it as my own.
Comment by Bryce I — December 7, 2005 @ 12:06 pm
Ah, Rusty clears things up.
I’ve been confused myself over at 9M by your brother, Rusty. More than once I’ve asked myself, “When did I say that?”
Comment by Bryce I — December 7, 2005 @ 12:07 pm
Best blog: FMH
Best small blog: Maren’s Garden
Best blogger: Janet and Olivia and Barb
Best commenter: Stephen (Ethesis)
Best new blog: Mine? Wait, I’m partial. Partially crazy, that is. I’m mental, it’s official!
Best post: Grape Nut O’s. Cause I’m nuts, and I can never have enough O’s.
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: The goodness of people.
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: The image in my head of a bunch of those tiny plastic trolls (you know, the ones w/the brightly colored hair, that you roll in your hands quickly and the hair goes all neat? You frequently see these on the ends of pencils) pouncing on and biting Rusty. See comments 23 & 25, here.
Unsung hero: Gladys Knight w/laryngitis? Annegb. And Tom. (See recent guest post at BCC re: Mentally ill spousal support.)
Sorely missed: My mind, have you seen it?
Write in category: Best new blog that looks like Snarker but isn’t but was so jealous of its popularity that it co-opted the same look a month before Snarker debuted. http://www.piebolar.blogspot.com (Wait, that’s me again . . . . it’s ALL about MEEEEEeeeeee! (Well it’s MY blog, of course it’s all about ME!) Waiting for my shrink to tell me I’m a closet narcissist, is like waiting for it to rain in Seattle. Or IS IT? Cue suspenseful music . . . )
Comment by Sarebear — December 7, 2005 @ 12:09 pm
Now, we’re nominating here, not voting… right? So that means that any repeat nominations don’t mean anything. So I will try to write only nominations that haven’t been mentioned:
Best blog:
Best small blog:
Best blogger: Geoff J, Aaron Brown, Kristine HH
Best commenter: Ned, Julie in Austin, Ronan, Tim J
Best new blog:
Best post: “Voices in My Head” series by Silus Grok at 9M
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: humor, increase in understanding
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: lost humor, unwillingness to understand
Unsung hero: Geoff J.
Sorely missed:
Write in category: Best Podcast: Steve E & Adam Greenwood on Zeitcast
Comment by Rusty — December 7, 2005 @ 12:21 pm
Actually, I’d say for “Unsung hero” I’d say the whole admin crew behind ldsblogs.org.
Comment by Rusty — December 7, 2005 @ 12:23 pm
Best blog: M*
Best small blog: Struggling
Best blogger: Nate Oman, Ben S.
Best commenter: RT, Flanders
Best post: The Main Issue, Issues in Mormon Doctrine
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Variety
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: People not giving others the benefit of the doubt; stupidity.
Unsung hero: Adrianne, for the battle with MMW.
Sorely missed: Steve E; Charity towards each other.
Comment by Pris — December 7, 2005 @ 12:24 pm
Rumors of Prudence’s disappearance just might have been greatly exaggerated, ye fiends of the infernal blogs!
Comment by Prudence McPrude — December 7, 2005 @ 12:26 pm
Rusty,
This is indeed just the nomination phase (I thought it best to do this so we don’t fall into the clique-trap, you know, the same old names). The final voting ballot will be determined by the frequency of nominations, so it’s a good thing to vote for people/blogs more than once so that they make the cut!
Comment by Ronan — December 7, 2005 @ 12:27 pm
Best blog: BCC, T&S
Best small blog: DMI, 9M, New Cool Thang, Viva Ned Flanders
Best blogger: J. Stapley, Rusty, Steve E, Aaron Brown
Best commenter: Kurt, Nate O, Ronan, Julie in Austin, Clark Goble
Best new blog: Snarkernacle, Viva Ned Flanders
Best post: Humor series at BCC was great.
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Bloggernacle love
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Bannergate non-apologies
Unsung hero: Snarkernacle
Sorely missed: Steve E
Write in category: Funniest post — Bloggernacle Trading Cards
Comment by Anon — December 7, 2005 @ 12:30 pm
Best April Fool’s Gag — Bryce I. turns M* into T&S for a day
Comment by Bryce I — December 7, 2005 @ 12:41 pm
Best blog: lds.org
Best blogger: Those who chose to leave in a huff
Best commenter: Yours Truly
Commenter most in need of repentence: Steve FSF
Commenter most in need of an excorcism: Kurt
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Bannergate, which gave a girl hope that maybe this whole place would spontaneously combust and she could get back to things of worth
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: It’s daily existence
Unsung hero: Seriously, in all modesty …
Sorely missed: the Holy Spirit
Comment by Prudence McPrude — December 7, 2005 @ 12:46 pm
Best blog: BCC
Best small blog: Mormon Wasp
Best blogger: Justin Butterfield (I really think he is one of the three Nephites)*
Best commenter: annegb; Rosalynde; Ned
Best new blog: Faith Promoting Rumor
Best post: I need to sift through the archives…there are so many.
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Archipelago!
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: bannergate
Unsung hero: Bryce I; Clark Goble
Sorely missed: Steve Evans; Issues in Mormon Doctrine
Write in category: Best Looking Blog: Splendid Sun
________________________
*Yes, I am a sycophant.
Comment by J. Stapley — December 7, 2005 @ 12:47 pm
Asking these questions is like asking what my favorite food is, or my favorite song. The answer is likely to change on a regular (daily?) basis. Today my favorite food is shepherd pie; tomorrow it’s chicken cordon bleu. Ahh well. Since it’s today, here’s how my personal choices look:
Best blog: Let’s nomimate T&S, BCC, M*, and FMH, of course. DMI, Mommy Wars, 9M. Hmm, I think I’m out of space on the ballot, that will have to do for now.
Best small blog: DMI, Mommy Wars, Thang.
Best blogger: Nate Oman; Steve Evans; Julie Smith; Elisabeth Calvert Smith (is she the only person to post at each of the big 3? there’s a reason — she’s good.) ; Wilfried Decoo; Dave Underhill; Adam Greenwood
Best commenter: Daniel Bartholomew; Rosalynde Welch; AnneGB and the golden butt.
Best new blog: I forget which ones are new. Mommy wars? Ldsblogs.org? Is Flanders new? How about Tomatoes? I need a chronology.
Best post: Unrequited love, by Rosalynde Welch. The Betsey post, and the Noah’s Ark post, and Rosalynde’s brother. The FMH series on whether lust is the girl’s fault. And Wilfried’s post about the convert who had to drink coffee.
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: The Bushman symposium at T&S (which, mark my words, is going to kick some serious a$$); ldsblogs.org creates a very useful portal; general explosive growth of the community
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: bannergate bad feelings; lack of Steve; lack of Kristine
Unsung hero: Me, da**it! No one sings about the Hawaiians. (Probably because our names are too hard to say). But how about Steve; Bryce; Gordon Smith; Jim F.; Russell Fox
Sorely missed: Steve; Kristine; Celibate in the City (still around, but more sporadic); Rebecca at VSoM; Bob and Logan.com; Ryan Bell underposting
Write in category: I’m done writing, sorry.
Comment by Kaimi — December 7, 2005 @ 12:48 pm
Best Blog: Mormanity
Best Blogger: Jim F.
Best Commenter: NFlanders, PrincessLeahMom
Best thing about Bloggernacle 2005: friendliness
Worst thing about Bloggernacle 2005: rudeness
Unsung Hero: Aaron Brown
Prettiest site on the outside: FMH
Comment by Katreena — December 7, 2005 @ 12:54 pm
Best blog: New Cool Thang
Best small blog: I can’t very well vote for myself, so I’ll give a nod to the Snarker. and LDSLF
Best blogger: Aaron Brown
Best commenter: Steve Evans
Best new blog: Danite’s Blog
Best post: Happy Birthday, Betsy Pearl
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: The Zeitcast
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Bannergate
Unsung hero: DKL
Sorely missed: Steve Evans
Comment by Crystal — December 7, 2005 @ 12:56 pm
Actually, Pris, it is a different Adrianne. The MMW fight was with a non-Mormon blogger from DC, not Minnesota Adrianne. We really need to start instituting a mandatory differentiation rule.
Comment by NFlanders — December 7, 2005 @ 1:05 pm
Unsung hero: Russ Johnston. He wrote the code that makes the ldsblogs.org (“The Gateway to the Bloggernacle” no less) work. And he did it just out of the goodness of his heart. He’s so unsung that half of the MA founders still think we are talking about Rusty when his name comes up!
Comment by Geoff J — December 7, 2005 @ 1:05 pm
Unsung hero: Russ Johnston
Amen.
Comment by J. Stapley — December 7, 2005 @ 1:14 pm
Best blog: BCC, BT
Best small blog: 9M, Wasp, LDSLF
Best blogger: Ronan, Rusty, RT, Geoff J
Best commenter: annegb, GST, Susan M, Lchan, Pris, Random John, Tess
Best new blog: Snarker
Best post: Steve/Adam zeitcast
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: ldsblogs.org, zeitcasts
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: (tie) banner, “whose woods these are”
Unsung hero: J. Stapley
Sorely missed: Steve Evans, come home!
Write in category: Best Odd Couple: Steve and Adam
Commenters most in need of a blog home: Random John
Comment by Zardoz — December 7, 2005 @ 1:24 pm
Thanks, Flanders. I did not realize that. Still a good flame war, nonetheless. I second the mandatory differentiation rule.
Comment by Pris — December 7, 2005 @ 1:50 pm
Rusty (#26)
OOPS! Well, tell him to comment more. That was a good one.
Comment by Tim J. — December 7, 2005 @ 1:54 pm
Best blog: BCC
Best blogger:FmhLisa
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005:
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: nastiness
Comment by Beth — December 7, 2005 @ 1:55 pm
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Bloggernacle prays for Geoff and Kristen J’s son.
Comment by Bryce I — December 7, 2005 @ 1:56 pm
#43 & #44,
Whatever, you guys know that it’s me back there writing all that code. Give me some credit will ya!
Comment by Rusty — December 7, 2005 @ 2:07 pm
Best blog: BCC, T&S, FMH
Best small blog: Ned Flanders, New Cool Thang
Best blogger: FMHLisa, Kris W., Geoff and Kristen J., Dave Underhill, Kaimi, Kristine HH, Ronan, Julie in Austin
Best commenter: ARJ, danithew, Roasted Tomatoes, Ronan, Kaimi, Laura (Ichan), Bryce I, Steve E., Tatiana
Best new blog: Banner of Heaven, Nine Moons
Best post: Kristine HH’s recycled Thanksgiving post, Steve Evans interviewing Adam Greenwood for Zeitcast, Silus Grok and D. Fletcher at Nine Moons (thanks, guys).
Unsung hero: Karen Hall, danithew, DKL, Susan M.
Sorely missed: Kristine HH, Rosalynde, Steve Evans. Where are you guys? We love you! We want you to live!
Comment by Sheila — December 7, 2005 @ 2:13 pm
Best blog: Banner of Heaven, hands down.
Best small blog: Tracy’s, Laura’s, and Ned’s.
Best blogger: Clark Goble, Kristen J.
Best commenter: Annegb, Sue M.
Best new blog: Snarkernacle.
Best post: Porn & Divorce by Miranda P J.
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: The laughs.
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: People taking themselves too seriously.
Unsung hero: Steve Evans.
Sorely missed: Unofficial Manifesto bloggers need to step it up and post more; Steve’s podcasts
Write in category:
Comment by Susan M — December 7, 2005 @ 2:21 pm
Beth,
In comment 28, are you suggesting there was nothing good in 2005?
Comment by Kim Siever — December 7, 2005 @ 2:33 pm
Best blog: BCC
Best small blog: DMI, Mormon Wasp, Flanders, 9M
Best blogger: Nate, Steve E., KHH, Jim F., Justin B.
Best commenter: Geoff J., Ned, RoastedTomatoes, greenfrog, Ronan
Best new blog: Isn’t Flander’s new? And RT? If so, both of ‘em. Snarkernacle
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: MA; podcasts
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005:
Unsung hero: Russ Johnston–I have no idea who he is, but if he is the brains behind MA, then there is no one who has done so much with so little recognition in the ‘nacle.
Sorely missed: KHH, Steve E., Bob and Logan
Write in category: I second Bryce’s suggestion in #49. I had forgotten about Geoff J’s son. It’s been a long year.
Comment by Randy B. — December 7, 2005 @ 2:43 pm
Best blog: New Cool Thang and Mormon Metaphysics
Best blogger: Clark
Best commenter: Geoff J
Best new blog: LDS Science Review and Spinozist Mormon
Best post: ?
Best thing: MA, Aaron Cox
Worst thing: ?
Unsung Hero: ?
Sorely missed: The Iron Rod
Comment by Jeffrey Giliam — December 7, 2005 @ 2:49 pm
Best blog: By Common Consent.
Best small blog: Issues in Mormon Doctrine.
Best blogger: Steve Evans, Aaron Brown, Nate Oman.
Best commenter: Steve EM, DKL, Daniel Petersen.
Best new blog: Snarkernacle.
Best post: FAIR Conference Transcripts, by Tanya Spackman on M*; Steve EM’s self-immolation via limerick on MOF.
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: The extraordinary and exceptional commitment to fairness and objectivity in moderation of comments, not to mention detachment from political axe-grinding and self-promotion.
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: The crash and burn of Banner of Heaven.
Unsung hero: Jeffrey D. Giliam.
Sorely missed: Prudence McPrude.
Write in category: Least likely to cast aspersions anonymously: Elisabeth.
Comment by Kurt — December 7, 2005 @ 2:55 pm
I second Daniel Petersen as a best commenter. Whenever he shows up on a thread, I reach for my tub of popcorn.
Comment by Adam Greenwood — December 7, 2005 @ 3:43 pm
Best blog: BCC, of course. What the heck is “T&S”?
Best small blog: Like I would ever read the small blogs. Please.
Best blogger: Nate Oman, Russell Fox
Best commenter: Nate, Russell, Kristine, Rosalynde, Prudence (lots of others too)
Best new blog: Does BCC count, now that you can finally access all the archives in one place?
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Countless hours spend surfing the net, never to be regained. I could’ve read lots of books on my “Things to Read” list instead. Oh well.
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Having my wife make fun of me for being a nerd every time I say the word “bloggernacle.”
Sorely missed: Kristine, Karen, Steve E., Sons of Mosiah, Brent, Ed Enochs, Prudence, etc.
Comment by Aaron Brown — December 7, 2005 @ 4:18 pm
Best blog:fMh
Best small blog: DMI
Best blogger: Kaimi
Best commenter:annegb
Best new blog: BT
Best post: I second Why I Believe by LisaB
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: growth
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: growth
Unsung hero: J Stapley
Sorely missed:Kristine HH
Write in category: Peacemaker: Danithew
Funniest: Aaron B.
Comment by fMhLisa — December 7, 2005 @ 4:19 pm
Best blog: T&S. Yea I obviously prefer M*. But I think we’re still working towards being as consistently good as T&S. I think were getting there. But honesty is worth it. T&S sets the standard for group blogs. Even when it’s had trouble or gone through slow periods it usually recovers.
Best small blog: MoBlo. This is the small blog no one seems to be reading. I really like Chris’ comments and not just because he’s my brother. Runner up would be Mormon Wasp who has continually astoundingly great posts on LDS history.
Best blogger: Nate Oman, Jeffrey D. Giliam, Jared at LDS Science, Geoff at NCT, and Ben S at M*.
Best commenter: Hmm. Harder one to pick out just one person. I’d say Jeffrey, Daniel Petersen when he makes an appearance, and Ben S. When Jim F. makes a comment I always enjoy it as well. He’s unusually thoughtful.
Best new blog: What counts as new? I read a lot, if they are on the bloggernacle aggregator. I’d probably say RT at Liberation Front.
Best post: FAIR Conference Transcripts at M*; Jeffrey’s The Main Issue.
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Hmm. Keeps me thinking about stuff?
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: The recent advent of serious trolling of all the blogs. Runner up is the running out of ideas by many people.
Unsung hero: Jeffrey D. Giliam.
Sorely missed: Lyle. What happened to your blog?
Comment by Clark Goble — December 7, 2005 @ 4:27 pm
Fine, Clark, if you love T&S so much, why don’t you marry them?
/juvenile playground taunting
//it’s just a joke
///I’d have to agree
Comment by Bryce I — December 7, 2005 @ 4:30 pm
Just to add two more additions to my above.
Best thing in 2005: rise of podcasts. I thought I’d hate them but I love them. I could easily put Mormon Stories in the category of best new blog as well, now that I think about it, since he has an associated blog.
I should add that Spinozist Mormon probably ought be up there with RT for new blog as well.
Comment by Clark Goble — December 7, 2005 @ 4:30 pm
“Best new blog: What counts as new? ”
In my mind, a new blog is any blog that got off the ground this year. Hence my Bloggernacle Times pick.
Hey, has nobody thought of silly names? M* does the Blogscars, so maybe these can be called the Blemmies. Or, since Bropther Ronan is to blame, the Blimey’s.
Comment by Adam Greenwood — December 7, 2005 @ 5:05 pm
the Blimey’s
Lol.
Nice Adam.
The other advantage to that name is that it gives a subtle pirate-ish feel to the award — and that is always a good thing.
Comment by Geoff J — December 7, 2005 @ 5:21 pm
My nominations from your list to come, but if I may write in:
2005 Best inside joke that only Bloggernaccers will get:
Kurt on BOH — “Monkey Steals the Peach.”
and special shoutout to New Cool Thang for the visual:
http://www.newcoolthang.com/index.php/2005/11/halloween-revisited/164/
Comment by Chad Too — December 7, 2005 @ 5:21 pm
I considered putting MoBlo in my list as well but unfortunately the posts weren’t very forth coming for most of the year. (Like I can talk.)
Comment by Jeffrey Giliam — December 7, 2005 @ 5:55 pm
Best blog: T&S, but I think M*’s getting better all the time
Best small blog: Mormanity
Best blogger: Clark, Ben S, Jeff Lindsay
Best commenter: Mike Parker
Best post: Tanya on the FAIR conference
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: growth
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: snarkers, trolls
Unsung hero: Bryce Inouye
Sorely missed: Jon Max Wilson
Comment by Geoff B — December 7, 2005 @ 6:09 pm
Best blog: T&S
Best small blog:Mormanity, New Cool Thang, Scribble,
Best blogger:Jeff Lindsey, Geoff and Kristen J., Julie M Smith,
Best commenter:annegb, Wilfred, Adam Greenwood
Best new blog: Conversation
Best post: Why Mormons are Christian by Jeffrey Gilliam, I Was Awesome, Betsey Pearl, Dragonfly
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Snarkernacle
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: BofH damage
Unsung hero: Crystal
Sorely missed: The Iron Rod
Write in category:
Comment by a reader — December 7, 2005 @ 6:32 pm
Write in category: commenter I wish I was more like: meeams and tatiania
Comment by a reader — December 7, 2005 @ 7:15 pm
Errr, ummm, is that supposed to be me in 68?
I’m just asking because I don’t know any other Crystals in ‘nacle, but I can’t figure out why that would be me.
Comment by Crystal — December 7, 2005 @ 7:25 pm
Best blog: Feminist Mormon Housewives
Best small blog: VivaNedFlanders
Best blogger: fMhLisa
Best new blog: Snarkernacle
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Diversity
Unsung hero: Kaimi, Rich
Comment by Wendy — December 7, 2005 @ 7:32 pm
#70 Crystal- yes.
Comment by a reader — December 7, 2005 @ 7:48 pm
Best blog: T&S
Best small blog: Mormon Mommy Wars
Best blogger: Heather Oman
Best commenter: Ronan, Aaron Brown
Best new blog: Mormon Mommy Wars
Best post: “The Flute”
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Fewer posts on SSM and my wife now blogs, so she can no longer mock me for doing so!
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: The amount of useful time that it consumes!
Unsung hero: Kaimi Wenger
Sorely missed: Steve Evans
Comment by Nate Oman — December 7, 2005 @ 7:50 pm
Another write-in category:
Best post series: possible contenders are Silus Grok’s posts about being gay and LDS / the current Rough Stone Rolling series at T&S .
.. there are probably others
Comment by danithew — December 7, 2005 @ 7:53 pm
Another possible category:
Best blog design
Comment by danithew — December 7, 2005 @ 8:03 pm
Best blog: By Common Consent/T&S/M*/FMH (sharing the love)
Best small blog: Our Thoughts, Ned, Faith Promoting Rumor
Best bloggers: Kaimi, J. Stapley, Ned, fmhLisa, Julie in Austin
Best commenter: annegb, fmhLisa, Adam G., J. Stapley, Kim Siever
Sorely missed: Kris H
PS: Susan M, are you on crack?! ! But thanks – best compliment I’ve had in a while!
Comment by Sue — December 7, 2005 @ 8:55 pm
Best blog design: BoH, 9M
Comment by a random John — December 7, 2005 @ 8:56 pm
Write in category:
Posts that most often require a thesaurus and/or law/economics degree to understand:
Nate Oman
No offense Nate, I’m just a LOOOOOOOT dumber than you are.
Comment by Sue — December 7, 2005 @ 8:57 pm
reader,
why?
I’m certainly unsung, but hero?
Comment by Crystal — December 7, 2005 @ 8:57 pm
Best blog:FMH
Best small blog:Latter-Dat Saint Liberation Front
Best blogger:FMH Lisa, Roasted Tomatoes
Best commenter:Seth Rogers, Roasted Tomatoes
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005:Bannergate
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005:Bannergate
Unsung hero:John Dehlin
Write in category:great LDS podcasts, Mormon Stories and Latter-Day Slant
Comment by jjohnsen — December 7, 2005 @ 9:39 pm
Best blog:New Cool Thang!
Best small blog:9moons
Best Blogger:geoff j
best commenter:susan m
best new blog:bloggernacle times
best post:boob shelving
best 2005:ldsblogs.org
worst 2005:bannergate
unsung:russ johnston
Comment by kristen j — December 7, 2005 @ 10:03 pm
Blogger to spouse: “Honey, I’ll vote for you if you vote for me!”
Comment by Jeffrey Giliam — December 7, 2005 @ 10:07 pm
Um, Geoff didn’t vote for me! If you’ll notice it’s always “Russ! Russ! Russ!
Comment by kristen j — December 7, 2005 @ 10:08 pm
Psychiatrist to patient: “And how does that make you feel?”
P.S. I wasn’t only referring to you guys.
Comment by Jeffrey Giliam — December 7, 2005 @ 10:12 pm
I know
. It can get a little annoying! Just count yourself lucky that I didn’t say GeoffJ, GeoffJ, GeoffJ for all of the categories.
Comment by kristen j — December 7, 2005 @ 11:01 pm
Best blog: Millenial Star
Best small blog:
Best blogger: Rosalynde Welch
Best commenter:
Best new blog:
Best post:
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005:
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: FMH public little clique: it is just like a cabin at girl’s camp over there
Unsung hero:
Sorely missed:
Write in category:
Comment by anon — December 7, 2005 @ 11:25 pm
Best blog: By Common Consent
Best small blog: Mormon Wasp
Best blogger: Justin Butterfield
Best commenter: Ann
Best new blog: Viva Ned Flanders
Best post: Mormon Wasp post about the Ensign article that edited polygamy out of a plural wife’s life story (can’t give more detail, can’t find the post archived.)
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: The Zeitcast (REVIVE CURELOM!)
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Bannergate
Unsung hero: Rusty
Sorely missed: Steve Evans
Write in category: John Dehlin as Evangelist of the Bloggernacle
Comment by RoastedTomatoes — December 8, 2005 @ 12:20 am
mmumm . . . . fMh girl’s camp.
what a good idea!
Comment by fMhLisa — December 8, 2005 @ 2:14 am
I think the award should be called a “Nibley.”
Best blog: BCC has had a great year
Best small blog: Latter-day Liberation Front (received bonus points for the soul-baring podcast feature)
Best blogger: Nate still gets the nod
Best commenter: Jonathan Green
Best new blog: The Spinozist Mormon (the B’nacle needs more science guys, although I still can’t figure out how it’s “spinozist”)
Best post: The M* Bushman interview
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: The arrival of Dialogue and Sunstone
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Bannergate
Unsung hero: Russ Johnston, code warrior
Sorely missed: Steve Evans
Write in categories:
–B’nacle blog executive of the year: J. Stapley.
–Best sideblog: Notes From All Over (much improved lately).
Comment by Dave — December 8, 2005 @ 3:32 am
Best blog: VSOM
Best small blog: A Motley Vision
Best blogger: Rusty, and Rosalynde Welch
Best commenter: John Mansfield
Best new blog: The Spinozist Mormon
Best post:
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Book reviews;
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: gambling spam
Unsung hero: MA tech people
Sorely missed: 12 questions.
Write in category:
Least likely to be compared to Hitler in 2006: DKL
Best Poach: Ronan and Rusty posting about their lack of fanatical worship of BOM heros
Best Series: Mormon Humor at BCC and Women in the Church at BCC
Comment by gibbyg — December 8, 2005 @ 7:28 am
Best blog: BCC
Best small blog: DMI, Splendid Sun, Mormon Metaphysics
Best blogger: Wilfried D.
Best commenter: Clark, J. Stapley, Danithew
Best new blog: LDSLF
Best post: Why I Have a Testimony (Wilfried D.)
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: ldsblogs.org, Mormon Stories
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Bannergate
Unsung hero: Russ J., J. Stapley, Geoff J.
Sorely missed: Steve Evans
Write in category:
Worst post: Poop Chronicles III (no comment needed)
Comment by Justin Butterfield — December 8, 2005 @ 7:44 am
Best Fondue Interuption: Lou Midgley
Comment by john scherer — December 8, 2005 @ 8:06 am
Best blogger: Wilfried DeCoo
Best blog: Wilfried’s blog on the woman who drank coffee
Comment by Jim F — December 8, 2005 @ 8:48 am
Best blog: BCC
Best small blog: DMI, Splendid Sun, Mormon Wasp
Best blogger: Kristine Haglund Harris
Best commenter: Ronan, Jonathan Green
Best new blog: Viva Ned Flanders
Best post: My faves: KHH, “Peterâ€, Rosalynde Welch, “The Sea All Waterâ€, Russell Arben Fox, “What They Artâ€, Stapley’s post on Women and the Priesthood, Wilfried’s “Coffee†and Justin Butterfield’s post on Bathsheba Smith
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: LDS blogs/Dialogue and BCC
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: bloodshed re: Bannergate
Unsung hero: Russ Johnston
Sorely missed: Steve Evans, KHH
Post that still makes me laugh: Fmh Lisa: The Dance Recital II
Comment by kris — December 8, 2005 @ 9:19 am
Best blog: FMH — real, human, interesting, enlightening.
Best small blog: I’ll vote for myself since no one else will
Best blogger: FMH’s Greek Goddesses (I’m Greek, so I’m biased
).
Best commenter: annegb – I really enjoy her posts.
Best new blog: Snarkernacle – shows great hope for real humor aqnd Pie-Polar. New means not around before this year, right?
Best post: Thsi category needs some sub-parts. Maybe a lot.
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: maturity
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: The way Steve Evans walked out, unless it is him as the Snark.
Unsung hero: DKL (at least until recenlty, who else fixes T&S for them?).
Sorely missed: I have to second Celibate in the City. I know that JL is still there, but I miss the days of wine and roses.
Comment by Stephen M (Ethesis) — December 8, 2005 @ 10:03 am
Oh, name the awards after various BOH characters.
Comment by Stephen M (Ethesis) — December 8, 2005 @ 10:04 am
Best blog:By Common Consent, but only with Steve Evans’ active public involvement.
Best small blog: Nine Moons, A Motley Vision, Viva Ned Flanders, Dave’s Mormon Inquiry,Kulturblog, The Spinozist Mormon, Strange Pulse
Best blogger:Rosalynde Welch. No question.
Best commenter:Annegb is the Captain Moroni of commenting. No less serviceable are Rusty, a random John, Susan M, Eric Russell, Elisabeth, D. Fletcher, and Kaimi.
Best new blog: Please don’t question my remorse, those of you who still question my remorse, but it was Banner of Heaven. Plus, Snarkernacle.
Best post:â€End-Stopped Line†by Rosalynde Welch. “Unrequited Loveâ€by Rosalynde Welch. “Meannessâ€by Jim F. “ Noah’s Ark Room†by Matt Evans. “Mammary, All Alone in the Moonlight†by Jenn Mailer. “Tangible Proof†by Aaron B. Cox. “Happy Birthday, Betsey Pearl†by Adam Greenwood. “They Shoot Cureloms, Don’t They†by Adam Greenwood and Steve Evans, “Bloggernacle Trading Cards†by Rusty Clifton.
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005:ldsblogs.org, BCC roundtables, BCC and Dialogue collaboration, podcasts. Basically, innovation in general. And, of course, “Monkey Steals the Peach.â€
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: C’mon, now, there’s a world of bad beyond the fallout from the Banner of Heaven. It’s not like we invented harmful blogging. Who can forget these gems? Melissa vs. Julie Catfight, DKL equals Hitler, and BCC equals Narnia under the White Witch. (Seriously, did Steve really kill Aslan?)
Unsung hero: Tanya Spackman,Stephen M (Ethesis) Naomi Frandsen
Sorely missed: Steve Evans, Jonathan Max Wilson, David King Landrith, Rosalynde Welch? Say it isn’t so.
Write in Categories:
Best Blog Design: “Banner of Heaven†by DKL.
Comment by Brian G — December 8, 2005 @ 11:05 am
And thanks for the nods, arJ and Bro.
Comment by Brian G — December 8, 2005 @ 11:07 am
Rookie of the Year: John Dehlin
Comment by Bryce I — December 8, 2005 @ 11:41 am
Best blog: T&S, BCC.
Best small blog: LDSLF, Mormon Wasp.
Best blogger: Nate Oman, Steve Evans, Ronan JH.
Best commenter: Clark Goble, Daniel Petersen, Steve Evans, Matt Evans.
Best new blog: Snarkernacle.
Best post: [there really are too many for this to be a realistic category]: Wilfried on the White Fathers, the Coffee-drinking post, and the stuttering priest post (anything by Wilfried); A. Greenwood’s Goodbye
Besty Pearl, Steve Evans’s roundtable on historicity and revelation and many more.
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: ldsblogs.org, the BT zeitcast, the introduction of M*, BCC’s roundtables.
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: disparagement of simple belief and the mockery of many aspects of Church doctrine, life, and culture.
Unsung hero: J. Stapley.
Sorely missed: Steve Evans, J. Max Wilson, Kristine Haglund Harris, Lyle.
Most misunderstood: A. Greenwood.
Comment by john fowles — December 8, 2005 @ 1:08 pm
Add nine moons to the best small blogs category.
Comment by john fowles — December 8, 2005 @ 1:09 pm
Oops, that should be “Goodbye Betsey Pearl.”
Comment by john fowles — December 8, 2005 @ 3:31 pm
I too think best post should be broken into several categories. Or maybe we could have a seperate “Post” awards.
There should be:
Best Political Post
Best Doctrine Post
Best History Post
Most Beautifully Written Post
Most Powerful Post
Funniest Post
Most Incomprehensively Intellectual Post*
*two guesses who’ll win this category
Comment by fMhLisa — December 8, 2005 @ 4:17 pm
I’m not sure who’ll win it , frankly. I was going to say ‘Nate Oman,’ but his posts are always comprehensively intellectual.
Thank you so much, John Fowles. I still appreciate your poem ‘the Pearl.’ The bloggern in charge here will have to decide themselves, of course, but I wonder if its really fair to include my posts about my daughter in the ‘Best Post’ contest? People will feel bad voting for other posts that might be objectively better. But she did die this year and it would be nice to acknowledge Betsey Pearl. Maybe she can just be a co-winner in the sorely missed category? Anyway, I leave it up to the bloggern in charge. If they want to leave the Betsey Pearl posts out entirely, even, that would be fine with me. Seeing people mention them, here, makes me think they’re thinking of here, and that’s enough for me.
Comment by Adam Greenwood — December 8, 2005 @ 6:09 pm
Best blog: I’d say Banner of Heaven, but the fun is gone now that it’s dead. I’m not sold on any of the big blogs.
Best small blog: SusanM, Ned, Crystal, Unofficial Manifesto.
Best blogger: Ned, SusanM, Crystal, Wilfried
Best commenter: Annegb, Ned, Pris, Stephen (Ethesis), Kaimi
Best new blog: Muddle of Nervous Words
Best post: It’s hard to pin down, but On the Burden of Dealing with Polygamous Founders made me laugh.
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Good jokes, good conversation.
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Calls to repentence.
Unsung hero: Not sure what this means, but I’ll mention Abel (Running Forward.
Sorely missed: JustJohnna and the angry mormon (he still posts, but not too frequently)
Comment by Laura — December 8, 2005 @ 6:10 pm
Best blog: dave’s mormon inquiry, mormon wasp, viva ned flanders, trap, no trap (the first two for the quality of their posts and commenters, the second two because they offer some of the most personal and unfiltered posts)
Best small blog: dmi
Best blogger: dave
Best commenter: who cares?
Best new blog: viva ned flanders, trap, no trap
Best post: ” faking it and old guys” from trap, no trap
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: banner of heaven
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: M*
Unsung hero: flanders, not sure why, but i’m feeling generous towards him right now
Comment by mike d. — December 8, 2005 @ 6:16 pm
oh yeah, and i really like “strange pulse” and kulturlblog, although i don’t really consider them part of the b’nacle.
Comment by mike d. — December 8, 2005 @ 6:18 pm
“I’m not sure who’ll win it , frankly. I was going to say ‘Nate Oman,’ but his posts are always comprehensively intellectual.”
to you maybe, but to mere mortals . . .
Comment by fMhLisa — December 8, 2005 @ 6:33 pm
Oh, dear. Ma’am, I was just making a ‘comprehensive /comprehensible’ joke. I don’t always understand him either, and when I do, I usually have nothing to say. Shall I let you in on a secret? Lots of times when I’ve half-digested one of his posts I’ll comment just to comment, and then Nate O. will pretend like I’ve said something worthwhile. I think he sees me as sort of a mascot.
Comment by Adam Greenwood — December 8, 2005 @ 7:53 pm
Adam, if you’re the mascot, I’m curious as to what the team is?
Also, don’t sweat the nominations for Betsey Pearl. Your posts about have her were some of the most powerful things I have read anywhere all year. When I get around to nominating, they will be on my list.
Comment by John C. — December 8, 2005 @ 8:11 pm
Best blog: BCC, T&S, M*, BTimes, VSOM, FMH
Best small blog: LDSLF, VivaNed, Snarkernacle, Thang, SplendidSun, Mormon Wasp, Snarkernackle
Best blogger: Justin, Dave, Ronan, Jim F., Clark Goble, Geoff J, Ned, Kaimi
Best commenter: annegb, Stephen M, Rusty, aRj,
Best new blog: Snarkernackle, VivaNed, LDSLF
Best post: “Happy Birthday Betsey Pearl“, “Why I haven’t replied to your comment“,”Is There Anywhere in the Church Where it is Safe to Discuss Doubts?“, “An Open Letter to the Graphics Director of the Ensign“, “Noah’s Ark Room“, “God’s Plan of Grace (/of Love/of Happiness/of Salvation)“, “The Very Model of a Mormon Intellectual (with apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan)“, and “My Conversion Story“. Admittedly this is just from the T&S archives, I’ll post more when I have time.
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: ldsblogs, that people actually respond to my posts
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: meanness
Unsung hero: Russ Johnston, annegb, Stephen M,
Sorely missed: My brother Rob!
Write in category:
Comment by John C. — December 8, 2005 @ 8:46 pm
You know, i really enjoyed “Goodbye Betsey Pearl†and all of the Wilifred posts.
Comment by Stephen M (Ethesis) — December 8, 2005 @ 9:49 pm
Best blog: FMH, BCC
Best small blog: Cool New Thang,9 Moons
Best blogger: Wilfried, SeptimusH, Kaimi, fMhLisa
Best commenter: Ronan, NFlanders, Annegb, Geoff J, Christian Cardell
Best new blog: Viva Ned Flanders
Best post: not very original, but I have to agree with the Betsy Pearl posts and Wilfried’s Coffee post. Also, all the great discussion heavy posts like the temple marriage ones, the being gay and lds ones, and the doctrinal heavy ones that Geoff J always writes about
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Banner of Heaven posts, feeling of community
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: angry feelings from so many people about so many things(!); and feeling so guilty when reading JMW’s reasons for leaving the bloggernacle
Unsung hero: Mr. Mormon Archipeligo
Sorely missed: Banner of Heaven and those involved
Write in category: The Made Me Cry at Work Award: See above re: best posts category.
I like the idea of the Nibley. Maybe the just go for it: the Midgley.
Comment by meems — December 8, 2005 @ 10:10 pm
Best blogger: Heather P., Kris
Best commenter: danithew
Best new blog: Explorations, scribble
Best post: Alessia, through a glass darkly, Theory and Doctrine, and our Horrible and Beautiful Lives
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Book of Mormon blogging (especially danithew and Carol)
Unsung hero: Mark Hansen, Lisa M., Julie Smith, Bryce I, Mary Adams
Sorely missed: Johnna
Comment by Amira — December 8, 2005 @ 10:24 pm
We need a category that’s just Best Banner of Heaven Quotes and Exchanges. I bet we could come up with a long list. Heck, we there’s a long list of Aaron quotes alone. Here’s an exchange that still makes me laugh:
Jenn: DKL, those kinds of personal attacks are uncalled for.
DKL: Are you using the passive voice to make it sound like you speak for everyone? Let’s be specific: Uncalled for by whom? I, for one, have certainly called for them—as has Miranda on several occasions when she’s been uncommonly rude. All I can say is this: Speak for yourself, Jenn.
Comment by Eric Russell — December 8, 2005 @ 10:48 pm
Adam,
Dito what John C. said in #110. If one day the bloggernacle is no more and we’ve all moved on to other pursuits, I can honestly say the one thing from this that I know will remain with me is the story of your sweet daughter and her fathers eternal love for her.
Thank you for that.
Comment by john scherer — December 9, 2005 @ 8:22 am
“Oh, dear. Ma’am, I was just making a ‘comprehensive /comprehensible’ joke.”
Adam,
One thing I can promise you, is that I will NEVER get a joke based on spelling humor. For whatever reason, my brain can’t seem to process those details. But now that you explained it . . . Har.
And for the record, I too am a big fan of your Betsy Pearl posts. Well, if you can call sobbing for an hour a big-fan kind of behavior.
Comment by fMhLisa — December 9, 2005 @ 1:57 pm
I think instead of nominating “best blog” and “best small blog” you should nominate “best group blog” and “best solo blog”. I personally like most of the solo blogs better than the group blogs, but whatever way you look at it, there’s a different dynamic that comes with a group blog.
I would also like to nominate The Golden Road, Every Day I Write the Book , Mormon Mommy Wars, and Conversation.
Comment by Laura — December 9, 2005 @ 5:24 pm
#86–You had cabins at girl’s camp? That’s okay, I like roughin’ it better anyhow. Sorry you haven’t felt welcome at FMH. Maybe you’ll give us a fresh start in the New Year?
Favorite blog: T&S
Favorite small blog: 9M, Splendid Sun
Favorite solo blog: Ethesis
Favorite bloggers: too many to list! Okay, Jim F. & Wilfried
Favorite commenters: Prudence and Christain C
Favorite new blog: don’t know ’cause I’m new, too
Favorite post: Why Your Comment Didn’t Get an Answer (T&S)
Favorite comment: Mike’s raw depiction of why the atonement can’t possibly mean what some people think it means (T&S–I’ll look for the link)
Favorite discussion: Endocannibalism & Sacrament (T&S)
Favorite phrase: “intellectually useless” (Nate O on FMH–hasn’t been back since, I don’t believe)
Best cameo apprearance: Sonja Johnson
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: its contribution to me going back to church; those who recognize, welcome, and encourage dialog with newcomers (like Jim F.); benefit of the doubt, good humor, and forgiveness
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: time warp; FMH not entering the fellowship of the big three (should be four); TMI; profanity; increase in need for supervision by permabloggers
Unsung hero: for FMH, J Stapley
Sorely missed: Rosalynde
Write in category: second (third?) best design: FMH
Hey, who’s paying for the T-shirts?
Comment by LisaB — December 9, 2005 @ 11:40 pm
One more category: Best threadjack
Comment by LisaB — December 10, 2005 @ 12:22 am
Okay, here’s my vote for best comment:
Comment #36
Comment by LisaB — December 10, 2005 @ 1:44 am
Favorite blog: Viva Ned Flanders!
Favorite big blog: BCC
Favorite small blog: Mormon Wasp
Favorite bloggers: fmhLisa, Wilfried, Ned Flanders
Favorite commenters: Prudence, Stephen M (Ethesis), annegb
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: The RSR threadjack (Now! with Pr0n!) at M*, which pushed me to choose between participating here and continuing to wallow in disaffected Mormon crap.
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: Banner of Heaven crap – all of it – the blog, the lies, the brouhaha, the hurt feelings, the drama, the excuses, the fake apologies, the Tribune article (proud? proud?!) ,the way everybody pretends like nothing happened and everything is the same now.
Sorely missed: Kristine Haglund Harris
Comment by Ann — December 10, 2005 @ 12:17 pm
Two great commenters I stupidly forgot the first time round: New Order Ann and Mild Ride Ed.
Comment by Zardoz — December 10, 2005 @ 1:51 pm
I also forgot to add Ann in the commenter category, as well as B/Beijing.
Comment by Wendy — December 10, 2005 @ 4:53 pm
Best blog: Times and Seasons
Best small blog: A Motley Vision
Best blogger: Russell Arben Fox; Patricia Gunter Karamesines; Adam Greenwood
Best thing about the bloggernacle 2005: high quality stuff–your average month or two of the best blogs sometimes has more good stuff than an installment of Dialogue and BYU Studies. Recent RSR discussion is a prime example.
Worst thing about the bloggernacle 2005: self-referentiality, poor discussion threads (problems with blogging in general to be sure)
Unsung hero: the family members and others who have demands upon the time of prolific bloggers and commenters(j/k).
Comment by Jeremiah J. — December 10, 2005 @ 8:10 pm
Yeah, allow me to second A Motley Vision. That is a good blog!
Further nominations for best post:
“Why I’m Thankful“, “South Park, Peepstones, and Mormon General Knowledge“, “Women and the Priesthood, Part I“, “Polygamy: Joseph vs. Brigham“, “A Doctrinal Debate“, all three BCC Roundtables, “Theory and Doctrine, and our Horrible and Beautiful Lives“, “The Gifts of the Spirit are Gone“, “The “Culture” Cop Out“, “Where Are the Great Mormon Minds?“.
Well, that’s the BCC batch (by the way, where has HL Rogers gone?). More to come…
Comment by John C. — December 10, 2005 @ 8:59 pm
I don’t care what category you put him in, but please, PLEASE, give Jeff Lindsay over at Mormanity an award! Any time my mom comes at me with some factoid about why I am insane to be Mormon, Jeff helps me bail myself out. Give the man a ribbon- I know I am not the only one!
Comment by Tracy M — December 12, 2005 @ 1:33 am
Best Blogger — Julie Smith, Rosalynde Welch
Sorely Missed — Arwyn (Imagination’s Fool/Monastery of Idealism)
Unsung Hero — Stephen (Ethesis)
Commenter — Prudence McPrude (who makes me laugh consistently)
I’d nominate that “T&S goes Millennial Star” gag as the April Fool’s Joke of the year, but a) there’s not that many jokes that could win, and b) it was so well done I had to be told it was a joke. And that’s only partly because I was looking at the site without nearly enough sleep.
Comment by Sarah — December 12, 2005 @ 3:18 am