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Seems there is a bit of a controversy building over at the, “Canadian Blog Awards“

With some of the nominees raising questions as to the value of such “Awards“.Particularly in regards to the category of “Best Blog“.

The questions are valid.

Particularly when freeping will in all likelihood skew the results,as they do in most such “Blog Awards”,rendering them rather meaningless.

the winners will be decided by the online voting having the shit freeped out of it. And, after a while, that starts to get a mite tiring. But there’s actually more to it than just that.

Specifically, the concept of an overall “Best Blog” award just grates on me, for a fairly obvious reason. It pits a number of quality Canadian blogs from the Left against an equal number of lying, hypocritical, piece of shit blogs from the Right. You think I exaggerate? Consider that the nominees for “Best Blog” already include both the stellar “The Galloping Beaver” and the execrable pile of dreck “Small Dead Animals.”

I would agree the “Best Blog” category makes little sense,and should be ditched.

That said I also believe the “Awards” would be better served ,by keeping the categories as representative as possible.This would also help to minimize “freeping”.

This can be done by adding 2 more categories….,Best Liberal,& Best Environmental alongside the already existing categories “Best Conservative” ,”Best Non-Partisan” & Best Progressive.

…..if there is a “Conservative “category there has to be a “Liberal” category.Progressive is just to broad
The politics of say Buck Bog or even myself for that matter is quit different than say Scottsdiatribe ,or Calgary Grit (both of who are indisputable Liberal)
I believe along with “Conservative”,there should also be a “Liberal “category along with the “Progressive “.
This would be much more representative of the Cnd political blog spectrum,and without adding a “bazillion categories”.This would ensure all blogs are covered
Another example would be “Paulitics”- as compared to Calgary Grit or Cherniak .Again apples and oranges,one category just doesn’t cover it.It unfair to consider Cherniak or Paulitics as falling in the same category.When we all know they are very different animals.
Conservative,Liberal and Progressive categories would be much more representative.
Surely one more category is not asking to much.It is definitely not a bazillion,nor unreasonable

Anyway go here and here to read more on what’s causing the “fuss”.