tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197856292011-04-21T10:41:52.525-07:00This blogsite is copyrighted. For further information, contact the Moderator.Ridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03280857649603044209noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785629.post-1136012232041837992005-12-30T20:18:00.000-08:002005-12-30T22:57:12.063-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Sports: VikingsBabe <br />Best Eavesdropping Entertainment: Observe But Do Not Interfere<br />Best Geek: BLACKCORE<br />Best Politics: Observe But Do Not Interfere<br />Best Unusual: helter skelter, killin' helen keller<br />Best Photo: Kosmonaut Photo Blog<br />Best Deaf/Blind: the world according to TactileJunkie 2005<br />Best Advocacy: Sonny James, A Deaf Activist<br />Best Narcissistic: BLACKCORE<br />Funniest: Wham-BAM<br />Best Deaf Blog: Observe But Do Not Interfere<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span>This is the official winners of the 2005 Deaf Blog Awards. I'm still waiting from this particular person who is going to tabulate all numbers right after I removed the IP addresses associated with T-Mobile's Sidekicks. <br /><br />Congratulations to all. I'll need the authors of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wham-BAM</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">helter skelter, killin' helen keller</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sonny James, A Deaf Activist, BLACKCORE</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kosmonaut Photo Blog</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">the world according to TactileJunkie 2005</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">VikingsBabe</span> to get in touch with me via the email at Ridor9th@gmail.com so that I can distribute the banners for you to post on ur blogs to indicate that people chose you as the best in a certain category.<br /><br />Of course, next year will be much better and smooth as I plan to get people involved and to make the 2006 Deaf Blog Awards better than ever. That means what? Legitimacy, creativity and neutrality. <br /><br />AS soon as this particular person gets to send me the tabulated numbers, I'll post it up for others to read the accurate numbers. Right now, I can do nothing but wait for him. <br /><br />Thanks for participating, Deaf Bloggers.<br /><br />-Moderator<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b><a href="http://www.xanga.com/tactilejunkie"></a></b></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b><a href="http://www.hearingpeoplesuck.blogspot.com/"></a></b></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19785629-113601223204183799?l=2005deafblogawards.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03280857649603044209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785629.post-1135721972723942512005-12-27T14:16:00.000-08:002005-12-27T14:19:32.733-08:00As of 1 PM, the polls are closed. I'm now working on the collections of votes and submit to someone else to finalize and tabulate the percentage. I'm so bad with the mathematics so I'm turning it over to a dear friend of mine, Sonny. From there, he'll be able to confirm the winners and numbers -- so that I can post it for the world to see.<br /><br />Not only that, today, I'm not feeling well -- maybe I caught a bug today. So give me few hours or a day to get things together! From the bottom of my heart, thank y'all for putting up with me and the blogsite to make the first annual deaf blog awards a moderately successful run. Not bad for the first year, eh?<br /><br />-Moderator<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19785629-113572197272394251?l=2005deafblogawards.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03280857649603044209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785629.post-1135649633517711762005-12-26T18:11:00.000-08:002005-12-26T18:13:53.526-08:00Only 16 hours left before the voting closes. <br /><br />Do you have any suggestions for next year's contest so that I can implement the guidelines. <br /><br />One already suggested that each nominee must be emailed before the voting contests started. I agreed with her. I did not think about it until few days after that. <br /><br />Any suggestions would be taken into consideration.<br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br />-Moderator<br />Ridor9th@gmail.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19785629-113564963351771176?l=2005deafblogawards.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03280857649603044209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785629.post-1135193688940273832005-12-21T11:28:00.000-08:002005-12-22T14:07:37.976-08:00I was alerted that someone attempted to use the sidekicks to rig the votes. Since that poll has limited version for me to do that much, I can only observe the IP address but not to remove the votes. That left me with one option -- to document each IP address that rigged the polls for me to remove when it is over with next Tuesday afternoon.<br /><br />In Best Photo Blog, <b>Kosmonaut</b> was voted incessantly via the sidekick pager. The total of 14 votes (as of Wednesday) will be removed from that person. If someone attempts to repeat this action, Kosmonaut will be disqualified in a swift and immediate manner. <br /><br />In Best Deaf Blog, <b>Deafness/Hard of Hearing</b> was voted incessantly via the sidekick pager by the total of 11 votes. The person already alerted me about that. 11 votes will be removed at the end of the contest.<br /><br />Basically, I'm sorry to be harsh on this -- but if someone attempts to rig in favor of someone else, that "someone else" will lose its place. I think it is very fair to other contestants that I try to institute some kind of fair play in this contest. <br /><br />Let's play nice and honest.<br /><br />-Moderator<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19785629-113519368894027383?l=2005deafblogawards.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03280857649603044209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785629.post-1135100787567272792005-12-20T09:43:00.000-08:002005-12-20T09:47:14.143-08:00Please observe the contest rules. Play fair. <br /><br />You may only vote <span style="font-weight:bold;">once</span> every <span style="font-weight:bold;">24 hours</span> for <span style="font-weight:bold;">7 days</span>. <br /><br />This is the contest where you can ask your friends to campaign for you and all that. <br /><br />The winner gets to brag on their blogs that they are the best (or quite the popular one) with a banner that I'll distribute via emails.<br /><br />The voting expires on 1 PM on Tuesday, December 27, 2005.<br /><br />Good luck!<br /><br /><br />-Moderator<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19785629-113510078756727279?l=2005deafblogawards.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03280857649603044209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785629.post-1134873412027855572005-12-17T17:35:00.000-08:002005-12-19T11:34:11.126-08:00With 24 hours left to go before the nominations expire, here is the list of blogs on each category. This is not the final list, it is a way to compile the list of who's who -- giving you and others a chance to add or not in the last few hours. Good luck!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Best Sports Blog</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SharkyKoch</span> - www.xanga.com/sharkykoch<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VikingsBabe </span>- www.xanga.com/vikingsbabe<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" ><br />Best Eavesdropping Entertainment Blog</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Observe But Do Not Interfere</span> - www.ridor.blogspot.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">living my life on the earth</span> - www.readgabes.blogspot.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Banjo's Space</span> - spaces.msn.com/members/banjo<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" >Best Geek Blog</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jason's Ruminations</span> - www.jasonlamberton.com/blog<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Grant W Laird Jr's Blog</span> - www.grantlairdjr.com/b2evolution<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Daveynin's Thin</span>g - www.dfulmer.com/daveynin<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BLACKCORE</span> - www.blackcore.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gnarlydorkette Exposed</span> - www.gnarlydorkette.blogspot.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">KE5TER.COM</span> - www.ke5ter.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Netrox</span> - www.netrox.blogspot.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">sano the super geek</span> - blogs.msdn.com/csano/default.aspx<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jared's Rambling Thoughts</span> - jarednevans.typepad.com/blog<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Illustrator: Blog-alloon</span> - iballoon.crazytech.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Somewhat Silent</span> - www.somewhatsilent.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Just Wondering Out Loud</span> - www.wonderingoutloud.blogspot.com<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />A Year of Firsts </span>- www.taylersjoy.com<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">Best Politics Blog</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Marvin's Laurent, SD Blog</span> - www.laurentsd.com/blog<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Micah's Brain</span> - www.xanga.com/micahbrwn<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deaf in the City</span> - www.surdus.blogspot.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Sandbox</span> - www.sandmanssandbox.blogspot.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jason's Ruminations </span>- www.jasonlamberton.com/blog<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kokonut Pundits - they're nothing like a coconut.</span> - www.kokonutpundits.blogspot.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chips of a Cookie's World </span>- www.xanga.com/cojoro<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Observe But Do Not Interfere </span>- www.ridor.blogspot.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Banjo's Space </span>- spaces.msn.com/members/banjo<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">Best Unusual Blog</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">And So Our Creation Begins ...</span> - www.suzyhowie.blogspot.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reflections: Sifting Realities</span> - www.graystorm.blogspot.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">helter skelter, killin' helen keller</span> - wwww.hearingpeoplesuck.blogspot.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Orange Line</span> - www.deafdc.com/blog/index.php?u=random<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">E Tenebris, Lux Dormiens</span> - www.luminus529.blogspot.com<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" >Best Photo Blog</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Life of Parenthood</span> - www.pawsfamily.blogspot.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Photography + Passion = TATE</span> - www.xanga.com/TatePhoto<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gabe's Blog</span> - www.gabeleung.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BLACKCORE</span> - www.blackcore.com/blog<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">daily dose of brain acid @ orangezippo.com</span> - orangezippo.com/acid<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kosmonaut's Photo Blog</span> - kosmonaut.blogspot.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">fast cool big weird funny</span> - moblog.4096.org<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">daveynin's photos</span> - www.flickr.com/photos/daveynin<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">Best Deaf/Blind Blog</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">the world according to Tactilejunkie 2005</span> - www.xanga.com/tactilejunkie<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Just Wondering Out Loud</span> - www.wonderingoutloud.blogspot.com<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Best Advocacy Blog</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Starving for Access</span> - www.starvingforaccess.blog.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sonny James, A Deaf Activist</span> - www.sonnyjames.blogspot.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Grant Laird Jr's Blog</span> - www.grantlairdjr.com/b2evolution<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kokonut Pundits - they are nothing like a coconut.</span> - www.kokonutpundits.blogspot.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sound Off! DeafView from the Left coast</span> - www.deafdc.com/blog/?u=dsevans<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">Best Narcissistic Blog</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deaf Jake's Blog</span> - www.deaffirefighter.blogspot.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BLACKCORE </span>- www.blackcore.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">helter skelter, killin' helen keller</span> - wwww.hearingpeoplesuck.blogspot.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Living la vida Alpo </span>- www.xanga.com/QueenAlpo<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Elisa - </span>www.xanga.com/elisa_abenchuchan<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Funniest Blog</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wham-BAM</span> - www.whambam.blogspot.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Will-A-Away </span>- www.willaway.blogspot.com<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Living la vida Alpo</span> - www.xanga.com/QueenAlpo<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">key lime pie lovers unite! </span>- www.kmccaul.blogspot.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sorry You've Reached Michelle's Blog </span>- www.kapoki.blogspot.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SuperKram</span> - www.xanga.com/superkram<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jeff Carlson</span> - www.xanga.com/jeffcarlson<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Elisa </span>- www.xanga.com/elisa_abenchuchan<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LKVY.com </span>- www.lkvy.com<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Best Deaf Blog</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Observe But Do Not Interfere </span>- www.ridor.blogspot.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deaf in the City - </span>www.surdus.blogspot.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Snowpants.org</span> - www.snowpants.org<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Just Wondering Out Loud</span> - www.wonderingoutloud.blogspot.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sorry You've Reached Michelle's Blog </span>- www.kapoki.blogspot.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Storm's Journal </span>- www.livejournal.com/users/hushstorm<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deafness/Hard of Hearing </span>- deafness.about.com<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kokonut Pundits - they are nothing like a coconut.</span> - www.kokonutpundits.blogspot.com</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Urban Versus Rural</span> - www.urbanversusrural.blogspot.com<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Daveynin's Thing</span> - www.dfulmer.com/daveynin<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Illustrator: Blog-alloon</span> - iballoon.crazytech.com<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />-Moderator<br /></span> </span></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19785629-113487341202785557?l=2005deafblogawards.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03280857649603044209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785629.post-1134371659230052462005-12-11T23:13:00.000-08:002005-12-11T23:14:19.230-08:00Nominate your favorite blogger for <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">Best Sports Blog</span></span> in this entry!<br /><br />Moderator<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19785629-113437165923005246?l=2005deafblogawards.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03280857649603044209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785629.post-1134370808677347072005-12-11T22:56:00.000-08:002005-12-11T23:00:48.080-08:00Nominate your favorite blogger for <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Best Eavesdropping Entertainment Blog</span></span> in this entry!<br /><br />Moderator<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19785629-113437080867734707?l=2005deafblogawards.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03280857649603044209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785629.post-1134370575671964582005-12-11T22:55:00.000-08:002005-12-11T22:56:15.673-08:00Nominate your favorite blogger for <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Best Geek Blog</span></span> in this entry!<br /><br />Moderator<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19785629-113437057567196458?l=2005deafblogawards.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03280857649603044209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785629.post-1134370529071635002005-12-11T22:54:00.000-08:002005-12-11T22:55:29.073-08:00Nominate your favorite blogger for <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">Best Politics Blog</span></span> in this entry!<br /><br />Moderator<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19785629-113437052907163500?l=2005deafblogawards.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03280857649603044209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785629.post-1134370413371523752005-12-11T22:53:00.000-08:002005-12-11T23:12:38.066-08:00Nominate your favorite blogger for <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Best Unusual Blog</span></span> in this entry!<br /><br />Moderator<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19785629-113437041337152375?l=2005deafblogawards.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03280857649603044209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785629.post-1134370376599738602005-12-11T22:52:00.000-08:002005-12-11T22:52:56.600-08:00Nominate your favorite blogger for <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">Best Photo Blog</span></span> in this entry!<br /><br />Moderator<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19785629-113437037659973860?l=2005deafblogawards.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03280857649603044209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785629.post-1134370274132632142005-12-11T22:50:00.000-08:002005-12-11T22:51:14.133-08:00Nominate your favorite blogger for <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">Best Deaf/Blind Blog</span></span> in this entry!<br /><br />Moderator<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19785629-113437027413263214?l=2005deafblogawards.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03280857649603044209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785629.post-1134370227321645532005-12-11T22:49:00.000-08:002005-12-11T22:50:27.323-08:00Nominate your favorite blogger for <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Advocacy Blog</span></span> in this entry!<br /><br />Moderator<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19785629-113437022732164553?l=2005deafblogawards.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03280857649603044209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785629.post-1134370179545122472005-12-11T22:48:00.000-08:002005-12-11T22:49:39.546-08:00Nominate your favorite blog for <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">Best Narcissistic Blog</span></span> in this entry!<br /><br />Moderator<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19785629-113437017954512247?l=2005deafblogawards.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03280857649603044209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785629.post-1134369603968288892005-12-11T22:31:00.000-08:002005-12-11T22:40:03.976-08:00Nominate your favorite blog for <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">Funniest Blog</span></span> in this entry!<br /><br />Moderator<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19785629-113436960396828889?l=2005deafblogawards.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03280857649603044209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785629.post-1134368374469876172005-12-11T22:17:00.000-08:002005-12-11T22:20:02.466-08:00Nominate your favorite blog for the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" >Best Deaf Blog</span> in this entry!<br /><br />Moderator<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19785629-113436837446987617?l=2005deafblogawards.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03280857649603044209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19785629.post-1134365008878013042005-12-11T20:10:00.000-08:002005-12-11T23:13:36.610-08:00It is <i>that</i> time of the year. The 2005 Deaf Blog Awards is here!<br /><br />The purpose of 2005 Deaf Blog Awards are to make Deaf bloggers <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;" >visible</span> as much as can be. It is a way to earn the<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;">bragging rights</span> </span></span>for what you did with your own blogs. When one wins the specific category, they will receive the 2x3 (wallet-sized) banner to post it on your blogsite to indicate that you won the best category. It surely will help your blogs to garner some attention and hits as well.<br /><br />Naturally, this site shall be constantly under <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >construction</span> from time to time.<br /><br />I already set up the categories as suggested by many readers. Up next is for you to read and nominate anyone else to the list of categories. First of all, you can nominate yourself, your friend or any blogger to the list, be sure to tell me which categories. You are not limited to a category, in fact, you can be nominated for several categories if you want to.<br /><br />The nominations will expire at midnight on Monday the 19th.<br /><br />Then the nominated bloggers will be placed under the categories and I will set up the polls for others to vote -- so I wish everyone the best!<br /><br />Here are the categories:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><blockquote><span style="font-size:130%;">Best Blog<br />Funniest Blog<br />Best Narcissistic Blog<br />Best Advocacy Blog<br />Best Deaf/Blind Blog<br />Best Photo Blog<br />Best Unusual Blog<br />Best Politics Blog<br />Best Geek Blog<br />Best Eavesdropping Entertainment Blog<br />Best Sports Blog<br /></span></blockquote>Special thanks to Jason Wittig and his roommate's friend, Ryan for the help with the re-design of the banner. I hope the second banner looks much better this time!<br /><br />Moderator<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/19785629-113436500887801304?l=2005deafblogawards.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ridorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03280857649603044209noreply@blogger.com0