Orac is the nom de blog of a (not so) humble pseudonymous surgeon/scientist with an ego just big enough to delude himself that someone, somewhere might actually give a rodent's posterior about his miscellaneous verbal meanderings, but just barely small enough to admit to himself that few will. (Continued 
I really have no idea how valid this is (I suspect not very), but every blogger likes a bit of ego stroking from time to time, and I'm no different. So, take this with an enormous grain of salt, but somehow on a new system of blog ranking on Wikio, Respectful Insolence is ranked #8 among science blogs and #466 among general blogs.
What this means, I have no idea, particularly given that the blog doesn't show up at all in the Health section. I suppose I can console myself that I'm ranked #3 on the Medicine Blog Directory. Again, I have no idea what this means; so take it with a huge grain of salt, particularly since the rankings seem a bit out of date. Medpundit, which ranked #7, stopped blogging over two months ago.
On the other hand, such accolades do stroke the ol' ego.
Comments
Hmm. Well, the list includes Telic Thoughts, which is a blog about Intelligent Design. And it also has Nature, the journal, as a blog. Hmm.
Posted by: Bob O'H | March 8, 2008 5:10 AM
Yep, your ego has jumped the shark.
Posted by: Jared | March 8, 2008 6:24 AM
Oh, it (my ego) jumped the shark a long time ago. I just hope the blog never jumps the shark; if that ever happens, it'll be time to hang it up.
Posted by: Orac | March 8, 2008 7:29 AM
Taking salt to increase your scepticism sounds wooish to me.
Posted by: Eric Blood Axe | March 8, 2008 9:19 AM
I understand you are embarrassed by medical professionals and other PhD.s who signed the ID document questioning evolutions capacities to generate the complete diversity of extinct and extant lifeforms.
When I read your screeds and innane criticisms I am embarrassed to be a member of the same species with a blithering goon like you.
Please tell me you don't actually practice medicine in the USA where innocent people could be put under your care.
I loath you in every respect.
I sure hope they interviewed you for Expelled so you and PZ butthead myers can be see by the public for the arrogant valueless wastrels you are.
Posted by: Keith Eaton | March 8, 2008 10:14 AM
I wonder why this Eaton fellow is so fired up. His belligerence seems a bit out of place in a comment to this particular post.
Posted by: brtkrbzhnv | March 8, 2008 10:27 AM
I love you in every respect.
Posted by: Dr. Mary Johnson | March 8, 2008 11:07 AM
Greetings, Orac, this is Miles over at Wikio.com!
Thanks for posting about your position in our ranking system. Would you prefer to be categorized as a Health blog rather than a Science blog? Please respond to miles@wikio.com.
We are on a mission in 2008 to improve our ranking system every month it's updated; we've already deleted Medpundit, thanks...
Posted by: Miles | March 9, 2008 12:31 PM
I'm not exactly an expert on the blogosphere, but nonetheless I'm a bit taken aback: taking a glance at the blogs in the "celebrity" category, Wil Wheaton's blog isn't even in the top 100 - and I've never heard of any of the ones that are.
Posted by: Kevin L. | March 9, 2008 2:32 PM
Using the Royal "we" now are we?
Posted by: Nat | March 9, 2008 7:09 PM