This weblog awards thingie

Man, you're bossy.

But I've already cashed the check from Phil, and spent the money...I have to vote for him now. I'll vote for Jennifer on my other computer.

Reverse Psychology ?!? ...come on.

PZ - It's nice you're concerned about the science blogs that get less traffic. I just checked out the Invasive Species Weblog for the first time, and it really is a wonderful blog. You can tell that Jennifer has put an incredible amount of effort into it for a long time.

Hmmm. If it comes down to another Phil-vs.-PZ contest, we'll be facing either death from the skies or the apocalypse from 10,000 fathoms. Maybe we mindless hordes should diversify a little. . . .

I'm going to engage in uncharacteristic self-promotion here, forgive me please.

My blog Creek Running North is in the lead for the Best of the Top 2501-3500 blogs. There are a couple of other good blogs on the list, namely Acephalous and Driftglass, in fourth and third place respectively at the moment.

And a puerile wingnut blog is in second place and gaining.

I'd be pleased to get first place in this meaningles contest, and if not, I would lose to Driftglass and/or Acephalous with pleasure. But please don't let me lose to the wingnuts.

Thank you.

Phil is just like PZ, only not evil.

>:-O !!!

An excellent science blog that seldom shows up in popularity contests is Darren Naish's Tetrapod Zoology (http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/).

I'm more worried that the psuedo-science, right-wing favorite "Climate Audit" and their "Global Warming doesn't exist" gets freeped to the top.

Second Mike.For my money, Tetrapod Zoology is the fir.. second best blog in scienceblog.

I'm not voting. Participating here with junkscience and climateaudit involved only gives those sites undeserved credibility.

I'm not voting. Participating here with junkscience and climateaudit involved only gives those sites undeserved credibility.

I question the wisdom of this. The undeserved credibility they get from being on the ballot is theirs whether you vote or not. But if you don't vote, they have a greater chance of winning, which will give them even more undeserved credibility.

Well, given my favourite science blog isn't on there, I don't see why I should vote.

(Pharyngula I regard more as an anti-creationist blog than a science blog I'm afraid)

I'm afraid all this "don't vote for me, vote for ___" is only going to end up making climate audit win. As I write this, it is only 3 percentage points away from pharyngula and only 5 points behind Bad Astronomy.

I don't want to complain too much -- but JunkScience as a science blog? Surely someone jests.

If that blog doesn't finish dead last in this poll, we'll all need to get out and march for justice. How could anyone but Steve Milloy, Mr. Burns and Vice President Cheney vote for that stuff as science?

Doesn't he realize that I need merely reach out with a single tentacle to effortlessly nullify his efforts?

If Voldemort was a squid, he would have said something like that.

"I don't want to complain too much -- but JunkScience as a science blog? Surely someone jests.

If that blog doesn't finish dead last in this poll, we'll all need to get out and march for justice. How could anyone but Steve Milloy, Mr. Burns and Vice President Cheney vote for that stuff as science?"

Well at least it's titled honestly.

vote for the Invasive Species Weblog.

did that as soon as I saw it in the list. I would have voted for a blog with that title if it was basically empty except for links to articles on invasive species. Fortunately, it's got a lot more going for it than that.

it's certainly an issue that should garner more attention than it does.

I like the Invasive Species blog a lot, but putting them into the history books along with Ralph Nader seems unkind.

You sure who you want to win, between the top two running?

If I have any say in the matter, I would much prefer to be the Dennis Kucinich of bloggers, rather than the Ralph Nader of bloggers.

* goes off to look for UFOs *

I'm afraid all this "don't vote for me, vote for ___" is only going to end up making climate audit win. As I write this, it is only 3 percentage points away from pharyngula and only 5 points behind Bad Astronomy.

which of course explains why CA shills have been frequenting Pharyngula of late.

False modesty, eh?

It's interesting that you're nominated as best science blog, when by my reckoning less than a quarter of your posts can be reasonably categorized as 'science'.

Don't get me wrong; I still think you deserve your popularity. I'm just saying.

It's interesting that you're nominated as best science blog, when by my reckoning less than a quarter of your posts can be reasonably categorized as 'science'.

He mixes hard science with personal observations. Science, politics, family life..

It's his style. If his style doesn't suit you then go hang out somewhere else.

He's always had my vote.

Pee Zed! You made the big time! You get a mention on the front page of conservapedia!

Prominent liberal evolutionist blogger and biologist PZ Myers is currently silent regarding a critique of his article on Conservapedia.[3] In addition, it appears PZ Myers' blog is now censoring material in regards to another critique of one of PZ Myers essays regarding Conservapedia and a message is now appearing stating the messages are being withheld pending the owners approval. [4] The material being withheld concerns a comment regarding the work of the respected cataloger of scientific anomalies William Corliss who cataloged scores of anomalies in relation to the old earth paradigm and no rationale was given why this reasonable post was being withheld and not immediately posted like the other posts were. Does PZ Myers want his readers to know that the respected cataloger of scientific anomalies William Corliss has cataloged scores of anamolies in relation to the old earth paradigm? Please stay tuned for details

He mixes hard science with personal observations. Science, politics, family life..

Yes, I know. That's my point. It's a great blog, but I'm questioning whether it should still be classified as a 'science' blog when the majority of posts are on other topics.

I'm just wondering how much the science content could be reduced before a recategorization (e.g. to 'general blog' or something like that) would be appropriate.

It's his style. If his style doesn't suit you then go hang out somewhere else.

Chill out dude; there's no need to be so defensive. Read what I wrote.

There's a "Best Religious Blog" but no Best Atheist Blog?

WTF is that about?

Donalbain (#25) quotes Conservapaedia:

Prominent liberal evolutionist blogger and biologist PZ Myers is currently silent regarding a critique of his article on Conservapedia.

Gee, maybe it's because it's the freakin' weekend and he just got back from a conference? Notice how he's not exactly posting on anything else right now, either. I bet he's having breakfast. A big breakfast. Of puppies, 'cause he's an atheist.

In addition, it appears PZ Myers' blog is now censoring material in regards to another critique of one of PZ Myers essays regarding Conservapedia and a message is now appearing stating the messages are being withheld pending the owners approval.

In addition, it appears that you've never commented at ScienceBlogs before, or else you'd know that the spam filter automatically holds all comments with more than one link apiece. Try posting a comment full of godless evilutionism with more than one A HREF tag, and you'll get the same response.

The material being withheld concerns a comment regarding the work of the respected cataloger of scientific anomalies William Corliss who cataloged scores of anomalies in relation to the old earth paradigm and no rationale was given why this reasonable post was being withheld and not immediately posted like the other posts were.

Corliss doesn't catalog anomalies. He distorts facts in order to prop up his own mythology. To pick only one example, he ignores everything we've discovered about galaxy formation and development to assert that spiral galaxies should not exist.

While the zombies of Free Republic hunt for brains (because they don't have any of their own), they're busy casting votes in the 2007 Weblog Awards. It behooves lefties to do a little scale-tipping of their own by casting a bunch of votes for deserving sites like Sadly, No! (currently the target of a frenzied Freeper campaign for being "sacreligious" [sic]) and the xkdc comic strip (barely leading the humorless right-wing Day by Day). If the right-wingers conquer comedy, our civilization collapses. [Link]

Errr. Blake.. you just shot the messenger!

Did I? I thought I was just pointing out that you quoted from the Conservapaedia main page. It's pretty clear from your post (#25) that you're not that loony!

Sorry for any confusion.

I just put up a fuller version of my remarks in which it's clear that Donalbain was just the messenger.

Well, when you said "In addition, it appears that you've never commented at ScienceBlogs before", I read that as a comment about me..
But, all is well with the world!

Sorry about that — I was a little hasty in typing!

CalGeorge (#27) - You're right about there being a best religious blog but not a best atheist blog. I hadn't caught that when I first looked at their list of award categories. Maybe a bunch of us should suggest to the weblog award administration, before they set up the contest for next year, that they include a best atheist blog category.

Hey PZ,

You should also mention the best individual blog, Lindsay at Majikthise is in the running:

http://2007.weblogawards.org/polls/best-individual-blogger-1.php

And she's losing to Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit! Send over those troops!

~Aa

anyone but instapundit

Odonata:

Maybe a bunch of us should suggest to the weblog award administration, before they set up the contest for next year, that they include a best atheist blog category.

Fuck 'em. Let's have our own contest. I mean, it's the Internet!

YOU WIN THE PENIS AWARD IN YOUR FAT BUTT FATTY!!!!

8=========D~~~((

I have learned a great deal from PZ's biology posts.

It is like having access to well-written transcriptions of first year(and maybe later years, though the content is surely simplified) bio lectures.

That is why I stick around. PZ, you do a helluva blog. *cheers*