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November 5, 2007

I need a small favor from readers. It literally only takes a few seconds.

The Carpetbagger Report has been nominated in the 2007 Weblog Awards, which apparently are driven by popular vote. (I’m nominated in the Best of the Top 251-500 Blogs. I’m not sure how they arrived at these numbers and/or rankings, but it’s out of my hands.)

If readers could click on this link and vote, I’d appreciate it. Right now, The Carpetbagger Report is losing by quite a bit, and I hope you’ll give me a hand on this one.

It’s easy and harmless. You don’t need to register, or accept cookies, or give an email address or anything. Just click on the link, register your vote, and you’re done. Best of all, for those really supportive readers, you can vote once a day.

Time is running out; the winners will be announced on Thursday. Head on over; it takes no time at all. Thanks.

Vote early and vote often!

  • What the hell? Not even in the top 250? You’re my third stop every morning! I guess that makes this an elite site. 🙂

  • New rule: before anyone can make a Ron Paul comment, they have to go vote for CB.

    Instead of just raising a couple of million dollars, lets put those numbers to some really good use. 🙂

  • Well, I voted and bookmarked it for tomorrow and Wednesday, but couldn’t you have told us earlier, since one can vote only once a day?

  • Personally I think it’s an outrage that you weren’t a finalist in the “Best Political Coverage” category…

    Once I found you down in the Ecosystem categories (???) I started voting for you every day.

    —

    Since we’re on the topic, let me shill for my wife’s blog. I nominated her, and she made the cut as a finalist for “Best New Blog“. The current leader in that category is some LGF acolyte who’s mobilized the dittoheads and is trashing the competition.

    I don’t expect blind support votes—go check her out, and then give her your vote if she earns it (then vote every day!).

    Mrs. Furious … Recipes, Rants, and Reviews

  • Done and done.

    Plus, you can only vote once per day per IP. So vote at work, home, the library, and from your cell phone, too!

    It’s the Chicago way.

  • Well, I voted and bookmarked it for tomorrow and Wednesday, but couldn’t you have told us earlier, since one can vote only once a day?

    Honestly, I just found out about the nomination today. Thanks to all for the support.

  • The numbers (“251 – 500”, “501 – 1000”, etc.) are based off one’s place The Truth Laid Bear ecosystem. I believe the formula is based on the number of incoming links you receive.

    So, my small-medium sized blog, The Debate Link, is up in the 5,001 – 6,750 category, whereas your hulking behemoth is in 251 – 500. (But still, I’d appreciate your votes).

  • CB why the f- are you not in the top 250 blogs, dog?

    I feel really awkward about saying this, but there is a flaw in the Ecosystem rankings (which is apparently the basis for the categories, as David S. noted).

    If you look at the rankings, numbers 32 to 92 are really just one blog (SB Nation) counted 60 times. Then, numbers 105 to 164 are also just one blog (Blogging Stocks) counted 59 times.

    In other words, of the 250 top blogs in the Ecosystem, 119 (or 47%) are a mistake. Unfortunately, that skews things a bit, and keeps a lot of high-traffic blogs out of the top 250, including Digby, MyDD, and me.

  • If you look at the rankings, numbers 32 to 92 are really just one blog (SB Nation) counted 60 times. Then, numbers 105 to 164 are also just one blog (Blogging Stocks) counted 59 times.

    Oh, I didn’t read David S.’s comment, but this gives some important additional info. They should consider rectifying that.

  • Well, I voted for CB, too, and have to say that I’ve never heard of a SINGLE one of those other blogs.

  • You are tops on my list, Steve. You(and your contributors) consistently offer a variety issues, political, moral, and philosophical, for consideration without voluminous pontification. Rightly, you leave that for the commenters.

  • Great to see your competitive juices flowing here Mr. CB. You got my vote(s). No surprise there. Good luck for an outcome worthy of your hard work.

  • it happened again. word press refused to post my comment with an “oops, copy your ocmmnet… ”

    this is really ijnexcusabe, even as a security measure.

    my original message:

    [carpetbg’r

    i read your plea and voted.

    ] i really like this site.

    but i rarely comment here (at least successfully)

    because of the really, really, REALLY obnoxious characteristic of this weblog of “losing” my comment..

    i have posted simple things such as ‘thanks for the informative article” and lost them.

    you need to fix this.

    it is inexcusable that any weblog has the repeated characteristic of “dropping” comments

    with an

    “oops, we’re sorry … ” message.

    and at this site,

    this problem has been going on way too long.

    fix it!

    or i’ll vote for glenn reynolds!

  • As a rule, I don’t like to participate in these things. But for you and this blog, I’m not even thinking twice about casting my vote(s).

  • These votes are bullshit ploys to undermine sites that threaten whoever is the sponsor. Follow the money. The Bagger isn’t just #1 – he is a powerful writer who works tirelessly to expose the corruption and violence of a handful of tyrannical assholes running our government and manipulating/overthrowing others. Oh I voted for you just to stick it up their ass and add to the nunbers they’re really seeing. They probably got thousands upon thousands of votes for the bagger just from the link provided here – and that makes ’em scared. Give ’em hell people.

  • orionATL: i’d advise you not to be so quick to blame the carpetbagger report for comments being lost. I often post comments numerous times during the day, most every day, and I can’t remember the last time i’ve lost a comment. one hint tho……copy your comment first.

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