Comments on: 2009 Niblets are Here!!

By: ESO

ESO — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:12:41 +0000

Whoops Seraphine–guess we’ll have to wait on that one.

I second the 5 series on 9 Moons–especially liked Susan M’s contribution… [http://www.nine-moons.com/2009/08/01/five-hopeful-things/]

By: John Hamer

John Hamer — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:36:48 +0000

Re #100: Since I wrote that post (and since the General Conference shout-out), I’ve realized that there’s a lot more that needs to be said about the Milk & Strippings story. I’ll revisit the story with another post in 2010, and we can have new comments on the new thread, rather than just re-opening the old thread.

By: Joseph K

Joseph K — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:20:24 +0000

Best personal post–“A Study in Contrasts: The Dole” [http://bycommonconsent.com/2009/04/23/a-study-in-contrasts-the-dole/]

By: Seraphine

Seraphine — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:11:19 +0000

ESO, thanks for the nomination, but I don’t think my “Singles” post series will qualify until the 2010 Niblets, since I started them at the beginning of January.

By: ESO

ESO — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:57:31 +0000

Best Commenter–also Mark B.

By: hawkgrrrl

hawkgrrrl — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:48:01 +0000

Best humorous post(s): Police Beat at BCC

Best poster: Rico (I heartily second this one!). I’m also partial to DMI Dave.

Best commenter: I also love Douglas Hunters comments which are often as insightful as the posts!

Thanks John D for the shout-out on my thankful post!

By: Sara Bay

Sara Bay — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:17:05 +0000

Oops. That should say:

Oh, and I second the nomination of Karen H.’s “Come Ye Poets of the Bloggernacle!” [http://bycommonconsent.com/2009/09/29/come-ye-poets-of-the-bloggernacle/] for funniest thread.

By: Sara Bay

Sara Bay — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:15:40 +0000

Oh, and I second the nomination of Karen H.’s “Come Ye Poets of the Bloggernacle!” is a waste of time and discussion.
[http://bycommonconsent.com/2009/09/29/come-ye-poets-of-the-bloggernacle/] for funniest thread.

By: Sara Bay

Sara Bay — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:49:17 +0000

For some of these I’ll have to look back in the archives, but a few off the top of my head:
Best big blog: FMH
Best group blog: ZD
Best overall blogger: Reese Dixon
Best commenter: Derek

By: SteveP

SteveP — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:06:34 +0000

Here’s a few of my picks (science blogs seem neglected!)

Best solo blogs : Mormon Insignts, LDS Science Review

Best overall bloggers: Jared*, S. Faux

Best commenter:  Tatiana

Best humorous post: Any Police Beat, but the one with Jim F. was my favorite.

Best personal post:  Margaret Young’s “For My Son on his 18th Birthday”

Best contribution to the Bloggernacle in 2009: Steve Evans for keeping the fire alive

Write-in category: Philosophy: Clark and Mormon Metaphysics

By: ESO

ESO — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:23:31 +0000

Best big blog: BCC
Best group blog: Segullah
Best mommy blog: FMH—don’t flame me! There are lots of moms over there, and I don’t read anything else that could be a Mommy Blog (I thought they weren’t part of the bloggernaccle?)—I need a Venn Diagram
Best humorous blog: BCC
Best solo blog: Keepa
Best new blog: (must have put up its first post in 2009): As Sistas in Zion [http://www.sistasinzion.com/]
Best blog layout/graphics: 9 Moons
Best overall blogger: Rebecca J (the funny one); Ardis; MCQ;
Best commenter: queno; bbell; naismith
Funniest thread: Haikus on BBC
Best post title: My God is Clean-Shaven [http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/11/03/my-god-is-clean-shaven.htm]
Best humorous post: Each Life that Touches Ours (or not) [http://bycommonconsent.com/2009/10/26/each-life-that-touches-ours-or-not/#more-12811]
Best personal post: Seraphine’s Single in the Church series, the last of which is here [http://zelophehadsdaughters.com/2010/01/12/being-a-30-something-single-in-the-church-part-viii-family-wards/]
Best contribution to the Bloggernacle in 2009:
Write-in category:
Bloggernaccle Participant I miss most now that they actually blog rather than just comment: gst
Blog I am apparently the only one who does not read: Mormon Matters

By: Rico

Rico — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:21:22 +0000

Best Commenter: Douglas Hunter

By: MrQandA

MrQandA — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:30:43 +0000

#95 if John Hamer is watching

since General Conference it would be great to re open the comments on The Milk Strippings Story

By: MrQandA

MrQandA — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:22:38 +0000

Best commenter: Hawkgrrrl (IMO, balanced well thought out comments, never intentionally offensive)

Best contribution to the Bloggernacle in 2009 Rico – (good range of thought provoking posts, Historical, cultural, spiritual)

Best big blog: Mormon Matters

By: Batman

Batman — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:08:28 +0000

I 2nd this one:

Best Historical Post: The Milk Strippings Story by John Hamer

[http://bycommonconsent.com/2009/07/01/the-milk-strippings-story-thomas-b-marsh-and-brigham-young/]

By: John Dehlin

John Dehlin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:07:50 +0000

Best Post: 10 LDS Things I’m Thankful For, by Hawkgrrrl

[http://mormonmatters.org/2009/11/25/10-lds-things-im-thankful-for/]

By: John Dehlin

John Dehlin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:04:48 +0000

Another nominee for best LDS-themed podcast (the only other one I’m aware of in 2009) — BCC Zeitcast.

By: MCQ

MCQ — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:13:51 +0000

Best commenter: Bridget Jack Meyers, Ardis Parshall, Kristine

Most memorable comment: Ardis, comment 5 on this thread:

[http://www.nine-moons.com/2009/07/22/5-is-the-loneliest-number/#more-978]

“There is a wistful note in the writings of second generation Mormons, an apology for not having suffered in Missouri, for being too young to have known Joseph Smith, for riding the train to Deseret rather than walking in the dust of an ox-drawn wagon the way real pioneers would have done it.

I feel an analogous sorrow, a bloggerly grief for having missed the Great Ones of the early bloggernacle, for having arrived so late on the scene that the Banner of Heaven was already a healing wound in the memory of the pioneers, for unconsciously offering the 239th repetition — and a pale imitation, at that — of comments first written in the primeval days of the bloggosphere, when bloggers walked with the gods and rejoiced in novel expressions of original ideas.

But alas, I am only a convert, not one of the chosen who were born in the ‘nacle. Still, I am one grateful to listen to the echoes of past glory, and to lay my humble gifts in the way of comments at the feet of the posts of the patriarchs. Selah!”

Best Navel Gazing: [http://www.nine-moons.com/2009/02/26/the-importance-of-defining-your-terms/]

Funniest thread:

[http://www.nine-moons.com/2009/03/18/dear-utah/]

Best post title:

[http://www.nine-moons.com/2009/02/02/so-take-the-photographs-and-still-frames-in-your-mind/]

Best humorous post:

[http://www.nine-moons.com/2009/04/10/9moon-backlist-drama-revealed/]

Best spiritual post:

[http://bycommonconsent.com/2009/10/15/how-they-eat-in-heaven/]

Best doctrinal post:

[http://www.nine-moons.com/2009/12/06/inspired-leadership-and-the-priesthood-ban/]

[http://www.nine-moons.com/2009/12/28/how-much-do-we-really-trust-god/]

[http://www.nine-moons.com/2009/04/29/zion-is-fled/]

[http://www.nine-moons.com/2009/04/18/is-satan-really-all-that-bad/]

[http://www.nine-moons.com/2009/06/17/non-members-at-the-wedding-and-a-fair-deal/]

[http://www.nine-moons.com/2009/09/25/ether-1227-and-revisionist-readings/]

Best personal post:

[http://www.nine-moons.com/2009/03/17/yellow-paper-and-red-tape/]

[http://www.nine-moons.com/2009/06/04/finding-optimism/]

[http://www.nine-moons.com/2009/12/23/thoughts-on-death-a-few-days-before-christmas/]

Best current events post:

[http://www.nine-moons.com/2009/03/30/a-totally-gay-podcast/]

[http://www.nine-moons.com/2009/08/17/thoughts-from-sunstone-2009/]

Best book/article review:

[http://www.nine-moons.com/2009/01/19/a-new-perspective-on-the-chosen/]

[http://bycommonconsent.com/2009/11/03/review-the-new-york-regional-mormon-singles-halloween-dance/]

Best contribution to interfaith dialogue: Clobberblog

Write-in category:

Best Mormon Culture Post: [http://www.nine-moons.com/2009/11/02/a-note-to-my-buddy-the-r-rated-movie/]

Most Aesthetically Pleasing Post: [http://www.nine-moons.com/2009/01/24/words-and-music-by-low/]

Best Contribution to the Bloggernacle: Kristine’s musical posts at BCC.

By: Ziff

Ziff — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:22:40 +0000

Best bloggers: Rebecca J and Natalie B of BCC.

By: MCQ

MCQ — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:07:38 +0000

Best Series: Nine Moons “5″ series, beginning with this one:

[http://www.nine-moons.com/2009/07/14/5-years-9-moons/]

By: Kaimi

Kaimi — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:01:43 +0000

And add John Dehlin to the list for intrafaith dialogue.

By: Kaimi

Kaimi — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:36:58 +0000

Also, ZDs as best group blog, MikeInWeHo as best commenter, Margaret Young and Ardis Parshall as best blogger and as best commenter, and Emily Jensen as best blogger. Democrat Dan as most dedicated commenter, and gst as wackiest commenter.

By: Bored in Vernal

Bored in Vernal — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:02:00 +0000

You’ll have to wait till 2010 for those.

By: Kaimi

Kaimi — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:26:14 +0000

I nominate Kathy’s #86.

By: Kathryn Soper

Kathryn Soper — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:40:26 +0000

I nominate MCQ’s #85 for most memorable comment.