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Voting for the 2009 Niblets has begun. You may click the selections to view the links as many times as you wish. Then make your final selection and click the “vote” button. Once you click the “vote” button on each category, you cannot change your vote. You may make one selection for each poll except the last one; for the write-in category, you may choose up to three selections. Each person may vote one time. Polls will close at the stroke of midnight on January 31st.

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Niblets Nominations

admin — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:10:22 +0000

Nominations for the Niblets Awards are now in. A few minor changes have been made to screen for category, and to avoid duplication. Nominations that did not fall under 2009 were eliminated. New blogs were accepted if they had a very small bit of introductory posting before 2009. When an author had two or more posts nominated for the same category, one representative post was chosen. The order of appearance is alphabetical; however, when links are included they came out alphabetical by link.

A few more nominations have come in by email and will be added as soon as possible.

Voting will start on Monday. Until then, enjoy perusing these Bloggernacle favorites for 2009 and let us know if there are any problems, questions, missing or wonky links, etc.

Best Big Blog

Best group blog

Best Humorous Blog

Best Solo Blog

Best New Blog

Best Blog Layout/Graphics

Best Overall Blogger

Best Commenter

Annegb
Ardis Parshall
BBell
Brian Duffin
Bridget Jack Meyers
Chris H.
CrazyWomanCreek
Derek
Douglas Hunter
Hawkgrrl
Jacob J.
Kaimi
Kristine
Mark B.
MFranti
MikeinWeHo
Naismith
Queuno
Ray
Steve Evans
Tatiana

Most Memorable Comment

Ardis Parshall’s comment #5 on 5 is the Loneliest Number
Brad’s comment #95 on Are Right-Wing Mormons More Likely
Bridget Jack Meyers’ comment #16 at Like a Virgin
Margaret Young’s comment #3 on They Fought as they were Taught

Funniest Thread

Loving Hitler by Kevin Barney (esp. DKL’s #63)
Come ye Poets of the Bloggernacle by Karen H.
The Bloggernacle Song by Bored in Vernal
Dear Utah by CJ Douglass

Best Post Title

Adam & Eve: The First TBM and NOM by Andrew Ainsworth
Like a Virgin by Bored in Vernal
Enos Envy and Psychospiritual Development by Trailer Trash
My God is Clean-Shaven by ESO
So Take the Photographs and Still Frames in Your Mind… by David
How Wide the Divide…and can we ever Bridget? by Kaimi

Best Humorous Post

Each Life that Touches Ours (or not) by Rebecca J.
Comparative Charts by John Hamer
BCC’s Police Beat #14-19
We Thank Thee O God for a Profit by Loydo
Deserving Charity by LaJauna
A Screwtape Letter on Mormon Politics by John Matos
Rough Dawn Breaking by Kaimi
Grounds Crew by Burgess
9 Moons Backlist Drama Revealed! by Tom
A Note to my Buddy, the R-Rated Movie by Rusty

Best Historical Post

The Milk Strippings Story by John Hamer
Excommunication as a Function of Rebaptism by J. Stapley
Toward a General Theory of Apostasy by Brad
Joseph Smith’s Seeker Uncle by Christopher Smith
Joseph Smith’s Cane by Mike Reed
Positive Black History by Mormon Heretic
Suspending Relief Society by Runtu
The Evolution of Excommunication by Nate Oman
Patriarch series by Clair Barrus
2 part exploration of Community of Christ historians and historiography by David Howlett
It Fell to my Lot to Guide the Little Branch by Ardis Parshall
The Wall Fell by Joyce Brinton Anderson
Predicting Who Will Be Church President by Ziff

Best Personal Post

A Study in Contrasts: The Dole by Tracy M.
Of Sons and Fathers by J. Stapley
MHA with Darius by Margaret Young
Parents are People by Kaimi
Temple by Annegb
Being that kind of Woman by Heather O.
Yellow Paper and Red Tape by David
Finding Optimism by Lamonte
Thoughts on Death a few days Before Christmas by Susan M.

Best Spiritual Post

Of Healings, Canes, and Gardens by J. Stapley
Brothers: A Speculative Drama in One Act by Brad
How They Eat in Heaven by Kathryn Lynard Soper
Tesserae of my Faith by Steve Evans
Circling the Wagons by Tracy M.
Do We Let the Church Get in the Way of the Gospel? by Andrew Ainsworth
Gold-Plated Enigma by G.
My Articles of Faith by Jessawhy
Blessing My Daughter by Margaret Young
Tears in Heaven by JA Benson
The Weight of Heritage by Ben Pratt

Best Doctrinal Post

There is an end to Race by Brad
Why Do We Redeem the Dead? by J. Nelson Seawright
I the Lord am Bound by Sam MB
Belief Vs. Action by Hawkgrrl
Compassion for the Unworthy by Kent Larsen
Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Beautiful by Kaimi
The Revisionist Reformation by James Olsen
Noah’s Nakedness and the Curse of Canaan: Gen 9:18-27 by David G.
Determining Doctrine Using Excell by Dan Ellsworth
Is Satan Really all that Bad? by Seth
Inspired Leadership and the Priesthood Ban by MCQ

Best Current Events Post

Tradeoff: Gay Marriage and Women’s Rights? by J. Nelson Seawright
Captain Moroni is not a man of God by Brad
Mormon Hero by Russell Arben Fox
Church Exempted From SLC Gay Rights Ordinance by Matt Evans
Gender Roles and Acquaintance Rape by Kaimi
Cleon Skousen/Ezra Taft Benson/Glenn Beck series by Christopher Jones
The Conservative Perspective on Glenn Beck by Geoff B.
Thoughts From Sunstone by MCQ
Wanna Know What Women Want? (Twilight) by Tracie Lamb

Best Mormon-Themed Podcast

Best Book/Article Review

Amri Brown’s review of The NY Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance by Elna Baker
Ben’s 12-author series on Parley P. Pratt’s Autobiography
Charles L. Cohen’s review of Laurel Thatcher Ulrich’s legacy and scholarship
Geoff B’s review of On Being Ill at Ease in the World by Bushman
Matt B’s review of Lance Allred’s Longshot (scroll down)
MCQ’s A New Perspective on the Chosen
Nick Literski’s review of Mormons and Masons by Brown

Best Contribution to or Post about the Bloggernacle

DKL’s My Hope for the Bloggernacle
Edje’s Bug Series — see All God’s Creatures Including Mormos
Kaimi’s Mormon Studies on a Budget
Kristine’s Music Posts
MFranti’s tending comments and answering questions and community building at FMH
MCQ’s The Importance of Defining Your Terms
Steve Evans’ The Bloggernacle Won’t Save You
Tracy M. for sharing her life publicly

Best Contribution to Interfaith Dialogue

Heart Issues for LDS
I Love Mormons
Irresistible (Dis)Grace
Morehead’s Musings
CleanCut
LDS & Evangelical Conversations
Mark Cares Weblog
Have You Read the Sealed Portion by Rico
Summa Theologica
Bridget Jack Meyers at Clobberblog
Chanson at Letters From A Broad and Main Street Plaza

Write-in Category (Choose 3)

Best Community: FMH
Best Doctrinal and Philosophical Speculation: New Cool Thang
Best Intentions: Follow the Prophet
Best Marathon Runner: Shelah
Best Mommy Blog: Dandelion Mama
Best New Feature: A Mormon Image & Feminist Image
Best Philosophical Post: Musings on the Multiverse by Ben Pratt
Best Series: Back Row Questions by J. Nelson Seawright
Best Series: Nine Moons “5″ series, beginning with this one.
Best Canadian Blog: Our Thoughts
Best Visual Post: Bugged by Kaimi
Best Weekly Feature: Sunday in Outer Blogness
Best “Moonlighting” Post: Mormon Like Me: Black Saints, Bigots, and Beck by Margaret Young
Coolest Maps and Diagrams: John Hamer
Family Life: A Strict Parent by Nicholeen Peck
Most Aesthetically Pleasing Post: Words and Music by Low by Susan M.
Most Disturbing: Are New ‘Puritans’ Gaining? by Orson Scott Card
Most heartbreaking-wrenching-joyous-all-mixed-into-one: John Remy’s excommunication
Most Postitive Thread at Mormon Matters: Ten LDS Things I’m Thankful For by Hawkgrrl
Much Ado About Nothing: Men Singing the Melody in Church

2009 Niblets are Here!!

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:00:18 +0000

Mormon Matters introduces the 2009 Niblets Awards!

It’s back! The opportunity to honor the unique and talented Mormon bloggers of 2009. It’s a chance to look back on the year and remember the great things that happened in the Bloggernacle, to come together in a spirit of comaraderie and fun! Mormon Matters will be hosting this event to highlight YOU and your favorite 2009 Mormon blogs, and we are pleased to announce our continuing collaboration with Ziff of Zelophehad’s Daughters, the mighty numbers cruncher, who will handle results presentation at the end of this event.

We’ve fine-tuned the process a little bit this year. You’ll see that the categories are just a little bit different. Please include a link to the 2009 blog/post/comment that you nominate if you wish it to be considered. Put your link in [brackets] so that it will get through our spam catcher. As always, you are welcome to nominate yourself — isn’t that what blogging is all about?? Oh, and try to think of some other bloggers to recognize, too. For-profit blogs will not be considered. This thread is the place to make any thoughtful comments, concerns or suggestions on the categories or the process. They will be duly considered by our panel. Nominations will take place from now through Jan. 24th. So, without further ado, here are our 2009 Niblets categories:

Best big blog:
Best group blog:
Best mommy blog:
Best humorous blog:
Best solo blog:
Best new blog: (must have put up its first post in 2009)
Best blog layout/graphics:
Best overall blogger:
Best commenter:
Most memorable comment:
Funniest thread:
Best post title:
Best humorous post:
Best historical post:
Best spiritual post:
Best doctrinal post:
Best personal post:
Best current events post:
Best book/article review:
Best contribution to the Bloggernacle in 2009:
Best contribution to interfaith dialogue:
Write-in category:

Thank you for your participation. It’s YOU that makes the Niblets great!

Voting — 2008 Niblet Awards

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:00:11 +0000

And the nominees are . . .

1 – Best BIG Blog (links provided)

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2 – Best GROUP Blog (links provided)

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3 – Best SOLO blog: (links provided)

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4 – Best NEW blog: (links provided)

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5 – Best blog LAYOUT/GRAPHICS: (links provided)

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6 – Best COMMENTER: (sorry, no links!)

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7 – Most memorable COMMENT:

DKL “masturbation is like a clutch” comment #36
DKL “taking it on the jaw for Jesus” comment #170 and #182
Russell Arben Fox “co-dependency becomes a perverse and sad sort of self-love” comment #54
Ruth on segregation of sexes at the “Y” comment #72
Ryan on “if God were a woman” comment #19
Steve Evans “BCC’s infamous ‘Y1K’ problem” comment #994
Steve Evans “Goodbye Obama” to the tune of “Candle In the Wind” comment #23
TStevens “Dear Missionary Companion #7” comment #18

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8 – Best overall BLOGGER: (sorry, no links!)

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9 – Best HUMOROUS post: (links provided)

Amri Brown’s “Serious Thoughts on the One Exception to the No Facial Hair Rule”
Andrew Ainsworth’s “What Children Know”
BCC’s Police Beat RoundTable #10
Burgess “Not Your Ordinary Grounds Crew Poetry”
Burgess “Yeah, I’m that Poet You Kind of Remember”
Burgess “Let the Men wear Sideburns!”
Caroline “Ways NOT To Teach About Chastity”
David’s “If God Were A Woman”
Eric Nielsen’s series on the Secret Life of Earl Johnson
jamesbarjoseph’s “Nothing Wavering”
Julie M. Smith’s “What the Smith Boys Said This Year”
Kiskilili’s “The Legend of Patriarch Hollow”
Mattsby’s “General Conference LOLcats ”
M*’s April Fool’s Day pages spoofing FMH.
Rebecca J’s posts at BCC
Tamn’s “The Down-There Doc”
ZD April Fools — “Renouncing the Philosophies of Women Mingled with Scripture”
ZD Sunstone Program Parody

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10 – Best HISTORICAL post: (links provided)

Ardis Parshall’s 3 part “Codes and Cyphers in Mormon History”
Bored in Vernal “Populating Worlds: Joseph Smith’s Legacy”
Bored in Vernal’s “A Mormon History Mystery”
Christopher’s useful and important thoughts on Mormonism’s place in American historiography
David’s “Teaching About Racism (Including the Priesthood Ban) in Sacrament Meeting”
Dichotomy’s “LDS Gay History Timeline”
edje’s series of posts on the Galveston Hurricane of 1900
EmilyCC “Feminist Genealogy”
Heidi Harris “The New Woman in Central Utah”
Jared T’s “Millions Shall Know Brother Joseph Again”
John Hamer “Book of Jasher”
Mogget’s modernity and catholicism series
Mormon Heretic’s “Was Priesthood Ban Inspired?”
TT’s “The Terrible 90’s for Mormon Scholarship”

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11 – Best SPIRITUAL post: (some links provided)

Andrew Ainsworth’s Dark Night of My Soul
Andrew Ainsworth’s “Why I Am Not A Disaffected Mormon”
Andrew Ainsworth’s “What is Heaven? What is Hell”
Ardis “I’ll Let God Keep the Records”
Elizabeth’s “Everything I Need to Know I’m Learning In Divinity School”
Eve’s “To Some it is Given: Knowledge, Doubt, Mercy”
Gay LDS Actor, “God’s Love”
Heidi Harris “And this time there will be no Angel”
John Hamer’s “A Veil Runs Through it”
Kevin Barney’s “Squareboy”
Kristine’s “When Saw We Thee an Awkward Pre-Teen”
Lisa’s “Hollow”
Mraynes “From Mother to Daughter”
Russell Arben Fox’s “Auld Lang Sin”
SMB’s “Spoken Fatherhood: Communion and Community”

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12 – Best DOCTRINAL post: (links provided)

AdamF’s “Never Lead Us Astray. And Dissonance”
Andrew Ainsworth’s “Elder Wirthlin’s Last Message of Love”
Andrew Ainsworth’s “The Ammon Approach”
Joe Spencer’s “Jesus Christ, the Divine Redeemer of the World”
Julie M. Smith “Is There Another Approach”
Kiskilili’s “Fathers are Irreplaceable”
Kiskilili’s “Inconclusive musings on gays in eternity”
LDS Philosophers two conflicting Paradigms series
Lynnette’s “Repentance as a Response”
Lynnette’s “Can Women be Exalted?”
Secco’s “Uzzah Killed for Blind Obedience”
TT’s “The Future of Heavenly Mother”

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13 – Best CURRENT EVENTS post: (links provided)

Tamn’s “Tamners Goes to Washington”
Bryce’s Wall-e post
Jared T. “Summary of the 30th Anniversary Priesthood Commemoration”
Jupiter’s Child’s “BYU Religion Dean on Premortal Life”
Matt B.’s incisive piece of social analysis about Utah and the greatest sport on earth

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14 – Best PROP 8/SSM post: (links provided)

BCC’s Police Beat RoundTable
Blake’s “Prop 8 Comment”
Caroline’s “What I would Say to my Bishop About Prop 8”
Clint Martin’s “How to Support a Same Sex Marriage Ban without Coming off as a Tool”
Clint Martin’s “My Secret Gay Agenda”
Julie M. Smith’s “Blood on the Doorposts”
Kaimi’s “Answers”
Ray’s “When Moral Issues Become Political Issues”
TT’s “Children and SSM: An Analysis of the Divine Institution of Marriage”

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15 – Best MITT ROMNEY Post: (links provided)

Andrew S’s “Why Mitt Romney got Romney’d in the Election”
Bruce Webster’s “Mitt Romney’s New Ward”
Ray’s “Proposition 8 and the Presidency: A Week of Reviling”
Scott B’s “Reasons this Mormon is Glad Mitt Quit”

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16 – NICEST “EVIL VILLAIN”/Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: (links provided)

Aaron Shafavoloff from “Mormon Coffee”
Andrew from “Irresistible (Dis)Grace”
Bridget Jack Meyers from “Clobberblog”
Chanson from “Letters From A Broad”
Christopher Smith from “Mild Mannered Musings”
Todd Wood from “Heart Issues for LDS”

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17 – Most blatant example of NAVEL-GAZING: (links provided)

Jana’s picture of her belly-button
J. Max Wilson’s “A Critical Look at LDS Blog Portals, Parts 1-4”
Lynnette’s “Using Human Reason to Think About God”
Ray’s Farewell to the Bloggernacle
Seriously So Blessed
Nominating self for every Niblet Award: Steve Evans
What Mormons Like
Ziff’s Nacle numbers posts

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18 - Best CONTRIBUTION to the Bloggernacle in 2008:

Tracy M’s intimate and candid details of her struggle with her husband’s unemployment.
Beginnings New, intelligent and meaningful helps for YW leaders
Today in the Bloggernacle / Bloggernacle Back Bench (Emily Jensen)
The addition of JA Benson at M*
John Hamer’s “The Miraculous Plates of Voree Examined”
DKL’s political coverage
BCC’s Police Beat RoundTable
All the fun and laughs over at Myregisblog
PoliticaLDS

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19 - WRITE-IN category: (you may vote for up to 3)

Most Missed: Mormon Stories
Most bewildering to people with no sense of irony: Seriously So Blessed
Who I wish would blog more often — Ashley Sanders at Project Deseret
Funniest Thread: In the Colonies the Stormtroopers are Starting to Lay Down the Law
Best chronicler of otherwise forgotten Mormon’s from history: Ardis Parshall at Keepapitchinin
Most Useful Blog: LDS Science Review
Best Numbers Crunching: Ziff
Best doctrinal blogger – Joe Spencer @ Feast Upon the Word blog.
Funniest post tile: “For I was an hungered, and ye shot me” (Kris Wright at BCC)
The blog with the most humble bloggers and commentators: M*
Best and most unique contributions to a discussion of presiding: the Three Weird Sisters, With Beards poetry
Best Sideblog: By Common Consent
Best sidebar linksters: Marc Bohn and Kent Larsen
Unsung Hero: Doc

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Thanks for doing your civic duty by voting, and thanks to all the contributors who made 2008 a banner year for the Bloggernacle! We’re sure there are many more outstanding contributions than could be covered by this nomination process. See you all again in 6-7 months for the 2009 Niblets Awards!

Comments welcome below.

Last Chance for Niblet Nominations

admin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:00:58 +0000

Niblet Nominations are now CLOSED.

Enjoy perusing these links over the weekend, and the voting will commence on Monday!

Best big blog:

By Common Consent
Feminist Mormon Housewives
Millennial Star
Mormon Matters
Seriously So Blessed
Times & Seasons

Best group blog:

The Exponent
Faith Promoting Rumor
Juvenile Instructor
Mormon Mentality
Mormon Metaphysics
New Cool Thang
PoliticaLDS
Segullah
Zelophehad’s Daughters

Best solo blog:

Green Mormon Architect
Hieing to Kolob
Keep A Pitchinin
Life on Gold Plates
Mormon Insights
My Religious Blog
Mormon Organon
Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord
Seriously So Blessed
Soy Made Me Gay
Temple Study

Best new blog:

The Apron Stage
Clobberblog
Depressed (But not unhappy) Mormon Mommy
The Faithful Dissident
Irresistible (Dis)Grace
Keep A Pitchinin
LDS Philosopher
Linescratchers
Mormon Heretic
Mormon Insights
My Religious Blog
Red Brick Store
Seriously So Blessed
Soy Made Me Gay

Best blog layout/graphics:

Dave’s Mormon Inquiry (2008 version)
Millennial Star
Mind, Soul, and Body for the striking photo by Anne Geddes, unknowingly copyrighted, which the author does not have the heart to take down from his completely and totally uncommercial blog.
My Religious Blog
Nine Moons
Seriously So Blessed
Temple Study

Best commenter:

AnneGB
Ardis
Blake
Bored in Vernal
Brian Duffin
David H.
DKL
gst
Hawkgrrl
jessawhy
Kevin Barney
Kevinf
Marc Bohn
Margaret Young
Mark IV
Ray
Roasted Tomatoes
Sister Blah 2
Starfoxy
Steve Evans
Tatiana
Thomas Parkin

Most memorable comment:

DKL comment #36
DKL speaking to a troll comment #170 and comment #182
Russell Arben Fox comment #54
Ruth comment #72
Ryan comment #19
Steve Evans comment #994 on “Police Beat Roundtable #10”
Steve Evans comment #23
TStevens comment #18

Best overall blogger:

Andrew Ainsworth
Andrew S.
Ardis Parshall
Bookslinger
Bored in Vernal
Devyn S.
ECS
Hawkgrrl
Julie M. Smith
Kaimi
Kevin Barney
Kiskilili
Lynnette
Margaret Young
Nate Oman
Steve Evans
Steve P.
Tamn

Best humorous post:

Amri Brown’s “Serious Thoughts on the One Exception to the No Facial Hair Rule”
Andrew Ainsworth’s “What Children Know”
BCC’s Police Beat RoundTable #10
Burgess “Not Your Ordinary Grounds Crew Poetry”
Burgess “Yeah, I’m that Poet You Kind of Remember”
Burgess “Let the Men wear Sideburns!”
Caroline “Ways NOT To Teach About Chastity”
David’s “If God Were A Woman”
Eric Nielsen’s series on the Secret Life of Earl Johnson
jamesbarjoseph’s “Nothing Wavering”
Julie M. Smith’s “What the Smith Boys Said This Year”
Kiskilili’s “The Legend of Patriarch Hollow”
Mattsby’s “General Conference LOLcats ”
M*’s April Fool’s Day pages spoofing FMH.
Tamn’s “The Down-There Doc”
ZD April Fools — “Renouncing the Philosophies of Women Mingled with Scripture”
ZD Sunstone Program Parody
Rebecca J’s

Best Historical post:

Ardis Parshall’s 3 part “Codes and Cyphers in Mormon History” (also nominated “The Childless Ones,” “A Utah War Primer,”
“Polynesians in the Desert.”)
Bored in Vernal “Populating Worlds: Joseph Smith’s Legacy”
Bored in Vernal’s “A Mormon History Mystery”
Christopher’s useful and important thoughts on Mormonism’s place in American historiography
David’s “Teaching About Racism (Including the Priesthood Ban) in Sacrament Meeting”
Dichotomy’s “LDS Gay History Timeline”
edje’s series of posts on the Galveston Hurricane of 1900
EmilyCC “Feminist Genealogy”
Heidi Harris “The New Woman in Central Utah”
Jared T’s “Millions Shall Know Brother Joseph Again”
John Hamer “Book of Jasher”
Mogget’s modernity and catholicism series
Mormon Heretic’s “Was Priesthood Ban Inspired?”
TT’s “The Terrible 90′s for Mormon Scholarship”

Best spiritual post:

Andrew Ainsworth’s Dark Night of My Soul
Andrew Ainsworth’s “Why I Am Not A Disaffected Mormon”
Andrew Ainsworth’s “What is Heaven? What is Hell”
Ardis “I’ll Let God Keep the Records”
Elizabeth’s “Everything I Need to Know I’m Learning In Divinity School”
Eve’s “To Some it is Given: Knowledge, Doubt, Mercy”
Gay LDS Actor, “God’s Love”
Heidi Harris “And this time there will be no Angel”
John Hamer’s “A Veil Runs Through it”
Kevin Barney’s “Squareboy”
Kristine’s “When Saw We Thee an Awkward Pre-Teen”
Lisa’s “Hollow”
Mraynes “From Mother to Daughter”
Russell Arben Fox’s “Auld Lang Sin”
SMB’s “Spoken Fatherhood: Communion and Community”

Best doctrinal post:

AdamF’s “Never Lead Us Astray. And Dissonance”
Andrew Ainsworth’s “Elder Wirthlin’s Last Message of Love”
Andrew Ainsworth’s “The Ammon Approach”
Joe Spencer’s “Jesus Christ, the Divine Redeemer of the World”
Julie M. Smith “Is There Another Approach”
Kiskilili’s “Fathers are Irreplaceable”
Kiskilili’s “Inconclusive musings on gays in eternity”
LDS Philosophers two conflicting Paradigms series
Lynnette’s “Repentance as a Response”
Lynnette’s “Can Women be Exalted?”
Secco’s “Uzzah Killed for Blind Obedience”
TT’s “The Future of Heavenly Mother”

Best current events post:

Tamn’s “Tamners Goes to Washington”
Bryce’s Wall-e post
Jared T. “Summary of the 30th Anniversary Priesthood Commemoration held June 8, 2008 at the Tabernacle”
Jupiter’s Child’s “BYU Religion Dean on Premortal Life”
Matt B.’s incisive piece of social analysis about Utah and the greatest sport on earth

Best Prop 8/SSM post:

BCC’s Police Beat RoundTable
Caroline’s “What I would Say to my Bishop About Prop 8”
Clint Martin’s “How to Support a Same Sex Marriage Ban without Coming off as a Tool”
Clint Martin’s “My Secret Gay Agenda”
Julie M. Smith’s “Blood on the Doorposts”
Kaimi’s “Answers”
Ray’s “When Moral Issues Become Political Issues”
TT’s “Children and SSM: An Analysis of the Divine Institution of Marriage”

Best Mitt Romney Post

Andrew S’s “Why Mitt Romney got Romney’d in the Election”
Blake’s “Prop 8 Comment”
Bruce Webster’s “Mitt Romney’s New Ward”
Ray’s “Proposition 8 and the Presidency: A Week of Reviling”
Scott B’s “Reasons this Mormon is Glad Mitt Quit”

Nicest “Evil Villain”

Aaron Shafavoloff from “Mormon Coffee”
Andrew from “Irresistible (Dis)Grace”
Bridget Jack Meyers from “Clobberblog”
Chanson from “Letters From Abroad”
Christopher Smith from “Mild Mannered Musings”
Todd Wood from “Heart Issues for LDS”

Most blatant example of navel-gazing:

Jana’s picture of her belly-button
J. Max Wilson’s “A Critical Look at LDS Blog Portals, Parts 1-4”
Lynnette’s “Using Human Reason to Think About God”
Ray’s Farewell to the Bloggernacle
Seriously So Blessed
Nominating self for every Niblet Award: Steve Evans
What Mormons Like
Ziff’s Nacle numbers posts

Best contribution to the Bloggernacle in 2008:

Tracy M’s intimate and candid details of her struggle with her husband’s unemployment.
Beginnings New, intelligent and meaningful helps for YW leaders
Today in the Bloggernacle / Bloggernacle Back Bench (Emily Jensen)
The addition of JA Benson at M*
John Hamer’s “The Miraculous Plates of Voree Examined”
DKL’s political coverage
BCC’s Police Beat RoundTable
All the fun and laughs over at Myregisblog
PoliticaLDS

Write-in category:

Most Missed: Mormon Stories
Most bewildering to people with no sense of irony: Seriously So Blessed
Who I wish would blog more often — Ashley Sanders at Project Deseret
Funniest Thread: In the Colonies the Stormtroopers are Starting to Lay Down the Law
Best chronicler of otherwise forgotten Mormon’s from history: Ardis Parshall at Keepapitchinin for her continuing stories of ordinary church members in often difficult circumstances.
Most Useful Blog: LDS Science Review
Best Numbers Crunching: Ziff
Best doctrinal blogger – Joe Spencer @ Feast Upon the Word blog.
Funniest post tile: “For I was an hungered, and ye shot me” (Kris Wright at BCC)
The blog with the most humble bloggers and commentators: M*
Best and most unique contributions to a discussion of presiding: the Three Weird Sisters, With Beards poetry (see comments #64 and #76)
Best Sideblog: By Common Consent
Best sidebar linksters: Marc Bohn and Kent Larsen
Unsung Hero: Doc