UPDATE: It is official now, here’s a screencap from the Bloggies page:
I really like the fact that they used a thermometer in the design.
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This was truly surprising. According to the Bloggies Facebook page, WUWT has been named the first ever winner of the Best Science Blog category (new this year for the Bloggies), beating Wired and Boing Boing, both of whom have way more reach and traffic than we do. I suppose it demonstrates the loyalty of our readers.
I have no idea as to the votes or margins, all that remains hidden, and probably for good measure. No voting wars broke out with this contest like we saw with Climate Audit and Bad Astronomy in 2007, and that’s a good thing.
I’ll make no speeches like Sally Field’s famous 1984 Oscar speech: “You like me, you really like me!” which is actually a misquote, and a popular parody.
I’ll simply say “thank you dear readers”, and leave it at that. I also owe thanks to the many moderators and guest bloggers that make WUWT what it is. You are winners too.
I have a temporary badge up, a permanent one follows when they have it all completed. The main page here http://2011.bloggi.es should have the announcement soon – Anthony
Anthony
Congratulations! Thank you and your team for all of their efforts.
Terry
Wow……Wow! Congrats!
Boing Boing sounded familiar but I hadn’t been there for years if ever. The problem that they have is many of their commenters are smarmy know-it-alls who believe they are open-minded when in fact they just drink the kool-aid, worship the latest fads, and hop on the media bandwagon. It is not say that group think doesn’t show up here, but mistakes here are quickly corrected whether group thunk or not.
In short, while I would give Boing Boing a 7 or so based on editorial content, variety and human interest, the comment section gets about a 3 at best. The content here is not as diverse (so hard to compare) and it might rate a notch less. But the commenters more than make up for any lacks in content.
I wonder how RC will hide their decline?
Congratulations Anthony and the home front, moderators, readers and posters.
Just great.
Congratulations Anthony! This is my “go to” blog.
Congrats anthony! Glad I was able to fix my computer settings to get my vote in.
Greg
I can’t think of a blog anywhere that has done so much with so little. One has to be impressed by the things you have accomplished, Anthony, and the time you have invested in the furtherance of the scientific process. And the truth.
The award is well-deserved, and thank you for your efforts, Anthony, and the good folks who do the support work on your blog. Kudos to them as well.
Anthony.
Well done mate. Thouroughly well deserved.
Time for my monthly visit to the tip jar. Enjoy a beer on me.
I know that you will keep up The Good Work.
Jimmy.
Never in doubt! Even the AGW Disasterists couldn’t fiddle this result.
Congrats Anthony and team.
WUWT is where I go every day to get the facts and well thought through opinions.
Very nice .. and congrats Anthony and crew (mods; you know who you are) and all the contributing authors and posters as well!
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Congrats, well done and well deserved.
All congratulatory posts from Yesterday have 20+ thumbs up, and exactly 2 thumbs down. Humorous. Two people were actually bitter enough to go through and “thumbsdown” every post. Wow. Just…..wow….
Facts Count Up.
Do not let up.
Push the truth.
Yes 🙂 we are one happy family.
Congratulations Watts Up With That
Congrats Anthony!
more than anything else, it is the evenhanded treatment of differing ideas. a true sign of good science and scientist. sceptical but fair & respectful
Congratulation to all who make this site what it is. Primarily Anthony, guest contributors and moderators, but also to the people who take the time to comment and engage in discussion.
I can only speak for myself, but reading here, and following the pointers to other sites for even more information has been illuminating.
From a simple idea (CO2 is an insulator, more CO2, more insulation, higher temperatures) the more I looked and learned, the more complex the problem appeared, drilling down into each component of that complexity revealed even more complexity. Contributors here (both article writers and discussion contributors) have helped me to understand more and more.
You get out of this site as much as you are willing to put into following and understanding the pearls of wisdom that it carries.
Congratulations again.
Philip
Nicely done, Anthony et. al.
Congrats Anthony, it is well deserved.
I have to, as a long time daily follower of this blog affirm that the award is well deserved. The time and effort that has gone into this is quite frankly more than most would believe, try it yourself and see (good luck with that).
Back of the net!!! Well done Mr Watts.
Congratulations, well earned!!
Glad I voted for the winner!
Right on!