Comments on: Weblog Awards 2008

By: D. Patterson

D. Patterson — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:40:06 +0000

Steve, the only continuing access the MSM is likely to permit someone with your reputation with respect to Climate Change would be limited to that of a syndicated columnist. The good news is that syndicated columnists are nearly the only authors who may receive anything approaching a decent remuneration while at the top of their category in the news media. See an author’s agent for representation as a syndicated colunnist. The agent will also broker the book deals.

By: Steve McIntyre

Steve McIntyre — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:37:41 +0000

#148. I’ve thought about suggesting something to the National Post in Toronto, but the market is really an international one, rather than Toronto. Newspapers and blogs are going to have to figure out how to coexist as blogs and the internet must be carving up the newspapers.

By: curious

curious — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:30:39 +0000

Re: Steve McIntyre (#4), Steve - just a thought re: capitalising on the blog - any interest in getting a regular column on a mainstream paper? There is a need for this debate to reach a wider audience. I know at least one UK journalist covers it but there is no substitute for getting it first hand. Might be possible to do something syndicated to a no. of pubs? This could mean editors pay a bit more attention before running with "hot" headlines? Seems like all you'd need to do is a weekly/monthly summary of the ground covered in the blog? Sorry if it's a non starter or not of interest (and I've no idea what the rates are like!).

By: Mark T.

Mark T. — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:28:13 +0000

“Science” is apparently decided by outcome. If your outcome agrees with and/or does not upset in any way the “consensus,” then you are practicing science. If your outcome is contrary, however, than you are practicing “anti-science.” Einstein, for example, was not a scientist until most everyone agreed with him long after his first publications on relativity.

Didn’t you know that, Jeff Alberts and Wansbeck?

Mark

By: Jeff Alberts

Jeff Alberts — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:20:05 +0000

Re: Wansbeck (#144), Interesting. And the same poster thinks Pharyngula is a science blog?

By: StuartR

StuartR — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:20:05 +0000

Commiserations on not winning Steve, I’ve been voting for your site every day.

But at least you can say you have now beat Bad Astronomy on your own strengths this year.

Or can you?

It’s thanks to you that I find myself trying to think about statistical weightings and external influence, but I think too much about what this means and worry I’ll never be certain about that answer, er thanks

By: Wansbeck

Wansbeck — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:49:58 +0000

Congrats on your performance and also that of Anthony.

Sadly some people aren’t that happy – I’ve just read this post on the Weblog forum:

The WebLog Awards provides a good service, but are open to abuse by special interest groups trying to distort the apparent popularity of their viewpoint. You might take note that an anti-science site is being given the best science blog award…

Very sad.
(I must point out that this was the view of a poster not the hosts)

By: Mark T

Mark T — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:42:12 +0000

Re: Adam Gallon (#139),

Far fewer posters appear to get "banned", despite their language and general demeanor richly deserving it.

John A has a banned list on the forum and, not surprisingly, it is only spam IPs, i.e., the bots that come in here advertising something (as far as I can tell, at least). Mark Steve: Blogs are under constant bombardment by bots and could not function without tools like Bad Behavior and Spam Karma.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:45:48 +0000

Re: Steve McIntyre (#4), What about contacting some "climate measuring" equipment makers? Companies that make weather stations, telescopes, instrumentation, etc. You've got quite an audience of amateurs that would be very interested in such stuff. Just a thought.

By: Gerald Machnee

Gerald Machnee — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:03:15 +0000

If you need a good laugh, check the RC comments on the Weblog awards. We can see where Jay Leno gets his lines. Just do not try posting there. Funny how it is not important when you lose so badly.