Blogpower Round-up --- JMB plays the guilt card

To say I am underwhelmed by the nominations for BP round-up number 4 is putting it mildly. I am reduced to reading the over 800 spam messages in gmail in case a nominating email was hooked there by mistake. So far, a total of 3 nominating emails are in the inbox, with two of them from me.

So at this time I am begging, I'm pleading, I'm even reduced to threatening. More about that in a moment. Please, please, please, send some nominations of great BP posts to blogpowerroundupATgmailDOTcom and don't forget to include the correct URL for sure and name of the post and author would be good too. The deadline is Friday, November 30th, 5 pm London time. I know everyone likes to leave things to the last moment and I'm shivering in my boots, worrying that 60 will arrive exactly at that time and I will have a nervous breakdown. So earlier is better.

Now the threat. I think you need at least 20 to 30 posts for a good round-up so, if at the deadline the nominations are still lacking, I will randomly pick some BP blogs from the blogroll and the third post down on the index page will be included. I know you wouldn't want that so please send some nominations licketty-split. It could be an empty threat but you can't be sure now, can you?

I plan to post the round-up on Sunday December 2nd since Saturday, December 1st is Photo Hunt at my blog.

Long time since I showed this

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The Croydonian

One of the top bloggers in the UK sphere has graciously applied and he can be visited here:

The Croydonian

To our non-UK contingent and non-political UKers, he might be less well known but in UK political blogging, his name is a household word and I'd like to count him as a friend, if I might.

Tucked away in a barely accessible place is this link which gives you some idea - Higham being N37.

Higham's comment a year ago was "needs no introduction" but as that got me into trouble last time, how about ""quite simply one of the most informative, erudite and witty blogs I’ve come across. A man of, it would seem, impeccable taste, an eye for the absurd and always the first port of call if you wish to know about what’s really going on in the world." La Vie Est Belge

Go to it, members.

Bob Piper

Bob's now applied and for those who don't know him, our politics are almost diametrically opposed on most political but perhaps not on most social issues.

Bob Piper, Labour Councillor for Sandwell.

Politics means diddly to me in this instance because this is one of the most recognized blogs in the business and it's had it's Usmanov vicissitudes too recently. Blogpower doesn't judge by politics or religion - it judges by blog quality.

Judge for yourself, members.

Comments now closed off because there is one objection [see comments section for details].

Blog Roundup and Newmania

Exciting times for Blogpower. Please support JMB's BP Roundup, the first from outside the UK.

Now, one of the highest profile bloggers has yielded to the persuasion of a few of us and applied:

Newmania, who needs no introduction.

Go to it, members.

OK Calum and JMB - Newmania was voted in the Blogpower Awards as one of the most missed blogs during his hiatus. He's an uncompromising conservative and needs to be understood in the same way Mutley and Theo need understanding.

All the navigation is at the foot of the page.

Blogpower Roundup No 4 -- Call for Nominations

The deadline for the nominations for Blogpower Roundup No 4 is fast approaching. So think about the posts of BP members that you have enjoyed during the month of November and would like to see in the roundup. Send them, along with their URLs, to blogpowerroundupATgmailDOTcom before the deadline of November 30th at 5PM, London Time.

You can even send them in early, for I surely won't complain and in fact I have already sent some myself. Now all I have to do is find out how to access that email account to extract the information. So HELP, PLEASE. Someone? Matt M? Ian A? Gracchi?

Two Prospectives, Members

First up, The Cornish Democrat and Cornubian claims he's our first Cornish Nationalist. I've been over there and this is what I've found so far:

1. That annoying navigation which has no archives and only lets you go back to "older posts" one page at a time. Perhaps Cornubrian is a new blogger. Can't be sure.

2. Transparency issue - I personally know his real name but I see no "About" for readers except for a widgety thing which doesn't operate at the foot of the page.

Apart from that, fine and Cornubrian asks, "Am I welcome?"

Our second to present to you is Brummie Republic, properly called The People's Republic of Birmingham, which interestingly uses the same Template as Cornubrian. Louis himself says:

I can't put it off any longer. I would love to join the blogpower community whose member tend to share my values of libertarianism, open debate and promotion of smaller blogs.

My blog as its title suggests is based around news and views from the Birmingham area, and discusses many topics from politics to sport. I would describe my politics as left-leaning libertarian (to distinguish myself from libertarians who tend to be right-leaning/ conservative.

In practice this means I am pro free-market and pro civil rights but am passionate about raising the standard of living among poorer people in this country, and hate divisions based particularly around class and race.

Navigation is fine - it's an older blog, addresses Birmingham issues, has a typical "About Me" and seems pretty normal.

So, people, get ye over there and have a look. Usual rules apply.

Mailing list stragglers- updated

The following active blogpower Members have not yet joined the mailing list:

Havering On
Never trust a Hippy
Pub Philosopher
Tuscan Tony
Cassilis
Corporate Presenter
Critical Faculty Dojo
Russian Wolfhound
In search of high places
Kizzie
Morning Star
Norfolk Blogger
Conscious Earth
A Conservatives' Blog
Beamans' World
Bel is thinking
Tin Drummer
Ellee Seymour
Deeply Blasphemous

UPDATED:
There are 52 active members on the mailing list (out of 65), plus Pommygranate (who is resting). That is 80%.

To join, see http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/blogpower/. (Please make it clear which blog you are on joining, as it isn't always obvious from emails & Yahoo IDs.)

Tuscan Tony...

...has gone invited readers only,a surprising move.

Anyone know why?

Update:

TT gives us a (sort of) explanation in the comments

Miss Wagstaff Presents

We have another prospective member for your consideration: Miss Wagstaff Presents "the One Wales Government in all its glory (or simply the lack of it)", thereby keeping the members of the Welsh Assembly under scrutiny. Please take a look, and make your feelings known. As always, the first objection will close comments, and further discussion and voting will take place via the mailing list. If you are one of the backsliders identified by Shades, then this would be a good time to sign up.