The spectacular and enriching experience that is blogcritics.org just celebrated a momentuous anniversary of sorts - 10,000,000 visitors - that's enough to start off a planet:)
I've personally benefited immensely from my association, and learnt from every visitor/blogcritic. It is an addictive experience to constantly refersh the site to track recent comments/posts. Contributions range across the sea of human knowledge.
On the occasion, perhaps it might be fun to compile a list of some of the best posts on Blogcritics from the beginning - I'm giving you a short list to get started, but please add posts you like (URLs/Titles or authors) below. Please try to make the links clickable, so you save the sterling editors some effort.
- Eric's live interview with RIAA pres Cary Sherman
- gypsyman's "A Culture of Idols"
- The Duke De Mondo's "Movie Face-Off's I Wanna See!"
- Dave Nalle's "Not Every War is Vietnam"
- Steve S' "If You Listen To Fools, The Mob Rules"
Picking just one post from the bc-pope is tough, check out his Complete Writings too.
...why is there truly a need for the RIAA any more, given the existance of technology that permits and encourages the bypassing of the "middleman" organizations in the first place? .....As for the need for RIAA (and presumably record companies), there will always be a need for record companies - because they are the venture capital companies of the music business.
....this is not a reflection of talent but rather power given to these people by us through their being a point of attraction. We have invested certain positions in society with power. Actors, rock stars, television personalities, business leaders and politicians are designated as important through our acquiescence. If we did not respond they would have no actual impact.
The late Jim Carruthers made some funny contributions in the comments.
We all know how fantastic Freddy Vs Jason was, and we all know how unspeakably cack Aliens Vs Predator was, but let's be honest here. If it boils down to it, which it inevitably will sooner or later, what we really wanna be seeing is this sorta shit right here
If our opposition to the expansion of communism and Soviet influence was mistaken, are our opposition to Islamic extremism and our War on Terror equally misguided?...
There is a consequence to us all, as long as moderate mainstream Christians allow this mentality and abuse of their principles to go unchecked, and it is compounded by allowing a President to so closely align his office with a particular religion.
Article comments
— go to most recent comments1 - Steve S
I am floored and honored Aaman. Thanks.
2 - Dave Nalle
Also very stroked to be included, even if you drew the exact opposite conclusion in your summary of my article from what I actually conclude in the article.
Dave
3 - Phillip Winn
Conclusion? He quoted your setup. I thought it was clever, and likely to draw more people to your article to find the answer than anything else. :-)
4 - Aaman
Indeed - that was the intention - the hook is all important - to skewer or be skewered
5 - Dave Nalle
Can't argue with that. It's bang-up marketing.
Dave
6 - uao
Thank you so much for the mention, Aaman, it is indeed an honor to be included among such good company.
The Jefferson Airplane piece was a personal favorite; I'm pleased to report that Jefferson Airplane's webmaster added it to their official website.
7 - Eric Berlin
Awesome Aaman, and I'm honored beyond mere words to be included, especially on a collab with The Duke himself.
The unedited version, you seek, eh? It's not for the meek -- lots more cursing, lots more off-topic banter, lots more tom foolery. I tried to reign it in just enough to prevent widespread Mayhem...
In any event, it's brilliant to look back and see all the fine and varied writing that takes place here. And there's more and more and more of it every single day!
8 - Aaman
Your nominations are welcome - and appreciated
9 - swingingpuss
Thanks for remembering me Aaman, unfortunately my mother barely remembers the incident that had a life long effect on me :)
10 - Bennett
Aaman, thanks. For the nod, but mostly for the link to "Face Offs". What a fucking riot that was. Many good laughs!
11 - Eric Olsen
thanks Aaman, great job on an utterly daunting task!
12 - Eric Olsen
this would be a great place to mention any of your favorite Blogcritics posts - there are a few to choose from!
13 - Bennett
"Happy Kirstenmass"
and the sub-cranium is still dredging...
14 - Bennett
Heh. Failed the primary BC Test right there...
The Duke Wishes You A Happy Kirstenmass"
15 - Eric Berlin
Yep -- Anything Kirsten/Duke related falls into my fave list.
16 - TDavid
As controversial as she was, MD certainly had at least one post that belongs in the Best Posts category.
17 - Cerulean
While not necessarily denying the merits of the articles cited, it looks like thirteen males writers and two females, as near as I can tell. Some of the authors cited sexually harass or promulgate hate speech against females in their comments. This is the genesis of the marked gender inbalance at Blogcritics. Flame away. The truth hurts.
18 - Steve S
goodness Cerulean, I hope you don't mean me! I've been over on the move-away moms thread defending females!
19 - Steve S
Natalie Davis, MacDiva and Ms. Tek (tekwh0re) are/were some of my favorite posters here, they're all female. But two of them are no longer here.
20 - Eric Berlin
The ratio shouldn't be an issue here as it's Aaman's personal selections.
If you have other choices, Cerulean, why don't you list them here or publish your post?
21 - TDavid
Didn't TekWhore change her name to something else, Steve S? Difficult keeping up with her nom de plumes.
22 - Aaron, Duke De Mondo
Thank you Aaman! both for including a fella in this glorious assemblage, and for providing links to any number of wonderful writings!
23 - Temple Stark
This is Aaman's personal list and arbiter of what he likes best at BC, not any kind of definitive or authorative list.
24 - Lisa McKay
The best writers are always the ones who have a distinctive voice. Our own Shark is one such writer, whether posting or commenting, and this is one of his golden moments, and one of my all-time favorite posts.
25 - Aaman
Cerulean, thanks for your opinion. I assure you the subjectivity of the post was unintentional - I, too, feel that more women bloggers are very lucid and reasoned than men - and stopped short of adding a 100-post list.
Do tell us your favorite posts/posters