Since it's Pride Month, we thought we'd show some pride in our contributors. While I seem to get the lion's share of publicity for the site's success, it's the contributors who do the real work.
In that spirit, I'm proud to announce the very first Bilerico Golden Projectors Awards. There will be a few categories for awards, and your nominations and votes will determine the winners.
The categories are:
- Best Contributor
- Best Blog Post
- Best Guest Post
- Best Middle Column Post (Abigail's Diary, Ask Michele, Fiercely Fannie, Town Called Dobson, What the Buck?!)
- Best You Gotta See This Video
- Best Commenter
See after the jump for details.
Here's the rules:
The Editorial Team is not eligible to win a Best Contributor prize. That means Jerame Davis, Alex Blaze, Waymon Hudson, Michael Crawford, Serena Freewomyn, Marti Abernathey and myself are not eligible for this category. Alumni contributors are eligible to win.
Abigail's Teen Diary videos, Ask Michele columns, Fiercely Fannie columns, Town Called Dobson cartoons, and What the Buck videos are not eligible for Best Blog Post. They are the only posts eligible for Best Middle Column Post.
You can post your nominations in the comments section. You can nominate any post or contributor appropriate for the category. The top three contributors/posts that are nominated the most often will be joined by two selections from the Ed Team. The nominations will be open until midnight EST on Sunday, June 8.
Contributors can make nominations too.
Starting next week, we'll be voting on the five nominees for awards. The top vote getter will win. Voting will be spread out over the rest of the month - two categories per week.
You can see a complete list of contributors (current and alumni) here.
Our archives are here. A complete list of guests posts is here.
You can see a list of Abigail's Teen Diary videos here.
You can see a list of Ask Michele columns here.
You can see a list of Fiercely Fannie columns here.
You can see a list of Town Called Dobson cartoons here.
You can see a list of What the Buck?! videos here.
You can see a list of You Gotta See This videos here.
Comment on this entry
* Best Contributor - This was tough, but based on some of the recent posts, I'm going with Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore. Mercedes comes in a close second.
* Best Blog Post - I'm giving the nod to Mercedes Allen's "Uh-Oh."
* Best Guest Post - Zythyra with her recent post.
* Best Middle Column Post (Abigail's Diary, Ask Michele, Fiercely Fannie, Town Called Dobson, What the Buck?!) - I don't read many of these, but Fiercely Fannie has covered a lot of good things.
* Best You Gotta See This Video - Ellen with McCain
* Best Commenter - Polar, for sure.
MonicaHelms | June 2, 2008 6:34 PM
Jesster | June 2, 2008 11:31 PM
Just making this clear - for Middle Column Post you should leave a specific post.
And if you can include URLs for any post nominations it'll be appreciated. :)
Bil Browning | June 3, 2008 12:33 AM
Monica, you are too sweet -- I'm blushing...
But wait, can't we all win?
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore | June 3, 2008 4:54 AM
I am only going to vote in two categories:
Best contributor: Mercedes Allen
Best commenter: Zoe Brain
Both of these persons contribute significantly to
the overall purpose of The Bilerico Project. While I don't always agree with everything they say, their opinions are insightful and thought provoking.
shakay | June 3, 2008 8:20 AM
Are we counting Michigan?
J-u-s-t asking.
;-)
Storm Bear | June 3, 2008 11:28 AM
Half votes, Storm Bear. To make up for it, just remember to vote early and vote often.
MonicaHelms | June 3, 2008 12:59 PM
You're so gay, Bil. What do the winners get as a prize?
Good one Stormy!
Serena Freewomyn | June 3, 2008 8:40 PM
prizes?
hello? my vote can be bought.
Sara Whitman | June 3, 2008 8:56 PM
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