Comments on: The end of the SA Blog Awards?

By: flightless

flightless — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:41:52 +0000

Ack. Some of the older bloggers couldn’t give a toss about all of this.

http://blog.jacobson.co.za/2007/03/the-end-of-the-sa-blog-awards/

Mike Golby, keep your head down, these kids will eventually go to sleep, then the grown-ups can play again.

Sheeesh, this is pathetic.

By: flightless

flightless — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:41:52 +0000

Ack. Some of the older bloggers couldn't give a toss about all of this.

http://blog.jacobson.co.za/2007/03/the-end-of-t...

Mike Golby, keep your head down, these kids will eventually go to sleep, then the grown-ups can play again.

Sheeesh, this is pathetic.

By: 6000

6000 — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:20:08 +0000

I don’t always (often?) agree with Seth Rotherham, but in this case, I think he’s right. Although he puts it in a typically dramatic fashion, that’s what his readers like and that’s what has made his blog (and it IS a blog!) so popular. Don’t knock him for having an opinion and a way of putting across. People would do well to remember: “His blog gets more hits than yours”

The 2007 SA Blog Awards have, perhaps noticeably this year, got some pretty awesome prizes. No-one’s going to turn their nose up at a MacBook Pro or some of the other valuable prizes. But with those bigger prizes and the growth of blogging and interest in blogging, the SA Blog Awards this year had to be more transparent than ever before. And completely the opposite has happened.

Everyone in SA knows how much nepotism and cronyism in the Government and big business is hated by the honest hardworking folk of the country. Why take the blog awards down that same route? And, even if everything is crystal clear and above board, why put yourself in the position where it doesn’t appear to be?

End of the SA Blog Awards? Who knows? Hopefully in this format, yes.

And maybe it’s time that someone else stepped in – I think JC has lost credibility now.

By: 6000

6000 — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:20:08 +0000

I don't always (often?) agree with Seth Rotherham, but in this case, I think he's right. Although he puts it in a typically dramatic fashion, that's what his readers like and that's what has made his blog (and it IS a blog!) so popular. Don't knock him for having an opinion and a way of putting across. People would do well to remember: "His blog gets more hits than yours"

The 2007 SA Blog Awards have, perhaps noticeably this year, got some pretty awesome prizes. No-one's going to turn their nose up at a MacBook Pro or some of the other valuable prizes. But with those bigger prizes and the growth of blogging and interest in blogging, the SA Blog Awards this year had to be more transparent than ever before. And completely the opposite has happened.

Everyone in SA knows how much nepotism and cronyism in the Government and big business is hated by the honest hardworking folk of the country. Why take the blog awards down that same route? And, even if everything is crystal clear and above board, why put yourself in the position where it doesn't appear to be?

End of the SA Blog Awards? Who knows? Hopefully in this format, yes.

And maybe it's time that someone else stepped in - I think JC has lost credibility now.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:47:08 +0000

I feel like I shout have a box of popcorn the more this debate develops …

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:47:08 +0000

I feel like I shout have a box of popcorn the more this debate develops …

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:43:34 +0000

2oceansvibe is a funny blog, that is why it has a huge following, of course he won’t stop blogging, its meant to be a joke.

I don’t think he should have pulled out and he should have been a little more circumspect about his criticism but if what he says is true then surely he has a right to complain.

Don’t read too much into the exact nature of what he writes, its meant to be funny and inflammatory. Certainly don’t take the site literally guys, his name isn’t even Seth!

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 11:43:34 +0000

2oceansvibe is a funny blog, that is why it has a huge following, of course he won't stop blogging, its meant to be a joke.

I don't think he should have pulled out and he should have been a little more circumspect about his criticism but if what he says is true then surely he has a right to complain.

Don't read too much into the exact nature of what he writes, its meant to be funny and inflammatory. Certainly don't take the site literally guys, his name isn't even Seth!

By: Wozafriday · Surely this debate is healthy?

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By: Wezzo

Wezzo — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:49:25 +0000

This all just proves how serious blogging in SA has become in one year – we would never have had to this extent if this had happened last year.

Oh, and have you seen Seth’s latest post? He has pulled out of the competition completely. It’s sad that it had to come to this.