Eligibility
All blogs written by persons living in Canada or by Canadian citizens living abroad are eligible for nomination. In the case of group blogs, the afformentioned persons must be significant contributors to the blog.
Nominations
Before submitting a nomination please check the nominations page to see if it has already been nominated for that category.
There is no limit to the number of blogs (either your own or someone elses) you may nominate nor is there a limit to the number of categories a blog may be nominated in providing they meet the category criteria. In order to meet a category's criteria, 50% of the blog's postings must meet the requirements outlined in the list of categories below. Please inform the owners of the blogs you nominate of their nomination.
Nominations will be posted to the nominations page within 48 hours. If your nomination doesn't appear or is later removed, it's most likely for one of these reasons.
- the blog does not fit the category.
- no category was specified.
- no url was supplied.
If your nomination does not appear after 48 hours and you want to know why, email me at mcclelland.robert@gmail.com.
Note: With regard to the Best Blog Post Series, a link must be supplied to a post that either contains links to all the posts in the series or each post must contain a link to subsequent posts in the series. See last year's nominations for examples.
Categories
- Best Blog: All blogs are eligible for this category.
- Best Conservative Blog: All blogs that write about politics from a predominently rightwing point of view are eligible for this category.
- Best Progressive Blog: All blogs that write about politics from a predominently leftwing point of view are eligible for this category.
- Best New Blog: New blogs begun after December 1, 2005 are eligible for this category. Note: moving your blog to a new host does not qualify it as a new blog.
- Best Group Blog: All blogs with two or more contributors are eligible for this category.
- Best Humour Blog: All blogs that focus on humour are eligible for this category.
- Best Photo/Art Blog: All blogs that publish their own works of photography or original works of art are eligible for this category.
- Best Entertainment Blog: All blogs that write about arts and entertainment (tv, movies, books, music, etc) are eligible for this category.
- Best Personal Blog: All blogs that write about the author's personal life are eligible for this category.
- Best Media Blog: All blogs written by professional members of the mainstream media are eligible for this category.
- Best Business Blog: All blogs that write about business issues as well as corporate blogs are eligible for this category.
- Best Religious Blog: All blogs that write about religious issues or are written from a religious point of view are eligible for this category.
- Best Sports Blog: All blogs that write about sports are eligible for this category.
- Best Blog Post: All single blog posts written after December 1, 2005 are eligible for this category.
- Best Blog Post Series: All series of blog posts written after December 1, 2005 are eligible for this category.
New Categories
- Best Activities Blog: All blogs that write about activities such as cooking, knitting or other non sports related activities are eligible for this category.
- Best Cultural Blog: All blogs that write about the issues and lifestyle of a specific culture (aboriginal, glbt, etc.) are eligible for this category.
- Best Family Blog: All blogs that write about family oriented issues or parenting are eligible for this category.
- Best Local Blog: All blogs that write about the politics, issues, life etc. of a city or small region are eligible for this category.
- Best Sci/Tech Blog: All blogs that write about science or technology are eligible for this category.
Voting
Two rounds of voting will take place with each round lasting 7 days. The first round of voting will include all nominees. The second round of voting will narrow the list of nominees in each category down to the top 5 from the first round of voting.
Everyone is eligible to cast votes in both rounds and may do so once per day.