In True Ivy Tradition, Merit Had Nothing To Do With This
Finally — some recognition for the Ivy League.
We found out yesterday that IvyGate, for reasons that are not quite clear, is up for “Best Educational Blog” in the 2006 Weblog Awards. Aw shucks, false modesty, etc: Honestly, we’re pretty happy, and we have to give all credit to you guys (specifically, your keeping the inbox chin-deep in gossip).
The other finalists actually, um, appear interested in pedagogy and helping people, but nevertheless we intend to mop the floor with them. May God save Eduwonk.com if he tries to get in our way.
And that’s where you come in. Voting just started at the Weblog Awards homepage and stays open for the next 10 days. If you’re one of the four readers who doesn’t hate us, please help us Diebold the shit out of this thing — it’s weird, but they let you vote once a day. So expect us to issue a reminder or six. Together, between our relentless self-promotion and your need to do anything besides study for finals, we can win this thing, and finally bring the Ivy League some long-overdue attention after so many years of obscurity.
Seriously, though: Thanks. Now go vote! Early, often, and from multiple computers!
The 2006 Weblog Awards — Best Education Blog [Click here to vote]
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December 7th, 2006 at 8:49 pm
Good luck, IvyGate!
December 7th, 2006 at 9:04 pm
Hahaha, congratulations and well done!
December 8th, 2006 at 12:40 am
whoever chose you to be in the educational category probably hasn’t investigated this site properly, but i voted for you anyway since you and watchblog are the only blogs i keep up with.
December 8th, 2006 at 12:47 am
Kudos, IvyGate. Let’s win this thing.
December 8th, 2006 at 1:27 am
Of course you belong in that category. You are an integral part of education. I mean, someone has to bring the curve down right?…
December 8th, 2006 at 5:20 am
Good luck y’all.
December 8th, 2006 at 9:05 am
yeah, that’s right, class of 75, an oldie. part of a blog that you are mopping right now (ed policy blog). but WAS an ivygate years ago, admissions officer at one of ‘em. we will pass you in the stretch…just gotta get rid of that pedagogy and helping people stuff!
December 8th, 2006 at 7:37 pm
You may have gossip, but Education Policy Blog has philosophers. Real, live, philosophers! So they don’t play soccer, or may not when teaching classes, anyway, but there are philosophers! Sociologists! Historians! Critical theoryorsomethingorothers!
December 8th, 2006 at 9:23 pm
Ha. One of your competitors (Michael Berube) responds:
“I’d like to take this opportunity to point out that I am once again running in a weblog award competition as a runner-up, this time to the tawdry sex-and-gossip site called “IvyGate.” (It’s basically a two-blog race. And we’re number two.) Here’s what IvyGate has to say about this: “the other finalists actually, um, appear interested in pedagogy and helping people, but nevertheless we intend to mop the floor with them.”
Well, I resent this deeply. Pedagogy and helping people? This blog specializes in stereotypical liberal sneering and advanced crapulence. We have no interest in people helping people helping people like you, pedagogically or educationalistically or otherwisedly.
And we will not be mopped the floor with! We must defeat the scandalmongers and chattering classes (remember, they’re classes, not cultures) at IvyGate!”
December 9th, 2006 at 12:43 am
uh oh, looks like Berube has more votes right now. i think ivygate should launch a negative ad campaign.
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