Top 20 Posts Meme (First 3 months of a blog)
Now that this blog is officially 3 months old (such a cute anniversary) and I've returned from a weekend spent with the family, thought I'd take a look at the posts so far and compile a list of what seems to be the most popular ones. Difficult to qualify as what exactly is a popular post? I've chosen ones that have caused the most comments - whether good or bad - and ones that have drawn other people to this blog over the last three months.
Top 20 Posts in the life of this blogs first 3 months (in no particular order):
- Inequality at the Assembly, 2 November 2007
- Coalition creates new commitment - apparently, 8 November 2007
- AM.PM...and the winner is, 12 November 2007
- Drowning in Clear Red-Green Water, 13 November 2007
- Members' Restaurant Launch, 14 November 2007
- Tinkering, Tailoring, but not Soldiering and Spying, 16 November 2007
- Pay and pension can be a lottery, 19 November 2007
- Welsh Government Package for Disabled Children, 19 November 2007
- AM Bloggers up against the Standards Committee, 21 November 2007
- Fundamental flaws found in drawing up a new law, 22 November 2007
- Sir Emyr's around Wales rally ends in 2009, 23 November 2007
- Welsh Woman of the Year, 26 November 2007
- Llandudno will be the Cardiff of the North, 27 November 2007
- Education: When do we start to point the finger?, 5 December 2007
- Former Assembly Members - Where are they now?, 7 December 2007
- Permanent Secretary to the Welsh Assembly Government, 1 January 2008
- Older People's Champion, 7 January 2008
- Assembly Senior Civil Servant Accused, 10 January 2008
- Peter Hain: Cock-up doesn't fit the bill, 11 January 2008
- Education: When do we get down to business?, 16 January 2008
Why not turn this into a meme and tag others, I thought. As this is my first attempt to create a meme I've decided to tag all those that are included in my blogroll to date - are still active bloggers - and hopefully they will post on their Top 20 popular posts from their blogs in the first 3 months of their lives. If some of them take part it'll be interesting to see what was dominant in the news at the time of starting their blogs and also what they were passionate about.
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15 comments:
Most popular has to be the one on disabled children without a doubt.
My favourite was the Members Restaurant Launch and its gossip.
Miss Wagstaff,
An interesting meme but, having perused my early months, I realise that I only posted 15 posts in my first three months.
Blogging was not as big in early '05, and all of those posts yield only a single comment. However, I might pull out one or two of the best posts...
DK
DK - Thanks! The idea came to me when I was told that most blogs disappear after 3 months, particularly in Wales, when you're accused of working for a politician.
I have this data somewhere (I no longer track traffic) ... when I come across it I'll post. ;-)
I don't think I have the data for way back then. I'll probably crack out a blog post on blogging in general back then instead. Thanks for tagging me though.
I haven't looked at traffic. Just chosen posts that have caused the most comments - whether good or bad - and ones that have drawn other people to this blog over the last three months.
I guess it's easy for me to remember which posts as I'm a relative newcomer.
Posts on education and disabled children funding did it for me.
Keep on picking holes in that poor excuse for a government in Cardiff. They sometimes act as if we're all brainwashed believing they can do nothing but good.
Bloody hell the Welsh blogosphere is boring, isn't there anyone left in this country with a bit of fire in their belly, vitriol in their pen and a profound hatred for all the smug establishment.
I don't think many of my stories ever attracted comments - partly because I don't get very much traffic!! But the two best posts I did in my first three months were on David Irving's appearance at the Oxford Union debate, which drew a fierce attack from one of his fellow Holocaust Deniers, a spirited defence from somebody else and qualified praise from DEborah Lipstadt herself. Most of the rest were on the election that wasn't, and are thus not particularly important.
You can read my posts here and here: Deborah Lipstadt's own brief but complimentary post was here.
Sorry I haven't time to go into it in more depth!!!
Anon 22:41 Ouch! Would hurt moreif I knew your name. Would hurt even more if the criticism was constructive ;)
HB Welshman - You should contact Welsh Political News (see my blogroll) and ask to be added to their feed.
Excellent posts on the Civil Service and those at Cardiff Bay, which reminds me of my days there:
civil servants .... endless pointless meetings .... glossy publications that everyone bins ... parroting the current fashionable management speak ... endlessly rearranging the deckchairs ... teabreaks .... expense claims ... moaning it's too hot ... mopaning it's too cold. For God sake Sack half these parasites!!!!!
P.S. great fun though
Yes, this is a great idea which is on my list of things to do. I will do this eventually...
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