Open Minded Bloggers: My Five

20th June 2007

posted in General by themaiden |

Over the weekend I was awarded an Open Minded Blogger Award. From the award’s homepage:

This award is given to Blogs that demonstrate respect towards others, research and consideration of opposing views, free-flowing conversation with commenters, and an overall spirit of civility and openness. It is time we recognize such commendable behavior on the internet.

Open Mind Award « Politics & Religion

I am honored.

The award’s creator has asked that each winner pass the award along to five new winners. Again from the award’s homepage:

Feel free to put the Award badge on your website side menu or wherever works best
Link to this page so that people can easily find the origin of the Award
Write a post on your blog linking to five blogs that you believe blog with an open mind

The award looks like…

I put mine on my “About” page for now. I may move it as I do some cleaning up.

I wasted a lot of time this morning fighting over the decisions, as I’d like to give the award to one or two more than five, but I’ve narrowed things down so in no particular order, my choices:

Nullifidian, whose author frequents this blog and who runs a fine blog of his own.
DeepThough, who stands on the other side of the aisle from me on a number of things but who seems deserving of this prize.
VirusHead… because language is a virus.
Philosophy Hurts Your Head, for the authors truly amazing ability– far in excess of my own– to respond nicely to pretentious lunacy.
Dyre Portents, interesting… informative…

Winners can head to the Award’s Homepage for more instruction.

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1 On June 20th, 2007, Heidi said:

I am deeply honored to be named by you for this. That means a great deal to me. Thank you.

2 On June 20th, 2007, Null said:

Wow. Ditto what Heidi said; she pulled the words right out of my brain/mouth/keyboard.

Thank you.

3 On June 20th, 2007, themaiden said:

You are both very welcome.

I wouldn’t have chosen you if I thought you didn’t deserve it.

4 On June 20th, 2007, Deep Thought said:

Thank you very much! I am honored that my *attempts* to remain open have been noticed in such a public way, and by such a rigorous writer.

5 On June 20th, 2007, Sam D said:

I don’t know what to say other than to repeat what has already been said - I am deeply honored. Thank you.

6 On June 20th, 2007, Open Minded Bloggers - My (Top) Five. « Philosophy Hurts Your Head said:

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7 On June 21st, 2007, Open Minded Blog Award | VirusHead said:

[…] am deeply honored to have been awarded an Open Minded Blogger Award by Hell’s Handmaiden. According to the American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, an “Open Mind” is defined as:“A […]

8 On June 21st, 2007, lady macleod said:

congratulations

9 On June 21st, 2007, Dyre Portents said:

My First Award…

I am the proud recipient of The Open Minded Blogger’s Award
which was awarded to me by The Maiden over at Hell’s Handmaiden.
“This award is given to Blogs that demonstrate respect towards others, research and consideration of oppossing views, free…