tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post9117626514026700434..comments2024-02-15T02:13:25.912-08:00Comments on Michele Bilyeu Creates With Heart and Hands: Brillante Weblog Premio: Hoax Award?Michele Bilyeuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979296861999606692noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-75926718628566415922009-08-21T07:19:04.483-07:002009-08-21T07:19:04.483-07:00I've had your post bookmarked for a long time ...I've had your post bookmarked for a long time and finally provided a link to it from my blog today. Thank you for taking the time to research the origins. This stuff is always interesting.<br /><br />As others have said, I see most of these "awards" as harmless and more of a "gift" from some fellow bloggers that I've connected with. No matter the origin of the IMAGE they pass on, their intentions appear noble and genuine. Several of my blogging buddies have even created their own awards that they now pass out monthly. Really we're all just passing around jpgs or gifs that say, "I really like your blog." Silly? Maybe. But I try not to look a gift horse in the mouth when it comes to recognition and awards. They are what they are--nothing more, but certainly nothing less.<br /><br />Thanks again! Here comes a link.2Shaye ♪♫https://www.blogger.com/profile/10473467039770299975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-17690738147026585432009-01-19T04:43:00.000-08:002009-01-19T04:43:00.000-08:00I hate doing these 'awards' myself. But I honor th...I hate doing these 'awards' myself. But I honor them everytime someone passes these on to me. Most of the time the 'awarder' is a bloggerfriend. I received the brilliant weblog award a few days back and (I believe) I have done it with panache. <BR/>Besides I'm a good blogger but not a great one and may never receive a proper blogging award at all. So awards that come from bloggers who from a mutual admiration society with me are my 15 seconds of glory!Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850860500644316987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-44753726750120713012008-09-11T14:33:00.000-07:002008-09-11T14:33:00.000-07:00I see these things as pretty harmless fun. Sure, y...I see these things as pretty harmless fun. Sure, you are providing backlinks, if you choose to play, but these links only go to bloggers you know and like, so where's the harm? You're not providing backlinks to the original source(s).<BR/><BR/>Memes tend to be more fun than these things, but it can be a nice way for one blogger to say "way to go" or "you rock" or whatever to another blogger. <BR/><BR/>It can keep the wheels turning in the blogosphere in another way too, insofar as readers of a blog can discover blogs they didn't know through this linking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-51243592654736276412008-08-19T06:17:00.000-07:002008-08-19T06:17:00.000-07:00The Award came to the Netherland recently. Today I...The Award came to the Netherland recently. Today I posted my 'nomination' and later decided to check out the source. Your story sounds very plausible to me. And my version of the logo is different. It is the 2008-logo, but with different lettering....<BR/>Thanks for you investigations, I'll post a link on my blog for interested readers in the Netherlands and Belgium.Mariëllahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03909722250194768998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-71728127281916573152008-08-16T18:33:00.000-07:002008-08-16T18:33:00.000-07:00Saw this on the Museum of Hoaxes website. They hav...Saw this on the Museum of Hoaxes website. They have thousands of similar things listed. People are so gullible or maybe they just want recognition. Anyone can make anything up and invent a logo. I guess if a friend sends it to you they mean well, but it still steals the name from someone else and their genuine award.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-71694456289740878802008-08-04T12:57:00.000-07:002008-08-04T12:57:00.000-07:00P.S. Coincidentally enough, I'm a quilter too, and...P.S. Coincidentally enough, I'm a quilter too, and I'm very happy to have found your blog, and other quilters', through Googling this fake award.Eileen Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06456840500786203717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-57382295458101056692008-08-04T12:56:00.000-07:002008-08-04T12:56:00.000-07:00Thank you for the post, Michele. I just received a...Thank you for the post, Michele. I just received a nomination for my art blog from a fellow artist, whose work I like very much, and felt very excited and honored. Then, when I went to look for more information, and clicked on the logo and found only the logo, I started searching Google, and found this "Award" in the Museum of Hoaxes. I certainly understand how an award - or nomination - you're supposed to pass on to seven more blogs is a pyramid scheme, and not nearly as meaningful as it first sounds.<BR/><BR/>And yet - I'm still excited!! The artist who picked my blog is someone I respect a lot, and, looking at his other six picks, I feel myself in very good company. And I will be really pleased if my picking my seven favorite art blogs brings other good artists more traffic...<BR/><BR/>Thanks very much for your research. I WILL, along with my nominees, post a link to your explanation, and share the information on this non-real Award.Eileen Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06456840500786203717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-80102932177651766732008-07-25T19:43:00.000-07:002008-07-25T19:43:00.000-07:00Leave it to you to receive an award and then resea...Leave it to you to receive an award and then research its authanticity! You are so funny! Just say "thank you", Michele! (OK, fine. I learned something from you AGAIN).MARCIEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01239774105939045673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-82500683054621529042008-07-24T08:49:00.000-07:002008-07-24T08:49:00.000-07:00Hi again, Michelle. Just wanted to let you know th...Hi again, Michelle. Just wanted to let you know that I mentioned this post in my blog. You went to a lot of work researching this and it's thought provoking. I'd like more of the quilting community to be aware. But I don't think these awards will stop -- people enjoy letting people know they like their blogs, and we all like hearing that others like what we write!jovaliquiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658198685121310571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-31190666538784048172008-07-24T05:24:00.000-07:002008-07-24T05:24:00.000-07:00it is always interesting when these "awards" are b...it is always interesting when these "awards" are being spread around.<BR/>thanks for the research!Cherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292382302931335587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-17749143538050732282008-07-23T18:22:00.000-07:002008-07-23T18:22:00.000-07:00Thanks for the heads up. I find these awards very ...Thanks for the heads up. I find these awards very awkward. Partly it's just a way to say that you read and enjoy someone's blog, but posting them goes against the grain a little. Still, I know the person who sent it means well and I am appreciative of that. But of course, as you say, it's not always what it seems!jovaliquiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658198685121310571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-64095008880352485262008-07-23T14:25:00.000-07:002008-07-23T14:25:00.000-07:00Yes, indeed! I tried to find the source, but *doh*...Yes, indeed! I tried to find the source, but *doh* didn't think to look at the 'logo'. Thanks.Paula, the quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17662592713610165406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-8839710074641026442008-07-23T11:51:00.000-07:002008-07-23T11:51:00.000-07:00Well done, as usual, Michele ~ and thank you for t...Well done, as usual, Michele ~ and thank you for the time and effort you put into this particular post!Quiltdivajuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593385265961892847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-79560393537853895022008-07-23T10:47:00.000-07:002008-07-23T10:47:00.000-07:00I think you've nailed the 'Award Game' in general....I think you've nailed the 'Award Game' in general. They're only link backs for ratings. I mean, who 'invents' these things, anyway? Just some person who has extra time on their hands and needs brownie points, plays the game and passes it on. It's easy to invent anything you want, create a logo and pass it on. Bloggers do it everyday and other bloggers fall for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com