TUMEKE!: Starter for 10

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Starter for 10

Name that blogger.

Labels: silly blogger "tag" games

5 Comments:

At 25/8/09 1:46 pm, Gosman said...: That looks suspiciously like one of Kiwiblogs postings. Could be wrong though.
At 25/8/09 1:49 pm, Gosman said...: Indeed I believe I am correct as here is the particular thread:

http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2009/08/public_show_of_support_for_goodfellow.html
At 25/8/09 1:57 pm, Anonymous said...: Frequent use of 'm', beginning sentence with 'indeed', DPF?
At 25/8/09 8:31 pm, Tim Selwyn said...: Indeed!
At 25/8/09 9:22 pm, Anonymous said...: Indeed. (!) This is a big problem sometimes in the blogosphere.

To paraphrase Barry Colman: most political bloggers are dependent on the MSM to one degree or another.

Some, like the author of the post in question, appear to see nothing wrong with a blog post being 90% a verbatim copy-paste of an editorial or op-ed which supports their point of view - with 10% "indeed," "well put" or "can't argue with them there."

Some might call that lazy.

Of course it's valid for bloggers to use a news story or opinion piece as a starter - or basis - for original analysis. Some bloggers don't even quote the story at all, they just link to it.

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#1 (-) Kiwiblog : www.kiwiblog.co.nz
06/2003+ "Fomenting happy mischief"
David P Farrar : Right - National : Wellington

#2 (+3) Gotcha! : www.gotcha.co.nz
11/2005+ "Whale Oil Beef Hooked"
Whaleoil/Cameron Slater Right - National : Auckland
GMan Right - ? : NZ
Fried Sushi Right - ? : NZ
Lisa Lewis ? - ? : NZ
Fiscally Conservative Kiwi Right - ? : NZ
The Baptist Right - ? : NZ

#3 (-1) The Standard : www.thestandard.org.nz
08/2007+ "The New Zealand labour movement newspaper digitally reborn"
all_your_base : Left - Labour : NZ
Iprent : Left - Labour : NZ
John A : Left - Labour : NZ
Eddie : Left - Labour : NZ
Steve Pierson : Left - Labour/Green : Wellington
Tane : Left - Labour/Green : NZ
IrishBill : Left - Labour/Green : NZ
Dancer : Left - ? : NZ
Jasper : Left - ? : NZ
Natwatch : Left - ? : NZ
Ralph Malcolm : Left - ? : NZ
Sam Cash : Left - ? : NZ
Tillerman : Left - ? : NZ
ZK Muggletinspofin : Left - ? : NZ
whenua : Left - ? : NZ

#4 (-1) Cactus Kate : www.asianinvasion2006.blogspot.com
12/2005+ "Feminism at its finest"
Cactus Kate : Right - Act : Hong Kong, China

#5 (-1) Not PC : www.pc.blogspot.com
04/2005+ "Promoting capitalist acts between consenting adults"
Peter Cresswell : Right - Libertarian : Auckland
Susan Ryder : Right - Libertarian : Franklin
Dr Richard McGrath : Right - Libertarian : Wairarapa
Bernard Darnton : Right - Libertarian : Christchurch

#6 (-) Dim Post : www.dimpost.wordpress.com
01/2008+ "Satire"
Danyl McLauchlan : Other - ? : Wellington

#7 (-) Red Alert : www.blog.labour.org.nz
05/2009+ "Labour MPs on issues that we care about"
Labour MPs (various): Left - Labour : Wellington/NZ

#8 (-) No Minister : www.nominister.blogspot.com
06/2007+ "Sir Humphrey's... [acid reflux]"
Gooner : Right - Act : Auckland
Adolf Fiinkensein : Right - National : Auckland
Psycho Milt : Left - ? : Palmerston North
Lou Taylor : Right - ? : Auckland
Grant : Right - ? : Auckland
Barnsley Bill : Right - ? : Northland
The Veteran : Right - ? : NZ
Sagenz : Right - ? : NZ

#9 (-) Public Address : www.publicaddress.net
09/2002+ "Community of New Zealand-centric weblogs"
Hard News Russell Brown : Left - ? : Auckland
Cracker Damian Christie : Other - ? : Wellington
Busytown Jolisa Gracewood ? - ? : Connecticut, USA
Radiation Fiona Rae ? - ? : Auckland
Random Play Graham Reid ? - ? : Auckland
Fielf Theory Hadyn Green ? - ? : ?
Southerly David Haywood ? - ? : Christchurch
Legal Beagle Graeme Edgeler : Right - ? : NZ
Up Front Emma Hart : ? - ? : NZ

#10 (+1) Frogblog : www.blog.greens.org.nz
03/2005+ "Political blog Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand"
Green MPs (various) : Left - Green : Wellington/NZ
frog : Left - Green : Wellington

#11 (-1) No Right Turn : www.norightturn.blogspot.com
02/2003+ "Irredeemably Liberal"
Idiot/Savant : Left - ? : Palmerston North

#12 (-) Tumeke! : www.tumeke.blogspot.com
04/2005+ "Aotearoa international - current affairs and culture"
Tim Selwyn : Other - ? : Auckland
Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury : Left - ? : Auckland
Phoebe Fletcher : Left - ? : Auckland

#13 (-) Hot topic : www.hot-topic.co.nz
04/2007+ "Global warming in NZ/AUT"
Gareth Renowden : Other - ? : Waipara

#14 (-) Homepaddock : www.homepaddock.wordpress.com
04/2008+ "A rural perspective with a blue tint"
Ele Ludemann : Right - National : North Otago

#15 (-) Roar Prawn : www.roarprawn.blogspot.com
08/2008+ "Militant carnivore, larger than life, often seen lunching"
Busted Blonde : Right - ? : Wellington

#16 (+3) TBR.cc (The Briefing Room) : www.briefingroom.typepad.com
04/2006+ "Investigate magazine's breaking news forum"
Ian Wishart : Right - Christian/National : Auckland
Andrei : Right - Christian/National : NZ

#17 (+1) The Inquiring Mind : www.http://adamsmith.wordpress.com
02/2008+ "News/politics/humour/sport"
Adam Smith : Other - ? : Wellington

#18 (+2) Kiwipolitico : www.kiwipolitico.com
01/2009+ "Environmentalist, centre-left/left-of-centre, public policy and the political process."
Jafapete : Left - ? : Auckland
Anita : Left - ? : Wellington
Pablo : Left - ? : Auckland
Roger Nome : Left - ? : NZ

#19 (-2) The Hand Mirror: www.thehandmirror.blogspot.com
03/2008+ "Feminism"
Lil'E : Left - ? : NZ
Maia : Left - ? : NZ
The ex-expat : Left - Labour : NZ
Undomestic Goddess : ? - ? : NZ
The Bewildering Case of Ms Enid Tak-Entity : Left - ? : NZ
Julie Fairey : Left - ? : NZ
Deborah : Left - ? : NZ
Anjum Rahman/stargazer : Left - Labour : NZ
Anna : Left - ? : NZ

#20 (+2) Open Parachute : www.openparachute.wordpress.com/
05/2007+ "A scientist comments on philosophy, science, religion/Retired scientist."
Ken Perrott : Other - ? : Waikato

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