Dear all

I'm writing this just as I go on holiday...so not only do I comit the
sin of lurking in this group, but when I finally post, I then
disappear again. Apologies.

Just to say: in next week's Online (and on our site) we'll announce
our new blogging competition. Yes, there is going to be one. (I
promise, I didn't time my holiday to co-incide with the announcement)

Full details will be revealed there and then - but so you know, we
took a lot of last year's errr...constructive criticism on board, and
we've made the following changes

- We're introducing categories: not saying all of them yet, but they
include 'Best Use of Photography' and 'Best Under 18'..with a prize
for each.

- We're not having an overall winner...

- A new title: GU British Blog Awards..rather than Best British Blog

- Loads more judges...including major celebrities such as last year's
winner Scary Duck, and some other lesser known mortals like....well,
you can find out next week.

I'd be shocked, stunned and amazed - not to mention slightly
disappointed - if you don't find fault with some of what we're
proposing. But overall, I hope you can see that we've listened to
what you said..and made some quite radical changes.

Right - I'm off to devon, to fly my kite.


Simon

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Simon Waldman
mail: waldo@...
blog: http://www.simonwaldman.co.uk
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