Comments on: Round 5 List = 134 (so far)

By: Matt Belcher

Matt Belcher — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:37:45 +0000

List! What a list.

How do you get in the network?

Matt

By: Matt Belcher

Matt Belcher — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:15:45 +0000

Cool list!

It’s handy to have this as I spend way too much time looking at random sites.

Thanks
Matt

By: Welcome to 2007! | Personal Development Blog

Welcome to 2007! | Personal Development Blog — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:16:39 +0000

[...] The official part of joining the network is yet to follow, but I’m already a number 99 on the round 5 list of accepted blogs.. [...]

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Marketing.fm » Marketing.fm Turns 1 Year Old — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:14:51 +0000

[...] We were invited to join the 9Rules blog network on 12/18/06. We are a part of the round 5 9rules members and could not be happier with being included! I have met some amazing people and even connected with some great service providers helping us improve the site. [...]

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:03:22 +0000

Wow, this process is still going on?

By: saran

saran — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 22:12:38 +0000

Tyme, I have sent an email a month ago, I am not sure whether you got it or not…

Kind rgrds
saran

By: Eddie

Eddie — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:09:11 +0000

Hey Tyme,

Just me again. It’s been about another month. Have you had a chance to check my email?

Thanks.

By: nick

nick — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 12:51:11 +0000

Brendan, I know you wrote that a while ago but I just wanted to say I agree with that!

By: Quilt Epiphany Blogâ€”Musings on Quilts and Quilting » The 2000 Bloggers Connection

Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:44:23 +0000

[...] I thought, what the heck? Might as well join in. Since then, I’ve had a lot of traffic, of course, and I do hope that the folks who have stopped by have enjoyed, and possibly become regular readers. I think the whole project is interesting, and has spawned another whole “community” inside the blogging community. Speaking of community, I found the 2000 Bloggers project through 9rules, another sort of blogging community, where I’ve been hanging out a lot recently. 9rules is about great content, interesting blogs and fun people. I did submit this site to Round 5 hoping to be accepted as a member, but the jury that is Mike, Scrivs and Tyme is still out on that one. You don’t have to be a member to enjoy 9rules, of course, and I spend quite a bit of time over there lately in the Notes section, chatting with folks from around the world. Who knows, I might be the token textile artist over there. I’m trying to write the right mix of quilts and quilting, cats, fun, and life. Sometimes those things juxtapose, and, well, sometimes they absolutely don’t! [...]

By: Brendan

Brendan — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:38:31 +0000

.. it would appear there are simply more pressing matters at hand, than cleaning up post round 5 (this isn’t a dig, it’s simply observation).

It would almost be less painful if round 5 stays as it stands and any ‘to be confirmed” were simply added on a ‘case–by-case’ basis. It’s not at all an unusual suggestion, as sites are indeed added from time-to-time irrespective of any rounds.

At least then we could all move on.

By: 9 rules to completion › Smack Foo

9 rules to completion › Smack Foo — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 09:36:58 +0000

[...] Now, you may be asking why I’m sharing this, and why today? Well, it’s a combination of factors including a realisation that I needed some clear rules to follow for my own projects, as well as being not the least bit frustrated by the somewhat haphazard (rule 5) finish to the now not-so-recent 9rules round 5. [...]

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:56:08 +0000

I get more confused the more I read the comments here. I’m still no clearer on whether this is really the final list or not, or whether there are more sites yet to come or have enquiries made of their owners, or whatever. It seems there were so many more people applying to join this submission round… but less made it through? I haven’t emailed because I imagine there’s an intimidatingly large heap of emails and I don’t really want to add to them. That said, I’d really like some clarity as things seem clear as mud in yer eye… Many thanks! x

By: nick

nick — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:34:35 +0000

Tyme about the questions list, are there more people you need to e-mail w/ questions or are you waiting for them to reply? Sorry for bugging you, with little stuff like this.

By: brendan

brendan — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:13:33 +0000

Tyme,

I haven’t emailed, purely because I didn’t want to add to the weight of email. However reading your comment, it’s safe to say that really, few if any left to ‘follow up’ on will make 9rules this submission?

So rather than hang out indefinitely, which is just as much a waste of your time as mine – I’ll wait till the next round.

Either we make the cut, or we don’t.. farting around with content or whatever to squeeze in to some pre-made box to enter 9rules just doesn’t strike me as a whole heap of fun.

It’s one thing to (be encouraged to) get better at one’s craft – imho quite another to have to ‘change’ to meet someone else’s idea of a good time.

It’s been fun – I’ll try next round.

By: Tyme White

Tyme White — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:49:27 +0000

Yes, I got it. About 500 of them. Here’s my schedule:

This week knock out the pile stuff Scrivs put on my desk and other misc. 9rules stuff.

Next week: start in on those emails.

And I am still going through the questions list. I hope to finish those this week.

By: Eddie

Eddie — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:34:11 +0000

Hey Tyme – Just wondering if you had gotten my email. It’s been a few weeks without a reply now. I wouldn’t normally say anything, but I had emailed you before without a response. Just hoping for a relatively quick answer.

Thanks.

By: Martin

Martin — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 02:30:51 +0000

Since you didn’t specify who you are talking to, I’ll assume you’re asking me so – I’ll see fit that you and other people should stop advertising your crap here and go read the rules.

By: Manoj Sharma

Manoj Sharma — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 05:48:42 +0000

Hi!

I am running a corporate blog for http://www.DifferWorld.com at the above URL and I believe the content would be of great value on 9rules under either Business or Education. Where do you see it fit and how do I go about it?

Manoj

By: Mike Rundle

Mike Rundle — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 03:41:08 +0000

Michelle, if you read a little bit further down the page you'll see this quote: "So far weâ€™ve had three, 24-hour submission rounds with hundreds of blogs trying to get in, but only the very best make it. Read more about what we look for when evaluating sites who want to join 9rules." So we say that we have 24-hour submission rounds, that only the blogs who meet our criteria make it, then we link to a blog entry where we outline what we look for. Link.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 23:28:51 +0000

I understand that 9 Rules can accept or reject whom they wish but it is so darn exclusive why does it clearly state on this page:

http://9rules.com/about/

under “Joining” that “Anyone can join 9rules â€” you donâ€™t have to be well-known, networked, rich, successful, or beautiful â€” but you do have to have a fiery passion for the medium.”

This just isn’t true. How many submissions did you have and how many were accepted? A pretty small percent I’d expect given the numbers you were announcing during that 5th round.

I’d be curious to see what your criteria were, since the ones listed under “Joining” obviously don’t include everything. Is it based on links? Uniques? I’ve emailed twice to find out what had happened and never heard back from anyone.