PINAC pisses off Phinsider in heated blog competition

February 25, 2010 @ 11:00AM

PINAC pisses off Phinsider in heated blog competition

By Carlos Miller -...

As we head into the fourth quarter of this contest, it will boil down to who wants it more.(Photo by Carlos Miller at University of Miami vs Georgia Tech game in 2009)

God forbid I make it through this blog contest without pissing off another blogger.

But what’s competition without a little trash talking?

Phinsider, which is currently in first place in the Sun Sentinel Best Overall Blog contest, had fallen to third place with me in first place on Wednesday morning.

But then they discovered what I had written about their blog that morning.

If The Phinsider is anything like the Miami Dolphins, it will fizzle out in the final round.

And that, of course, got those Dolphin fans all riled up into a voting frenzy where they regained the lead.

So anyway, I’m just having fun with this contest. I meant no disrespect for The Phinsider, which clearly has a strong and loyal following.

But I do want to win this, so let’s keep voting everyday until the end of the contest.

I’m still in second place out of more than 200 bloggers nominated. And with four days left to go in the two-week contest, we are essentially entering the fourth quarter.

And if you’re a Hurricanes fan as I am, you know what that means. It is our quarter. This is when we make the comebacks. And this is when we seal our leads.

This is why Cane fans always hold up their four fingers at the start of the quarter.

The Dolphins haven’t had that reputation in decades. Besides being a Canes fan, I am also a Raiders fan, and they haven’t done anything in years either.

I hope PINAC readers respond in droves as the Dolphin fans did yesterday because we really need to regain that lead.

This is what I ask of you:

Create a free Sun-Sentinel account (requires valid e-mail address). Click here to do that.
Click here to vote for Photography is Not a Crime as the Best Overall Blog in South Florida. You can type in “Photography is Not a Crime” into the search box on the screen or just find it in the drag down menu. Then click on “Vote For best overall.”
Click here and scroll down to the categories of “Art/DIY,” “Photography” and “Politics” and click the “vote” link under Photography is Not a Crime (this step is not as important as step 2 if you’re in a rush, but it helps).

Remember, you can vote once every day. And don’t be afraid to mention the contest on your blogs or among your friends and forums.

I’ve already received key endorsements from two prominent West Coast bloggers; First Amendment Attorney Marc Randazza and photographer Thomas Hawk.

Comments

Anonymous

1 year ago

My god do you want this. I don’t even think I’ve seen presidents campaign this hard.

Anonymous

1 year ago

Just had to go open your big mouth, didn’t ya Carlos? Jeezums….
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Anonymous

1 year ago

You said this is like the 4th quarter. Is this like the 4th quarter of a game, where Miami might come back, or is this like the 4th quarter of the season, where you get placed on probation? Holy christ you suck at diplomacy. Do you even realise that SEC fans read this trash? War Eagle

Anonymous

1 year ago

PINAC is back in 1st place.

Anonymous

1 year ago

Not that I want to see another post about this contest, but I am curious what you list of the best blogs are in South Florida and why? Whi did you vote for? Who should we read even if we don’t live in Miami?
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Anonymous

1 year ago

see my 2 comments to the malware post

Anonymous

1 year ago

Just threw in my vote for you-all, Carlos. Seems you’re back in first, with the poetry thing second.

I would’ve anyway, but it’s a particularly appropriate vote for me, as an active an publishing poet, since that lady’s work can only be described as ‘horrible’ — and here I use the softest of available terms.

Anonymous

1 year ago

Hey Carlos. Now that your loyal readers have pushed your blog into the number 1 spot why not give us something back. I know that you can’t make relevant news happen but maybe you could update us on your legal case. Or do some follow up on past stories like the mom that videoed the police with her son at the movies, or any other interesting stories like that.

Anonymous

1 year ago

I really liked this blog when it was about great photography, photographer’s rights, and episodes of infringement upon same, but not so much now that it’s a blog about winning a blog contest.

Anonymous

1 year ago

Vote cast, good luck Carlos.

Anonymous

1 year ago

So just wanted to say you have some votes from a backfired attempt at suckering some Bronco fans. A rep from the Phinsider came to our blog and asked us to vote for him to help beat out a raider fan. It was misleading to say the least. I voted for a couple days now for you. Good luck!

Anonymous

1 year ago

GOOOOOO CARLOS!!!. Win that best blog bro! I have my fingers crossed!

Anonymous

1 year ago

I have been reading your posts for the last couple of hours, and it all may be very informative and nicely written. I did want to allow you know that for some reason this post doesn’t seem to work in Internet Explorer. On a side note, I had been wondering if you wanted to swap blogroll links? I hope to hear from you soon!