Link: nourishing obscurity: [blogpower] voting has started has started.

I thoroughly support Blogpower's initiative to organise transparent, open-nomination blog awards. Congratulations to James Higham for having the idea and thanks for all the work he has put into it. There are twenty categories to vote for.

1 Best Britblog or Column

2 Best North American Blog or Column

3 Best Blog or Column outside North America and the UK

4 Best Fisker

5 Best Ranter

6 Best Political Blog or Column

7 Best Blogpower Blog or Column

8 Best Layout and Style

9 Best Blog Name

10 Best Little Blogger [i.e. under 100 uniques a day]

11 Most Articulate Wordsmith

12 Most Under-rated Blog or Column

13 Most Over-rated Blog or Column

14 Most Politically Incorrect Blog or Column

15 Most Sadly Missed Blog or Column

16 Most Consistently Entertaining Blog or Column

17 Prettiest or Tastiest Blog or Column [refers to food or domestic bloggers]

18 Award for Services to Blogging

19 Best Post of All Time

20 Most Unintentionally Humorous post

Please follow the links to vote and may the best blogs win.