tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post856289197335045787..comments2024-03-10T10:40:32.319-07:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: I'm the only one who would say anythingPhil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-33563979300418773832009-01-25T01:00:00.000-08:002009-01-25T01:00:00.000-08:00I should be a shoe in for number 38, at least.I should be a shoe in for number 38, at least.Hugh McBrydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16926516260588481185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-81230710218498445692009-01-23T21:21:00.000-08:002009-01-23T21:21:00.000-08:00Congratulations! Thank you for sharing the word of...Congratulations! Thank you for sharing the word of God, discussing issues affecting the church, and standing firmly for truth.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/><BR/>MichaelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-40360653959882863722009-01-23T16:52:00.000-08:002009-01-23T16:52:00.000-08:00Brian --Many come for the theology. All come for ...Brian --<BR/><BR/>Many come for the theology. All come for the merciless beatings.FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-86787603927110724152009-01-23T15:45:00.000-08:002009-01-23T15:45:00.000-08:00I’m new here (a drive-by, but not anonymous!). I ...I’m new here (a drive-by, but not anonymous!). I found you through Justin Taylor’s blog, my daily reading habit, but based on the wit and charm I see here, I might just stop by more often!<BR/><BR/>Loved this line: <BR/><BR/>“Invent some like-minded friends and come do this more often.”<BR/><BR/>…LOL…Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17672919074309627676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-41198006246460460002009-01-22T22:37:00.000-08:002009-01-22T22:37:00.000-08:00Congratulations. I'd pay real money though to get...Congratulations. I'd pay real money though to get a hold of the first item on the criteria of 110 "well-known" blogs. It seems to me a couple of blogs were left out.CRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912897040503058967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-1325149344328640152009-01-22T20:04:00.000-08:002009-01-22T20:04:00.000-08:00Wes Walker"We have learned to adapt to our cold wi...<B>Wes Walker</B><BR/><I>"We have learned to adapt to our cold winters by warming ourselves by the glow of our monitors.<BR/>=)"</I><BR/>that was hilarious!<BR/><BR/><B>Marie:</B><BR/><I>"One day a couple of weeks ago my blog had 22 visitors - a record. I was psyched."</I><BR/>I hear ya sister! lol! :P<BR/><BR/>wow Challies number 1! awesome :D<BR/>well I visit Pyro everyday or at least whenever there are new posts and have learned quite a lot reading your posts so good job guys and to God be the glory! :)Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385067178930906667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-91370149803305531292009-01-22T19:33:00.000-08:002009-01-22T19:33:00.000-08:00You guy's have great insightful writing and really...You guy's have great insightful writing and really nice art work.<BR/>I appreciate the time it takes to post a blog of this quality.Brent Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485433801377556878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-38706894607570232642009-01-22T18:51:00.000-08:002009-01-22T18:51:00.000-08:00I think it's "we". Three guys wrote, and the rest...I think it's "we". Three guys wrote, and the rest actually created the stats by reading.<BR/><BR/>Think about this now: I write the same kind of stuff on my blog, but like the tree that falls in the proverbial woods with no one to hear it, my Alexa rank is like 1.733 million and I'm not even in competition (except, of course, for my faithful fans and sidekicks, and the effervescent Libbie, and Dan).<BR/><BR/>So "we" is good. Sorry Dr. Piper. You're still my favorite non-pyro cautious charismatic pastor/writer over the age of 59.<BR/><BR/>:-DFX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-55444208451788534452009-01-22T18:04:00.000-08:002009-01-22T18:04:00.000-08:00(I guess I should've said "you" instead of "we", b...(I guess I should've said "you" instead of "we", but Frank said we the readers made it happen. Way to go, Pyro Triumvirate!)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08289347868497438542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-90832130569739049202009-01-22T18:00:00.000-08:002009-01-22T18:00:00.000-08:00Wait...we beat John Piper!? Crazy....Wait...we beat John Piper!? Crazy....Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08289347868497438542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-25246918479903509542009-01-22T14:30:00.000-08:002009-01-22T14:30:00.000-08:00Rache:You didn't write those (Dec 08 was a good mo...Rache:<BR/><BR/>You didn't write those (Dec 08 was a good month, apparently), but you read them -- and we prolly would have stopped a long time ago if nobody was reading.FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-28877714888218267512009-01-22T14:01:00.000-08:002009-01-22T14:01:00.000-08:00"...we didn't make that happen -- you, the readers..."...we didn't make that happen -- you, the readers did."<BR/><BR/>So, what you're saying is <I><B>I</B></I> actually wrote stuff like <A HREF="http://teampyro.blogspot.com/2008_12_01_archive.html" REL="nofollow">this</A> and <A HREF="http://teampyro.blogspot.com/2007/09/dating-when-words-and-choices-clash.html" REL="nofollow">this</A> and <A HREF="http://teampyro.blogspot.com/2007/07/if-lyotard-fits-wear-it.html" REL="nofollow">this</A>?<BR/><BR/>Wow. I'm pretty smart.Rachael Starkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781158372237369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-60687315908889860042009-01-22T13:04:00.000-08:002009-01-22T13:04:00.000-08:00Look at it this way, guys. There are certainly man...Look at it this way, guys. There are certainly many ways of kicking blog readership up a notch. But considering some of the comments we all get on our blogs, perhaps it's best to keep it down to a low roar. Personally, I don't want to have to spend two hours a day deleting and banning. <BR/><BR/>I think you've got it about right here.Solameaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09869424956571944997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-70820645526523272902009-01-22T12:04:00.000-08:002009-01-22T12:04:00.000-08:00And the merciless beatings. That's my favorite ta...And the merciless beatings. That's my favorite tag on our blog.FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-3369246224712636322009-01-22T12:03:00.000-08:002009-01-22T12:03:00.000-08:00That's my rant on that subject for 2009. I'll not...That's my rant on that subject for 2009. I'll not bring it up again until 2010 when we have still not had any offers.<BR/><BR/>Well, me and Dan. Phil writes books all the time and it consumes him, so maybe I'm better off just blogging and enjoying the drive-bys and the occasional home runs.FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-70787167549361386112009-01-22T11:56:00.000-08:002009-01-22T11:56:00.000-08:00Testify, brother. Testify!Testify, brother. Testify!DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-77750287656724274932009-01-22T11:45:00.000-08:002009-01-22T11:45:00.000-08:00Awright -- here's the thing which really stirs my ...Awright -- here's the thing which really stirs my soup as I re-read this ranking. And I know Dan will feel my pain after I post this ...<BR/><BR/>Back in 2005, Hugh Hewitt published a relatively-obscure book about blogging called <I>BLOG</I> (no link; go find it on a discount table someplace) which, frankly, nobody read. Thomas Nelson made a bargain book out of it in 2006, and except for Hugh's self-promotion (which I admit: I admire that in anyone) nobody is still reading it.<BR/><BR/>Then last year, Crossway published a book "by John Mark Reynolds, Roger Overton, Hugh Hewitt, and Matthew Lee Anderson" called <I>The New Media Frontier</I> which I got from them for the sake of review, and I have politely passed over this book -- because it is transparently an attempt by Hewitt et al. to repackage his earlier work. And I like Crossway -- but this book is both boring and uninformative, <I>especially</I> in light of Hewitt's past performance on this topic.<BR/><BR/>And I bring it up because, in spite of Hewitt's promotion of the blogger he sort of headlines who are the co-authors of this book (Joe Carter excepted, btw -- Joe is an interesting blogger and an extraordinarily gracious guy), these characters and thier view of blogging <I>underperforms</I>.<BR/><BR/>What if somebody asked, for example, iMonk, the Pyros, Challies, Mark Driscoll and Justin Taylor to sort out a topical explication of how their blogs have, after the boom has gone bust, still managed to get the readers?<BR/><BR/>No: none of us (except maybe Challies) gets hits like Drudge. But there are many newspapers who have fewer weekly readers than any of the top 20 blogs on this list has.<BR/><BR/>Where's our book deal? WHERE?!<BR/><BR/>... sigh ...<BR/><BR/>... sorry 'bout that ...FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-3858643018616169522009-01-22T11:42:00.000-08:002009-01-22T11:42:00.000-08:00Stefan - yeah, I go to that blog every day, too.Fr...Stefan - yeah, I go to that blog every day, too.<BR/><BR/>Frank - you don't think jealousy could be a factor?<BR/><BR/>Nahhhh.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-70702021653570253372009-01-22T11:38:00.000-08:002009-01-22T11:38:00.000-08:00For the most part.For the most part.Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-40259178778616815992009-01-22T11:37:00.000-08:002009-01-22T11:37:00.000-08:00Well done, Frank, Dan, and that other guy...um...h...Well done, Frank, Dan, and that other guy...um...he works with MacArthur...what's his name?<BR/><BR/>Johnny Dialectic wrote:<BR/><BR/>"It has always seemed to me that the vibrancy of the comments section is the best measure of a blog."<BR/><BR/>There's something to that, but it has its pluses and minuses as an objective measurement. I've seen good blogs with long comment threads, and 99% of the comments are just a waste of time and human spirit to read.<BR/><BR/>This blog is, perhaps, exceptional, in that the comment threads are both (a) long and (b) actually rewarding and enriching to read!Stefan Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530690016594029847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-73657127368617986772009-01-22T11:25:00.000-08:002009-01-22T11:25:00.000-08:00"Bill" --"Criticism" (and I think that's a euphemi..."Bill" --<BR/><BR/>"Criticism" (and I think that's a euphemism for your comment here) from anonymous drive-bys are, for me, the most enjoyable part of blogging. Invent some like-minded friends and come do this more often.<BR/><BR/>It's funny how a "thank you" to the readers can turn some people into, well, anonymous drive-by commenters.FX Turkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798420127955373559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-24831973676020458242009-01-22T11:24:00.000-08:002009-01-22T11:24:00.000-08:00How can I derail a meta like this without music? H...How can I derail a meta like this without music? <BR/><BR/>Hmmm. <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfmvkO5x6Ng&feature=related" REL="nofollow">How about this?</A><BR/><BR/>Sorry. Thinking about rankings and this was the only thing I could come up with. Kidding aside, congratulations guys. You're all a vital part of my daily reading and encouragement. Even some chuckles now and then.Solameaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09869424956571944997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-19451783599134997952009-01-22T11:18:00.000-08:002009-01-22T11:18:00.000-08:00Doesn't the autorefresh on Drudge pad his numbers?...Doesn't the autorefresh on Drudge pad his numbers?JackWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16384160992033491748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-36834134165655253172009-01-22T10:55:00.000-08:002009-01-22T10:55:00.000-08:00Wow FrankCongratulations! Number 8 out of the 60 t...<B>Wow Frank</B><BR/>Congratulations! Number 8 out of the 60 top church blogs. That's incredible. You guys are awesome; the best; simply amazing! You guys rock! No one compares to you! Unbelievable stuff! A milestone in blogging history! 8 is great! 8 is great! 8 is great!<BR/><BR/><B>BTW,</B> here are the stats for Matt Drudge's site:<BR/><BR/>027,942,282 - IN PAST 24 HOURS<BR/><BR/>625,945,473 - IN PAST 31 DAYS<BR/><BR/>7,521,318,263 - IN PAST YEAR <BR/><BR/><B>PS -</B> The group that put this list together is the same group who also two years ago stated that Bishop T.D. Jakes was the most influential pastor in the USA. <BR/><BR/>But hey, let the partaaayyy roll on! You da bomb! The Three Blogmios!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15482035785333389247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-55178339694303414662009-01-22T10:20:00.000-08:002009-01-22T10:20:00.000-08:00I'm glad I didn't have any part in your statistics...I'm glad I didn't have any part in your statistics. After all, I never read this blog. Wait ...<BR/><BR/>(I guess I had an Emily Latella moment.)Jim Criglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11437189788683651969noreply@blogger.com