that should be obvious. there are (excuse me, there will be) 300 blogging poets who owe a fist full of gratitude to billy for having been included in one of his three lists of 100 Blogging Poets in 100 Days (Part II) (Part III). Not to mention all of the guest poets he encourages, he is kid-friendly, he is responsible for Poet of the Week, he takes on the administrative role for the poetry blogging carnival and he is without a doubt the most dedicated to keeping the blogging-poet community together as one (via poets101, his lists, and all around charm).
oh yeah!! and the guy writes poetry on top of all that!!!!!
why mayor?
for one, it sounds nice. official and all that. also, it's got a nice ring to it... Billy, Mayor of Poets101
why poets101.com?
it isn't a city, town, borough or municipal corporation*, but it is a playing field for the ever growing community of blogging poets. so many of them (if not all) encouraged and collected by one Billy the Blogging Poet.
and if all those words (city, town, borough...) have one thing in common, it's that they build up around a collection of people, a community. therefore, let Poets101.com be out make believe city, the town hall, the swing set behind the movie theatre, whatever. it's there and it's ours. and i'm taking it upon myself to make billy the mayor the swing set!
*these are the areas for which a legal mayor has governing rights, you see.
why are you doing this?
... hey, what's wrong with me?
what can i do?
that's simple, just vote (pole box at the top left corner of the page). show billy you love him with the simple click of a button! or, if you want to be extra supportive and show billy you reeeaaaallly care, copy this button
ADDITION: Polls closed today after sevral months. 91% of voters have elected Billy the Mayor of Poets101.com!!!!
22 comments:
hey katy.
hey billy, what's up?
Hey Katy...it's done! Thanks for the heads up!
uh, of course Billy gets my vote, but is he running against anyone? I just want to know who he's gonna beat ;)
my mouse finger aches a bit... i just pseudo spammed a quarter of the poets billy's listed on his 100 blogging... parts 1, 2 & 3
i shall continue the quest tomorrow.
collin, thank you very much. and to kathleen of grey matter oeuvre for her contribution to the cause.
billy, your people shall speak up, out, and show you.
ah, erin, thanks for the vote. billy is running against everyone else who'll never be mayor of poets101.com
everyone. (that or, it's an honorary, key-to-the-city type thing)
and covert-ed one, thank you!!
Hey katy. Thanks for spamming me. I actually saw the poll on your site and thought it was a joke. My vote is in! Go Billy!
i did show some billyluv my dear--first day you posted.
Have too. A couple of days ago. :)
thank you shirley, yasmin & brian!
Hi Katy,
Billy deserves it and I am voting for him...thanks for visiting me!
best wishes!
He's got my vote
Same here!
Go Billy!
Done, even before you posted this!
Sounds good to me!
Howdy Katy,
Thanks so much for your support-- all of you who have expressed faith in me, thank you all, but lets not forget Roch Smith Jr. whose technical expertise and forward thinking is giving rise to blogging communities everywhere.
as Mayor, Billy, you can appoint Roch Smith Jr an office, like Lord Chanclor or Duke or anything you want (katy = knows nothing about politics)!
Roch, uber super thank you for making poets101.com work, and so well!
you're both superstars!!
I cast my vote for Billy
The vote's in. Of course it was for Billy.
Thanks for the heads up.
I've given my vote and I've used your Billy for Mayor button in my blog. Wonderful initiative, once again, Katy!
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