Rules
- The Black Weblog Awards are for weblogs authored by Black people.
- The nomination fee for the 2012 Black Weblog Awards is $3 per nomination.
- A person may submit more than one nomination.
- Those nominating a blog must have a valid e-mail address for submitting. When you go through the nomination process, you will have the option to subscribe to the Black Weblog Awards Newsletter. Please read our privacy policy if there are any concerns. Your information will not be used in any other way than for our e-mail newsletter. Ballots submitted with no name or e-mail address will be deleted in our vote audit, and you may only submit one ballot per IP address.
- Please do not submit nominations through our contact form or through any of our social network profiles. Any nominations received through these means will not count towards nominations or finalist vote counts, even during the times the Awards are not active.
- Nominations which do not fit into their nominated categories or are not relevant within their category will not me added removed. The $3 nomination fee will not be refunded. Please verify the rules for each category before submitting.
- We reserve the right to disqualify any nominees, finalists, or winners that violate any of the Black Weblog Awards rules, invade privacy, make specific threats of violence, spam others, or compromise the integrity of the awards. All decisions relating to nominations and vote counts are final and made at our discretion.
- Blogs with “hate” language or other offensive content are not eligible.