AWARDS and My Thoughts

Blog of the Year Award 3 star jpeg

Since accepting my first blog award the Versatile Blogger Award a few months back I have received five other nominations for the same award from other bloggers, with those nominations and other nominations received for other blogging awards I have become overwhelmed and caught up in a never ending spiral of replying to blog award acceptance criteria.
So I have decided to politely decline any future blog award nominations due to the time it takes to reply. Please don’t get me wrong, I am forever grateful to everyone who deems me and my work worthy of a blog award nomination.

So to everyone out there a BIG THANK YOU for your very king thoughts, wishes and nominations.
Regards
Mark 🙂

19 thoughts on “AWARDS and My Thoughts”

smackedpentax on June 19, 2012 at 3:11 pm said:

I agree totally with you. Although it is flattering to be nominated it is also very time consuming and if you are like me I just don’t have the time available to sit down and do all the replies and questionnaires etc.

You have a fantastic blog by the way, and your photos are stunning!

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- throughenglisheyesmark on June 19, 2012 at 3:38 pm said:
  
  Thanks smackedpentax. You also have a great site with some wonderful images of the Great British Countryside.
  
  Regards
  
  Mark
  
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ceciliawyu on July 3, 2012 at 8:41 am said:

Thank you for liking my blog about pro-democracy protest in hong kong. I’m an artists also so I hope you will keep in touch. goodluck. ceciliawyu.wordpress.com

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bluebutterfliesandme on July 6, 2012 at 2:33 am said:

I get it, I do, it is time consuming and you do not have to accept. but I nominated you anyway. I promise not to again and I don’t expect you to do anything but go take more fantastic pictures.

http://bluebutterfliesandme.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/one-lovely-blog-award/

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- throughenglisheyesmark on July 6, 2012 at 10:46 am said:
  
  Thank you bluebutterliesandme, you are so kind and I do appreciate your nomination 🙂
  
  Regards
  
  Mark
  
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Rustic Recluse on August 21, 2012 at 5:28 pm said:

Hi Mark! I don’t expect you to answer the questions or do anything about the awards – just wanted to put it out on nomination for the Liebster Award (http://rusticrecluse.wordpress.com/2012/08/21/the-liebster-award/ ) and get people clicking this way. Love the pictures you share here! 🙂 Thanks for sharing!

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- throughenglisheyesmark on August 21, 2012 at 5:40 pm said:
  
  Thank you my friend 🙂 Your support is truly appreciated 🙂
  
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- throughenglisheyesmark on August 21, 2012 at 6:56 pm said:
  
  No worries, happy you thought of me 🙂
  
  Regards
  
  Mark
  
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Relative Imperfection on November 3, 2012 at 9:17 pm said:

Hi Mark. I know you are not following these things, but i thought i would let you know anyway that I nominated you for a One Lovely Blog Award. no further action is necessary or expected. 😉

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- throughenglisheyesmark on November 5, 2012 at 11:15 am said:
  
  Thank you my friend 🙂
  
  Regards
  
  Mark
  
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dorysworld on December 15, 2012 at 5:55 am said:

I’ve nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger award because I love your blog and find it inspiring. If you are interested please check here http://dorysworld.wordpress.com/2012/12/14/very-inspiring-blogger-award/

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- throughenglisheyesmark on December 17, 2012 at 7:44 pm said:
  
  Thank you my friend. I do really appreciate your kind words and your nomination, however, I will not take part due to the amount of time it takes me to take part in award response criteria.
  
  Please accept my thanks for your nomination, it means so much to me.
  
  Regards
  
  Mark
  
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silentlyheardonce on December 22, 2012 at 11:23 pm said:

Not an Award but a compliment. I enjoyed your blog during the year of 2012. Please follow the link to accept the honor. http://wp.me/p28tjX-A3

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silentlyheardonce on December 23, 2012 at 12:35 am said:

Please accept this award to show my appreciation for the art you share and inspire with. http://wp.me/p28tjX-A8 I promise no more this year.

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- throughenglisheyesmark on December 23, 2012 at 1:18 pm said:
  
  Thank you once again my friend 🙂
  
  You’re a Star 🙂
  
  Happy Christmas to you.
  
  Regards
  
  Mark
  
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artandkitchen on March 26, 2013 at 4:35 pm said:

Hi! I love your blog very much, I love how you bring in our home your impressions of China.
I nominated you for:
Sunshine Award,Liebster Award, One Lovely Blog Award and the Shine on Award!
Please accept these awards and make your nominations and duties accasionally,

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- throughenglisheyesmark on March 26, 2013 at 4:49 pm said:
  
  My dear friend artandkitchen, I am humbled and truly thankful to you for nominating me for these lovely blogging awards, it is friends like you that keep me grounded and incentivised to share my images with the blogging world. I do however receive many award nominations and although I accept your nominations in the spirit they were intended, I wont however complete the process due to the time it takes to do so. I do hope you understand my position an thank you once again my dear friend for your kind thoughts and nomination 🙂
  Namaste
  Mark
  
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gwynnem on May 25, 2013 at 1:03 am said:

I know you don’t do awards anymore, but I gave your blog a shout out on mine. I used to live in China and appreciate the great documentary photos you capture of the people and places of a country very dear to my heart.

http://craftycooknook.wordpress.com/2013/05/24/the-very-inspiring-award-thank-you

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- throughenglisheyesmark on May 25, 2013 at 9:46 am said:
  
  Thank you so much for your nomination of my blog and congratulations on your award 🙂
  
  Regards
  
  Mark
  
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