The cat is out of the bag: 9rules has published a list of accepted website entries for their round four entry day. And as of now, it looks like core Theory, my own blog on core, was not accepted.
It is not 100% sure wether core was accepted or not. A couple of days ago, the list contained 111 accepted entries, but now has grown to a 115.
If core was not accepted, I am disappointed of course, but I am not frustrated. I have made great efforts in making core Theory a great conversation website. Sure, given the time this site is online, there are virtually no conversations going on right now. Following 9rules’ own set of definitions, core Theory would be an ideal candidate for 9rules. Comments are open, trackbacks are on, and gathering more traffic and consequently getting more comments and more trackbacks is kind of the point of joining a network like 9rules.
There may be many reasons, or just a single one, why core Theory didn’t make it.
Honestly, I would say my blog is way more innovative, more in-depth, less taking from others and closer to the point with the branding topic, than some accepted applications. Still, I’m not bitter. Real sports spirits means to steadily improve your efforts, to compete until you’re good enough, acknowledge and recognized because of your work content, not because of a pretty dress. And I know 9rules is not only going for the pretty ones.
9rules was mainly looking for blogs that are non-tech related. core Theory puts an emphasis in being about branding and social change.
In the past, 9rules has proven to feature rich content and high quality websites. So they have a good guts feeling about quality. They are a great network, and who knows, if not this one, maybe with round five, core Theory will be accepted.
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