We Have Arrived
2023 proved to be a big year for WLBOTT. Three signature events showed we have entered the Big Time:
- awarded a domain name (wlbott.com) by the Elders of the Internet
- indexed by Google on August 6th, 2023
- we garnered the attention of spammers: 8 spam comments in 2023
2023 By the Numbers
Full disclosure: I may have used the VPN for our Eastern European friends….
File Size:
Zipped WLBOTT Site: 2.4GB
Zipped WLBOTT WP DB: 3.4MB
Editor’s Choice: Favorite BLOTTs
The editors are proud [sic] to announce the BLOTTs that they are least ashamed of…..
Most Complimentary of Comments
Sadly, these also came from the spammers….
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Editor’s Choice – Favorite Behind the Scenes Images
Editor’s Choice: Favorite AI Images
“I’m not saying it makes sense. I’m saying that’s the way it is.” – UC#4
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“I’m not saying it makes sense. I’m saying that’s the way it is.” – UC#4
Honorable Mention: Mother-Daughter Bonding
Queen of the Night aria / Magic Flute, from the BLOTT A Most Universal Theme
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Most Viewed Posts
| BLOTT | Hits | Link |
|---|---|---|
| WLBOTT Corporate Holidays | 100 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=948 |
| From Mochi to the Shrinking MoMo: Food Artistry | 29 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=7346 |
| The Ghost Eclipse | 29 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=6492 |
| A Day in the Life of an Elder – UC#1’s Adventure | 28 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=5837 |
| It’s as Safe as We Can Make It. You Signed the Waiver, Right? | 26 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=4494 |
| Corporate Motto Contest | 25 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=1636 |
| LLI Poetry | 23 | https://www.wlbott.com/?page_id=4677 |
| WLBOTT Mood Enhancer | 21 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=9629 |
| Pareidolia? | 21 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=6568 |
| Haiku and Not Haiku | 21 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=4859 |
| Survey Results | 20 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=4751 |
| Meta-BLOTT: the BLOTT Behind the BLOTT | 17 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=4891 |
| Art For Art’s Sake | 17 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=5125 |
| Lives of the Elders: Stamps, Trains, Neil Young, Virtue & Vice, etc | 17 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=7236 |
| Shareholder Value | 17 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=2604 |
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“I’m not saying it makes sense. I’m saying that’s the way it is.” – UC#4
Editor’s Choice: Favorite Random BLOTT Pix
“I’m not saying it makes sense. I’m saying that’s the way it is.” – UC#4
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WLBOTT: The Year In Pie Charts
“I’m not saying it makes sense. I’m saying that’s the way it is.” – UC#4
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Least Viewed Posts
Oh, so many to chose from…..
note: a few entries were scrubbed from the list because of publishing errors, pre-domain registration issues, non-compliance with subpoenas, lack of transparency, etc.
| BLOTT | Hits | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Meme Month: Rise of the AI | 3 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=8381 |
| Plays to Movies: Amadeus | 3 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=10169 |
| Meme Month: Late Stage | 3 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=8233 |
| Tell Me You Haven’t Read a Book Since High School | 2 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=7647 |
| Meme Month: Oddities | 2 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=8315 |
| Meme Month: Nature and Beauty | 2 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=8274 |
| Magic Number: 11780 | 2 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=3171 |
| Random Acts of WLBOTTness | 2 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=3218 |
| Our First Twiny Award: Roy Zimmerman | 2 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=3109 |
| Meme Month: Random Acts | 2 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=8343 |
| Fed Up and the Rains of Bolivia | 2 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=4051 |
| WLBOTT New-Speak | 2 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=10215 |
| Celebrating Viola Fletcher | 2 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=11749 |
| A Computer Blessing | 2 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=11730 |
| Over the Top – But in a Good Way | 2 | https://www.wlbott.com/?p=3634 |
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Editor’s Choice – Best Life Advice
“I’m not saying it makes sense. I’m saying that’s the way it is.” – UC#4
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