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Newbie Blogger Initiative – One Year Later
One year has passed since the Newbie Blogger Initiative was started. There were a lot of blogs started. There were a lot of helpful articles in the forums. Over time though, a lot of people lost steam (I was one) and started posting less or stopping. I posted follow ups on the Initiative as follow ups to see how the various blogs were doing.
NBI Finale, NBI Follow Up and NBI Followup – Part 2 Syp posted a Wrapup as well as reader voted NBI Awards for the Newbies.
Unfortunately the NBI forums have gone offline and are no longer available. You can find links to many of the posts over at Bio Break. There was a lot of good information for beginners and those not so new but floundering.
Following up on the one year mark, here is the current status.
24 Active and regularly posting, 19 Semi-active and posting occasionally with 66 either Inactive, Closed or deleted. That is over 40% still going.
The Blog List
| Author | Blog | Active State | |
| Ocho | Casual Aggro | Ocho | Active |
| Skaggy | SWTOR from scratch | Skaggy Poet | Active |
| Zellviren | Unwavering Sentinel | Christopher Whyte | Active |
| Feliz | MMO Compendium | MMO Compendium | Inactive/Deleted |
| Iluviel | Elfkina Turret (in Slovak language) | Veronika | Active |
| Kiralynn of Landroval | Windy Acres Ranch | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Jacob A. Ratliff | tl-dr | Jacob Ratliff | Semi-active |
| Saali | Saali in Taborea | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Badtauren (Phil) | Bad Tauren | phillip jones | Semi-active |
| Lyrestra | Musings of an altoholic | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Maruka | Neurotic Girl | Maruka | Active |
| Chris | Geo’s Ironman Challenge | Chris Urquhart | Inactive/Deleted |
| Craftygod | Crafty’s Corner | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Pentha | Scattered Thoughts | Semi-active | |
| Youngblood | The Poison Mushroom | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Kavorkian | My Staff is Bigger than Yours | Pedro Rocha | Inactive/Deleted |
| Vagabond | Vagabond goes for a Walk | Active | |
| Rundle Allighter | Eve All Night | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Leodar | Dreadblade | Crusader Leodar | Active |
| Asherrylie | Priest All The Things | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Brazokie | Brazokie’s Blog Space | Brazokie | Semi-active |
| Grimmash | Warp to Zero | Active | |
| Bob Flintston | Altaclysmic | Active | |
| Wynnie | Wynniekins’ Adventures | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Wynnie | Wynnie goes Free to Play | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Bernard | Diminishing Returns | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Shadowspawnd | World’s End Tavern | Shadowspawnd | Semi-active |
| Quadzi | Warrior Needs Time Badly | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Killington | WASD Way | Killington | Inactive/Deleted |
| Mechalis | That Was an Accident! | Active | |
| Rhalinur | Aggrolicious | Aggrolicious | Inactive/Deleted |
| Jason | Conveniently Placed Exhaust Port | Jason Rice | Active |
| Efithor | Adamant Nomad | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Ben “Aarto” Lickerman | MiddleEarthInitiative | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Toastman | Toastman’s blog | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Ravanel | Ravalation | Active | |
| Black Seven | The Incidental Analyst | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Jimmeh | Funsponge.net | Active | |
| TJ Edgar | Bloodthorne | Semi-active | |
| Vitha | AntiPlasmaFrequency | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Kemwer | Kemwer Game Blog | Andre Goersch | Semi-active |
| Danania | The Adventures of Danania, Supergirl of Lorien! | Active | |
| Kalc | Unliving a Death Knight | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Diabloceto | Deathstomp, The Ruminations of a Death Knight | diabloceto | Inactive/Deleted |
| Aillas | MMO Juggler | Active | |
| White Charr | White Charr – A Guild Wars 2 Blog | Active | |
| JustRight | Not Too Heavy | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Jim | To Infinity and Beyond ! (Invite only at this time) | Inactive/Deleted | |
| O’Fajota | Raspberry Jammed | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Sooru | Click to Loot | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Ivy4Life | Kaw Kaw Get in the Bag | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Cocktorpedo | TFScribbles | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Sil | The Blue Haired Geek | Semi-active | |
| Onterion | Omens of Onterion (An Eve Online Blog) | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Kanter | MMO One Night a Week | Active | |
| Optimus Maleficus | Malefic Incantations | Optimus Maleficus | Semi-active |
| Aly | Mistress of Illusions | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Elunamakata | Healing Mains (co written with holybrae) | Elunamakata | Active |
| Braelyan | Healing Mains (co written with elunamakata) | Jenn Howard Cannon | Active |
| Ninevi | Flask Half-Empty | Ninevi | Inactive/Deleted |
| Pamela | Gaming for Introverts | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Cari Mac | Glimpses from Middle-Earth | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Wapsipinicon | Goetia’s Letters | Semi-active | |
| Nomieke | /con mmob | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Susi | Gaming Abroad | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Diane Rasmussen Neal | tl-dr | tl-dr | Semi-active |
| Lifedeathsoul | Backseat Game design | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Entombed | Divinity’s Reach | Semi-active | |
| Jezi | Big Numbers! | Rainee Sue | |
| Siadina | Trippin Tyria | Siadina Sorrowchild | Inactive/Deleted |
| Eon Themistocles | Eons and Eons Away | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Hasugo Numani (aka motstandet) | Horrible Ball of Fire | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Eva | Image Heavy | Eva | Inactive/Deleted |
| Khuruuk | Casually Vicious | Semi-active | |
| Skron | The Frugal Gamer | Skron | Semi-active |
| Brews | Gaming Brew | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Randolph Carter | This Roaring Silence | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Serenity | MMOARprz | Serenity | Inactive/Deleted |
| Tyler Murphy | How to Pour Sand Back Into the Box | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Peter Hatch | The Diverted Muse | Peter Hatch | Inactive/Deleted |
| Teatro | Newbie Hobbit | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Red Neckromonger | Red’s Roid Rage | Red Neckromonger | Semi-active |
| Zeth | Battlemastered | Zeth | Inactive/Deleted |
| Evilitis | thenotsonewnoob | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Mark/Valerian | commentarilies | mark colton | Inactive/Deleted |
| Rambling Redshirt | Beyond Tannhauser Gate | Active | |
| Fivequarters | Argus or Bust | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Beorneoth | LOTRO Cinna | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Amijade | Warlockery | Active | |
| Luranni | Stabby McStabStab | Li | Inactive/Deleted |
| Frinka | Warcraft Street | Warcraft Street | Inactive/Deleted |
| Kupapo | Real Adventures In Fake Worlds | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Tyler Murphy | Game Delver | Tyler Murphy | Active |
| Rich | Gnomegates.com | Gnomegates | Inactive/Deleted |
| Ewine | Hipstalotro | Semi-active | |
| Saali | Saali in Taborea | Semi-active | |
| Avaloner | The Mighty Viking Hamster | Semi-active | |
| Leelu | The Butterfly Gamer | Semi-active | |
| Jeromai | Why I Game | Active | |
| Joshua (Wald works too) | Wald’s Wanderings | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Ald | Ald Shot First | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Sephora | Sephora’s Closet | Active | |
| Donovan | Donovan Drones | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Brandon | Beyond-Reproach | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Laenlis | Landroval Style | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Budged (aka Darkeflaire or Sienra) | The Horn & Ivory Gates | Inactive/Deleted | |
| Syllenn | Renai Hunter | Semi-active | |
| Rob | spacefiddle | Inactive/Deleted | |
| GW2WvW | GW2 WvW | Guild Wars 2 WvW | Inactive/Deleted |
@BigMikeyOcho over at Casual Aggro has also done a 1 Year Anniversary post
Edit: Another follow up post over at Healing the Masses lists a lot of the articles written by many of the Sponsors and Newbies with a lot of info for anyone who is blogging or thinking about blogging.
Edit: Adding a few more links for additions commemoration blog posts
Ravaltation: NBI: One year and a week later
The Ancient Gaming Noob: New Blogger Initiative a Year Later – Who Survived?
Avatars of Steel: Virtual Party celebrating the original Newbie Blogger’s Initiative
Thanks to Ravalation for the great Badge for all participants you see on the sidebar.
Goodbye Warcraft

Last week I unsubbed from WoW for the first time since January of 2006. I found that I was only logging in to do my daily vegetable farming, a bit of crafting and the occasional holiday event and it didn’t make sense to continue paying for something I was not really enjoying. I have been playing [...]
Something fun to tweak your brain!
This is fun read the puzzle yes past all 5 tests Wow! I’ve seen this with the letters out of order, but this is the first time I’ve seen it with numbers . Good example of a Brain Study: If you can read this OUT LOUD you have a strong mind. And better than that: Alzheimers [...]
A Cry for Help!
I stumbled across this on the internet. I am not sure if this is the original poster or not. If anyone has different information please let me know as I would like to attribute to the original poster. Boggle! I don’t know about anyone else but I will also have a good pile of sticks ready to hand out to [...]
Update
Sorry for the long absence. I have been busy playing games and not writing about them. I have been spending most of my time in the Mass Effect Universe with some AC3, WoW and Secret World thrown in. I have pretty much stopped playing GW2. I sort of lost interest with the Halloween event (mining [...]
Lest We Forget
Canadians have fought in most of the major conflicts for the past century. When the First World War ended with the signing of the Armistice on November 11th 1918 at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month a tradition began. Remembrance Day or Armistice Day was officially recognized by King George V on 7 November 1919 as a day of remembrance for [...]
Theramore’s Fall – The Full Story
Let’s start with a bit of background. I have been playing World of Warcraft since January of 2006. I helped open the Gates of An’Quiraj, I was in a Molten Core raiding guild. I still have my first toon, although he is no longer my main. For quite some time I had 2 active accounts and [...]
NBI Followup – Part 2
I thought I would check up on my fellow newbie bloggers who participated in Syp’s Newbie Blogger Initiative.Last time I checked of the 109 participants over half were active, either posting very often of at least semi often (bi-weekly). I went through and checked up on all though sites and as surprising number (41) were very active and [...]
Game Security
Since the early access to Guild Wars 2 there have been a lot of phishing and hacking incidents. With Mists of Pandaria being released next month there was also a report that Blizzard has been hacked for account info. I also just received a phishing attempt on an email account that I seldom use that [...]

