Thoughts on the Aniblog Tourney

My match was over a week ago, and while I was planning to get this post up a bit after the poll closed, school and real life got in the way. But I still want to share my thoughts on the experience, now that it's over.

Like I said in my first post about the Tourney, last time I was still just a lurker. That my blog, which turned a year old as the voting was underway, was able to make it to round three without huge amounts of drama is amazing to me. Despite the problems surrounding the match of a certain unnamed blog and comments that the entire thing was rigged against newcomers, I had a great experience with the Aniblog Tourney. I found a metric ton of great new blogs to read, got some awesome feedback, and I can tell from my stats that some people decided to stick around, which is probably the best part.

So I'd like to give a big thank you to everyone that voted for this blog. I've learned a lot about what works and what doesn't and where I would like to take it in the next year. If all goes according to plan, Subdued Fangirling will be an even stronger blog going into next year's Tourney. I hope that you all will stick around for the ride.

Image from Safebooru.