As Mere-O commentor Tom Gilson (any relation to Etienne?) pointed out below, Mere-O has been reduced from “Large Mammal” to “Adorable Little Rodent” (scroll down) in the Truth Laid Bear ecosystem.
The upshot is that with the recategorization, we jumped from #2276 to #1895. Next up on the list? Ed Brayton, libertarian thinker (I think I’m right on this, but might not be), ID critic, and sometime contributor to IntheAgora.
Judging by the amount of commentors at our neighbors, it won’t be too long before Mere-O drops yet again. Such is the fickle life of blog-rankings.