Here are some definitions for the word "blog" (much more detailed definitions than what can be found in a dictionary)...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog

"A blog is a website in which journal entries are posted on a regular basis and displayed in reverse chronological order. The term blog is a shortened form of weblog or web log."

http://www.marketingterms.com/dictionary/blog/

"A frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and Web links."

http://www.blogscanada.ca/BlogDefinition.html

"So what is a weblog, anyway? Generally speaking, it's an online journal comprised of links and postings in reverse chronological order, meaning the most recent posting appears at the top of the page. As Meg Hourihan, co-founder of Pyra Labs, the blogging software company acquired by Google in February 2003, has noted, weblogs are �post-centric� -- the posting is the key unit -- rather than �page-centric,� as with more traditional websites. Weblogs typically link to other websites and blog postings, and many allow readers to comment on the original post, thereby allowing audience discussions."

http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci214616,00.html

"On the Internet, a blog (short for weblog) is a personal journal that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption."


The necessary requirements to make a website a "blog" are that it be,

A. A journal

Snopes is not a journal.

B. Chronological (reverse)

Snopes in not chronoligical in any way.

C. Has multiple entries per page

Snopes has one entry per page. And because it's not a journal, it doesn't follow a journal format. It is an informational site that has a separate page for each diffferent "urban myth" that it is either debunking or validating.


Personally, I don't have a problem with blogs (Gooeyduck's bizarre accusations notwithstanding). I tend to avoid using them as my only documentation or support for an argument, but I will sometimes use them together with other sources if I think it is reasonable to do so.