[MisterModest]

I came up with a nomination and eviction twist that I think would be cool for one week, or even a major change to how people get evicted, if they kept it for a good few weeks.

Each year people complain that the "bigger character" (usually louder and more annoying) housemates get voted out too early. I've read people suggest to not have nominations every week, and just have a "Vote to Save" for all the housemates, every week. Then the housemates that really do have fans will stay, and the less popular "boring" housemates will leave. But then fans complain that the nominations are a huge part of Big Brother (which they are), and the show would be missing something without them.

So I came up with an idea, that switches both the nominations and evictions to a popularity contest, not an unpopularity contest. Housemates will still nominate two housemates each week, but two housemates they want to STAY, not leave, then the two or more housemates with the most votes, would be SAFE from eviction, and ALL the other housemates would be up for the public vote, in a "Vote to Save".

For example, using the 13 housemates currently in the house this week, ignoring anything to do with HOH, and guessing some of their choices...

Housemates voting for two people to STAY
Dale - Stuart & Bex
Darnell - Mo & Kat
Kat - Rachel & Darnell
Lisa - Mickey & Luke
Luke - Bex & Dale
Maysoon - Darnell & Mo
Mikey - Luke & Lisa
Mo - Darnell & Kat
Rachel - Darnell & Kat
Bex - Luke & Dale
Rex - Darnell & Kat
Sara - Lisa & Bex
Stuart - Bex & Dale

Darnell - 5
Kat - 4
Bex - 4
Dale - 3
Luke - 3
Mo - 2
Lisa - 2
Mikey - 1
Rachel - 1
Stuart - 1
Maysoon - 0
Rex - 0
Sara - 0

Darnell, Kat, and Bex would be SAFE from eviction and all the other housemates would face the public vote, in a "Vote to Save". And then someone like Maysoon or Lisa would go, instead of one of the "bigger characters", like Darnell or Bex.

Everything wouldn't be "happy happy happy" though, as Big Brother would still announce the nomination results on Tuesdays, but they would announce who was SAFE. Then if someone like Kat or Rachel kept getting saved each week, people would get pissed off with that, and less people would nominate them to be safe.

Anything like this been done before? Just something I thought of last night when I couldn't sleep...maybe it's a bit crap? I'd like to see it tried one week at least, though.

Thoughts?