[Jack_]

Okay hypothetically

Shelley VS Lorna, Sharon refuses to vote

Sam Bailey is therefore definitely in the next bottom two, meaning she may as well not turn up to perform of Saturday and they lose a hell of a lot of revenue from not opening her line (not gonna happen) plus viewers since she's a favourite, plus complaints because it's unfair (seriously the amount of people that care about judges abstaining is minute)

Then when the vote happens, let's say Kingsland Road VS Sam B, the vote goes 1-1 after Gary and Sharon vote, then what happens if Louis trolls and takes it to deadlock? How do the tied vote rules work since Sam's line wasn't open? Does she go home because she secured her bottom two place the previous week? Bit unfair and asking for viewer backlash no? It's far too messy

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Jack_

Okay hypothetically

Shelley VS Lorna, Sharon refuses to vote

Sam Bailey is therefore definitely in the next bottom two, meaning she may as well not turn up to perform of Saturday and they lose a hell of a lot of revenue from not opening her line (not gonna happen) plus viewers since she's a favourite, plus complaints because it's unfair (seriously the amount of people that care about judges abstaining is minute)

Then when the vote happens, let's say Kingsland Road VS Sam B, the vote goes 1-1 after Gary and Sharon vote, then what happens if Louis trolls and takes it to deadlock? How do the tied vote rules work since Sam's line wasn't open? Does she go home because she secured her bottom two place the previous week? Bit unfair and asking for viewer backlash no? It's far too messy

Exactly. It take the option of abstaining out of the equation.