[Black Dagger]

Why would you avoid voting for people you like because they are seen as a threat to place higher than you?

[Lee.]

I don't vote strategically.. I vote for the people I love the most

[Ramsay]

Nominated people not being able to vote would be bad, seeing as there isnt that many more than 51 active users at the minute anyway

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...I'm really sorry to say this, Zee but I have to agree with Niamh...it's a little unfair that this was done so late at night/early hours and almost over by the morning..I had my list of 10 and some of my votes were for people I really hoped would be in the top 50...people that I feel are very underrated as members but I couldn't find my list and felt under pressure to rush my votes, so I have left someone off who I really would have liked to see there and my vote may have made the difference if I hadn't felt that pressure..for me, it's just put a slight shade over it, which I feel sad about because that isn't how it should be....

In fairness to Zee he did announce that the list would be opened at midnight and as it was straight after Eurovision when lots of people were around it seemed a good a time as any, I could understand people feeling miffed if he opened it without any warning.

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Jesus.

Too late sucking up now Miss K, she said she's already sent them in.

Oh yeah bugger....may I say, Jesus, that you are my favourite deity...

[Ramsay]

Plus, yeah its a competition but its also a showcase of people being able to say things about people they like. Its fine the way it is

Originally Posted by anniek76

Oh yeah bugger....may I say, Jesus, that you are my favourite deity...

Yes you may.

[DrunkerThanMoses]

Jesus deserves to win

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by anniek76

Wow Niamh. You're efficient

Well I missed Round 1 and also Round 1 reopening so I'm being careful

Originally Posted by Cherie

Not sure this is far reaching enough, we should also add in the number of hours spent browsing TiBB, and times that by the number of log in over the 6 months divided by the age of the nominee.




Not allowing the nominees to vote would be good :

I seriously doubt people would vote tactically in this, you'd want to be pretty bloody sad to be fair.

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Karl

Plus, yeah its a competition but its also a showcase of people being able to say things about people they like. Its fine the way it is

Totally agree...

[Cherie]

Sense of humour failure all round I give up. I wasn't actually being serious and i doubt Alex was either.

[Iceman]

Originally Posted by DrunkerThanMoses

Jesus deserves to win

Moses would say that...

[Suze]

Originally Posted by Cherie

In fairness to Zee he did announce that the list would be opened at midnight and as it was straight after Eurovision when lots of people were around it seemed a good a time as any, I could understand people feeling miffed if he opened it without any warning.

I think there are more members around evening time later in the day also, hence why I think the votes went in quite quickly.

[Niamh.]

Boom!

[Suze]

Originally Posted by Iceman

Moses would say that...

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Sense of humour failure all round I give up. I wasn't actually being serious and i doubt Alex was either.

Shhhh, it's much more fun to watch them all freak out "I WOULD NEVER EVER EVER VOTE TACTICALLY!" never in a million years, how dare you even suggest suggest such a thing!

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by lostalex

Shhhh, it's much more fun to watch them all freak out "I WOULD NEVER EVER EVER VOTE TACTICALLY!" never in a million years, how dare you even suggest suggest such a thing!

[Mitchell]

Originally Posted by Karl

Nominated people not being able to vote would be bad, seeing as there isnt that many more than 51 active users at the minute anyway

I sorta do agree with this although I'm sure there's more than 51 active users, I'm sure there's a few

[joeysteele]

I don't know.
This has worked incredibly well with no changes for all the time I have seen it done on here by Zee,I think it is as fair and open as it can be.
I know the voting for noms opened at midnight sunday but for weeks we had been told this was the case and going to happen.

I was there at that time and clearly many others were too, I also doubt with great certainty too that Zee honestly expected so many members voting and so many different nominations to be done so quickly and decisively.
Although I do understand the frustrations of those who missed out and then had to vote in a rush.
I had to alter my list 3 times and then again just after midnight when Zee opened this up,I did though have my list ready in time for this opening,having prepared it virtually from Zee saying it would be starting on the 26th some 3 weeks ago.

So for me, Zee has this arranged as perfect as it can be with fairness.
It is annoying when games and things change,what I love with this is it has stayed intact even as to its format.

I don't agree that those nominated shouldn't vote, they will have nominated others to go through anyway and they cannot nominate themselves or even later vote for themselves in any case.
As has been said in posts since, those who have nominated have usually seen at least half of their list go through to the final round of 50 to choose from.
I would dare bet that all those who anyone nominated and got through would still get their votes from them in the final round,just needing to fill the spaces they have as to those of their nominations who didn't get through this time.

So for me this is one of the very best things on tibb, okay the nominations were over very quickly this time but that has not been the case with past most loved polls.
The only difference this time was the near 3 week build up which clearly fuelled interest to the point where some members were determined to get their nominations in at the very start.

I said earlier, perhaps the only change I would maybe like to see, while stressing I am happy to completely go with Zee and his planning and presentation of this, is that more nominations be needed to qualify for the final round,that would possibly slow things up a bit.

The only potential flaw I see, is the fact that not everyone gets to vote in rd1.

Say for example Joey wins it by one point, but Ammi and Niamh would have both nominated thetruth in round 1, who then finishes 2nd by a point, then is it really ML?

However, this has always been the case and everyone goes into it with their eyes open. Zee understands better than most, that you can only please all of the people for some of the time.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Cherie

In fairness to Zee he did announce that the list would be opened at midnight and as it was straight after Eurovision when lots of people were around it seemed a good a time as any, I could understand people feeling miffed if he opened it without any warning.

You know the rules around here, you snooze you lose baby!

[Niamh.]

Yeah, I know he did announce that, I'm just not a TiBB night Owl

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah, I know he did announce that, I'm just not a TiBB night Owl

This time that has been a problem I agree with you, it hasn't in past ML polls though.
I doubt we are likely to see the near 3 week build up next time like we had this time so it could be very different and take longer next time.

I am though sad for you that your nominations didn't get in on time and you are clearly disappointed.
Although at least I think you said, most or all your noms got through anyway so they will for sure be able to get your votes in the 2nd round.

[Kizzy]

It was silly that there was a 3 week build up and then it was all cut and dried in the wee small hours, bit of an anti-climax.
I forgot someone off my list too so seeing as late entries can be allowed I want to swop one of mine please.

[Roy Mars III]

All my points are up for grabs, pm me your offers.