Vote for the Orchestration Challenge 12!

[rbowser-]

"...If you look at the bottom of the poll to the left you will see: 'Multiple Choice Poll'..."

I searched for that, and couldn't find it--until I clicked on the "view poll results" tab--There it is at the bottom. Hmmm, something else that's different this time. On the last challenge, one wasn't able to see what the results were until After voting--and that seems like a much better plan to me, so voting isn't possibly influenced by how others have voted before you. That's --odd, I think.

Having instructions about it being "multiple choice" would be more effective if that was visible right there in the voting window, seems to me.

Keith--hehe, good idea--keep it up until 2012, Dec 12 at 12:12:12. Maybe we Could make an actual decision (or two or three) by then!

Randy B.
(rbowser)

[wrayer]

Keith--hehe, good idea--keep it up until 2012, Dec 12 at 12:12:12. Maybe we Could make an actual decision (or two or three) by then!

Randy B.
(rbowser)

I might be able to make up my mind by then, if I am still around...

[rbowser-]

SOMETHING IS WRONG

I haven't voted yet, but it's come to my attention in direct email, that one is able to vote for ALL of the entires if so inclined. --??

That doesn't make any sense.

This Challenge activity is done just for fun, but still there should be some sense and order to the process. Why the voting mechanism should operate differently for each challenge is peculiar, and being able to just check off all the entries obviously isn't the way it should work.

I think something has to be malfunctioning in this voting mechanism--That it needs to be re-set and then we start over.----At this point, the voting makes no sense!

Randy B.
(rbowser)

[SeanHannifin]

I think voting still makes sense... aside from being inconsistent with previous challenges' voting stages, I don't think this method of multiple choice voting actually messes anything up. Voting for all the entries at once is essentially the same as not voting at all, so that's just a waste of a vote. A winner should still emerge properly from the current voting dynamics, though I suppose it might make a tie easier to emerge. Still, multiple entries were accepted this round so perhaps multiple choice voting is even an advantage?

Hmmm... what do y'all think? Should we see if we can start over again with single voting or just keep the current poll?

(Isn't voting for all the entries something people complain about wanting to do anyway? )

[rbowser-]

Hi, Sean

HUmm. Well, it doesn't make any sense to me, but other opinions are certainly possible.

You bet I think they should all WIIIIIinnnn! But, it's a contest event, and so that idealistic thing is of course impossible. Even though it's really tough to finally choose one as a personal fave, to me that's kind of the point of participating in a contest. If I go to a Miss America party, where guests try to pick the winner, it wouldn't work to say, "OH I vote for 5 girls because they're all great."--Ya know?

Well, it's a fun thing we're doing here. I don't mean to make a hassle out of it. I was just so positive that the poll mechanism must have gone haywire since it's working totally differently this time. It'll definitely make the results different than they would've been with one vote--but--There ya go!

Back to having fun.

Randy B.
(rbowser)

[rayzalaf]

I think voting still makes sense... aside from being inconsistent with previous challenges' voting stages, I don't think this method of multiple choice voting actually messes anything up. Voting for all the entries at once is essentially the same as not voting at all, so that's just a waste of a vote. A winner should still emerge properly from the current voting dynamics, though I suppose it might make a tie easier to emerge. Still, multiple entries were accepted this round so perhaps multiple choice voting is even an advantage?

Hmmm... what do y'all think? Should we see if we can start over again with single voting or just keep the current poll?

(Isn't voting for all the entries something people complain about wanting to do anyway? )

Well Sean, I disagree.

Mulitple choice voting is fine if you can vote 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.
If that is not possible then, one member one vote!
If one can't decide on a winning entry! tough!
Do you not think it may be an achievement for someone to be runner up or 3rd.
I'm not suggesting starting again, I just think it stinks. sorry!

Ray

[wrayer]

If I may be so bold:

Isn't this all so trivial? The fun is in doing the composition. Personnally, I don't care if I win or lose. Well, unless Garritan is going to pay the winner. But it's not a contest per se, it's a 'challenge' - who can come up with the best solution. Being a math teacher, I agree with Sean. The fact that you can vote for more than one entry does not alter the odds as to which one will be picked the most. It is inconsequential because the winning entry will stipp get picked more often, even if voters are selecting other compositions. Igt will still get the most votes. What you dilute are the 2nd 3rd or 4th places, which don't get a reward anyways.

If I buy a 100,000 lottery tickets, my chances of winning the lottery still have not improved drastically. I just spend more money.

[trentpmcd]

Hmmm, this is a toughie....

It'd be nice 1 vote per person, but how do we go back? Find out who voted and send a message - "Hey, there was a problem and you need to vote again"? What if they voted early because they knew they weren’t going to get another chance? I don’t want to throw away any of the votes from people who already voted, particularly if the only chose 1….

On the other hand, if we keep it as is we might get the "anti-voter" - somebody voting for 10 or 9 and purposefully snubbing an entry - not good.

I guess the most popular would still get the most votes, but…


Would they? Some people might not realize they can vote for more than one.
Not easy….

[wrayer]

Hmm, who ever wrote #12 might disaggree with you all!

[etLux]

If I buy a 100,000 lottery tickets, my chances of winning the lottery still have not improved drastically. I just spend more money.

Now you tell me.
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