I don't think we're taking into account the core problem with the voting.  Voting on
other images that are competing against yours
is a conflict of interest.  Now most of us I'm sure do try and be objective, and rate
fairly, but that doesn't mean everyone does.
The short-term desire to win can overshadow the long-term goal of a fun and fair
competition.  As the number of voters decreases the
conflict of interest will tend to make the results chaotic.  I can even think of one
way to cheat and put almost any image near the
top, although I would never do it, unless I wanted to prove it could be done.  My
point is, at core the IRTC really is more of a
community event than a competition.  The only way to get truly consistent results
would be a panel of impartial judges.  I'm not
suggesting we change the voting, just realize that it is what it is.

Andrew Wilcox

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