Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote:
> If individual voter does not vote for all entries {except their own (if any)}
> then discount their votes. Should be the only rule here IM(Not So)HO.
> I don't see the need for adding the 20-20-20 now every member can vote.

Wouldn't be to fair, because then you can boost your competition standing by
simply not voting. Say for simplicity's sake that every vote would be 10-10-10,
and we had three contestants A, B and C. Both B and C vote, A doesn't (or his
vote is incomplete and therefore discounted). Makes:

A:  30 + 30 = 60   (from B and C)
B:  30      = 30   (from C)
C:  30      = 30   (from B)

Fair? Not really, I think (at least as long as the ranking is according to total
points instead of points per vote). So to discourage *not* voting, *voters* get
the advantage. Everyone can get it, by becoming active himself, instead of
relying on others to get active.

(OTOH, placing all "1-1-1" votes has quite a similar effect as not voting at
all...)

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