2006 ENnies Judge Voting Poll/Thread

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

I don't consider 80% repeat judges a diverse group w.r.t. experience. I'd be happier with 2-4 new judges and 1-3 repeat judges, myself. On average this group will have judged more than twice each before.

True, but with some of these guys(Crothian and TB, especially) people really trust them...or something. They're obviously getting voted for again for some good reason. Truthfully, I think its good that not ALL the judges return. If the same ones ran every year, they would keep getting voted. But one to two new judges(right now, its looking like its going to be 1) means that there's still some new blood in there to add something. And, if they do a good job, it might be safe to say they would be voted for next year for the same reason the other repeat judges are.

 

[MavrickWeirdo]

oh wait... what's that??? line 1 EnWorld... something about a popularity contest

If it was then Queen Dopplepopolis would win, because she's the most popular girl on the internet

 

[scourger]

It's beautiful to see democracy at work. Best of luck to all those elected.

 

[Teflon Billy]

I don't consider 80% repeat judges a diverse group w.r.t. experience. I'd be happier with 2-4 new judges and 1-3 repeat judges, myself. On average this group will have judged more than twice each before.

Aw, now you're just being hurtful

Seriosuly man, if enough people share your view, it will come to pass.

If they don't...it doesn't deserve to.

 

[diaglo]

I don't think one can realistically deny the correlation between popularity and performance in the polls. All one can argue is about causation - do people win because they are popular, are they popular because they have the qualities we like in judges, or something else?

i hope mine is infamy and not popularity.

 

[Dextra]

The candidates I voted for are doing very poorly... I don't think any of them will win. Pity; so much for the fresh blood.

I agree- I love the past judges, and couldn't say who I'd want to bump, but I was hoping for two new faces on the panel. One will do, though- it's amazing how just one new voice can stimulate discussion!

Any hopes of you running again next year? Or being more involved in some capacity, BTW?

 

[CRGreathouse]

Any hopes of you running again next year? Or being more involved in some capacity, BTW?

I might get involved in some way, but I can't forsee having enough free time to be a judge for next year. I really enjoyed my time as judge, but the spectre of reality is such that I can't now commit to that kind of time.

Aw, now you're just being hurtful

"You know I love you, man!"

Seriosuly man, if enough people share your view, it will come to pass.

If they don't...it doesn't deserve to.

The problem is that everyone could vote for one repeat judge and 4 new people, and because of the way the votes are spread out we could still get 4 repeat judges and just 1 new face. It isn't enough for many people to share my views.

In any case, regardless of my feelings on experienced judges, it's good to have you on the 2006 team.

 

[Umbran]

If they don't...it doesn't deserve to.

Because large populaces are always known for forward thinking and intelligent choices when casting their ballots? Because folks are never known for sacrificing the future for the sake of the now?

*shrug*. Neither here nor there, I suppose.

 

[MavrickWeirdo]

After two days there is over 63% of last election’s turnout.

Does Postcount Matter?

The more often an Enworlder posts, the more “recognized” they are. It is only natural that (all other things being equal) a well recognized candidate would do better than a newcomer. It is clear that 5 leading candidates each have over 4,000 posts, while the last 5 each have less than 1,800 posts.

Yet postcount is not the only factor.

Teflon Billy is leading in votes, but has the 7th highest postcount.
RavenHyde has by far the fewest posts, yet is 12th in votes.
Xath (who doing much better than her postcount) is only a little behind Ankh-Morpork Guard (who doing much worse than his postcount).

Post count comparison

_1 Vote Rank _7 Postcount Rank* Teflon Billy (Jeff Ranger)
_2 Vote Rank _1 Postcount Rank* Crothian (Chris Gath)
_3 Vote Rank _4 Postcount Rank* JoeGKushner (Joe G Kushner)
_4 Vote Rank _6 Postcount Rank* Cthulhu's Librarian (Richard J. Miller), SC
_5 Vote Rank _2 Postcount Rank* diaglo (David Temporado)

_6 Vote Rank _3 Postcount Rank* Ankh-Morpork Guard (Graham Johnson)
_7 Vote Rank 10 Postcount Rank* Xath (Gertie Barden), SC
_8 Vote Rank _5 Postcount Rank* Umbran (Arnis Kletnieks)

_9 Vote Rank 12 Postcount Rank* Keeper of Secrets (Matthew Muth)

10 Vote Rank _8 Postcount Rank* trancejeremy (Jeremy Reaban)
11 Vote Rank 13 Postcount Rank* nakia (Nakia S. Pope)
12 Vote Rank 17 Postcount Rank* RavenHyde (Selma McCrory)

13 Vote Rank _9 Postcount Rank* Quickbeam (Kevin Bopp), SC
14 Vote Rank 14 Postcount Rank* Mixmaster (Leslie Foster), SC
15 Vote Rank 16 Postcount Rank* Tarondor (Scott Nolan), SC
16 Vote Rank 15 Postcount Rank* JediSoth (Hans Cummings)
17 Vote Rank 11 Postcount Rank* Eridanis (Matt Bogen), SC

*Postcount ranks were calculated on the 1st day of the poll, and may change over time.

 

[JoeGKushner]

I like to think that my being a reviewer, long term, both here and at other places, such as RPG.net, Pyramid (in the past), OgreCave, d20 Filtered, Shadis and other sources, might be one factor in the votes cast my way.

As far as the older judges returning, people need to start asking for more options en mass. 2 years on, one year off, etc... One lone voice in the wilderness is not going to effect change.