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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quickbeam" data-source="post: 2627604" data-attributes="member: 635">Nakia makes a few excellent points, and I particularly like the suggestion to keep the SC position as a separate slot if the voting process is not adjusted.  Although, having never been the SC, I cannot say whether such a position is reasonable to bestow upon a n00b ENnies panel member.In any event, I will simply point out that this conversation is repeated in one form or another pretty much every year.  And IMHO a few concepts are fairly unassailable:1) Hiding the results will make it less likely that a potential voter skips casting their ballot because they believe the election to already be a foregone conclusion.2) There are people who'd like to see a "fresh blood" guarantee/rotating panel/term limits, but nobody can say for certain whether or not this will improve the awards.  It is likely to change them based on a whole array of subjective criteria and personal biases, but that doesn't mean they'll be any better...or any worse.3) None of the pressure brought to bear on voting/election reform is connected to the effort provided by the incumbent slate of Judges -- TB, Crothian, CL and even JoeGK who's back in the hunt.  They've done a fine job on behalf of the community, and unless a change is mandated or one (or more) of them voluntarily step aside, they will likely be elected each and every time they run.You can argue that if it isn't broken, don't attempt to fix it, and I can see the wisdom in that point of view.  I just wonder what the harm would be in assuring a couple different faces each year.  Either way, I tip my hat to those who accept this responsibility on behalf on the entire EN World community!</blockquote>

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