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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tmaaas" data-source="post: 304987" data-attributes="member: 6481">Weighting votesIt seems that one of the biggest issues is how to reduce the effect circulation size has on the awards. The problem is that a lesser product with a large distribution will probably beat a superior product with a small distribution in a popularity contest. Would it be possible in the voting to also mark how many of the products in each category you have actually reviewed/read/used/etc. and feel qualified to judge between [1 to 5], and then weight the results accordingly? (Having a 0 option would also satisfy the 'opt out' requests that others have made; your vote could be ignored. But an explicit 'opt out' option would probably be better.)Personally, if I've only read two of five products in a category and vote for one of those two, I would not consider my vote as significant as someone who was knowledgeable about all five products. Of course, marking how many products in each category you feel you are qualified to judge would depend on the honor system, but I trust the integrity of most voters.</blockquote>