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<blockquote data-quote="tmaaas" data-source="post: 306613" data-attributes="member: 6481">Re: Weighting votesI posted this several pages back but it seems to have been overlooked. While I don't think this is the 'perfect' solution, it might be worth considering. (I don't think there is a 'perfect' solution; every idea posted thus far has both merits and flaws.)This idea is similar to RangerWickett's in that it weights votes, but different in that it ties the weight to the voter instead of the product. I think Eric did refer to this post when he said he didn't like any system which relied on the 'honor' system. This does to the extent that it relies on the voter to accurately and honestly put down how many products they feel qualified to judge between in a category. The fewer you put down, the less your vote counts. This has two immediate problems:1) Some people will be irritated that their vote doesn't count as much as someone else's, even though they've only read two of the products and the other person five. So you'll get some complaints; then again, you'll get complaints anyways. And if they don't like this, they can always put down knowledge for all 5 products in each category.2) Some people will try to skew the voting by saying they are always qualified to judge between all five products, even when this is not true. This is where the 'honor' system comes in. While true, even if only 80% of the voters elect to accurately weight their votes, it would be a great improvement in accuracy over the current system where no one has the option to do so.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tmaaas, post: 306613, member: 6481"] [b]Re: Weighting votes[/b] I posted this several pages back but it seems to have been overlooked. While I don't think this is the 'perfect' solution, it might be worth considering. (I don't think there is a 'perfect' solution; every idea posted thus far has both merits and flaws.) This idea is similar to RangerWickett's in that it weights votes, but different in that it ties the weight to the voter instead of the product. I think Eric did refer to this post when he said he didn't like any system which relied on the 'honor' system. This does to the extent that it relies on the voter to accurately and honestly put down how many products they feel qualified to judge between in a category. The fewer you put down, the less your vote counts. This has two immediate problems: 1) Some people will be irritated that their vote doesn't count as much as someone else's, even though they've only read two of the products and the other person five. So you'll get some complaints; then again, you'll get complaints anyways. And if they don't like this, they can always put down knowledge for all 5 products in each category. 2) Some people will try to skew the voting by saying they are always qualified to judge between all five products, even when this is not true. This is where the 'honor' system comes in. While true, even if only 80% of the voters elect to accurately weight their votes, it would be a great improvement in accuracy over the current system where no one has the option to do so. [/QUOTE]

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