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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 8929918" data-attributes="member: 6790260">By my math, the thread eliminates (on average) 2 backgrounds every page. Which is pretty much spot on, because there are 20 downvotes per page (40 points down), and each thing started with 20 points. Given that that means 35 things were eliminated in 28 days (counting today and the nearly-guaranteed elimination of another contender), that's (very roughly) 1.25 options eliminated per day. If we do see an elimination today, there will be 55 options left; we would have to lose 43 more to hit a dozen remaining, so 43/1.25 = 34.4. So, if the rate remains steady, we should expect to see that in roughly mid-March.However, it's likely that the thread has been churning through low-hanging fruit (things that haven't gotten any/many upvotes), especially since some options are now in the 40s. So it could slow down quite a bit before reaching the final dozen options. As a result, I am inclined to guess that no, we won't see a dozen options remaining before April 1, unless (like me) there are a significant number of people waiting for the options to condense enough before participating.I have decided I will participate when I can read all the listed backgrounds without scrolling, which on my screen will occur when there are only 38 left. That means we have to see at least 18 more eliminations (counting the one almost guaranteed to happen today), which should happen in about two weeks, give or take a day.</blockquote>

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