Legatus Legionis
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Down votes are 2 not 1.Black Dragon 6
Gold Dragon 7+1=8
Green Dragon 3-2=1
Silver Dragon 6
We have a remaining sum of 21, so since each post reduces things by 1, we have an absolute maximum of 19 posts remaining (and that could only occur if it comes down to the absolute wire, with the last person eliminating either a dragon with just 1 vote left, or just 2 votes left, since it's not possible to get two both at 1). Assuming every + vote went to the current leader (Gold), which is extremely unlikely but the most efficient path to ending the sequence, it would require 7 posts bare minimum to end it. By comparison, for Green to win, you'd need 4+3+3 = 10. The 19 number comes from avoiding killing anything off, and/or intentionally "wasting" reduction votes by downvoting something with only 1 vote left.
So yeah, it's pretty likely that it ends today. Unless far fewer people vote. It is very interesting how swingy and surprisingly close this race has been. Making it to even the top 3 will be a pretty significant achievement!
I prefer splitting. You learn a lot less if you have too many things crowded together.Almost over! For Fiends, do y'all prefer downvotes being worth 3 or to split up the list into Devils, Demons and Other?
Correct, but because you upvote by 1 and downvote by 2, the total sum of scores always drops by 1 with each vote, unless part of a downvote is "wasted" by being spent on killing off something at 1 (which leaves the total sum of scores unchanged). That's what I meant by "things drop by 1," which I admit was unclear.Down votes are 2 not 1.