WakeOfAshesPosts: 21,665destroyer of motherfuckers
edited April 2011
Lets say we are having a vote off between three people A, B and C. There are 100 people voting and I ask all 100 which person they like first and second. here are their answers
45 people say "I like A first, and C second" 35 people say "I like B first and A second" 20 people say "I like C first and B second"
Then we have a poll like we are having here..... First up
A vs B which would end up with B winning 55 people to 45 people. B would advance over A.
B vs C which would end up with C winning the whole thing by a count total of 35-65.
Now thing about those numbers,,,,, Is C really the most liked member of this forum? FUCK NO. A is. 45 people liked A most and of the other 55 people, 35 liked A more then C. So basically C who is basically the most hated member winds up winning....
WakeOfAshesPosts: 21,665destroyer of motherfuckers
If we really wanted to know who was most liked, we would throw everyone into the poll and and allow a voting time of say 24 or 48 hours. During that time, everyone would get to cast 1 vote with the exception of not being able to vote for yourself. After the first round we then eliminate the bottom half (as an example). and then we restart the voting with the people that are left. everyone gets 1 more vote for the people remaining. then eliminate some part of the lower vote getters and then revote.
WakeOfAshesPosts: 21,665destroyer of motherfuckers
It's a different type of polling that produces more accurate results and doesnt rely on matchups. Im just saying as we are currently doing it, the results are meaningless.
WakeOfAshesPosts: 21,665destroyer of motherfuckers
say you have five people in a matchup 1. Razor, 10 2. Shane 9 3. Nola. 9 4. Hoods 9 5. CF 6
Then everyone votes once for who they like the most of the 5. After everyone votes once, then the person with the least number of votes is eliminated. and the four with the highest move to the second round of voting...
1. Razor, 10 2. Shane 9 3. Nola. 12 (hoods and nola pick up CF's 6 votes) 4. Hoods 12
WakeOfAshesPosts: 21,665destroyer of motherfuckers
the game is 8 pages in.. can't go changing it now <_>
and it's just a game anyway <_>
i guess... but we should do another after this and see how the outcome changes my way. I think my method would provide a result more people would be happy with.
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Travis 4
45 people say "I like A first, and C second"
35 people say "I like B first and A second"
20 people say "I like C first and B second"
Then we have a poll like we are having here..... First up
A vs B which would end up with B winning 55 people to 45 people. B would advance over A.
B vs C which would end up with C winning the whole thing by a count total of 35-65.
Now thing about those numbers,,,,, Is C really the most liked member of this forum? FUCK NO. A is. 45 people liked A most and of the other 55 people, 35 liked A more then C. So basically C who is basically the most hated member winds up winning....
1. Razor, 10
2. Shane 9
3. Nola. 9
4. Hoods 9
5. CF 6
Then everyone votes once for who they like the most of the 5. After everyone votes once, then the person with the least number of votes is eliminated. and the four with the highest move to the second round of voting...
1. Razor, 10
2. Shane 9
3. Nola. 12 (hoods and nola pick up CF's 6 votes)
4. Hoods 12
third round
1. Razor, 16
3. Nola. 15
4. Hoods 12
last round
1. Razor,
3. Nola.
Travis 5
Teh scorez
Travis 5
Travis 6
:-"