Personally I think you're crediting the mods with too much subtlety and implying too much interest in the result - if fixing the result was an aim then it wouldn't be difficult but to keep monkeying with the votes to keep it fairly balanced suggests a level of interest that I doubt is there. I'm not certain but I'd suspect it would also show up in the edit history for the thread...
The poll is definitely rigged now, it's all over the place.
Naughty Thundycat!
Well Have just checked the edited history on this thread. Guess what! There has been no tampering of the votes.![]()
We want pics!
When does poll end, set a time limit. 8pm tonight.
Top Of this page please read it!!! said:This poll will close on 22nd Nov 2011 at 20:50
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It would say "poll edited" in the action column if votes had been edited.
If the result is too close do we wind up with some sort of compromise - a Britboy coalition of sorts?