Pick the next Don

robmiller · 22 Dec 2006 at 18:41

Vertigo1 said:
I realise such a thread can't be started in every forum but the fact remains that there will be a lot of members who are active elsewhere on the forum who will not get a chance to "vote" for their favourites.

I don't see why not :confused:

Make a thread in each of the forums that require Donning (Photography, HG&P, L&OS, SC?) for nominations, then make a voting thread, then elect the winner. Sorted

Incidentally, it'd be nice if we could do instant-runoff voting [1], where you are able to rank candidates in order of preference. It'd be fairer, and would result in less arguments since you can hardly claim that the winner didn't receive enough votes or enough consent

Yewen · 22 Dec 2006 at 18:44

robmiller said:
I don't see why not Make a thread in each of the forums that require Donning (Photography, HG&P, L&OS, SC?) for nominations, then make a voting thread, then elect the winner. Sorted

Incidentally, it'd be nice if we could do instant-runoff voting [1], where you are able to rank candidates in order of preference. It'd be fairer, and would result in less arguments since you can hardly claim that the winner didn't receive enough votes or enough consent

Can't do that within the forum software I don't think. Great idea though as it would be easier to work out first / second and remove most of the popularity part from it.

Berserker · 22 Dec 2006 at 18:46

We have a forum section full of HTML experts, though policing the vote outside the forum would be rather difficult.

divine` · 22 Dec 2006 at 19:15

Vertigo1 said:
And there's the biggest problem with all of this. Quite apart from basic popularity skewing the "votes" to large degree, only those members who regularly visit GD are going to even see this thread.

I realise such a thread can't be started in every forum but the fact remains that there will be a lot of members who are active elsewhere on the forum who will not get a chance to "vote" for their favourites.

Fairly sure vB has the option to make a thread a forum wide announcement. That would sort that problem fairly easily and simply.

cyKey · 22 Dec 2006 at 19:17

divine_madness said:
Fairly sure vB has the option to make a thread a forum wide announcement. That would sort that problem fairly easily and simply.

Probably a good idea. Someone in Photos still thinks I'm on the mod team

You know what people are like out there in the sticks

Garp · 22 Dec 2006 at 19:18

Berserker said:
That'll never work. Gibbo? Make tea?

Well he's already been caught vacuuming in a pink shirt..

robmiller · 22 Dec 2006 at 19:18

We can just manually count the votes, surely? There are hardly going to be hundreds of posts in each thread

Get everyone to post the candidates they want to vote for, in order of preference, then someone can just tally them up. It would be much easier to just write some code to do it, but obviously then we lose any way of policing the votes and ensuring that people don't vote twice which rules it out completely.

Yewen · 22 Dec 2006 at 19:59

cyKey said:
Probably a good idea. Someone in Photos still thinks I'm on the mod team You know what people are like out there in the sticks

Your above GD and below GH now!

Photography is like a sandwich. All edible and tasty.

Burnsy2023 · 22 Dec 2006 at 20:04

Yewen said:
Your above GD and below GH now!
Photography is like a sandwich. All edible and tasty.

Ahh, but one or two sandwiches? Sorry, couldn't help myself....

Burnsy

Yewen · 22 Dec 2006 at 20:09

You do know I could ban you for mentioning that?

Kell_ee001 · 22 Dec 2006 at 20:14

Yewen said:
All edible and tasty.

I agree.... he's yummy!

Berserker · 22 Dec 2006 at 20:15

I could mention the whole 0.99r = 1 thing, but both you and Gilly would ban me.

Oops.

Burnsy2023 · 22 Dec 2006 at 20:20

Berserker said:
I could mention the whole 0.99r = 1 thing, but both you and Gilly would ban me.

Oops.

Shhhhh silly!

Don't worry, I think you got away without anyone noticing

Burnsy

Killerkebab · 22 Dec 2006 at 20:40

Berserker said:
I could mention the whole 0.99r = 1 thing, but both you and Gilly would ban me.

Oops.

Of all the numbers in the world that equal 0.9r, 1 is clearly my favourite

DarkShadow · 22 Dec 2006 at 21:49

Another vote for FF, friendliest Don I've come across albeit french

Berserker · 22 Dec 2006 at 22:04

Gentle reminder.

Spie said:
Not a lot of point proposing ex-Dons because they are ex-Dons - ie they or I decided they weren't to be Dons anymore. Shame really as I thought that froggy git was rather good

cyKey · 22 Dec 2006 at 22:46

Yewen said:
Your above GD and below GH now!

Photography is like a sandwich. All edible and tasty.

Ah but if you split us up are we 2 forums or one?

There's still plenty who just pop by for one specific forum on OcUK. Not everyone's a GD'er.

Kell_ee001 · 22 Dec 2006 at 22:48

cyKey said:
Not everyone's a GD'er.

Silly people!

BrightonBelle · 22 Dec 2006 at 22:53

Kellee001 - although the number of girls on here has somewhat diminished recently I still think we need some 'girl power' in the mod team

And Jarp/Garp - listening to what others have said I think he would do a good job as he is a dude

BB x

Yewen · 22 Dec 2006 at 22:53

cyKey said:
Ah but if you split us up are we 2 forums or one? There's still plenty who just pop by for one specific forum on OcUK. Not everyone's a GD'er.

Im only genuinely one section, this is just me being silly and spamming other sections to lower the quality and make cases seem better.

You know it is true.

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