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Greg Bernhardt said:You can begin voting!
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That's a good idea. Why didn't anyone suggest it before the voting began.hypnagogue said:I agree with saltydog, actually. Being able to see who has how many votes at any part during the process almost undoubtedly changes the way in which votes come to be distributed. In the future we should hide the polls from public view until they officially close. The voting process would be fairer, and moreover, I think there would be more suspense and excitement as well.
Actually me too. I am convinced that people will vote for whomever they want without being biased by charts. People vote for their personal favourite.honestrosewater said:Just to be different, I disagree. (I hope you all appreciate how funny that is.)
Great idea.Oh, and a link from each nominee's name to their profile would be extra convenient for those of us who like to read or reread their posts before making a decision or to get a taste of the cream of the crop.
Perhaps we can try to consciously block out any effects that seeing current results might have on our choices, but just the mere act of taking in the information most probably automatically influences us on a subconscious level. If that is the case, our votes may be influenced even without our awareness that this is happening; it might be that we swear up and down that seeing results has no effect but in fact it does. (I would not expect something like this to make a difference if a person already has a clear favorite in mind, but if someone is noncommital among a number of choices, or does not have a strong opinion for any other reason, I would expect the voting results to be somewhat different depending on whether or not current results are displayed.)Astronuc said:I agree with hypnagogue that the tally may influence some people, but I think, or at least I hope, that most PFers would not be influenced by the tally but rather maintain independence of reasoning and vote on the merits of the matter.
Good point, I had forgotten about that. One does not need to see the tally before voting, but one can choose to do so if it has some impact on how one votes.matthyaouw said:You guys could always not click "view poll results" before you vote you know...
Greg Bernhardt said:Well I hope members don't take the awards too seriously and remember this is all for fun.
saltydog said:Well Greg, I don't want to cause trouble cus' I suspect I'm on a few sh*t lists in here but I think the awards should be taken seriously: a "math guru" or a "physics guru", the others, is serious and requires enormous effort and talent to achieve (my view anyway). I take them seriously and expect a command of dialogue with substance from all of the gurus. Might not the receipents of the awards take some offense to your statement above?
Greg Bernhardt said:I didn't say to not take it seriously, just don't take it "too" seriously. The staff creates the polls in a way that it doesn't matter who wins, every member on the poll list for each group in our eyes is already a guru. The nomination should be the honor and the public vote should be considered an honor too, but mostly for fun. The awards event should be a time to give thanks to all the nominated members and not get overly concerned who wins.
Gokul43201 said:This is slightly off-topic, but I'd like to note the unfortunate omission of Saltydog from the Math Guru nominations. I'm certain this was entirely accidental, but it is a terrible shame. I'm sure I can't easily think of anyone who has contributed more to the Differential Equations and Analysis areas of the math forums. I tip my hat to you, Salty !
Midnight in what time zone?Greg Bernhardt said:Voting ends midnight tonight (friday)
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