[Suggestion] PF Awards, are they unfair?

[Chronos]

It makes my day to hear one curious human say, "Ok, now I get it..." That means more to me than all the medals and awards. I think most medalists would agree... being a good teacher is the greatest reward.

 

[marlon]

It makes my day to hear one curious human say, "Ok, now I get it..." That means more to me than all the medals and awards. I think most medalists would agree... being a good teacher is the greatest reward.

I completely agree. Being a good teacher really requires (apart the obvious knowledge on one's subject) great skill and talent. Good teachers are, just like genuinly good actors, very rare in this world.

marlon

 

[Chronos]

Good for you, marlon, you are very deserving. You have been a very good teacher, and patient. I have learned much from you. You pushed me to the next level in mathematics. I am forever in your debt.

 

[marlon]

Good for you, marlon, you are very deserving. You have been a very good teacher, and patient. I have learned much from you. You pushed me to the next level in mathematics. I am forever in your debt.

Thanks for these nice complements. I really appreciate them.

regards
marlon

 

[franznietzsche]

The technology guru voting this year is a good example. We had a 3-way tie for a while, and it seemed the opposite was the problem...because it was so close, nobody wanted the responsibility of casting the deciding vote, so it stayed tied for quite some time. Once the tie was broken, the votes completely changed course!
I don't know why people let the other votes influence them in something like this. Who wins isn't as important as voicing your appreciation for whichever candidates have helped you most. It's not like voting for a political office where you might decide instead of voting for your candidate who is clearly behind in the polls, you'll cast a vote for your next favorite to keep your least favorite out of office.

While I agree with this, I also agree with SpaceTiger's concerns about restricting it just to a list of nominees followed by a winning announcement. Displaying the results as they play out I think encourages people to post with stories of appreciation of those they think deserve it most. I think that in most cases this is worth the downsides of having the poll results displayed.

A thought: Maybe it would be best to display delayed poll results, make them be a day behind the actual votes. This I think would help eliminate what happened in the tech guru vote, but also address SpaceTiger's concerns. On the other hand, i don't know if this is possible with the PF polling system.

 

[Moonbear]

Displaying the results as they play out I think encourages people to post with stories of appreciation of those they think deserve it most.

But that's a big part of the reason for the voting in the first place, to express appreciation for all the nominees.