I am going to regret this. Why is it "rigged" if subscribers get an extra vote? Who is it rigged for? How does my being a subscriber change the way I am going to vote?
Why do you assume that change to the rules (allowing _subscribers_, not _advertisers_, to effectively vote twice) was made to suit their advertisers? That assumption makes no sense. Also, I think it is perfectly fair. Why should you, a random person in the world get an equal vote with me, a long time paying subscriber who has shown by my subscription a commitment and interest in the field? Why should you get a vote at all? Similar examples: Why should the US allow non-citizens to vote? Why should the UN allow non-member states to vote? This is not a game. This is a set of technical product awards given by an industry journal. The journal has decided that its subscribers are better suited to choose the winners of these "choice" awards than the general public. And possibly, this will in fact _UNRIG_ the awards, since the general public can't spam the voting and skew the results by voting as often as they like. Finally, if you also want two votes next year, buy a subscription. Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/05/03 02:24PM >>> Hello Jerry, The issue at hand is the fact that CFDJ has over the years built this award up to mean something. IF they had rigged it every year, we'd all be trained to know it doesn't mean anything. But that's not what has happened they have spent some years making this award mean something and then they changes the rules to suit their advertisers. If you think that's fair, I'm sure glad I don't play any games with you... Ah no my checker is worth two of your checkers and you have to jump it twice. come on that isn't fair...it just isn't. Kind Regards, Mike Randolph At 01:58 PM 6/5/2003 -0400, you wrote: >I truly don't understand your outrage. > > From the paragraph you posted, it appears that READERS (active > SUBSCRIBERS) of the magazine get two votes. Everyone else gets one vote. > >That seems perfectly fair to me. > >Why does the fact that a magazine that is running an awards poll lets its >own paying valid subscriber base have a perk that the general public does not. > >Be thankful that they let non-subs vote at all! > >Most magazines don't. They only allow votes from their subscriber/member pool. > >Take the Academy Awards for example. Or Baseball hall of fame voting, or >the Heisman trophy. All allow different classes of people different voting >rights. > >Again, why does this tweak your nose so bad? > >Jerry Johnson > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/05/03 01:45PM >>> >Hello Angel, > >I'll just bring the topic back to the point at hand. > >As part of our 2003 Readers' Choice Awards Voting Process - ACTIVE >subscribers (Ad viewers) of ColdFusion Developer's Journal votes will be >qualified as 2 points in our voting tally. New subscribers votes will count >as 1 point. Subscription records are verified as of the start of voting - >March 31, 2003. > >This is like the voting process in 3rd world countries... ah I'm behind so >all my supporters get to vote AGAIN. > >Kind Regards, >Mike Randolph > >P.S. I still haven't looked up specious yet, but I'm fairly confident it's >a dig :). > >1. So long as Macromedia is selling ColdFusion we'll be supporting it! >2. Yes I do have a tendency to rant and yes I am a bit too sure of myself >at times. I research topics that interest me completely so I speak with >confidence, not arrogance. Just the facts mam. > > >At 11:11 AM 6/5/2003 -0400, you wrote: > >Although I find it tedious responding to your posts, your assumption > >that the advertisements in the May issue of the CFDJ was enough to swing > >the voting in the favor of the products that did better than yours seems > >to be the posturings of a fallacious fanatic. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
