> What about new sign-ups can't vote? Say if the contestant's are announced > on March 1st. Then new subscribes after April 30th, aren't allowed to vote > until next year? I'd watch the new subscribers carefully after a certain date but would not stop people from voting.
> You know, I'm sure this is very close to the conversation that probably > happened in a CFDJ conference room! I'm not sure. I didn't hear much along these lines. > > -------------- > Ian Skinner > Web Programmer > BloodSource > Sacramento, CA > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 12:32 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: CFDJ Heaviest Advertiser awards Reborn. > > > If they're the HOF awards, how about 1 vote per membership? That way, > instead of looking at every vote, you just have to look at new signups to > make sure no one's swamping them. And I doubt there are enough > double-subscribers to skew the results. > > In other news, I dig chicks with short hair. maybe it's because I have long > hair. Wait! There's the solution! You need a cool ponytail like me, > Mikey! > > And stop scaring me with talk about giant plastic penii! > > > -- Ben Doom > Programmer & General Lackey > Moonbow Software, Inc > > : -----Original Message----- > : From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > : Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 3:29 PM > : To: CF-Community > : Subject: Re: CFDJ Heaviest Advertiser awards Reborn. > : > : > : I think we can do it. All that's needed is 'real' security, a > : board of people > : that can help form and edit the categories, and another board > : (same one?) that > : can watch ALL the data coming in from the votes. > : 1 person, 1 email address, 1 vote. Registration to vote will > : result in an email > : being sent to the email address to make sure that the person > : exists and has the > : right to vote. > : Knowledgeable watching of votes. If [EMAIL PROTECTED], > : [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > : [EMAIL PROTECTED] all vote, the board should be aware that > : they're all the > : same MD (or probably are) and should call those votes into question. > : Those are just some thoughts as I worry about my wife and her new > : haircut. It > : looks like she joined the other team. Not that she's playing both > : sides, but > : totally on the other team. I'm debating going over to the hair > : salon where she > : got it and beat them to death with a 3 foot plastic dildo. I'm > : that upset about > : it. > : > : > If you can come up with a system that we can all agree is > : reasonable, I'm > : > sure we could get Mikey to endorse it. Of course, that's a > : pretty hairy IF > : > clause. :-) > : > > : > So, start drafting your proposal. > : > > : > Hell, if you can come up with a system that everyone on the > : list agrees is > : > fair and equitable, I'll even voluteer my time to write the code. How's > : > that? > : > > : > In the meantime, I'm gonna take every award won with a grain of salt. > : > Except the Grammys, 'cause "Who let the dogs out" really /was/ the best > : > techno song that year. :-) > : > > : > -- Ben Doom > : > Programmer & General Lackey > : > Moonbow Software, Inc > : > > : > PS -- 'Gel, don't get too worked up. I know how you feel about > : that song. > : > > : > : -----Original Message----- > : > : From: Mike Randolph [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > : > : Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 3:03 PM > : > : To: CF-Community > : > : Subject: RE: CFDJ Heaviest Advertiser awards Reborn. > : > : > : > : > : > : Hello Ben, > : > : > : > : I do appreciate how you feel and I'll leave it alone as I > : don't want to > : > : annoy further, but it is my sincere hope that they unfix the > : voting next > : > : year or that Michael or some other reputable ezine replaces > : them as the > : > : award to win. I do appreciate every ones support both on list and > : > : off...THANK YOU! > : > : > : > : Kind Regards, > : > : Mike Randolph > : > : > : > : At 02:53 PM 6/5/2003 -0400, you wrote: > : > : >Um.... I've seen several direct replies against your opinion on > : > : the list. > : > : >Or do you mean mailed directly to you? > : > : > > : > : >So people who reply on list get one vote, and people who reply > : > : off-list get > : > : >two votes... > : > : > > : > : >Just so you know, I started out agreeing with your right to be > : > : annoyed. I > : > : >didn't agree that the results were as skewed as you implied > : (and later > : > : >stated), but I figured you were venting and went on with my life. > : > : > > : > : >At this point, though it may be unfair of me, I am beginning to > : > : cringe every > : > : >time I see you post on this thread. Hell, I didn't even read > : > : the last half > : > : >of the original thread, and only picked the Reborn thread up > : > : because I was > : > : >hoping someone would say something new. > : > : > > : > : >I voted in the CFDJ awards. I think I got 2 votes (I'm an > : > : electronic free > : > : >subscriber, so I'm not sure where that puts me). If I had a > : > : strong feeling > : > : >about a product/site/doohicky, I voted for it. Go HOF! I did > : > : not vote for > : > : >Able Commerce, not because it's a bad product, but because I've > : > : never used > : > : >it and so have no first hand experience positive or negative. > : > : Honestly, I > : > : >can't even say offhand whether or not I voted in that particular > : > : category. > : > : >I can honestly say that I wasn't unduly affected by ads. > : I'm also smart > : > : >enough to recognize when ads are influencing my opinion. Like > : > : when I really > : > : >want to go to Dairy Queen. > : > : > > : > : >In the end, your continued complaints have (in my eyes, > : anyway) hurt your > : > : >own reputation far more than they have hurt the CFDJ awards. > : By now, you > : > : >just sound like a bad loser. I understand that you disagree > : with their > : > : >methods and, therefore, results. I respect your right to > : > : complain about it. > : > : >If you want to double the number of emails you send to this > : list, that's > : > : >your perogative. However, I don't think it's going to make > : Able Commerce > : > : >win, nor will it make most of the people here think that it should. > : > : > > : > : >*sigh* rereading this, I don't want you to think tht I'm trying > : > : to tear you > : > : >down. I just think that maybe you ought to take a moment to > : > : think about how > : > : >you want to be percieved. That's all. > : > : > > : > : >And with that, I'll shut up. > : > : > > : > : > > : > : >-- Ben Doom > : > : > Programmer & General Lackey > : > : > Moonbow Software, Inc > : > : > > : > : >: -----Original Message----- > : > : >: From: Mike Randolph [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > : > : >: Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 2:12 PM > : > : >: To: CF-Community > : > : >: Subject: RE: CFDJ Heaviest Advertiser awards Reborn. > : > : >: > : > : >: > : > : >: Hello Everyone, > : > : >: > : > : >: FYI I've now receive 7 direct replies about this thread > : > : agreeing with me > : > : >: and none against! The gist of there replies > : > : >: > : > : >: 'I cannot agree with you more about everything you've said. I > : > : >: can't believe > : > : >: that CFDJ > : > : >: hasn't even considered the implications of their actions.' > : > : >: > : > : >: Kind Regards, > : > : >: Mike Randolph > : > : >: > : > : >: At 10:04 AM 6/5/2003 -0800, you wrote: > : > : >: >Hello Angel, > : > : >: > > : > : >: >My post was a ctrl-C ctrl-v off of CFDJ's site so I'm quite > : > : sure it's the > : > : >: >facts. > : > : >: > > : > : >: >I feel the love > : > : >: >Mike > : > : >: > > : > : >: >At 01:52 PM 6/5/2003 -0400, you wrote: > : > : >: > >You don't have facts. > : > : >: > > > : > : >: > >You have your own opinion. > : > : >: > > > : > : >: > >-Gel > : > : >: > > > : > : >: > >-----Original Message----- > : > : >: > >From: Mike Randolph [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > : > : >: > > > : > : >: > >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. 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