On Oct 14, 2010, at 7:14 PM, weheh wrote: > > Good ideas, Anthony. I would add that there should probably be 2 > phases of voting. In both phases, everyone gets 1 vote. > > In phase 1, votes for logos that are of the same/cloned base layout > are aggregated. So, for example, say there's a text logo that says > "web2py" and is represented in 3 clones: one in red, one green, and > one blue. Each of these clones gets 1 vote. Then, we can normalize by > giving the cloned set 3 votes. > > The top 5 cloned sets that get the most votes in aggregate then move > to the finals. Comments during the phase 1 vote can be used by > designers to tweak their logo. In finals, there should be no clones. > In the finals, each designer gets to present 1 logo. The logo that > then gets the most votes, wins. > > This seems a little complicated (maybe too complicated), but also > seems fair. Not that fair necessarily applies. Massimo should have > final say, IMHO. Also, if there are any requirements from Massimo or > other powers that be regarding the logo, let them be stated clearly on > the voting page.
There are voting methods that accomplish this automatically, with voters defining "clones" themselves. Still, I agree with Richard that the voting here should be regarded as input to Massimo, not a final decision.
