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  Re: CLSOTW voting
 
(...) I think what Todd is trying to say is that if a site is especially noteworthy, he'll pick it over the other sites in the list. For the Halloween and Star Wars contests, it made sense to pick those sites for the respective weeks because the (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: CLSOTW voting
 
(...) This defeats the whole purpose of voting then. I wonder how much worth a vote has if Todd is ultimately going to select the site he wants. (...) Yes of course! I think about this every time I post in here. (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: CLSOTW voting
 
(...) The queue is pretty long. There are actually so many totally outstanding sites that the non-totally-outstanding sites don't stand a chance. But that's kind of the whole point -- the showcase the most outstanding stuff. --Todd (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: CLSOTW voting
 
(...) Of course it doesn't. (...) You weren't listening. Go back and read what I wrote again. --Todd (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: CLSOTW voting
 
(...) I think the point is that the sites are picked by Todd. The vote is there as a sort of aid. It's not an election. (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: CLSOTW voting
 
(...) Like I said, though, 9 times out of 10 (about) it is. --Todd (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  CLSOTW "voting" (was Re: CLSOTW voting
 
(...) Our input is important but it's not merely a popularity contest. A lot of stuff around here works that way... For instance, Spotlight: (URL) for one like it that way. I'd rather trust the judgement of someone whose aesthetics and sense of what (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: CLSOTW "voting" (was Re: CLSOTW voting
 
On Mon, 20 Dec 1999, Larry Pieniazek (<385DBE8B.AEE31E15@...ager.net>) wrote at 05:28:43 (...) Rock on. Democracies are usually run by minorities, anyway. And we all know how well committees work :-) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)

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