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I propose we don't let newbies vote in the next election. Because then we get

A) People creating new usernames

B) Pro Evo

C) Pro Evo

D) People who don't know what they're talking about making the decision

E) Pro Evo

If you let newbies vote this time, we'll get Natbuc or someone as notable. Don't let them, and it'll be someone good like Mr Happy.

Discuss.

Pointless Babble wrote:
> No I gathered that much, but what I was getting at is the number of
> regulars with multiple personalites, you see - their accounts aren't
> all newbied. Several (understatement) people here have more than one
> account with regular status, and that is what I meant when I said it
> differs in no way from regulars using a second account to boost votes,
> hope that clarifies things for you.
>
> I've had an account here for a year, now I've read the forums a fair
> amount, but posted a lot less because I never had the time nor could
> motivate myself to do so - its only recently I started contributing,
> but that doesn't mean I'm not clued up. ;)

I think that anyone who is caught using mutiple acconuts to voteshould get banned. Maybe it would be an idea to say anyome who has been on the forums longer than 3 months (so they have at least seen one election) can vote, unfortunatly that would not allow me to vote, but you can't have everything. Anyway, I don't feel that I have been here long enough to know everyone well enough to vote.

But with the number of regulars vastly outnumbering the number of newbies, would newbie votes cause a serious shift in the trend?

Ros

Heres a thought - bar anyone with accounts that aren't older than X amount of days, that way even if they've reached newbie, or even regular status they still have to meet a minimum registered time requirement before they can make a vote. It still limits people voting, but it works a lot better, and is far less screwed up an idea as just barring every newbie.

Sibs wrote:
> erm, Pointless Babble, you kinda missed the point there.
> The reason we say take away the newbie vote is because people CAN and
> WILL create new accounts and vote twice. It means anyone (newbies,
> regulars, maybe even a notable) can create a new account a couple of
> days in advance (so they're not a JAT) and vote in the elections
> twice, three times, whatever. And this may mean that some well
> informed newbies don't get to vote, but I think it's a measure that's
> necessary to stop the elections being a farce (which many people feel
> the last one was).

No I gathered that much, but what I was getting at is the number of regulars with multiple personalites, you see - their accounts aren't all newbied. Several (understatement) people here have more than one account with regular status, and that is what I meant when I said it differs in no way from regulars using a second account to boost votes, hope that clarifies things for you.

I've had an account here for a year, now I've read the forums a fair amount, but posted a lot less because I never had the time nor could motivate myself to do so - its only recently I started contributing, but that doesn't mean I'm not clued up. ;)

"Vote MoJo... he writes funny posts"

That's my campaign done and dusted. Should work

Mystique wrote:
> Did you not read the description of what a Notable is?
> They "are what make the forums what they are" or some other
> soppy crap.
> Someone doesn't have to know about games to be a Notable.

I said IF people voted that way; it'd make more sense since we're in a gaming forum.

No because that seems to be the "in" thing to do at the moment and I don't follow crowds.
Only Mobs.(Angry ones)

Mystique wrote:
> Stryke wrote:
> Vote Mystique.
> *******
> Oh yeah cos thats gonna happen. Loads of people hate me.
> Meh,I already know I'm better than most if not all of you. I don't
> need a fancy colored name to remind me.


But you wouldn't say no, right?
:D

Loads of people hate me too. I reckon it's because I insult them. But they all know I rule really.

Just inform them you're blue and nekkid and will be reappeared in X-Men 2. Then they'll vote you. Or say you'll scan your breasts again. Either one.

Stryke wrote:
> Vote Mystique.
*******
Oh yeah cos thats gonna happen. Loads of people hate me.
Meh,I already know I'm better than most if not all of you. I don't need a fancy colored name to remind me.

erm, Pointless Babble, you kinda missed the point there.
The reason we say take away the newbie vote is because people CAN and WILL create new accounts and vote twice. It means anyone (newbies, regulars, maybe even a notable) can create a new account a couple of days in advance (so they're not a JAT) and vote in the elections twice, three times, whatever. And this may mean that some well informed newbies don't get to vote, but I think it's a measure that's necessary to stop the elections being a farce (which many people feel the last one was).

But anyway, the majority of people who know what they're talking about in regards to the people on this forum are regulars, simply because that means they've been here a fair while, and posted a fair amount. If you've been here for a long time and aren't a regular it means you aren't on that much (or you do read other posts and don't post many of your own...) Obviosly it's not black and white, some regulars may not know many people and will probably end up voting for someone who they just happen to see a fair amount, but the regular system is all we have. Maybe it's not fair, but it's also not fair having someone elected because they had the best campaign thread which persuaded the most newbiees to vote for them...

*End rant*