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Other Stuff => Workbench => Topic started by: Ray Rivers on 22 December 2008, 10:19:58 AM
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So as we close on the unofficial LAF'er Christmas painting contest... I thought I needed to start yet another thread... lol
Actually, this is a practise poll to make sure I understand the mechanics of this forum and don't mess things up when the time comes to begin the voting.
I am also going to use this opportunity to explain how the whole process will work and the winners decided.
Poll Construction
Three polls will appear sometime Christmas morning (around 1100 ish) here in Europe. I decided to use 3 polls because first, having all the entries on one poll just included way too many photos and second to randomize the voting process and give everyone a better chance of placing in the top 3.
To construct the three groupings I will be rolling a dice for each entry to determine which group it will be in and then once the three groups are determined, I will roll a dice again to determine the order the entries appear on the poll. So for example, for each entry I will roll a standard dice. A result of 1 or 2, puts the entry in Group I, a result of 3 or 4, puts the entry in Group II and a result of 5 or 6 puts the entry in Group III. Once the groups are determined I will then take each group and roll a die to determine the order the individual entries appear on the poll. I will use some discretion with the die rolls to ensure I win the groups are properly balanced. :D You have to trust me on this one... :)
Note: The name of the artist will appear along with the photo name so as to minimize confusion about who folks are voting for.
Voting
Once the polls are up and running I encourage all LAF'ers, whether they have entries or not to vote. The poll will last 8 days and upon it's conclusion the winners will be announced.
Judging
The entry with the most votes (including a +5 vote modifier for the entry containing a Santa hat) in each of the three polls are the finalists. The order of 1st, 2nd and 3rd will be determined by total aggregate votes.
So, for example: "gamer Mac" is the winner of Group I with 67 votes. "PeteMurray" is the winner of Group II with 59 votes. "JollyBob" is the winner of Group III with 75 votes. 1st place goes to "JollyBob", 2nd place goes to "gamer Mac" and 3rd place goes of "PeteMurray".
Any questions? o_o
Some last words...
First of all I'd like to thank all the folks who have participated! Thanks guys!
And a special hat tip goes to Black Cat Bases for their unofficial sponsorship of our unofficial painting competition... :)
I'd also like to thank Alex (the Prof) who has allowed the competition to occur in the first place and whose forum ranks number 1 on my list of favorites.
I'd also like to apologize to those folks who view this competition as a bit of silliness (which it is really) and have tolerated my spamming the workbench forum. Thank you for your patience with me.
And lastly, I'd like to wish everyone here a VERY Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Peace and Prosperity.
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BTW... please feel free to vote in this poll on which is your favorite adventure!
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Sounds Fair enough. Thanks Ray and everyone involved. :)
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Dam :-[ Missed the bit about the santa hat. Should read the rules more carefully ;D
All sounds very fair. Good luck. Thanks Ray.
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Pardon? ;)
Only joking :) As plain as a Pikestaff.
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too bad only one choice. But a great idea for a poll mate.
Cheers
Björn
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too bad only one choice.
Nope... 3 polls... 3 votes per LAF member.
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Makes sense to me. :)
Mind you, I hope you haven't jinxed me by declaring me the winner in your example. :( lol
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Mind you, I hope you haven't jinxed me by declaring me the winner in your example. :( lol
Well to be fair to Ray he did have to pick someone with no chance so it will not look fixed later :D :D lol lol
Though he could have picked me too
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Got the first 18 sorted into groups and ready to post, so I'm all set up. New entries will be added as the come.
Should be an interesting competition from my view of things so far. Though I wish my photo was a bit better...
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Good luck to everybody. :) Sorry I didnt't get my arse in gear and enter. Though this year I seem to have left everything until the last minute, haven't even sent any Christmas cards yet!
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haven't even sent any Christmas cards yet!
You have 48 hours to complete your mission, soldier ........................
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haven't even sent any Christmas cards yet!
You have 48 hours to complete your mission, soldier ........................
Its a suicide mission Sir... The Royal Mail will never be able to support my rapid deployment of cards... :'(
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haven't even sent any Christmas cards yet!
You have 48 hours to complete your mission, soldier ........................
Its a suicide mission Sir... The Royal Mail will never be able to support my rapid deployment of cards...
You need to use the emergency internet locator and delivery system...........
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BTW... please feel free to vote in this poll on which is your favorite adventure!
Multivoting options please, one vote is not enough!!!
:D
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Though this year I seem to have left everything until the last minute, haven't even sent any Christmas cards yet!
You're not the only one.
As for the competition, I think folks are going to have a really tough time picking the winners. Some very nice entries have come in. :-*
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BTW... please feel free to vote in this poll on which is your favorite adventure!
Multivoting options please, one vote is not enough!!!
:D
Actually, I was thinking about giving folks 2 votes per poll.
What do you all think?
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Mind you, I hope you haven't jinxed me by declaring me the winner in your example. :( lol
Well to be fair to Ray he did have to pick someone with no chance so it will not look fixed later :D :D lol lol
You big meanie, I'm not buying any more of your old tat now...
.... yeah, right! Who am I trying to kid! lol
@ Ray, two votes sounds good to me, there may be some tough decisions to be made. You could always have an extra round if there's a tie, or even ask the good folks at Black Cat to judge, since they are donating the prizes.
Best of luck to everyone! :)
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there may be some tough decisions to be made.
May? May you say?
There are going to be a lot of tough choices.
Unfortunately, my entry isn't going to be one of them... :(
And BTW... I'm going slightly bonkers keeping track of all this stuff. Sure hope I don't blow it on the day... o_o
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Only three people voting for my wonderfully-run Colonial Adventures board? Outrageous! It's a damn conspiracy, I tell you.
Hang on a minute, I didn't vote for Colonial Adventures either. Doh!
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And while we're on the subject, there will be grave recriminations if Swashbuckling doesn't get more votes.
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I try to restrain my collections betwen three eras : "Belle Epoque", FIW and Fantasy. As la "Belle Epoque" includes a vast DA aspect (for Dahomean Adventures...) I voted for Colonial - which can covers FIW too... ;)
meow,
Matt
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Only three people voting for my wonderfully-run Colonial Adventures board? Outrageous! It's a damn conspiracy, I tell you.
I was instigated by another colonial power in order to not vote for that one! ;D in trade they gave me a tramp-steamer! chou! chou! :D
in the end it's not my fault. I'm just another victim of rampant colonialism!
PS: there should be option for: all of the above :)
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PS: there should be option for: all of the above :)
Forgot to mention... VSF gets +5 votes for having a Santa hat!
:D