Did devs vote for themselves?
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- KVRist
- 96 posts since 24 Mar, 2012
Fair approach would be to technically prohibit voting for yourself.
Or, better, just give everyone 5 points by default.
Or, better, just give everyone 5 points by default.
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- KVRAF
- 25852 posts since 20 Jan, 2008 from a star near where you are
Yes, everyone's a winnerAXP wrote:Or, better, just give everyone 5 points by default.
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- KVRian
- 1153 posts since 11 Aug, 2004 from Breuillet, France
One question : don't you think that removing the votes given by all the developers will change absolutely nothing for the final results, knowing the total number of votes ?
- KVRAF
- 25852 posts since 20 Jan, 2008 from a star near where you are
Not a good strategy when trying to get votes either, less bugs = bigger chance to wintomicious wrote:I have been too busy with bug fixing
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- KVRist
- 96 posts since 24 Mar, 2012
Of course it won't. The only thing it would get rid of is the ethical dilemma of voting for yourselfWolfen666 wrote:One question : don't you think that removing the votes given by all the developers will change absolutely nothing for the final results, knowing the total number of votes ?
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- KVRAF
- 25852 posts since 20 Jan, 2008 from a star near where you are
I fail to see the dilemmaAXP wrote:The only thing it would get rid of is the ethical dilemma of voting for yourself
- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 93 posts since 16 Mar, 2012
That is the unspoken reason why I started the threadAXP wrote:The only thing it would get rid of is the ethical dilemma of voting for yourself
- KVRian
- 1091 posts since 8 Feb, 2012 from South - Africa
Yeah, that's me, did the same last DC too. That why I can participate just as a pure and unbiased 'KVRian' too, without having to think of a 'voting strategy ' and I can sleep peacefully with a clear conscience.blurk wrote:... I recall reading at least one other developer referring to only voting for entries outside the category for their entry, though that may have been a previous competition.
- KVRian
- 1092 posts since 9 Apr, 2012
I did not vote for the plug in I was involved in (GUI). And I am happy with that decision. Andrew did not vote for it too so we are both quite happy with hiting rank 13. I voted for stuff I tried and liked and where I could see usage in future productions of mine.
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- KVRian
- 894 posts since 9 Aug, 2004 from Rome, Italy
I guess that if voting for ourselves was not ethical, it simply wouldn't be allowed.
You'll end up criticizing rules themeselves.
You'll end up criticizing rules themeselves.
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- KVRAF
- 4807 posts since 10 Feb, 2006 from Stockholm, Sweden
Self votes is quite clearly unethical, and should result in a DQ if you ask me. That's why Eurovision has as it's golden rule that one may NOT vote for their country. It's the same golden rule I follow when I didn't vote for my own plugin. Belief in my own product? Sure thing got that. But it isn't really about my belief in my own plugin in this contest. It's all about what the end user finds most valuable for his / her production. A chorus won this time around, and with a really good reason: It sounds really good.
- KVRian
- 1466 posts since 1 Jan, 2005 from Norway
I agree with you there. Personally, I skipped voting since I was clearly biased. I can't image that it would affect the outcome, though, so I guess it is more like a personal (or corporate) decision...jobromedia wrote:Self votes is quite clearly unethical, and should result in a DQ if you ask me. That's why Eurovision has as it's golden rule that one may NOT vote for their country. It's the same golden rule I follow when I didn't vote for my own plugin. Belief in my own product? Sure thing got that. But it isn't really about my belief in my own plugin in this contest. It's all about what the end user finds most valuable for his / her production. A chorus won this time around, and with a really good reason: It sounds really good.
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- KVRist
- 194 posts since 13 Oct, 2012
I don't think voting for your own entry is unethical. If I think my entry is clearly better than other entries it's simply a further opinion. Of course, it's a different thing if it's only done hoping to win but knowing that the own entry sucks. If voting for your entry is unethical, what about friends voting for one's entry? They are as well clearly biased.
That said I didn't vote for my entry. The last DC I found other entries I thought of as better and this DC I hadn't had the time to test all or at least the interesting looking entries so I didn't vote at all.
That said I didn't vote for my entry. The last DC I found other entries I thought of as better and this DC I hadn't had the time to test all or at least the interesting looking entries so I didn't vote at all.