Choose Winner System

At 5/24/2015 2:04:02 PM, bluesteel wrote:
For the love of God, will the more established users on the site *please* start using the choose winner system.

Most of the problematic votes on the site are from the non-argument point categories. That's 95% of the votes I remove. Make my life easier and reduce the odds of getting bad votes on your debates by using "choose winner." Some votes aren't removable and just barely pass moderation, so if you don't want a bad voter to get their vote to count for more by doing barely enough to pass moderation, use choose winner.

Also, if you're going to do a non-traditional debate, you'd be insane to do anything but "choose winner." We don't moderate non-traditional debates, except for complete failure to explain a point category. Strategic voting on non-traditional debates is *permitted* because it's not clear what the point categories should stand for (i.e. how should one evaluate "spelling" or "conduct" on a rap battle). If you want people to strategically vote against you on those debates, then use the 7-point system. But if you want to eliminate strategic voting, use "choose winner."

At 5/24/2015 2:04:02 PM, bluesteel wrote:
For the love of God, will the more established users on the site *please* start using the choose winner system.

Most of the problematic votes on the site are from the non-argument point categories. That's 95% of the votes I remove. Make my life easier and reduce the odds of getting bad votes on your debates by using "choose winner." Some votes aren't removable and just barely pass moderation, so if you don't want a bad voter to get their vote to count for more by doing barely enough to pass moderation, use choose winner.

Also, if you're going to do a non-traditional debate, you'd be insane to do anything but "choose winner." We don't moderate non-traditional debates, except for complete failure to explain a point category. Strategic voting on non-traditional debates is *permitted* because it's not clear what the point categories should stand for (i.e. how should one evaluate "spelling" or "conduct" on a rap battle). If you want people to strategically vote against you on those debates, then use the 7-point system. But if you want to eliminate strategic voting, use "choose winner."

At 5/24/2015 2:10:53 PM, Varrack wrote:

At 5/24/2015 2:04:02 PM, bluesteel wrote:
For the love of God, will the more established users on the site *please* start using the choose winner system.

Most of the problematic votes on the site are from the non-argument point categories. That's 95% of the votes I remove. Make my life easier and reduce the odds of getting bad votes on your debates by using "choose winner." Some votes aren't removable and just barely pass moderation, so if you don't want a bad voter to get their vote to count for more by doing barely enough to pass moderation, use choose winner.

Also, if you're going to do a non-traditional debate, you'd be insane to do anything but "choose winner." We don't moderate non-traditional debates, except for complete failure to explain a point category. Strategic voting on non-traditional debates is *permitted* because it's not clear what the point categories should stand for (i.e. how should one evaluate "spelling" or "conduct" on a rap battle). If you want people to strategically vote against you on those debates, then use the 7-point system. But if you want to eliminate strategic voting, use "choose winner."

Good to know. But on a non-traditional debate could I justify giving conduct, spelling, sources, and arguments to one side because they had a better profile picture, or is that going too far?

At 5/24/2015 2:14:01 PM, bluesteel wrote:

At 5/24/2015 2:10:53 PM, Varrack wrote:

At 5/24/2015 2:04:02 PM, bluesteel wrote:
For the love of God, will the more established users on the site *please* start using the choose winner system.

Most of the problematic votes on the site are from the non-argument point categories. That's 95% of the votes I remove. Make my life easier and reduce the odds of getting bad votes on your debates by using "choose winner." Some votes aren't removable and just barely pass moderation, so if you don't want a bad voter to get their vote to count for more by doing barely enough to pass moderation, use choose winner.

Also, if you're going to do a non-traditional debate, you'd be insane to do anything but "choose winner." We don't moderate non-traditional debates, except for complete failure to explain a point category. Strategic voting on non-traditional debates is *permitted* because it's not clear what the point categories should stand for (i.e. how should one evaluate "spelling" or "conduct" on a rap battle). If you want people to strategically vote against you on those debates, then use the 7-point system. But if you want to eliminate strategic voting, use "choose winner."

Good to know. But on a non-traditional debate could I justify giving conduct, spelling, sources, and arguments to one side because they had a better profile picture, or is that going too far?

Do whatever you want from a moderation perspective. You can say "conduct, S&G, arguments, and sources to Pro cuz boobs." We won't remove it.

At 5/24/2015 2:14:01 PM, bluesteel wrote:

At 5/24/2015 2:10:53 PM, Varrack wrote:

At 5/24/2015 2:04:02 PM, bluesteel wrote:
For the love of God, will the more established users on the site *please* start using the choose winner system.

Most of the problematic votes on the site are from the non-argument point categories. That's 95% of the votes I remove. Make my life easier and reduce the odds of getting bad votes on your debates by using "choose winner." Some votes aren't removable and just barely pass moderation, so if you don't want a bad voter to get their vote to count for more by doing barely enough to pass moderation, use choose winner.

Also, if you're going to do a non-traditional debate, you'd be insane to do anything but "choose winner." We don't moderate non-traditional debates, except for complete failure to explain a point category. Strategic voting on non-traditional debates is *permitted* because it's not clear what the point categories should stand for (i.e. how should one evaluate "spelling" or "conduct" on a rap battle). If you want people to strategically vote against you on those debates, then use the 7-point system. But if you want to eliminate strategic voting, use "choose winner."

Good to know. But on a non-traditional debate could I justify giving conduct, spelling, sources, and arguments to one side because they had a better profile picture, or is that going too far?

Do whatever you want from a moderation perspective. You can say "conduct, S&G, arguments, and sources to Pro cuz boobs." We won't remove it.

You're still accountable though as a person who hopefully has ethics in how he conducts himself on the site.

At 5/24/2015 2:04:02 PM, bluesteel wrote:
Also, if you're going to do a non-traditional debate, you'd be insane to do anything but "choose winner." We don't moderate non-traditional debates, except for complete failure to explain a point category. Strategic voting on non-traditional debates is *permitted* because it's not clear what the point categories should stand for (i.e. how should one evaluate "spelling" or "conduct" on a rap battle). If you want people to strategically vote against you on those debates, then use the 7-point system. But if you want to eliminate strategic voting, use "choose winner."

At 5/24/2015 2:04:02 PM, bluesteel wrote:
For the love of God, will the more established users on the site *please* start using the choose winner system.

Most of the problematic votes on the site are from the non-argument point categories. That's 95% of the votes I remove. Make my life easier and reduce the odds of getting bad votes on your debates by using "choose winner." Some votes aren't removable and just barely pass moderation, so if you don't want a bad voter to get their vote to count for more by doing barely enough to pass moderation, use choose winner.

Also, if you're going to do a non-traditional debate, you'd be insane to do anything but "choose winner." We don't moderate non-traditional debates, except for complete failure to explain a point category. Strategic voting on non-traditional debates is *permitted* because it's not clear what the point categories should stand for (i.e. how should one evaluate "spelling" or "conduct" on a rap battle). If you want people to strategically vote against you on those debates, then use the 7-point system. But if you want to eliminate strategic voting, use "choose winner."