Droo-ro 2004 - The "Penalties" Problem
As we are now rapidly approaching the knockout stages of Droo-ro 2004 I thought we should sort out what will happen in the event of a draw.
I had thought we could have a golden vote, where the first person to vote after the draw was posted would be the decider...however it has been pointed out that this would favour those people who are online a bit too much...mentioning no names!!
I think a fair way to sort it would be to go back and use the first three votes for a tied match again to decide the result. This would allow more people to have a say in the result. To ensure I am not accused of cheating, during the knockout matches that this could apply in I would delay my vote until at least 3 votes have been cast so I have no say in deciding the result of a tied match.
Does this seem fair to everyone? The first match this may apply to is on Saturday 17th July so if you have any opinions on the matter let me know by then, otherwise I will go ahead with this rule..By the way, feel free to say you don't think this is a good system, but I will expect you to supply a better solution.
3 Comments:
How about a dunking contest in a nice cup of tea?
By
Andrew, at 15 July 2004 at 12:02
Let Google decide? Search for both biscuits in Google; the one with the most results wins.
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Mike, at 15 July 2004 at 12:29
why don't you select a random biscuit for them both to go up against and whichever gets the most votes in that match would win. The thing with the 3 vote rule is that Mike, Chris and the other Andrew will get to pick everytime, becasue they are never off the internet.
Michael's idea is a good one but not really an accurate reflection that it is the best biccy at the end of the day.
Andrew's idea, although a fair improvement would mean firstly that there would be excessive weight gain in the Egan household as the rest of the packet would be eaten in about 3 days, and dunkability doesn't necessarily make for the best biscuit either.
The problem with my idea is that it is open to tactical voting because presumably you would have to put it up against a biscuit that is not already in the contest, and so people might just vote for their favourite again and you'd never resolve the penalty... god damn.. it is a difficult one.
What about if you go on price per packet at Tesco's? That way you are saying that they are equal quality but because they are less costly they are hence you can have more so making them better. Obviously you'd have to decide whether to go with the saver variety or the brand name (I'd go with the brand), that'll be difficult with shortbread.. Damn another wall...any solutions?
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Ann, at 16 July 2004 at 19:37
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