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Subject: Re: CCC and CTF Nominees as of now...

Author: Zheng Zhixian

Date: 17:53:21 09/09/05

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On September 09, 2005 at 20:37:59, Steve B wrote:

>>
>>Ever wonder why you keep failing to win? It can't be due to lack of
>>contribution, you ain't a programmer, but you organise CCT, host crafty etc..
>
>the ballots are arranged in Alphabetical order starting with the first initial
>of the nominees last name
>
>Petes last name starts with an "S" and as such he appears low on the nominating
>ballot
>
>in the last  four elections of the CCC and the CTF the  nominees that won were
>listed first on the ballots in something like 65- 70% of the time
>indicating that those who do vote ,simply click on the first three names they
>see
>
>i keep advising Pete to change his last name to Ckinner (just for election
>purposes) much like an actor will have a stage name apart from his real name
>sadly however he refuses my advice

Is that really such a big factor? Randomise the names then.



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