Quote Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
Here are the 2014 HOF voting guidelines: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...MTo/edit?pli=1

This is very bad, and again open to the same bullshit voting blocs and campaigning that got Tom McEvoy in last year.

Voters are supposed to rank the candidates 1-10, but have the option to leave off candidates they don't seem worthy. So, for example, they could vote just #1 and #2, leaving the rest blank.

This screws everyone else on the ballot, as they get zero points, whereas everyone gets points when there is a complete ranking 1-10 of all candidates.

So let's say you wanted to help rig this thing for Bob Hooks. You could vote #1 for him, and leave everything else blank. This would give him 10 points while everyone else would get zero. This would make your vote stronger than those who ranked 1-10, as the #1 finisher on a fully ranked ballot would only "gain" 1 point on the one ranked #2, and only 9 points on the person ranked #10. If you vote for just one person and leave the rest blank, they gain 10 points on everyone!

Totally open to abuse. Last year there was all kinds of campaigning, voting blocs, and other BS, which led to the farcical election of McEvoy.

I imagine the same will happen this year if there is an otherwise undeserving "darling" whom the voters want to elect.
OK. I'm down. Let's rig this thing for Bob Hooks.

edit: nevermind. i thought the finals were public voting.