shmoo poll results coming soon

shmoo · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2005 1:34 pm

I've compiled the results (122 voters, 509 albums) and will soon send off a top 20 list to KPH so that the list construction can begin.

Thanks for voting everyone, especially tentoze, Aimaa, Pagoda, and BrokenWitch04 who all submitted write-in votes for albums that were on the drop-down list. I know that last name, first name thing is complicated. Not to mention dropping the "The" from the beginning of a band's name.

Most written-in: Tie between the Earlies and Les Savy Fav.

andyfest · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2005 1:40 pm

jsh · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2005 1:44 pm

shmoo Wrote:

Thanks for voting everyone, especially tentoze, Aimaa, Pagoda, and BrokenWitch04 who all submitted write-in votes for albums that were on the drop-down list. I know that last name, first name thing is complicated. Not to mention dropping the "The" from the beginning of a band's name.

Ooooh, disssss.

Let it be known that I refrained from editing and resubmitting out of respect for your workload shmoo, although I really wanted to switch Arcade Fire (#5) and Joanna Newsom (#6) on my list to give the points to JoJo.

paladisiac · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2005 1:54 pm

shmoo, was wondering if there was a way to publish a secondary list of results based on giving 20pts to #1 albums and 1pt to #20 albums. (i find this more accurate.) If not, i understand.

still frothing for the official obner list.

'''

shmoo · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2005 2:11 pm

paladisiac Wrote:

shmoo, was wondering if there was a way to publish a secondary list of results based on giving 20pts to #1 albums and 1pt to #20 albums. (i find this more accurate.) If not, i understand.

still frothing for the official obner list.

'''

Let's deal with the original list first.

shmoo · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2005 2:16 pm

paladisiac Wrote:

shmoo, was wondering if there was a way to publish a secondary list of results based on giving 20pts to #1 albums and 1pt to #20 albums. (i find this more accurate.) If not, i understand.

still frothing for the official obner list.

'''

The top 20 will be the same 20 albums, but a slightly different order. How are you defining "accurate"?

paladisiac · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2005 2:39 pm

shmoo Wrote:

paladisiac Wrote:

shmoo, was wondering if there was a way to publish a secondary list of results based on giving 20pts to #1 albums and 1pt to #20 albums. (i find this more accurate.) If not, i understand.

still frothing for the official obner list.

'''

The top 20 will be the same 20 albums, but a slightly different order. How are you defining "accurate"?

it's all math. you're giving 4pts for the #1 album as well as the #5 album. it's more accurate to say the #1 album is 4 places (points)

no guru · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2005 3:23 pm

Reminder for final list:

A-b-a-t-t-o-i-r

(not A-b-b-a-t-o-i-r)

KPH · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2005 4:54 pm

Alright, everyone who volunteered to do some writin' has been contacted. Good luck to you all.

KPH

hey look · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2005 4:56 pm

Awesome Kev.

There might be some typos in the two you selected me for. Just keep an eye out, I guess.

KPH · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2005 5:03 pm

Also, in case anyone is like "but why didn't I get to write about Arcade Fire!?!!", I literally flipped a coin when it came to instances where 2 people had both picked the same number 1.

But to answer one of your questions, YES THE BRIBES DID WORK AND THANK YOU FOR THAT!

KPH

tentoze · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2005 5:25 pm

shmoo Wrote:

Thanks for voting everyone, especially tentoze, Aimaa, Pagoda, and BrokenWitch04 who all submitted write-in votes for albums that were on the drop-down list. I know that last name, first name thing is complicated. Not to mention dropping the "The" from the beginning of a band's name.

Most written-in: Tie between the Earlies and Les Savy Fav.

I voted in a rush on the way to do something else. If an inadvertent write-in frosts yr balls that badly, turf my ballot altogether. It ain't changing my life one way or another.

shmoo · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:15 pm

tentoze Wrote:

I voted in a rush on the way to do something else. If an inadvertent write-in frosts yr balls that badly, turf my ballot altogether. It ain't changing my life one way or another.

Oh, every vote counts. Never fear.

Careful criticizing the work I've put in though. You don't want to ruin Christmas.

Sketch · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:06 pm

Kev has mail...

mutty · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:29 pm

paladisiac Wrote:

shmoo Wrote:

paladisiac Wrote:

shmoo, was wondering if there was a way to publish a secondary list of results based on giving 20pts to #1 albums and 1pt to #20 albums. (i find this more accurate.) If not, i understand.

still frothing for the official obner list.

'''

The top 20 will be the same 20 albums, but a slightly different order. How are you defining "accurate"?

it's all math. you're giving 4pts for the #1 album as well as the #5 album. it's more accurate to say the #1 album is 4 places (points)

Except a lot of people specifically refrained from making the distinction between a #1 album and a #5 album, and instead formed their lists based on Shmoo's teir-ranking system. So I think, in this case, your system would be a much less accurate result.

bluejayway · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:35 pm

Yup. Mine are alphabetical within tiers.

paladisiac · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2005 8:57 pm

Max Wrote:

paladisiac Wrote:

shmoo Wrote:

paladisiac Wrote:

shmoo, was wondering if there was a way to publish a secondary list of results based on giving 20pts to #1 albums and 1pt to #20 albums. (i find this more accurate.) If not, i understand.

still frothing for the official obner list.

'''

The top 20 will be the same 20 albums, but a slightly different order. How are you defining "accurate"?

it's all math. you're giving 4pts for the #1 album as well as the #5 album. it's more accurate to say the #1 album is 4 places (points)

Except a lot of people specifically refrained from making the distinction between a #1 album and a #5 album, and instead formed their lists based on Shmoo's teir-ranking system. So I think, in this case, your system would be a much less accurate result.

well, that's true, but i'm guessing most ranked 'em in order

gauchebag · **Posted:** Tue Jan 18, 2005 2:36 am

paladisiac Wrote:

Max Wrote:

paladisiac Wrote:

shmoo Wrote:

paladisiac Wrote:

shmoo, was wondering if there was a way to publish a secondary list of results based on giving 20pts to #1 albums and 1pt to #20 albums. (i find this more accurate.) If not, i understand.

still frothing for the official obner list.

'''

The top 20 will be the same 20 albums, but a slightly different order. How are you defining "accurate"?

it's all math. you're giving 4pts for the #1 album as well as the #5 album. it's more accurate to say the #1 album is 4 places (points)

Except a lot of people specifically refrained from making the distinction between a #1 album and a #5 album, and instead formed their lists based on Shmoo's teir-ranking system. So I think, in this case, your system would be a much less accurate result.

well, that's true, but i'm guessing most ranked 'em in order

yup, all you're doing is guessing. guessing that your idea could possibly be more accurate.

tthorn · **Posted:** Tue Jan 18, 2005 4:23 pm

Shmoo poll! Can't wait.

Evil Dr. K · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:51 am **Posts:** 6327

Why do I think I can write? Sending my blurb because I don't want it...

puma · **Posted:** Tue Jan 18, 2005 4:35 pm

KPH Wrote:

Also, in case anyone is like "but why didn't I get to write about Arcade Fire!?!!", I literally flipped a coin when it came to instances where 2 people had both picked the same number 1.

*neener neener neener* Oh, I'm just awaiting the criticism of writing about this one... gonna work on it tonight.

OPA! · **Posted:** Tue Jan 18, 2005 4:58 pm

I'm not even remotely in suspense. The Arcade Fire are gonna be No. 1!

shmoo · **Posted:** Tue Jan 18, 2005 4:59 pm

OPA! Wrote:

The Arcade Fire are gonna be No. 1!

Oh are they now?

OPA! · **Posted:** Tue Jan 18, 2005 5:08 pm

shmoo Wrote:

OPA! Wrote:

The Arcade Fire are gonna be No. 1!

Oh are they now?

Hmmm...who else can it be? Are you saying there's a chance another album could be No. 1?

HaqDiesel · **Posted:** Tue Jan 18, 2005 5:09 pm

Saucy.

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