Vote for Firefly (& Break a record Friday?)! VIII
POSTED BY: FlatTop
UPDATED: Sunday, October 14, 2007 15:44
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One thing we need to be careful of, I think, is keeping a hold of our voters.
I know a lot of us are regulars on here but now that there's no voting for a week, we may find we get out of our routine and then find it difficult to get back in. If this does happen and our votes drop, it may give credence to those thinking we were involved in the cheating.
So when the site is back up we need to make an extra effort, I believe, to show that our fanbase is strong and our votes genuine.
'You can't take the sky from me'
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Good observation Ace; the one mitigating factor will be if all the other shows drop off a corresponding percentage. But yes, anything we can do to keep the numbers good.
Probably make a new thread the day we catch the polls re-opening, and cross posting to the various other FF websites; Raycheata has been posting to 5, we'll want to be sure to hit those as well.
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Mornin,' vumpers.
4,612,636 votes were counted as of 10/12/07; not sure how many votes got through or were counted, subsequent to that, before Rich locked the site down.
Rich has declared his intention, at this point, to continue with TVVote until 5,000,000 votes have been cast in the Top 40. That leaves 387,364, +/-.
Just using the last counted day's total votes ('cause I'm too lazy to work up a daily average for the previous week =^[.]~=), 12,658, as a divisor, that leaves just over 30 remaining voting days, once Rich restarts things. That's 30 days to reach 500k.
At last count, we were 63,286 votes short of 500k. You do the math. Actually, I'll do the math: That would require us to get at least an average 2,110 votes each of the remaining 30 days.
Good news is, if we manage that, we will have gone over 100 days at 1k+ votes/day.
I don't have to spell out the bad news.
Anyway, I'll still be vumpin' like a wild man, right up to the bitter end. No one is ever gonna catch us up; Xena would have to crank out 1,051 more votes, each day, than we did, last recorded voting day (1,263), for 30 days, to beat us.
So, let's go out with a bang! Meanwhile, if you know ANY Browncoats who have voted but stopped, 'cause there was no end in sight, or, who have never voted, let 'em know we're gonna need 'em, next weekend!
I'll be in my training montage.
-Raycheetah =^[.]^=
The enjoyment of any good thing is only enhanced by sharing it with others.
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Yeah, I've been voting for Lexx, about ten times a day, for at least six months. That's about 2,000 votes for Lexx. I appreciate Fedexx apologizing and all that. But that doesn't cover for the original wrong. An anonymous (throwaway account, Bulgarian hackers might be able to hunt that down, so you could route it through an anonymizer as well) email to Rich, with the URL of the discussion about the cheat, would have done the trick. No more Lexx votes from me.
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Originally posted by DonCoat:
Well said, leadb. In situations like this, an under-the-radar deal doesn't pass the stink test.
Personally, I'm not even willing to participate in the kind of reciprocal voting deal that was in place between (some) Lexx fans and (some) Firefly fans. The whole point of the TV Vote site is to give an indication of the size and loyalty of a show's fan base. The only way that works is if every individual votes for the show or shows they really think are the best.
Why would I ever vote for Lexx, having never even seen it? Sorry, FedExxx, but that's the way I feel about it.
In my case, there are only three shows listed in the top 40 that I would consider voting for. Firefly is the only one of those I really care about; my occasional votes to the others are more of a recognition of their significance to me. There's one show I'd be happy to vote for if it were in the top 40, but it's not and I'm not willing to go through the effort of nominating it. So there you go.
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I'm pointin' right at it!
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True that. We will experience a substantial drop, but so will everyone else. We'll have to work our way back up again. At least we broke the record for consecutive days over 1,000. Don't look like we'll hit half a million in time for Christmas.
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Originally posted by ayceofspades:
One thing we need to be careful of, I think, is keeping a hold of our voters.
I know a lot of us are regulars on here but now that there's no voting for a week, we may find we get out of our routine and then find it difficult to get back in. If this does happen and our votes drop, it may give credence to those thinking we were involved in the cheating.
So when the site is back up we need to make an extra effort, I believe, to show that our fanbase is strong and our votes genuine.
'You can't take the sky from me'
Please click Pink Ribbon on Flyvote.
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Quote:I'd say he intends to run it until 'at least' 5 million votes; he also mentioned other 'land marks' he'd be interested in seeing. My guess is he'll leave things run until at least the end of 2007; and it won't surprise me if as this problem fades into the past, the site will continue on. There's always 'some' land mark event coming up for some show.
Originally posted by Raycheetah:
Mornin,' vumpers.
4,612,636 votes were counted as of 10/12/07; not sure how many votes got through or were counted, subsequent to that, before Rich locked the site down.
Rich has declared his intention, at this point, to continue with TVVote until 5,000,000 votes have been cast in the Top 40. That leaves 387,364, +/-.
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Quote:
Originally posted by leadb:
I'd say he intends to run it until 'at least' 5 million votes; he also mentioned other 'land marks' he'd be interested in seeing. My guess is he'll leave things run until at least the end of 2007; and it won't surprise me if as this problem fades into the past, the site will continue on. There's always 'some' land mark event coming up for some show.
Yes, hopefully the poll will stay alive long enough for us to hit 500,000 votes. I would have loved to have seen us hit 1,000,000 but I think now the poll will close before that
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well, I've decided just to keep me in the habit of vumping I'm going to keep visiting here and bumping!
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You're right, I'm sorry for being caught, not for attempting to cheat. Most of all right I'm sorry that the cheat wasn't real. Then everyone would have a real reason to be so angry with us. And I'm sorry for the effect it had on you and Rich. You have been a perfect ally and now we messed it all up. I imagine Rich is very upset about all this, but he's too professional to show it.
Again, I will continue to vote for Firefly, at least the first week, because I'm very grateful for you helping us out. Even if NONE of our previous ally voters is not willing to help us we still remain with good feelings towards you, so don't feel bad about pulling the plug on us.
One last thing - separate the show from its fans. Maybe you hate us a lot and find our ways disgusting, but if you like Lexx, please continue your votes. Or not. It's all up to you, the deal is obviously over.
Many thanks for the fruitful cooperation!
Love from Lexx!
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