>So three people picking Dick Contino as their fave
would outvote
>29 Dudley Smith tenth places ---- does this make
sense??
IMHO, no it doesn't make sense. Some of the otherwise
inexplicable decisions of awards committees are the result of
this system. This system of preferential voting was devised
to provide an "instant runoff" in situations where there can
be only one winner and no runners-up. I think each of us
voting for our ten (or twenty) favorites, in no particular
order, will give a truer picture of the consensus of the
list, as those who are valued by more people will get more
votes and hence rise to the top of the list.
-- Regards, Kate Derie
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