Mal: Ready? Zoe: Always.

'Serenity'


F2F 4: Too Much Candy, Never Enough Mojitos.  

Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: Madison, WI from June 20-22 2008! Official website.


Laura - Jan 30, 2008 12:55:45 pm PST #7539 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.

Looks good to me. On the dates are we voting for all the dates we can attend, or just the best date?


Laga - Jan 30, 2008 1:02:32 pm PST #7540 of 10002
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

Have I understood correctly that bringing up preferential voting in here is taboo?


Pix - Jan 30, 2008 1:04:27 pm PST #7541 of 10002
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

Pref. voting has a controversial history, but it's not completely taboo, Laga.

Laura, I was thinking that we could vote for our top two choices and then have a run-off vote between the two most popular dates. Would that work for everyone?


juliana - Jan 30, 2008 1:17:37 pm PST #7542 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

I was thinking that we could vote for our top two choices and then have a run-off vote between the two most popular dates. Would that work for everyone?

I like this. Thank you for doing all of this work, Kristin.


Hil R. - Jan 30, 2008 2:32:51 pm PST #7543 of 10002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I've actually been teaching voting theory this semester, in a course that's basically "math for people who really don't like math but need to fulfil a math requirement." Four types of preferential voting, various voting paradoxes. Fun. Seems to be fairly standard now in that sort of course -- I've seen it in a few different textbooks.

Thanks for coordinating all this, Kristin.


Pix - Jan 30, 2008 2:48:16 pm PST #7544 of 10002
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

No worries. It had to get done if we were going to have a F2F at all, and I am bound and determined to get to the F2F this year.

I've set up the next survey, but I'll wait until the first one officially closes to post the next one.


Pix - Jan 30, 2008 4:21:00 pm PST #7545 of 10002
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

Final Results:
Detroit 6
Houston 5
Madison 23
Minneapolis 25

Total Votes: 59

So… New poll! Vote for Madison or Minneapolis in question one and then vote for your top two date choices in question two. We will have a run-off between the two most popular dates once we get these results.

VOTE HERE! The poll will stay open until Saturday 9PM EST.


Vortex - Jan 30, 2008 5:22:09 pm PST #7546 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

No fair! I had enough trouble making a decision the first time.


SuziQ - Jan 30, 2008 5:24:34 pm PST #7547 of 10002
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

Eenie, meanie, miney, moe...

Now if only I could go.


Emily - Jan 31, 2008 3:16:10 am PST #7548 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

It was real easy for me the first time, but now that neither choice will involve visiting all my peeps, it's harder!