I think you should vote, Liese. I mean, I totally sympathise with your sense of inevitable doom, but if we don't vote, then that's pretty artificial too.

(And, believe me, the thought of a Buffisteachers' Face To Face has crossed my mind. Also, a Face-to-Fay, in which it's All About Me. Because a girl can dream.)

On the bright side, if it's at a time I can't attend, then that's a whole big pile of money saved.

t /scrabbling for silver lining

Vote-wise, it looks like June 19-21 is the most acceptable option so far - it's not high-ranked in the first or second choices, but it is the runaway favorite in the other date options, and it's also the date that was voted against the least.

We've only had 31 votes so far - if you haven't voted, please do so. Thanks!

Looking at those numbers, I'd say that June 26-28 looks just as acceptable, if not more so -- it's top-ranked first choice, it's got a total of 20 votes in the first three questions (while the 19-21 has 17), and only five people voted against it, as compared to 3 for the 19-21. But that could all change with a few more votes.

Heh. Earlier I was thinking, "How are we going to analyze that data authentically?" Then I remembered that we have mathy geniuses. Yay.

Is it crazy to narrow it down and have a run-off?

With so many choices I, for one, was pretty non-committal with my commitments (if that makes any sense).

Run off the Borda count winner against the Cordecet Round Robin winner?

Is it crazy to narrow it down and have a run-off?

I think this is a great idea. Maybe have a top three run-off?

I think this is a great idea. Maybe have a top three run-off?

Sounds good. I'll close the poll on Sunday, ask the mathy-type people to help me determine the top 3 (Hil? Please?), and post the run-off next week?

ask the mathy-type people to help me determine the top 3 (Hil? Please?)

No problem.

Awesomeness. Gracias.