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.

Heh. I just played around with the current numbers a bit. I realized that, with the numbers the way they are now, I can make one analysis that puts June 19-21 in first place, and a different analysis that puts it in last place. (The analysis that I think makes the most sense puts it in fifth place. That was a sort of modified Borda count -- give 3 points for each first place vote, 2 points for each second place vote, one point for each "other" vote, and subtract a point for each person who said they couldn't make it.)

That was a sort of modified Borda count -- give 3 points for each first place vote, 2 points for each second place vote, one point for each "other" vote, and subtract a point for each person who said they couldn't make it.)

Oooh, hey. That's what I wanted to do, but I didn't know if it made mathy sense or not, and then my boss continued on her campaign of insanity and I had to go be her Sancho Panza.

I'd like to see the can't comes weighted more heavily. Otherwise that looks great.

Well, the subtracting one point was kind of arbitrary. I tried running the current numbers with subtracting two points for each "can't come," and it barely changed the results -- only thing that changed was that the weekend that had been in fourth place became tied for third. But just one or two more votes could change any of this, so I'm not going to really analyze it until after the poll closes.

I'm heading to DC next week for copyright meetings. I thought I was going to have no spare time, but it looks like I might, so if anyone wants to get together, let me know. It looks like I'll have the morning and early afternoon of 12/10, afternoon and evening of 12/12, and possibly one other evening, available.

I thought I was staying at Jurys Washington Hotel, but when I went to look up the address online, I discovered that they're closed for remodeling. Lovely of them not to have mentioned that to me, despite my confirmed reservation. Anyhoo, our travel office is currently trying to reserve me a new room. Once again, Buffistas have saved the day, as I probably wouldn't have checked the website if I weren't posting here. Thank you!

I have email and cell phone in my profile. X-posty with Press.

Anyone have any Portland recommendations?