I think there should perhaps be the chance to include 'can't attend', because I think there's a difference between 'not my favourite, but I can do' and 'impossible', which should maybe be taken into account in the weighting?
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Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon.
Fay - Jan 05, 2009 2:04:14 pm PST #329 of 12685
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Hil R. - Jan 05, 2009 2:13:30 pm PST #330 of 12685
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
For the runoff, would it make more sense to just vote yes/no on the dates, and then go with whichever one gets the most yes votes? I'm not really sure, just putting out an option.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Jan 05, 2009 9:31:40 pm PST #331 of 12685
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I tend to agree with Hil. Of course, mathier minds may have other opinions.
Fay - Jan 05, 2009 10:34:05 pm PST #332 of 12685
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Hil's suggestion works for me - I just wasn't comfortable with weighting 'not possible' and 'not my favourite' the same.
Trudy Booth - Jan 06, 2009 5:17:50 am PST #333 of 12685
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
We could have a "is there a day you CAN'T attend" box. That way, if its close we'd have a tie-breaker.
Fay - Jan 06, 2009 10:33:58 am PST #334 of 12685
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
But that's covered if you tick yes or no for each date, surely? You might tick three yeses, or two, or one? Or did I misunderstand?
Hil R. - Jan 06, 2009 10:38:46 am PST #335 of 12685
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
But that's covered if you tick yes or no for each date, surely? You might tick three yeses, or two, or one?
That's what I was figuring. "Yes" for can attend, "no" for can't attend, and maybe a "which is your first choice?" as a tiebreaker, if the can/can't attend vote is a tie.
brenda m - Jan 06, 2009 10:45:27 am PST #336 of 12685
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I think what we've done in the past is along the lines of "will definitely attend", "will likely attend", "cannot attend" to see which date captures the most of us. I think that gives us a good picture with still a little flexibility.
juliana - Jan 07, 2009 2:24:39 pm PST #337 of 12685
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Final date poll is here. Go vote!
tommyrot - Jan 07, 2009 4:18:47 pm PST #338 of 12685
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