After Minneapolis, I had to downgrade my one day's drive from 19 to 13 hours.
You know me! I'm like, "Go school! It's your birthday!" Or something to that effect.
Willow ,'Empty Places'
F2F 2: Is there anybody here that hasn't slept together?
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: New Orleans! May 20-22, 2005!
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 19, 2004 3:40:44 pm PDT #9006 of 9999
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Vortex - Sep 20, 2004 4:37:55 am PDT #9007 of 9999
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Of course my ideas of distance might be a little frelled.
exactly. whereas I think anything over three is a pain the ass. But, now that I have the shiny new car, maybe not.
Nora Deirdre - Sep 20, 2004 4:40:32 am PDT #9008 of 9999
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
whereas I think anything over three is a pain the ass.
Me too, but I am a total travel wuss, so don't mind me.
juliana - Sep 21, 2004 5:57:15 am PDT #9009 of 9999
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Do we still need to decide on the exact wording of the ballot? I thought voting was supposed to have started already....
Jon B. - Sep 21, 2004 7:08:05 am PDT #9010 of 9999
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
That's what I'm waiting on.
juliana - Sep 21, 2004 7:55:45 am PDT #9011 of 9999
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Okay, so Jon’s suggestion is thus:
I do think we should ask people to indicate, for each city, if they
a) almost definitely would attend
b) might attend
c) probably would not attend
d) almost definitely would not attend
If a city has a plurality of the vote, but a high negative score, and another city is a close second but with a much lower negative, we should maybe consider the second place choice.
Here's what Noise laid out (although he's on record as preferring one vote for one city):
It sounds like we could do each of the four cities and then give the option for "Would Attend" "Would Not Attend" and then score from there. We could also have the each voter rank the choices from 1 to 4, or just choose one city or two cities.
If we go with ranking, how do we score that for the final choice?
Deb agrees with Noise (the one vote option), as does Hil, with one caveat:
I think I'm in favor of one vote, with a survey sort of "which cities would you be able to attend?" question, so that, if the final vote is really close (like, within a few votes), but a lot more people would be able to attend one than the other, we could see that. (I seriously doubt that would happen, but I think it would be nice to be able to see the data.)
Jessica is either for ranking or just one vote.
I'm in favor of ranking, or at least a "will/can not attend this city" option (i.e., Jon's suggestion).
No one else has stated a clear preference. I may have missed someone, though. If I did, my apologies.
It seems as if the bullshit consensus is one vote, but it's awfully close. Anyone else have thoughts?
juliana - Sep 21, 2004 8:01:06 am PDT #9012 of 9999
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Cereal: I hope I'm not railroading anything here. I'm not trying to, and I'm sorry if it seems like I am. I'm... well, I'm a really good terrier, which is why I'm a good stage manager.
Nora Deirdre - Sep 21, 2004 8:02:58 am PDT #9013 of 9999
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
I don't think you're railroading - I'm very thankful you've stepped up to get us on track with this.
FTR, I have no preference for ballot layout, I will vote however I am told.
-t - Sep 21, 2004 8:03:15 am PDT #9014 of 9999
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I would like to have the would attend/would not attend information.
(eta: also thankful you are taking charge, juliana)
Deena - Sep 21, 2004 8:03:21 am PDT #9015 of 9999
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
You're not railroading Juliana. I was wondering too.
I prefer one vote, but if we do first and second choice or some other form of ranking, that would be okay with me.
I was thinking (and ya'll are free to shoot me) that we could prioritize our choice of cities, 1-4, add up the numbers for each city, and then the city with the lowest number of points would win.