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Subject: Voting for the Next Guru, Jr. Posted by: Madman, Guru Jr. - [29246911] Tue, May 08, 19:23 I apologize for any delay. We have so many worthy candidates left to honor, as well. So let's let the voting begin! Polls will close at noon CST on Thursday, May 10 Hopefully that will be enough time to get all your votes in. Further, message board traffic seems to dip a bit starting Friday afternoon, so bumping up the day from Friday to Thursday might make some sense, I think. If not, well, then the next Guru Jr. can change it. :p. _____________________________________________ To recap the criteria, the next Guru Jr. must: Show signs of Guru-like tendencies, which include, but aren't limited to: statistical support, answering questions, and just being all-around good for the prosperity of this forum. The nominee can also show a sense of humor that makes this forum more enjoyable during hard times. The winner gets the nametag for the week and the honor of choosing the Guru Jr. the following week based on nominations. The previous Guru Jr. winners for this year have been: philliephan and myself. So, let the voting begin! _____________________________________________ P.S. I never got to thank everyone for voting for me previously. I really do appreciate it. I somehow missed the thread, I guess. That's the result of a combination of an increasingly active message board (a good thing) and a bit busier schedule for myself lately. | ||||||
| 40 | j/k ID: 3942823 Tue, May 08, 23:02 |
85 million votes for Ira ;-) | |||||
| 41 | Blade ID: 193542220 Tue, May 08, 23:08 | RecycledSpinalFluid | |||||
| 42 | blue hen Leader ID: 27048221 Wed, May 09, 01:19 |
This is an important post. Read it thoroughly and completely before casting your vote. For the 36th consecutive week, I cast my vote in favor of Chris for his work with GSB attribute data. Honestly, I am sick of this. Richard has already won many Guru Jrs, Pulitzers, and other awards for his roster sampling and spreadsheets. He's done great work, but there are many deserving people out there who don't even get a thank you for their work. The attribute work was Chris's first great moment; he treated the game the way Guru would have, if he were to play GSB. I have voted for Chris every week since, and he has rarely received more than two or three votes. Little did we know, but that would be just the start. A little later, Chris uncovered the GRT theory in GSB, a process which allowed many Gurupies to develop unstoppable teams, most of which are still unstoppable today. Like the Guru's work, Chris's analysis of the GRT gave Gurupies an edge in a fantasy sports game. Then, there was SSB. Chris took this game and made it his passion. He analyzed every facet of the game, from recruiting to in-game play. Blessed with a good team from the start, he made it even better by playing to its strengths and by recruiting well. He's more than halfway to a perfect season at 13-0 this season, and he's done it all himself. Without even mentioning his high finishes in Smallworld and other games, I've said enough. But I will say some more. Some people vote for Guru Jr. based on intangibles. Let me tell you, Chris has those two. He's a leader in the Gurupie chatroom and always offers his opinion on any matter, no matter how small it might be. He's got a great sense of humor - he just might be the 2nd funniest Gurupie of all. It's an injustice that Chris hasn't even received a hint of support for Guru Jr. Even Ira has more votes than Chris. I don't ask much, but I demand that voting be cleared and restarted. For the sake of the sanctity of the award. Sincerely, Blue Hen | |||||
| 43 | Razor ID: 48238516 Wed, May 09, 01:27 |
Chris. The Emory presence on the message boards has spoken. Solidarity brother. | |||||
| 44 | ksoze Donor ID: 001731 Wed, May 09, 01:31 | Damn, I don't even play GSB but now I have to vote for Chris. | |||||
| 45 | Ghettofied ID: 222281822 Wed, May 09, 02:08 | Emory blows. They let any number of idiots into that school. I've heard of people who get turned down from state schools that go to Emory. | |||||
| 46 | blue hen Leader ID: 27048221 Wed, May 09, 02:13 | Did you get turned down from a state school, Ghettofied? I sure didn't. Besides, I hear ESPN recruits from Emory. Why don't you tell us what sorry-ass college you're going to apply to in three years so we can make fun of it... | |||||
| 47 | Razor ID: 48238516 Wed, May 09, 02:37 |
Ok, so maybe my school blows. What does that say about me? Nothing. P.S. You defy all logic by calling a school ranked 9th when I entered it "full of idiots." | |||||
| 48 | Tim G ID: 1611393123 Wed, May 09, 02:42 | RSF for all his hard work. | |||||
| 49 | BoNkA Donor ID: 46314305 Wed, May 09, 05:13 |
RSF He helped me out with some excel stuff and is an all around good guy who I see posting a lot and also usually does the previous nights SWPs. | |||||
| 50 | Wally ID: 52230716 Wed, May 09, 06:43 | RSF | |||||
| 51 | Strike One via skool ID: 57051267 Wed, May 09, 06:59 | KKB | |||||
| 52 | JeffG Donor ID: 40451227 Wed, May 09, 09:16 |
I'll go with KKB. Honorable mention and thanks as well to RSF and J. | |||||
| 53 | pogophiles Leader ID: 3245839 Wed, May 09, 09:28 |
Lol @ Ghettofied. Anecdotal sampling? I'll cast my vote for Ender because his game helps me deal with my "burnt trade guilt"! | |||||
| 54 | Myboyjack Leader ID: 4443038 Wed, May 09, 09:31 | KKB | |||||
| 55 | Reds ID: 20111711 Wed, May 09, 09:50 | RSF | |||||
| 56 | Richard's Mom Leader ID: 1719313 Wed, May 09, 09:53 |
I know he hasn't has the presence this year that he has had in the past, but he's my son and I'm casting my vote for that aging veteran, Richard Richard's Mom | |||||
| 57 | KrazyKoalaMotherBear ID: 51521713 Wed, May 09, 10:14 | I'll vote for my bamboo loving child, KKB. ;) | |||||
| 58 | J Sustainer ID: 50726110 Wed, May 09, 12:13 |
wow! That really is Richard's mom! Originally I was gonna vote for blue hen but he didn't vote for me. So, Richard it is. | |||||
| 59 | Optimization ID: 517131613 Wed, May 09, 13:28 | KKB | |||||
| 60 | 6-9 With The Afro ID: 5743548 Wed, May 09, 13:44 | Gotta go with Richard this week. | |||||
| 61 | Rogue's Strikers ID: 300382817 Wed, May 09, 13:55 | RSF this week, Chris next week. Dunno who he is, but he sounds like a nice guy. :) | |||||
| 62 | winmiller Sustainer ID: 107452613 Wed, May 09, 14:33 |
All good and worthy choices in this thread. KKB gets my vote this week because of the Gleem site and MadBall. The Gleem Tools were particularly helpful to me in Hockey this year, and this is one more chance to say thanks. | |||||
| 63 | Bodacious Tatahs ID: 24317238 Wed, May 09, 16:16 | AZDBACKER | |||||
| 64 | Madman ID: 29246911 Wed, May 09, 16:28 |
By my count, this is (hopefully) post #64: Current tally: Richard: 12 RSF: 19 KKB: 16 J: 3 Chris: 3 Ender:1 AZD: 1 Under-votes / Over-votes / Limericks / N/A: 9 (including this post) Total: 64 ____________________________ Notes: IRA 5 -- I'll count your vote as .5 KKB and .5 Strike One if you don't give me further instructions. If anyone thinks that I've miscounted, please post. Otherwise, you have about 19 hours, 30 minutes left to make your voices heard! | |||||
| 65 | Pond Scum Leader ID: 54420321 Wed, May 09, 16:37 |
"The Source nourishes the Pond" Chauncey Gardiner | |||||
| 66 | biliruben Sustainer ID: 3502218 Wed, May 09, 16:57 | Is the a vote for Steve Houpt? | |||||
| 67 | First Baseman ID: 1220180 Wed, May 09, 17:09 | I vote for KKB | |||||
| 68 | The Beezer Leader ID: 191202817 Wed, May 09, 17:17 | I'm 4-9 in SSB. Anyone who's 13-0 is a Guru Jr. and might be a witch. :) I vote for Chris. | |||||
| 69 | Strike One ID: 39252299 Wed, May 09, 17:56 | Madman, give that .5 to KKB, i'm not sure why ira voted for me. | |||||
| 70 | Ref ID: 4828318 Wed, May 09, 19:20 | I'd like to split my vote for Richard and KKB. | |||||
| 71 | MikeMaz ID: 120591614 Thu, May 10, 07:12 | KKB | |||||
| 72 | peterl ID: 45420316 Thu, May 10, 09:21 | J | |||||
| 73 | Madman ID: 29246911 Thu, May 10, 13:30 |
Guys, this is what you get for having a political gurupie count the ballots. . . I'm not sure I'm into that half and half thing. I probably shouldn't have said that I was going to count Ira's half and half . . . So, here's the scoop. If I let Strike One determine Ira's vote split, and if I let Ref split his vote, I have KKB 19.5 over RSF. If I disallow all vote splits, then I have RSF over KKB 19-18. If I don't allow Strike One to change Ira's vote, then I have a dead heat tie at 19-19. AAAARRGHHH. Any Advice? Please tell me I miscounted. | |||||
| 74 | RecycledSpinalFluid ID: 47426118 Thu, May 10, 13:33 | Allow the split votes and give it to KrazyKoalaBears. Definitely deserving with all the work (setup, design, implementation, support, administration) into Madball and Pick 'ems as well as hosting those games for us (very reliably I must add). | |||||
| 75 | biliruben Sustainer ID: 3502218 Thu, May 10, 13:49 | This is a job for the SCOTUS, obviously. Talk to us in a month. ;) | |||||
| 76 | Madman ID: 29246911 Thu, May 10, 13:49 | This is getting hilarious. I've gone back and "verified" some of the vote totals. Unfortunately, I think I counted them correctly . . . With the exception that I counted KKB's joke vote from his mother (I presume). So this would put it at 19-18.5 ish . . . Any other comments before I make my ruling? | |||||
| 77 | biliruben Sustainer ID: 3502218 Thu, May 10, 13:50 | Hey! RSF, hire a lawyer. It's the american way. | |||||
| 78 | KrazyKoalaBears ID: 51521713 Thu, May 10, 13:53 | Don't count my "mom's" vote (it was only posted as a joke to Richard's anyhow ;). RSF wins and he deserves it! Go RSF!!! | |||||
| 79 | RecycledSpinalFluid ID: 47426118 Thu, May 10, 13:54 | biliruben, think I can get Jeb to get me some help from the Florida Supreme Court? | |||||
| 80 | biliruben Sustainer ID: 3502218 Thu, May 10, 13:57 |
Hmmm... I was actually casting you as Gore and KKB as Bush. You guys already screwed it up by being magnanimus and statesmanlike. Dangit! | |||||
| 81 | Madman ID: 29246911 Thu, May 10, 13:59 | Polls are closed. Thanks for all the comments. Ruling to be distributed at the steps of the courthouse in a few minutes. . . . Er, in the guru forum . . . :) | |||||
| 82 | RecycledSpinalFluid ID: 47426118 Thu, May 10, 14:00 | If its a tie, KrazyKoalaBears and I both voted for Richard, so then it goes to Richard, right? | |||||
| 83 | Richard Leader ID: 1719313 Thu, May 10, 14:03 |
My vote would be to name both KKB and RSF as co-guru jr's and let them serve out the rest of the year. That way we can honor two of our more beloved and respected contributors and we can forget this roto guru jr silliness for the rest of the year. I never been entirely comfortable with the idea of picking a weekly guru jr, but then again, I never been comfortable with the employee-of-the-month, student-of-the-week type of honors that are so pervasive in our lives. It just grates me the wrong way when we single people out or put them in competition with each other for these honors. I'm not sure of a better way to honor those outstanding contributors but this way bothers me a bit. Sorry for the rant, I guess it's been building-up inside of me for a while. Maybe it's the phase of the moon or something in the water;-) Richard ps - Please don't mis-construe this as an attack against either KKB or RSF. I have nothing but admiration and respect for the skill and dedication that both of these two bring to this message board. They are both on my short hero list. Thanks, both KKB abd RSF, you make this a better place for all of us. | |||||
| 84 | ChicagoTRS Sustainer ID: 4324316 Thu, May 10, 14:08 |
Why not just say NO split votes...and allow the splitters a few hours to come make their final choice or their votes are not counted. It is ridiculous to split a vote anyway...isn't that what they tried to do in florida? Throw out the votes...=) or check for hanging chad. | |||||
| 85 | StLCards Sustainer ID: 2504849 Thu, May 10, 14:08 |
You had better just have a complete world wide revote. Selectively counting split votes. And do I see some vote tampering going on here? votes being changed by third parties? And non-registered voting? hmmmm. I think to keep this fair walk will insist on a worldwide revote ;-) Maybe we need to move this to the politics forum :) | |||||
| 86 | Madman ID: 29246911 Thu, May 10, 14:12 |
Richard -- yeah, I know. Feel the same way. . . But I'm not sure right now is the best time to mess with things. I thought about your solution and variations on it . . . Oh well. Anyone can feel free to start a "Problems with Madman's solution" thread if you desire. One other idea would be to make all past recipients ineligible. . . and then not make it a weekly sort of thing. . . | |||||
| 87 | Madman ID: 29246911 Thu, May 10, 14:18 |
StlCards -- Move it to the political forum!!??? OMG. Do you know what we would do with this over there??? :)) hahaha. Dang, Chicago TRS, I forgot to check for hanging chad! Doh! . . . | |||||
| 88 | Ref ID: 1442849 Thu, May 10, 14:26 | I'm sorry I caused such a ruckus with the split vote. So many people are so deserving that I couldn't decide. | |||||
| 89 | Madman ID: 29246911 Thu, May 10, 14:39 | Ref -- no problem. I'm the one who even said I'd count a split vote as .5 and .5. It's my fault if it was anyone's. And you are right, there were many deserving candidates . . . | |||||
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