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JennyHallu · 10-18-2006, 06:32 PM

I've been thinking of a game involving secret ballots...but am unsure because of the whole PM inbox full thing. Would people be ok emailing me their votes? Any other clever ideas? Thoughts?

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Thinlómien · 10-19-2006, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by JennyHallu

Would people be ok emailing me their votes? Any other clever ideas? Thoughts?

Of course people would rep you with their votes...

Diamond18 · 10-19-2006, 08:58 PM

I don't mind using email.

JennyHallu · 10-20-2006, 05:52 AM

Reps wouldn't work, because you have to have so much time between subsequent reppings of the same person.

I'm really excited about the idea of secret ballots...people could lie about whom they had voted for, you wouldn't know who had voted and who hadn't, you'd have no voting record to go off of. I think that's what I'm going to do.

My email, though, I will send in the roles PMs, just because I'd prefer it were not posted openly on the Downs. Once Di's game is started, I'll pick a name and set up an Admin Thread.

Diamond18 · 10-20-2006, 06:13 AM

Something tells me this is going to cause my brain to explode. Oh, and I already know my role. Kath's role for my game sort of inspried me. I want to be Flower Power. Not "flower power girl" or anything like that, just Flower Power. You can call me Flower for short.

Meneltarmacil · 10-20-2006, 08:12 AM

Personally, I'm opposed to the secret ballot idea. That would leave us without much to go on, plus where would we be without the usual bandwagoning, inventing excuses, etc.?

JennyHallu · 10-20-2006, 08:43 AM

Well, what could I do to make this work in your eyes, Menel?

I thought about posting the final vote tally with the deaths...maybe not the names of the voters, but the tally. (Option A)

And perhaps posting a full tally (with voters, but not the order of my receipt of votes) at the end of the day would allow the next day's discussion something to go on, without getting rid of the confusion I'm hoping to cause, since you'd never know the votes at any given time, only the previous votes. (Option B)

Please, please discuss...

EDIT: I wish to make it clear that I would be far more open to option A than B. I'd like to see how a secret-ballot game would work.

10-18-2006, 06:32 PM	#1
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	I've been thinking of a game involving secret ballots...but am unsure because of the whole PM inbox full thing. Would people be ok emailing me their votes? Any other clever ideas? Thoughts? Player List Diamond18 Rikae __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

10-19-2006, 08:58 PM	#3
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	I don't mind using email. __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.

10-20-2006, 05:52 AM	#4
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	Reps wouldn't work, because you have to have so much time between subsequent reppings of the same person. I'm really excited about the idea of secret ballots...people could lie about whom they had voted for, you wouldn't know who had voted and who hadn't, you'd have no voting record to go off of. I think that's what I'm going to do. My email, though, I will send in the roles PMs, just because I'd prefer it were not posted openly on the Downs. Once Di's game is started, I'll pick a name and set up an Admin Thread. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

10-20-2006, 06:13 AM	#5
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	Something tells me this is going to cause my brain to explode. Oh, and I already know my role. Kath's role for my game sort of inspried me. I want to be Flower Power. Not "flower power girl" or anything like that, just Flower Power. You can call me Flower for short. __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.

10-20-2006, 08:12 AM	#6
Meneltarmacil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The bottom of the ocean, discussing philosophy with a giant squid Posts: 2,254	Personally, I'm opposed to the secret ballot idea. That would leave us without much to go on, plus where would we be without the usual bandwagoning, inventing excuses, etc.? __________________ I ♣ baby seals.

10-20-2006, 08:43 AM	#7
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	Well, what could I do to make this work in your eyes, Menel? I thought about posting the final vote tally with the deaths...maybe not the names of the voters, but the tally. (Option A) And perhaps posting a full tally (with voters, but not the order of my receipt of votes) at the end of the day would allow the next day's discussion something to go on, without getting rid of the confusion I'm hoping to cause, since you'd never know the votes at any given time, only the previous votes. (Option B) Please, please discuss... EDIT: I wish to make it clear that I would be far more open to option A than B. I'd like to see how a secret-ballot game would work. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

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