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Old 11-17-2012, 06:36 PM   #242
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Originally Posted by issybird View Post
You're mistaking rhetoric for reality.

Vote for a book that's got a shot, instead of an also-ran? Sure. But not voting for a choice because of who's voted for it? That's hyperbole.
That's not voting for the book you want. That's voting based on what someone else wants.

Now lets say we have 20 people total. Let's say 8 people have voted and one book has 7 votes and one has 1 vote and the rest have none. If the vote is open, these remaining people might not vote for what they wanted based on the way the votes are going making it seem like the one with 7 is going to be the winner. Now if the vote was hidden, these remaining voters could vote enough for a different book to make it the winner.

And the fact that some have openly said they sometimes vote based on what others have have and/or how many votes case means an open vote doesn't work properly.
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