sortedchallenge | Dec. 13th, 2006

I'm really sorry about being such a bad mod for this two weeks! *hides from the barrage of rubbish that are being thrown at her now* Um, as compensation, every vote cast receives 2 points! The winners for this week are...

( huddling under the cut again. It's cold. )

( INDIVIDUAL POINT/KNUT BREAKDOWN )

VOTING

Gryffindor: 10
Hufflepuff: 10
Ravenclaw: 20
Slytherin: 10

PARTICIPATION (BANNERS SUBMITTED)

Gryffindor: 2
Hufflepuff: 2
Ravenclaw: 4
Slytherin: 3

TOTAL

Gryffindor: 80
Hufflepuff: 30
Ravenclaw: 100
Slytherin: 90

Thanks for voting and participating this week! Emily's in charge of the next challenge, but I'm not sure about how to proceed from now on, because if we post the prompt now, it's pretty unfair for you guys because there's very little for you to come up with your submission. I will discuss this with her and let you guys know the result as soon as possible.

But for now I have a poll for you! During voting for this challenge, there were comments from members regarding which method they prefer for voting. I generally prefer the one which you enter the numbers according to your preferences (the voting style used for Challenge #10) because you have no way to know how a certain banner is doing, so there is a certain level of suspense.

But the other method has its benefits as well, and since you guys are the ones voting, you get to choose which one we use. To make the deal sweeter, you get 1 point per vote. :D

METHOD 1 (SAMPLE)

+ Entering the numbers according to preferences.
+ Getting First Choice votes earn a graphic 3 points, Second Choice votes 2 points, and Third Choice votes 1 point.
+ First Choice, Second Choice and Third Choice votes are added together, and the graphic with the highest number of points win First Place, the graphic with the second highest number of points win Second, and so on.
+ Special Category votes are tallied separately.
+ There is no way to know which graphic is winning until results are announced.
+ Voting is anonymous.

METHOD 2 (SAMPLE)

+ Checking the boxes corresponding the the numbers of the top 3 best graphics.
+ Results are immediately visible.
+ The graphic with the highest numbers of votes win first place, the graphic with the next highest number of votes win second, and so on.
+ Special Category votes are counted separately.
+ Voting is anonymous.

[Poll #887815]

Well, that's all for the week! The decision for the next challenge will be up as soon as possible!

EDIT: We will be having an extra long contest running from this week all the way to next Friday, like