Next Tournament Idea Thread (Balloting Has Ended)

[DallasEast]

How about best coin for flipping?

Answer is a silver dollar. Borrowed mine from a guy named Harvey Dent. I will return it to him soon though. The guy has a murderous split personality you would NOT believe!

 

[YosemiteSam]

Who knows? One vote for Spawn may not count as a landslide.

It would easily be enough after you delete all the idiot votes.

 

[DallasEast]

If we do Movies, I like the idea of dividing it into separate genre and then having a faceoff for the GOAT. Categories to consider could be Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Holiday, Horror/Sci Fi, Military/War, Sports and Western.

Hmm.

Each member's ballot list will have a maximum of 32 suggestions. You have named eight categories. 32 ÷ 8 = 4.

If the movie idea wins, I would propose participating members submit their ballot list with four movies from each of the eight categories in whatever order they chose. There is one thing to consider. Each ballot choice has a descending point value, starting with 32 points for the first choice and ending with 1 point for the 32nd choice.

Members should make that a strong consideration while composing their ballot list, especially if they have a higher opinion of one category but possibly an even higher opinion of a particular film in ANOTHER category. The total amount of points assigned to a particular film makes a lot of difference when everyone's ballot lists are tallied up together.

 

[DallasEast]

It would easily be enough after you delete all the idiot votes.

You. Are. Evil.

 

[cowboyec]

Hmm.

Each member's ballot list will have a maximum of 32 suggestions. You have named eight categories. 32 ÷ 8 = 4.

If the movie idea wins, I would propose participating members submit their ballot list with four movies from each of the eight categories in whatever order they chose. There is one thing to consider. Each ballot choice has a descending point value, starting with 32 points for the first choice and ending with 1 point for the 32nd choice.

Members should make that a strong consideration while composing their ballot list, especially if they have a higher opinion of one category but possibly an even higher opinion of a particular film in ANOTHER category. The total amount of points assigned to a particular film makes a lot of difference when everyone's ballot lists are tallied up together.

or let people vote on the genre's that will make up the bracket regions....top 4 genres will square off.
we list our top 8 in each.

 

[CouchCoach]

Hmm.

Each member's ballot list will have a maximum of 32 suggestions. You have named eight categories. 32 ÷ 8 = 4.

If the movie idea wins, I would propose participating members submit their ballot list with four movies from each of the eight categories in whatever order they chose. There is one thing to consider. Each ballot choice has a descending point value, starting with 32 points for the first choice and ending with 1 point for the 32nd choice.

Members should make that a strong consideration while composing their ballot list, especially if they have a higher opinion of one category but possibly an even higher opinion of a particular film in ANOTHER category. The total amount of points assigned to a particular film makes a lot of difference when everyone's ballot lists are tallied up together.

And they will have to choose the genre. For instance, Aliens is both Horror/Sci but it is also Action/Adventure as is Jaws. You would need to set a guideline how to categorize those tweener movies.

If this works, we could take the same application for bands and songs, era or genre.

 

[Runwildboys]

Well, I am stumped. I will ask if there is a solution.

Am I the only one? Is there some setting I accidentally clicked that prevents me from getting alerts in a mass mention?

 

[Runwildboys]

Answer is a silver dollar. Borrowed mine from a guy named Harvey Dent. I will return it to him soon though. The guy has a murderous split personality you would NOT believe!

Don't trust that guy. You know what they say about him!

 

[Runwildboys]

Hmm.

Each member's ballot list will have a maximum of 32 suggestions. You have named eight categories. 32 ÷ 8 = 4.

If the movie idea wins, I would propose participating members submit their ballot list with four movies from each of the eight categories in whatever order they chose. There is one thing to consider. Each ballot choice has a descending point value, starting with 32 points for the first choice and ending with 1 point for the 32nd choice.

Members should make that a strong consideration while composing their ballot list, especially if they have a higher opinion of one category but possibly an even higher opinion of a particular film in ANOTHER category. The total amount of points assigned to a particular film makes a lot of difference when everyone's ballot lists are tallied up together.

I think @Tabascocat 's idea of trilogy or greater would be different that all the "Favorite Movie" threads of the past...and you probably wouldn't need to separate by genre.

 

[Tabascocat]

If we do movies, wouldn’t franchise be the same as pair ups? I mean, they will be in a bracket anyways

 

[DallasEast]

or let people vote on the genre's that will make up the bracket regions....top 4 genres will square off.
we list our top 8 in each.

Multiple choice eh? I have already stated something similar with a one choice option:

The idea getting the most votes in the poll will create the next balloting phase UNLESS Hottest Female, Movies or Songs nets the most votes. If so, a follow-up poll will decide which of the sub-topics belonging to those three categories will be the idea chosen and the balloting phase will proceed afterwards.

Changing the follow-up poll from one choice to multiple choice is doable. Plus, it does not tack another necessary poll before the balloting phase. I am okay with it but would like more members to comment on the suggestion first.

 

[DallasEast]

Am I the only one? Is there some setting I accidentally clicked that prevents me from getting alerts in a mass mention?

Not certain but I doubt it is a user setting.

 

[Runwildboys]

Multiple choice eh? I have already stated something similar with a one choice option:

Changing the follow-up poll from one choice to multiple choice is doable. Plus, it does not tack another necessary poll before the balloting phase. I am okay with it but would like more members to comment on the suggestion first.

I don't know. Another advantage to the "Trilogy or Greater" competition is that it omits any Elvis movies.

 

[CouchCoach]

Am I the only one? Is there some setting I accidentally clicked that prevents me from getting alerts in a mass mention?

I did see an option for: Mass message except for @CouchCoach, so now I am suspicious.

 

[Runwildboys]

I did see an option for: Mass message except for @CouchCoach, so now I am suspicious.

Sorry, that's how the vote went. I lobbied for ya, but @DallasEast and @Reality were too convincing, I guess.

 

[DallasEast]

And they will have to choose the genre. For instance, Aliens is both Horror/Sci but it is also Action/Adventure as is Jaws. You would need to set a guideline how to categorize those tweener movies.

If this works, we could take the same application for bands and songs, era or genre.

Not certain that should be the guideline. While each member may have their own definition (right or wrong) about the particular category that a film actually belongs, any movie would still have it's own single individual title that would be assigned points regardless of a certain genre. For example:

Member A Ballot (considers Aliens as Horror)

1.Bambi (32 points)
2.Ben Hur (31 points)
3.The Sound of Music (30 points)
4.Aliens (29 points)

Member B Ballot (considers Aliens as Science Fiction)

1. Rain Man (32 points)
2. Gandhi (31 points)
3. Chinatown (30 points)
4. Gaslight (29 points)
5. It Happened One Night (28 points)
6. The Sons of Katie Elder (27 points)
7. Rocky (26 points)
8. Aliens (25 points)

Add both ballot lists together and Aliens' combined point value is 54 points. The films with the highest point values 1 though 32 will make the bracket.

Each of the eight categories would have four slots (or eight slots for four categories as proposed by @cowboyec). If a tweener does not have the points necessary for one category but does have enough for the other category, it would be beneficial to the category that does not have enough films for a full four or eight films respectively. Just my opinion.

 

[DallasEast]

If we do movies, wouldn’t franchise be the same as pair ups? I mean, they will be in a bracket anyways

My definition of pair up (comparison would be a better term I guess) is one film versus another film. Film sites pair up individual movie versus individual movie OR franchise versus franchise and compare relative box office, etc. The format is perfect for a bracket type contest where individuals or teams face off against one another, with the winner advancing to the next round.

 

[Tabascocat]

My definition of pair up (comparison would be a better term I guess) is one film versus another film. Film sites pair up individual movie versus individual movie OR franchise versus franchise and compare relative box office, etc. The format is perfect for a bracket type contest where individuals or teams face off against one another, with the winner advancing to the next round.

I get that, but......

In your words:

(f) franchise pair-ups
(g) franchise series

For example(both movies are franchises), option f would be Rambo vs Rocky whereas for g it would be Rambo vs Rocky. There is no difference because both options are franchises(series) as both would be matched up.

I would change (f) to movie match-ups( or pair-ups) and leave out the franchise part

 

[Runwildboys]

Not certain that should be the guideline. While each member may have their own definition (right or wrong) about the particular category that a film actually belongs, any movie would still have it's own single individual title that would be assigned points regardless of a certain genre. For example:

Member A Ballot (considers Aliens as Horror)

1.Bambi (32 points)
2.Ben Hur (31 points)
3.The Sound of Music (30 points)
4.Aliens (29 points)

Member B Ballot (considers Aliens as Science Fiction)

1. Rain Man (32 points)
2. Gandhi (31 points)
3. Chinatown (30 points)
4. Gaslight (29 points)
5. It Happened One Night (28 points)
6. The Sons of Katie Elder (27 points)
7. Rocky (26 points)
8. Aliens (25 points)

Add both ballot lists together and Aliens' combined point value is 54 points. The films with the highest point values 1 though 32 will make the bracket.

Each of the eight categories would have four slots (or eight slots for four categories as proposed by @cowboyec). If a tweener does not have the points necessary for one category but does have enough for the other category, it would be beneficial to the category that does not have enough films for a full four or eight films respectively. Just my opinion.

Member A shouldn't even be allowed to read this thread. What horrible taste!

 

[DallasEast]

I get that, but......

In your words:

(f) franchise pair-ups
(g) franchise series

For example(both movies are franchises), option f would be Rambo vs Rocky whereas for g it would be Rambo vs Rocky. There is no difference because both options are franchises(series) as both would be matched up.

I would change (f) to movie match-ups( or pair-ups) and leave out the franchise part

That is okay. I may do so later. Right now real work is rearing its ugly head. Check back in later.