Joel de Guzman wrote:
Gennadiy Rozental wrote:
IMO we shouldn't post any preliminary results. Would we sell TV right,
for
that continues updates would make it more attractive to watch. But for
our
purposes it's at best distracting if not influencing the outcome.
So perhaps we should also reconsider the way we vote for or against a library?
We vote for or against the submission based on some technical aspects. With logo contest on the other hand in many-many cases it's just I like this or I like that. I would be all for the post with I like logo number ## because ... (here some valid points from some points of view - but not because I like colors/size/picture better). Posting preliminary results bring more attention to the logos currently on top. In my experience, when it comes to selecting based not on some objective parameters but on some subjective preferences, people tend to prefer what they see first, what they are used to or what others preferred.
Really? Hmmm.
Well, I'd prefer to think that the people here at Boost are more intelligent than that. But I respect your opinion and the ongoing tally has been temporarily suspended awaiting consensus on how best to proceed. Let's hear what others got to say.
I believe the fact there are preliminary results does indeed change the way people are voting - the "hey let's adjust this" sort-of thing... This may be even worse for "intelligent refactoring addicts" ;-). But does it matter that much ? And would it be fair to stop, now (other entries do not get this sort of advertisement some did get already) ? Regards, Tobias