Mikes wrote:Oh I'm not complaining. Just pointing out this round seems to be a bit raw compared to the previous two, even when one deserving sheep came last.
I'm technically moderator (it falls under the duties of Beast-Master), and we're playing it loose with the content (
Mr. Tweedy flew south for the winter). Despite the presence of cartoony monsters, I have yet to stumble upon evidence anyone under the age of 17 views this forum (at least the Mega-Beasts section).
I do understand you aren't complaining - I'm reassuring anyone actually concerned that there is an eye in the sky. If it gets gets beyond the pale, I will edit asterisks in to explicit posts. Sadly we don't have access to Norm's handy bag of barnyard bleep sounds when dealing with this media.
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tbaker2500 wrote:I am at a loss, people. Mongoose is second from last. What the heck is going on?
The volatile nature of voting has been a surprise. I'm personally feeling the effects: every time I start to draw one of these critters in earnest, it takes a big dive.
I looked under the hood and our safeguards still hold. As it goes with each maturing MBDM season, people are getting creative with their voting (
I saw a vote from the SeaMonkey browser {it's back!}). Rest assured no one individual is straight-up gaming the system, and if I see a blatant hack, I'll dock the votes. The reality is the opinion on the forums differs from the wider, wilder world of site voters. Recruit some friends, disseminate. It is still the best way to "cheat," and honestly the whole reason we do this (
marketing).
Oh, and the fact that a first place vote is worth '8' versus the normal '3' has as much to do with the jumps as anything else. Gotta hold strong for your chosen champion.
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jannypie wrote:Bo. You kill me. *ahem* Have you not followed the past two rounds of upsets?!?!?
The past two rounds weren't "upsets," they were "happies" - I got exactly what I wanted.
But yeh, I'll give Mongoose more voting consideration. As the spire grows so does the voting gap on megabeasts.com. The spire is capable of telling lies.
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Some also-rans from the author beast round - figured I'd share. It was originally to be a round of twelve before I decided that amount to be excessive.