Fadeaway_J wrote:For my next draft, I'd like to try doing a timed poll to decide playoff matchups. Voters would still be able to comment in the thread if they want, but it wouldn't be a requirement. After 24 hours, the person with the most votes wins, and maybe we use Chat-GPT if there's a tie.
It's clear that a lot of why people don't engage with the voting process are much as wack stated: it can be difficult and time-consuming to not only decide on a winner, but also put your forth reasoning in a way that makes sense and covers all the important points. And even then, it still creates contention if people think you haven't given their team a fair shake. In my experience, when someone is dead set that they should win, they generally aren't interested in reading an explanation they completely disagree with; in fact it often just leads to more futile back-and-forth.
Previously I was concerned that we wouldn't be able to see who was voting, but that this point I'm not sure how much that matters. If anything, having more voters, even anonymous ones, should create a more balanced view compared to just having the same 5 or 6 people who vote on every matchup.
I'm agree this would be a good method. At least worth a try. Only possible concern is I hope we don't get situations like someone voting for his own team, while the other doesn't engage in the vote itself. That could be a tiebreaker in a matchup that should otherwise be tied. A point worth considering.
In a Facebook group for example it's not an issue because votes aren't anonymous. In realgm it is.
No shade, all love.
