tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884584404576003487.post7745753500599236812..comments2024-02-29T09:43:12.251-05:00Comments on ORACLENERD: Oracle Mix + Suggest-a-Sessionoraclenerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12412013306950057961noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884584404576003487.post-63826659700034100272011-07-23T14:07:09.889-04:002011-07-23T14:07:09.889-04:00@Noons: I think you're fighting a straw man, t...@Noons: I think you're fighting a straw man, there...<br /><br />Neither I nor Chet want this to be a "closed" group. I'd prefer it to be open, to prevent an echo chamber. But when spammers are allowed to flood the community with votes from people who won't even attend open world, then we got a problem... and we needs rules to ensure that the community is used to achieve ends that the community wants.<br /><br />Would you agree with that?<br /><br />And no... a tight-knit group of experts is not called a "mafia," they are called a "clique."Bexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682106280678054614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884584404576003487.post-52002039158119618082011-07-20T03:53:55.844-04:002011-07-20T03:53:55.844-04:00Well, if the do-over involves voting only by the c...Well, if the do-over involves voting only by the closed "club" of "valuable" contributors, then don't be too surprised if it gets laughed out. <br /><br />Because it is simply a rehash of the same tired old formula: nominate someone for the "club" and bingo - that person is now automatically "valuable" and an all-knowing "expert". <br /><br />Sorry, but in this day and age that is called "mafia".<br /><br />In a way I'm very glad this was brought in the open. Can we have the prior voter's choices out in the open as well? As in: from before the voting was open to the community? <br /><br />Oh, OK then: we cannot be allowed to question the "valuable contributors", is that it?...Noonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07694829378563989648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884584404576003487.post-14726430021519520422011-07-19T20:57:17.741-04:002011-07-19T20:57:17.741-04:00hey there... you saying I'm feisty? Huh?! Huh?...hey there... you saying I'm feisty? Huh?! Huh?!<br /><br />Them's fightin' words, boy! <br /><br />>:-[<br /><br />Seriously, tho... this conversation does need to take place. Assume you had submitted a session to MIX and 50 people who don't know you voted for it... then you find out that 3 guys were hogging ALL the slots because of robo-calls... how miffed would you be?<br /><br />I say we need some rules about this... I'd go so far as to say this things was so gamed that we need a do-over.Bexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682106280678054614noreply@blogger.com