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[Flimgoblin]

I have a full time job and two kids and I've made it to MADRIS already :p

[György Straub]

Nice cover, Melly!

I always figured voting for yourself was a given.

(But I won't do it this time.)

Well, I dunno about the given thing. Times I was pleased with what I've created, I voted for myself. When I wasn't, I didn't. But the more I think about it, the more I reckon that voting for self should not be allowed.

I have a full time job and two kids and I've made it to MADRIS already :p

I wants your job.
OR your kids.
No, the job.

[Oddball]

I'm struggling to play them all because my current Windows setup is giving me a DirectX error with most of the Windows entries. All my drivers are up to date so I don't know what that's all about. Not sure if I'll be able to get hold of another machine before the voting deadline.

[Dacke]

I always figured voting for yourself was a given.

Me too. It is common practice in political elections, where you are supposed to vote for your own party. I see no reason why it would be wrong to vote for yourself, if you think your game is good enough.

Either put up a rule saying "don't vote for yourself" or a rule that says "you may vote for yourself". Apparently it doesn't work to assume that everyone reasons the same, without clear instructions.

[guillermo]

The difference here is that you have 7 votes, also there's no prize, so I don't see why you should vote for yourself. Still I don't think a single vote will really make a difference.

To me these compos are like running a 10k race or something. Is not about beating the others it's about beating yourself in one way or another. Also to have tons of fun.

So spread the votes, it's a given you liked your own game. After all, you spent a lot of time making it.

[Soulliard]

I always figured voting for yourself was a given.

Me too. It is common practice in political elections, where you are supposed to vote for your own party. I see no reason why it would be wrong to vote for yourself, if you think your game is good enough.

This is why there should be a rule.

Some people will think, "Voting for your own entry is clearly biased. Nobody would ever do that, and neither will I!" Others will think, "Voting for your own entry is expected. If I don't do it, everyone else will and I'll come out behind."

Creating a rule bypasses these situations and allows people to vote honestly.

[Melly]

I'm still not convinced. If people are insecure enough to think their game has no chance if they don't vote for themselves, let them.

Again, no prizes are involved, so I say that you guys should stop thinking so hard into it.

[Soulliard]

But why not at least say in the first post that voting for yourself is frowned upon? It's obvious by your language that you don't approve of it.

[Melly]

I don't approve it, personally, but I also don't care enough about it to force people.

[Soulliard]

I guess what I'm trying to say is this. It doesn't really matter whether voting for your own game is encouraged or not. All that matters is that it's consistent between different people.

But, whatever. It's not a huge issue.

[MegaLeon]

It is possible to view the results without voting?

[Dacke]

What Souliard said.

It just feels unfair to look down at people, who can't possibly know they are doing something wrong. But I think it would be quite sufficient to simply add a small "please don't", to establish a common etiquette.

[miconazole]

It is possible to view the results without voting?

I don't think we can view the results even after voting. Which is as it should be, IMO.

Melly, you should put a suggestion to not vote for yourself in the first post, just so everyone's on the same page here.

[Flimgoblin]

post-vote it only shows what you've voted for, doesn't show results - those will be after it closes I suspect (which is good - keeps it from influencing people)

[Melly]

Yeah, results will show once the poll is over. It also keeps people guessing.

Alright, I'll add a note on the first post about common voting etiquette.