[Icehouse] CRP Ranking: Can It Skip Ranks?

[Andrew Plotkin]

On Thu, 7 Feb 2008, David Artman wrote:

>> From: Doug Orleans <dougorleans at gmail.com>
>> I don't think it's a good idea to change the rules after a bunch of
>> people have voted.  But if so, you should announce that and let people
>> re-vote with the new rules if they want to.
>
> I'm not changing the rules; I am trying to properly interpret a judge's
> clear, ranked ballot. While we've been discussing this, the judge HAS
> confirmed that this was intended:
> 1) AAA
> 2) BBB
> 8 (yes, eight)) CCC

To decrease confusion for next time, I recommend you stop asking for 
numbers. This question wouldn't have arisen if the ballot had looked like

AAA
BBB
CCC

The script doesn't accept numbers, so it misleads voters to imply that the 
numbers are meaningful.

Or else insist that the numbers are just row numbers, from 1 to the number 
of rows. Blank rows will be ignored, as they're meaningless.

--Z

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