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I agree with Petko and Neil

Posted By: Rick Janowski
Date: Saturday, 20 February 2016, at 11:59 p.m.

In Response To: I disagree (Casper Van der Tak)

In my opinion, for a voting system to be meaningful the voters should be knowledgeable enough of the relative strengths of the top international players. Moreover, the criteria for determining what constitutes a Giant should not be ambiguous, and extreme patriotic or otherwise biased voting should be discouraged rather than encouraged. I think there should be at least three independent auditors who all come from different countries (auditors with dual nationalities should only be accepted if none of the other auditors share these nationalities).

The auditors can select ballots for rejection where they display lack of eligibility, demonstrable and significant bias, or any other irregularities. For ballot papers to be removed, a majority agreement of the auditors should be required.

This is my opinion on how the existing system could be modified to be both transparent and fare. Unfortunately, I believe the Giants Committee are unwilling to consider any major change, and so I agree with Petko and Neil who have both written excellent posts.

Messages In This Thread

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  Petko -- Saturday, 20 February 2016, at 9:15 p.m.
  • Is there a future for the Giants List?
    Leonardo Jerkovic -- Saturday, 20 February 2016, at 9:58 p.m.
    • Is there a future for the Giants List?
      Schigolch -- Saturday, 20 February 2016, at 11:06 p.m.
      • Is there a future for the Giants List?
        Leonardo Jerkovic -- Saturday, 20 February 2016, at 11:11 p.m.
  • "Yes, I agree, it is time to abolish the Giants List"
    neilkaz -- Saturday, 20 February 2016, at 10:21 p.m.
    • I disagree
      Casper Van der Tak -- Saturday, 20 February 2016, at 11:21 p.m.
      • I agree with Petko and Neil
        Rick Janowski -- Saturday, 20 February 2016, at 11:59 p.m.
        • I agree with Petko and Neil
          Colin Owen -- Sunday, 21 February 2016, at 2:09 a.m.
    • "Yes, I agree, it is time to abolish the Giants List"
      Bill Riles -- Monday, 22 February 2016, at 12:37 a.m.
      • "Yes, I agree, it is time to abolish the Giants List"
        Jake Jacobs -- Monday, 22 February 2016, at 1:16 a.m.
        • questions for Jake
          Christian Munk-Christensen -- Monday, 22 February 2016, at 10:29 p.m.
          • questions for Jake
            Jake Jacobs -- Tuesday, 23 February 2016, at 1:45 a.m.
  • Is there a future for the Giants List?
    Victor Ashkenazi -- Saturday, 20 February 2016, at 10:58 p.m.
    • Is there a future for the Giants List?
      Barry Silliman -- Sunday, 21 February 2016, at 12:24 a.m.
    • Is there a future for the Giants List?
      Maya Peycheva -- Sunday, 21 February 2016, at 1:48 a.m.
      • Is there a future for the Giants List?
        Leonardo Jerkovic -- Sunday, 21 February 2016, at 9:06 a.m.
      • Is there a future for the Giants List?
        Leonardo Jerkovic -- Sunday, 21 February 2016, at 9:09 a.m.
      • Is there a future for the Giants List?
        Barry Silliman -- Sunday, 21 February 2016, at 1:53 p.m.
        • Is there a future for the Giants List?
          Rick Janowski -- Sunday, 21 February 2016, at 3:12 p.m.
      • Is there a future for the Giants List?
        Bill Riles -- Sunday, 21 February 2016, at 3:05 p.m.
        • Is there a future for the Giants List?
          Christian Munk-Christensen -- Monday, 22 February 2016, at 10:11 p.m.
  • Is there a future for the Giants List?
    Florin Popa -- Saturday, 20 February 2016, at 11:18 p.m.
  • Is there a future for the Giants List?
    David Rockwell -- Sunday, 21 February 2016, at 2:23 a.m.
  • Is there a future for the Giants List?
    Bill Riles -- Sunday, 21 February 2016, at 2:27 a.m.
  • Is there a future for the Giants List?
    Jake Jacobs -- Sunday, 21 February 2016, at 3:32 a.m.
    • Backgammon Giant 32 in 2015
      Rick Janowski -- Sunday, 21 February 2016, at 8:31 p.m.
      • Backgammon Giant 32 in 2015
        Jake Jacobs -- Monday, 22 February 2016, at 1:10 a.m.
        • Backgammon Giant 32 in 2015
          Rick Janowski -- Monday, 22 February 2016, at 1:15 a.m.
          • Backgammon Giant 32 in 2015
            Jake Jacobs -- Tuesday, 23 February 2016, at 1:44 a.m.
    • Is there a future for the Giants List?
      Bill Riles -- Sunday, 21 February 2016, at 8:39 p.m.
    • Is there a future for the Giants List?
      Bill Riles -- Sunday, 21 February 2016, at 8:58 p.m.
      • Maybe is time for truth
        Iancho Hristov -- Monday, 22 February 2016, at 11:53 a.m.
        • Maybe is time for truth
          Florin Popa -- Tuesday, 23 February 2016, at 1:47 a.m.
        • Maybe is time for truth
          Iancho Hristov -- Tuesday, 23 February 2016, at 11:43 a.m.
          • Maybe is time for truth
            Leonardo Jerkovic -- Tuesday, 23 February 2016, at 1:28 p.m.