⭐ Merited by icopress (1)
We will always learn from the experience. When will we go live?
I'll let icopress announce the date
So, as far as nominees are concerned, there's nothing prohibiting them from abusing with merit bribery, right? If someone wants to buy votes with merits, all that's needed is to merit them at some other post.
That's possible, or it can happen in a local (translated) topic. But it'll be hard to prove it's because of the vote: I've Merited many of the users who have voted for me on other posts, but this had nothing to do with their votes.We will try to be as cautious as possible regarding such shenanigans... No method is bullet proof but, if suspicions arise, we will pay attention to such particular cases... Let's hope though that most will see things in a fair way and not try to cheat by any means. Of course, if other users observe shady things, they are free to highlight them. But let's adopt a positive attitude though...
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The problem with this however, is that communication between the nominee and the voter is required (in contrast with previous contests wherein the voter knew it beforehand).
Or, without explicit communication, it can be implied. Or expected. There is no perfect solution, unfortunately.Sadly, yes. But still (maybe I'm too naive?) I believe in people honesty. It's about having fun, not about finding sophisticated methods to cheat...
I do not like this rule because competitions are supposed to be won based on merit (not smerit but... you get the idea). Disqualifying someone who would've won because they were the previous winner would put the competition in a bad light and make some people think it's stealing the award from them, especially since financial prizes are now on the table.
However, the coefficient just seems wrong to me. Either you prevent previous winners from winning or you don't. While, I do like the idea of seeing new faces of the winners list, I think that's rather down to the community rather than anyone else. If users want to see new winners, then vote for new users, and not the popular choices. A rule change probably isn't necessary in this case, at least for me.Thank you both for your feedback
I got your point.Well, I didn't remember that second point. They could start creating user just to vote in the poll. 
So forget the idea! It won't be one of the best ideas!
So forget the idea! It won't be one of the best ideas!
Don't worry, joker_josue, it's good to bring as many ideas, by different users... In the end this is how things can be made better (in this particular case, but also when speaking at large). Some ideas may not be suitable but others can. And with such open discussion bright ideas may arise
So don't hesitate if another thought crosses through your mind.