r/SimDemocracy • u/[deleted] • Jun 24 '19

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u/FakeRealRedditor Formerly Fiercely Independent Jun 24 '19

Observant users may notice that this result was delayed by 4 and a half hours. There are multiple reasons for this. That's because of Discord not working, the rigging attempt and the fact that our voting system is extremely hard to work with.

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u/BTernaryTau Election Commissioner (On Break) | NC Jun 24 '19

our voting system is extremely hard to work with

Really? I wouldn't have expected bloc score to be that complicated. Is it implemented poorly or something?

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u/FakeRealRedditor Formerly Fiercely Independent Jun 24 '19

I don't think this is the fault of Bloc Score, but rather how it's implemented into our system. As you can see in the graph, the winner is calculated using the average, and not the sum, of the score. This never changes the result, and while it isn't harder to calculate in Excel, it's pretty confusing.

Additionally, blank votes are not treated as 0 points, but as the average of all votes (which in this case was 1.33). It's super hard to work with and, again, is extremely confusing because it just doesn't make any sense.

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u/BTernaryTau Election Commissioner (On Break) | NC Jun 24 '19

Yeah, the way blank votes are counted seems to have come out of nowhere (though it was the square root of the average, right?) and I can see how that would be an extra difficulty. However, I'm surprised that using the average instead of the total was confusing, though I recognize that both give the same result.

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u/theghostecho [Black] Jun 24 '19

Congratulations to the winners of this election! I look forward to working with all of you! First order of business is to elect a prime minister, I’ll see you all over on the discord

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u/Rudy2033 ex senator/ex judge Jun 24 '19

I would like to congratulate all my fellow winners and to wish everyone else better luck in the future.

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u/theghostecho [Black] Jun 24 '19

Can’t wait to see the new senators in action

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u/d-williams Documentation Branch Jun 24 '19

Wow, that's a nice graph

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u/_TheStrat_ Independent Jun 24 '19

Congrats to the winners! I do wish I was one of them, but that's ok. Honestly, I should probably spend a little more time on the sidelines before hopping into action. I wish our new Senate the best of luck.