Empress of Xpanded - (Discussion on Voting-Rules)

Ok, so I've given this a little think and thought I'd just share my two penneth on how I think the vote could be done more simply.

This is certainly not a criticism of Crankshaft or the task he has taken on to help decide who should be 'Empress of Xpanded 2022'. I need to make that point very clear, as my single comment of 'the scoring system is flawed' did previously cause some grief. This thread is a 'Discussion on Voting-Rules', and that's what I'm doing.

So straight out, why is there the need for people to make so many nominations? The list of eligible nominees contains 19 names (20 if Raven is to be added) and people can choose up to 8. Why so many? Yes, we all might like many of the girls that appear on screen, but the whole point is choosing your absolute favourites. At some point in the selection process, you are going to have to pick a top 5, a top 3, and then a number one.

I imagine the reason is so that a larger pool of babes gets nominated. Then there can be a full top 10 rundown that gives a nice namecheck to those girls before the Empress of Xpanded is crowned. The thing is, everyone on this forum appears to have such diverse tastes anyway with lots of different babes being nominated, so a top 10 list is created quite naturally.

So let's cut to the chase. Why not ask the forum to nominate just 3 babes – no more, no less. From the current entries, a quick tally-up shows 15 different babes will be namechecked. This is easily enough to create a top 10 list. To help give more gravitas to the number one choice (or number two choice) you could award points such as 5pts for first, 3pts for 2nd, and 1pt for 3rd, or some variation.

I'm sure this would deliver a very similar, if not identical, result to the voting system you are currently running without all the faff and it would eliminate the need for different rules for when only 1, 2 or 3 nominations are cast (as is currently the case).

I don't believe this should be implemented this year, now the voting is nearing completion, but perhaps could be considered for the inevitable 'Empress of Xpanded 2023'.