In a message dated 11/11/2010 10:35:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: I agree with Terry...get rid of the weighted ballot.....FL won not because of a ballot issue...he simply got the most votes, like it or not...Ed Hill It is true that he got the highest number of 1st place votes. But If it had been a weighted ballot he wouldn't have come close because all the people who voted for other judges wouldn't have had him as one of their 3 selections. Therefore there would have been no further points counted for him. Someone with lots of 1st place votes and lots of 2nd and 3rd place votes would most likely have gotten a higher total. John.V ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================