The truth is that it takes fewer people to control a weighted ballot - all you need to do is select the one judge you want to elect for sure and get a small group of people to only vote for that one. It takes a lot more people to control a weighted ballot. Ruth ----- Original Message ---- From: "Stormy435@xxxxxxx" <Stormy435@xxxxxxx> To: stormygsd@xxxxxxx; rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx; inflight@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: amidon@xxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 11:07:17 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Unhappy exhibitors Part of growth is discussion and change of process. There has been discussion before about "block" voting, even for the Board, and (if I remember right and that's not always the case) that discussion a few years ago led to the change to the 1,2,3 votes. Realizing that this doesn't stop the "block" voting should initiate another look at the process. This isn't about the judging, it's about the voting process. Stormy In a message dated 11/11/08 10:26:01 AM, stormygsd@xxxxxxx writes: > Respectfully, I am not sure why you are appalled.. every event should be > strong enough to sand up to such scrutiny. this is less of a discussion > about the judges and judging, but a discussion about how to make the process > better for everyone... the exhibitors as well as the spectators.. this is a > SHOW after all and whether we, you or anyone else agrees, a show IS about > entertainment.. > Sue > "You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result." Mahatma Gandhi Stormy Hope *~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~* Dog's love is different, it requires no return www.FairhopeGSD.com ************** AOL Search: Your one stop for directions, recipes and all other Holiday needs. Search Now. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212792382x1200798498/aol?redir=http://searchblog.aol.com/2008/11/04/happy-holidays-from -aol-search/?ncid=emlcntussear00000001) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================