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« Reply #40 on: January 11, 2008, 12:33:15 PM » |
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Picking up on Goatboy's comment - why not allow people to cast two of their votes for one candidate in two vote polls if they so choose? It would allow one to personally differentiate between "like this one, don't know the others" (1 vote only) and "like this one far more than the rest" (2 votes).
(OTOH, any software change request, no matter how impossible, is "simply a matter of programming" to the requestor.)
Could this not be done quite easily in the future by simply having each artists name twice in the poll? It wouldn't be quite as pretty or clever, but surely it would have the same effect? |
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« Reply #41 on: January 11, 2008, 01:04:16 PM » |
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I'm disappointed that Benjamin Zephaniah didn't qualify for consideration in the Best Traditional Track. My impression was there was plenty of support (and dissent) for his nomination.
Much of the discussion was about whether the track was Traditional or Original. In the end, after a lot of debate, we decided that it was better listed as an Original Song rather than as a Traditional Track. We decided to move the support for the track across to the Original Song debate which it subsequently won, so you can vote for it there. Cheers Nick |
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« Reply #42 on: January 11, 2008, 04:28:31 PM » |
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Why can I not see any vote buttons? All I seem to have is a list of people I could vote for, even though I am logged on. Is it anything to do with not having made many posts?
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« Reply #43 on: January 11, 2008, 04:31:36 PM » |
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Why can I not see any vote buttons? All I seem to have is a list of people I could vote for, even though I am logged on. Is it anything to do with not having made many posts?
Yes, you need to have made 10 posts before you can vote. You'll just have to wander around and have a natter for a bit, but posts in the Welcome to New members or the Corporation Arms don't count! Jude  |
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« Reply #44 on: January 11, 2008, 11:21:48 PM » |
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why are they all folkies?
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« Reply #45 on: January 13, 2008, 12:08:36 PM » |
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This year's Hancocks have made me realise how out of touch I am. I've only voted in a few categories and then only once as there is only one artist I'm familiar with. In some I can't vote at all as I don't know the people at all - I need to do some serious listening I think.
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« Reply #46 on: January 14, 2008, 01:57:35 AM » |
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Its a big field. Especially if it isn't your sole musical interest.
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« Reply #47 on: January 14, 2008, 05:09:47 PM » |
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Very good point Adrian - perhaps I should have nominated Emma Kirkby or Bob Chilcot!
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« Reply #48 on: January 14, 2008, 05:57:15 PM » |
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Very good point Adrian - perhaps I should have nominated Emma Kirkby or Bob Chilcot!
Who?? |
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« Reply #49 on: January 14, 2008, 06:53:18 PM » |
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Very good point Adrian - perhaps I should have nominated Emma Kirkby or Bob Chilcot!
I like Emma Kirkby! |
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« Reply #50 on: January 14, 2008, 07:47:10 PM » |
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Seeing her live on Friday night - she will be exquisite, as always.
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« Reply #51 on: January 14, 2008, 10:27:12 PM » |
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Sorry Bob, very rude of me - Emma Kirkby is a classical soprano who doesn't sing anything later than Mozart. Bob Chilcott is a former member of the King's Singers who writes wonderful choral music.
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« Reply #52 on: January 14, 2008, 11:17:20 PM » |
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Oh! You took me seriously  I should have put a smiley in there ... my bad. |
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« Reply #53 on: January 15, 2008, 01:14:29 AM » |
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I'm going to have to rely on you tube a bit...
Can't really say I've heard a lot of the nominations.
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« Reply #54 on: January 15, 2008, 02:53:38 PM » |
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Very rude of me - Emma Kirkby is a classical soprano who doesn't sing anything later than Mozart. Won't he go on until she's finished? Not looking back ................. running |
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HA! That's so funny I forgot to laugh... excluding that first Ha.
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« Reply #55 on: January 15, 2008, 03:31:08 PM » |
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Very rude of me - Emma Kirkby is a classical soprano who doesn't sing anything later than Mozart. Won't he go on until she's finished? Not looking back ................. runningPost Of The MONTH!  |
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« Reply #56 on: January 15, 2008, 06:26:38 PM » |
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The Beeb's nominees are chosen by an unseen, mysterious panel of the Great and the Good of Folkdom. What do they know? The Hanocks started as an alternative for the very reason that most of us: * hadn't seen or heard the Chosen Ones * disagreed with the panel about the eventual winner * thought that the panel were out of touch * wanted to acknowledge the performers who tended to be overlooked by the Folk aristocracy. I wouldn't beat yourself up about not knowing the nominees, everyone. |
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« Reply #57 on: January 15, 2008, 06:54:00 PM » |
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I wouldn't beat yourself up about not knowing the nominees, everyone.
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« Reply #58 on: January 15, 2008, 10:28:50 PM » |
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An excellent suggestion sir!
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« Reply #59 on: January 16, 2008, 01:09:45 AM » |
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Yes, but you lot all seem to have heard of them. I've heard of some of the one's I DON'T like though.
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