Comments on: 2008 CNN Hero of the Year:The selection process was wrong! http://nthambazale.com/2008/12/2008-cnn-hero-selection-process-was-wrong/ Ramblings on technology and its use in the fight against poverty Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:45:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Serbian http://nthambazale.com/2008/12/2008-cnn-hero-selection-process-was-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-4162 Serbian Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:33:10 +0000 http://nthambazale.com/?p=1506#comment-4162 I think you are right..there are so many people voting for a single nominee and many of them make it a situation of Life or Death if their favorite doesn't win...and here comes the real problem..they start searching for alternatives to make their favorite win..start voting fake..start making new blogs, articles and ask for vote..this hides the real talent of different nominees and so there is ambiguity in the system.. I think you are right..there are so many people voting for a single nominee and many of them make it a situation of Life or Death if their favorite doesn’t win…and here comes the real problem..they start searching for alternatives to make their favorite win..start voting fake..start making new blogs, articles and ask for vote..this hides the real talent of different nominees and so there is ambiguity in the system..

]]> By: Ernie Small http://nthambazale.com/2008/12/2008-cnn-hero-selection-process-was-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-4076 Ernie Small Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:19:57 +0000 http://nthambazale.com/?p=1506#comment-4076 i hear what you're saying about the fact that the internet voting process creates a bias toward richer countries...but on the subject of the multiple votes; you have to keep in mind that as far as i can figure the only way that they could limit the vote amount would be to make it one vote per computer (unless you have to create an account to vote, which i assume was probably not the case...) and if more than one person shares a computer and internet connection then that would be unfair to them. still; i must admit that the fact that people could vote more than once totally negates the legitimacy of the whole thing. i hear what you’re saying about the fact that the internet voting process creates a bias toward richer countries…but on the subject of the multiple votes; you have to keep in mind that as far as i can figure the only way that they could limit the vote amount would be to make it one vote per computer (unless you have to create an account to vote, which i assume was probably not the case…) and if more than one person shares a computer and internet connection then that would be unfair to them.
still; i must admit that the fact that people could vote more than once totally negates the legitimacy of the whole thing.

]]> By: Frank http://nthambazale.com/2008/12/2008-cnn-hero-selection-process-was-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-3901 Frank Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:45:06 +0000 http://nthambazale.com/?p=1506#comment-3901 I couldn't agree more. I believe online voting systems are extremely biased. In fact I just heard a story about how certain colleges used fraudulent techniques to try and win a certain online college contest, every major college created fraudulent votes so that they were 'disqualified' and some unknown small private school won. <abbr><em>Frank´s last blog post..<a href="http://movieimpact.com/roadside-romeo-2008" rel="nofollow">Roadside Romeo (2008)</a></em></abbr> I couldn’t agree more. I believe online voting systems are extremely biased. In fact I just heard a story about how certain colleges used fraudulent techniques to try and win a certain online college contest, every major college created fraudulent votes so that they were ‘disqualified’ and some unknown small private school won.

Frank´s last blog post..Roadside Romeo (2008)

]]> By: George http://nthambazale.com/2008/12/2008-cnn-hero-selection-process-was-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-3894 George Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:30:14 +0000 http://nthambazale.com/?p=1506#comment-3894 Surely, their voting method is really something for discussing. For, unfortunately we can't do much there, because they were organizers. Such issues always happen when you don't have some limitations in voting systems. <abbr><em>George´s last blog post..<a href="http://www.calypsocayvacations.com/blog/seaworld-orlando/" rel="nofollow">SeaWorld Orlando</a></em></abbr> Surely, their voting method is really something for discussing. For, unfortunately we can’t do much there, because they were organizers. Such issues always happen when you don’t have some limitations in voting systems.

George´s last blog post..SeaWorld Orlando

]]> By: acacia http://nthambazale.com/2008/12/2008-cnn-hero-selection-process-was-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-3887 acacia Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:22:21 +0000 http://nthambazale.com/?p=1506#comment-3887 i agree, the process is definitely biased to richer countries like america. i agree, the process is definitely biased to richer countries like america.

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