tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171209160297756652.post8580195818628991878..comments2018-09-16T01:53:35.111-07:00Comments on Virtually Creative: 106: Avi Choice Awards nomineesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04786556161290228502noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171209160297756652.post-48352554771698237942015-02-04T19:48:54.404-08:002015-02-04T19:48:54.404-08:00Your welcome Rusty -- but we always have to keep i...Your welcome Rusty -- but we always have to keep in mind never to take these contests that seriously, especially when they may be part of a for-profit business concern. I actually see nothing wrong with a magazine or other in Second Life giving "editor's choice" awards or similar things. My main concern with Second Life contests are those that are pay-to-vote, and those that appear to be open and impartial when in fact they are not. Eddi Haskellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10365026406880360184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171209160297756652.post-83886968449763264362015-02-04T19:18:34.145-08:002015-02-04T19:18:34.145-08:00Thank you, Eddi Haskell, for drawing my attention ...Thank you, Eddi Haskell, for drawing my attention to this matter. I went back and read through everything available on the website of the Avi Choice Awards and was very surprised to find the material at this page: http://avichoiceawards.com/about/17719-2/. It seems clear that people who are themselves eligible for nomination get recompensed to "weed out nominee's" [sic] and eliminate them or move nominations to other categories. Although I think the people who thought this up are acting in good faith, it seems as though the path is fraught with opportunities for improperly affecting the fairness of the process, and I agree with Eddi that I am now "unconvinced of the objectivity and processes involved". The easiest way towards objectivity would be for consultants to become ineligible.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786556161290228502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171209160297756652.post-67665047027171465342015-02-04T13:35:03.613-08:002015-02-04T13:35:03.613-08:00Great comments. Honest is how we should be. Great comments. Honest is how we should be. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10544867848738635300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171209160297756652.post-21215522576614594262015-02-04T06:08:16.317-08:002015-02-04T06:08:16.317-08:00I always appreciate directness, Eddi, thanks. My ...I always appreciate directness, Eddi, thanks. My own curiosity was raised with the categories; why is there "jazz club' but not "LGBT club"? Perhaps we'll talk about this privately. I don't know enough about the nominations and election process to comment, beyond what I saw when I made nominations. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786556161290228502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8171209160297756652.post-71178249962730550862015-02-03T20:47:43.397-08:002015-02-03T20:47:43.397-08:00I need to be direct here and say that after follow...I need to be direct here and say that after following the nominations and election process of the AVI Choice Awards I am unconvinced of the objectivity and processes involved. I am not going to vote. Eddi Haskellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10365026406880360184noreply@blogger.com