Anime Expo - Questions about the AMV Contest

BasharOfTheAges · Post by **BasharOfTheAges** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:34 am

Seriously, if there's that many probably why don't more people start voting with their feet?

KagatoAMV · Post by **KagatoAMV** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:40 am

I really dislike the use of the applause meter. In 2000, the cheering for two videos was so close they had to have the audience re-cheer twice before deciding on a victor. Sorry, but people were getting tired of cheering at that point.

Now if they were doing an audience award based on the cheer-o-meter and the rest were staff/judge votes or ballots, that would be okay.

Do any other AMV contests out there use an applause meter?

The Wired Knight · Post by **The Wired Knight** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:29 am

PErsonally I never noticed the decrease in the number of cheers but I do agree that the "favoritism" really skews the vote. Sometimes horrible videos can skate by because they used soemthing popular and people will cheer for it.

Also, cheering is more of a means of saying how muich you liked a video as opposed to considering it inr elation to the other videos. While the perspective is a fair judging system, with an applause meter and dealing with favoritism this is still a problem.

However, since it only makes up 1/4 of the final vote I don't think it makes enough of a difference in the end; especially given teh circumstances.

Org Profile · Post by **Vlad G Pohnert** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 1:34 pm

Studio Hybrid wrote:I really dislike the use of the applause meter. In 2000, the cheering for two videos was so close they had to have the audience re-cheer twice before deciding on a victor. Sorry, but people were getting tired of cheering at that point.

Now if they were doing an audience award based on the cheer-o-meter and the rest were staff/judge votes or ballots, that would be okay.

Do any other AMV contests out there use an applause meter?

None that I know of...

I hate to think this is the only solution.. Well, it is AX's contest so they can choose it how they want, however, I think it's a step backwards from the ballot voting they had

Vlad

Minion · Post by **Minion** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 1:40 pm

do not question the applause-o-meter.
it is infoulable

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... id_id=9238

YouTube · Post by **Rider4Z** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:00 pm

y'know, i heard that ax idol is balloted with people texting their votes with their cell phones - if that's true why can't they do that with the amvs?

Castor Troy · Post by **Castor Troy** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:08 pm

Rider4Z wrote:y'know, i heard that ax idol is balloted with people texting their votes with their cell phones - if that's true why can't they do that with the amvs?

The average person doesn't know how to text votes.

I don't know how to text votes.

dwchang · Post by **dwchang** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:07 pm

I agree with Pwolf!

(I can't believe I'm saying that since he's so traitorous

)

Castor Troy · Post by **Castor Troy** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:39 pm

dwchang wrote:I agree with Pwolf!

(I can't believe I'm saying that since he's so traitorous )

If you make the finals, you might win now!

YouTube · Post by **Rider4Z** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:04 pm

GAH! ...on all of you!