Well done Marti for taking the time to host.
Interesting to be able to see the results as they come in but, as Neil says, is that a good thing?
The other thing that crossed my mind is that presumably one can vote for oneself if one is that unsporting and desperate!
Only other thought is that quality of production shouldn't really be considered. Not everybody has the equipment or the expertise and it is Song of the month not Production of the month. On a songwriting forum we should be focussing on the song.
Anyway while I'm here...if you haven't yet voted...DO IT NOW.
Yw Viscount, and thanks for sharing your thoughts! Yeah good question about the poll mechanism, let's ask everybody: people do you like to see the results coming in in real time in the poll? Or would you have preffered not to see the progress and hear who won the comp at the day the comp closes?
Yes the thought that one can vote for himself/herself crossed my mind, but I didn't see that as a huge risk, and honestly, I trust everybody that they will not vote for theirself, what's the point of being part of a community in that case? ;-)
See my response about considering 'production' a few posts above this one.
Ya, thanks for doing such a great job organizing this SOTM, MM
I really like that you posted all the eligible songs for the month Maybe, just for a change
one month, everybody could just vote for their favourite song out of the long list
But I do agree with Viscount SOTM should not be based on production or performance
I think it's suppose to be a songwriting comp.
BTW~ where/when do you see the results as they come in? Is it just when you vote?
Yw CS! You can see the results coming in after you voted, look at the top of this page!
Wowzers! Sotm has really gone pro! Great organisation MM!
Thank you Becky!!
Maybe, just for a change one month, everybody could just vote for their favourite song out of the long list
I think that's a good idea and not just because you're a Canadian
It would make the voting process definately less subjective, so I think that's a good thing. On the other hand: why was the shortlist introduced? I mean, I just copied the procedure from earlier SOTM comps, but there might be a reason ;-) Maybe a longlist is just too long causing nobody to vote anymore?
And (but that's less relevant) I really enjoyed diving into the longlist and compose a shortlist.
But if it isn't tried before I'd say: yes! Let's try that next month, good idea!
MM