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Title: SOTM: How Do You Choose?
Post by: Sterix on July 01, 2019, 01:15:13 AM
So, after totally losing my mind and doing a double SOTM compo, I've been wondering how other "hosts" go about choosing their shortlists of songs for voting on?
Title: Re: SOTM: How Do You Choose?
Post by: shadowfax on July 01, 2019, 02:40:47 PM
I just pick out what I think are the five best songs...don't worry about it and don't get complicated about it...for that month I am the dictator and the five choices are mine..loud echoing mad laughter follows.... :) :) :)
Title: Re: SOTM: How Do You Choose?
Post by: ScottLevi on July 01, 2019, 07:17:38 PM
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.for that month I am the dictator and the five choices are mine..loud echoing mad laughter follows

I'm with Kevin on this one, only hosted once but quickly realised if you think too much into is easy to lose ya mind. Reckon a bit of personal bias is healthy, if there were a strict set of criteria to look for we'd likely have the mostly the same people.
Title: Re: SOTM: How Do You Choose?
Post by: pompeyjazz on July 01, 2019, 09:40:11 PM
I just choose my favourite 5 songs of that month
Title: Re: SOTM: How Do You Choose?
Post by: Neil C on July 02, 2019, 07:48:43 AM
Go with your gut, although I try to include some positive bias to get some musical diversity.
After all it’s more of a showcase than a competition imho.
:-)
Neil