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Post by fabriziopop on May 3, 2006 7:20:31 GMT -5
what on earth are you all keeping estonia in for?
biggest pile of dirge, sweden-by-numbers-attempt i've ever heard.
severina to win, i want to dance to her winning song in dubrovnik when i go in june
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Post by Danniiboy on May 3, 2006 7:48:36 GMT -5
Sorry to all you Russia lovers. I could have chucked both out but we're pretty much on schedule at the moment and if it happened again the numbers would be seriously low.
Things are getting VERY close now, it's still pretty much anyone's game at the moment...
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Post by Robbing the Dezan on May 3, 2006 10:34:35 GMT -5
Off to the Gulag with you!
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Post by Jake on May 3, 2006 10:59:13 GMT -5
Poor Dima, i will console him
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Post by popknark on May 3, 2006 15:43:13 GMT -5
No handsome boys left
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Post by NumanumAnzej on May 3, 2006 16:17:14 GMT -5
*coughs and points to the left*
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Post by Scoodle on May 5, 2006 4:07:53 GMT -5
what's going on people!?
2 votes each for Carola, Kate & Texas Lightning!? The Ukraine and FYR Macedonia didn't have any votes at all. Let's not get silly guys!
If Carola goes, I'm resigning from the competition and throwing all my toys out of my pram!
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Post by NumanumAnzej on May 5, 2006 13:32:53 GMT -5
Slovenia hasn't had a single vote yet has it? I like that.
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Post by Robbing the Dezan on May 6, 2006 14:51:07 GMT -5
No handsome boys left Ahem <-----------------------------
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Post by NumanumAnzej on May 6, 2006 15:02:58 GMT -5
*coughs and points to the left*
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Post by Robbing the Dezan on May 7, 2006 14:31:45 GMT -5
*coughs and points to the left* I didn't see. But my picture is prettier anyway.
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Post by Adrian on May 7, 2006 23:57:39 GMT -5
Why isn't anybody voting for Turkey? It's just a bit dull.
A
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Post by Scoodle on May 8, 2006 6:24:44 GMT -5
i'm so upset that carola's up for the chop. what's wrong with you!?
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Post by lockedintheattic on May 8, 2006 6:45:58 GMT -5
It's rubbish, clichéd, unoriginal, unispiring tosh sung by a batterered old homophobic hasbeen who should have retired to a christian nursing home years ago.
Good riddance to her.
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Post by Scoodle on May 8, 2006 12:31:29 GMT -5
It's rubbish, clichéd, unoriginal, unispiring tosh sung by a batterered old homophobic hasbeen who should have retired to a christian nursing home years ago. Good riddance to her. that's exactly why she and the song are so good.
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Post by mintness on May 9, 2006 2:55:09 GMT -5
Immunity? IMMUNITY?
*grumble*
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Post by lockedintheattic on May 9, 2006 4:00:44 GMT -5
It's rubbish, clichéd, unoriginal, unispiring tosh sung by a batterered old homophobic hasbeen who should have retired to a christian nursing home years ago. Good riddance to her. that's exactly why she and the song are so good. Haha. OK, maybe you have a point.
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Post by SamB on May 9, 2006 10:22:54 GMT -5
If you're going to make up rules as you go along, at least make it less obvious...
You may as well declare Kate Ryan the winner now, and we can stop bothering to voice our opinion.
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Post by Scoodle on May 10, 2006 3:24:05 GMT -5
*sniff* i can't believe Carola's gone. Honestly. Kate's the only half decent one left. I truly object to the Ukraine, Turkey, Slovenia and FYR Macedonia beating Carola. I hate democracy.
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Post by jamstar on May 10, 2006 6:17:05 GMT -5
Carola gone! Who on earth did that? Call this pop justice?
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Post by Danniiboy on May 10, 2006 15:27:20 GMT -5
Something funny is going on in the group. I'm all for playing fair but things are looking decidedly dodgy. There have been an influx of new members recently and I don't think any of them actually post on here. They all voted for Carola yesterday and are now voting for another country all in bulk.
I started this group for Popjustice members, to be different from the usual Eurovision boards out there, as they are a different type of fan than us here.
I made membership open to everyone, but in the past 2 days I have had seven new members, when I haven't had any previously for 2 weeks. All seven have voted for the same song today, and the sa. Does this seem strange to anyone?
I think I am going to suspend today's vote until I sort it out, but I'd like others opinions first.
I think I am going to go through the membership list, and anyone who doesn't post on here is going to be taken off the group, and I will vet new members.
I don't want to sound elitist, but the whole point of this group was for Pop Justice members, and not for any other Eurovision fans....
I'd like to hear what you all think about this, but my plan is to scrap todays and yesterday's vote, and have a double eviction tomorrow. I'm not doing this because I want Sweden or the other country to win, but I don't like this blatant voting attempt. It probably stems from the fact when I gave immunity to Belgium, but my plan was to give that to whoever got the least votes, whoever it might have been. Maybe I should have said something to you all, but I would hope you wouldn't think I',m trying to fix a silly little poll that doesn't really mean much!
Sorry guys to be a pain, but I have spent some time on this sorting it all out and I don't want to see it get abused.
Thanks
Dan
Before anyone says I am only trying to protect the songs I like, this is not the case, as in fact the song I would like to win isn't what some may think!
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Post by Danniiboy on May 10, 2006 16:11:46 GMT -5
Okay, I've gone through the list of members and I've had to remove some members. I have also closed the poll. As you will be able to see, Belgium got the most votes by far. Out of the 12 votes it received, 7 were from people who joined in the past 2 days, and these all voted for Carola yesterday. Now I know that it could be that they have the same tastes in music, but it looked rather fishy to me.
Anyone who joins the group now will have to be approved first. Other polls have been known to try to be fixed and it's not happening here. We are going to go back a few days and have the final 8, so the past 2 days votes are invalid.
Kate Ryan will NOT receive immunity, but you can vote on the final 8! There are only 8 days until the semi final, so there will have to be an elimination every day until the semi.
Thanks
Danny
PS I hope I havent upset anyone too much!
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Post by Scoodle on May 10, 2006 17:14:32 GMT -5
hurrah!!!!
i thought it was fishy that Carola had gone!
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Post by Robbing the Dezan on May 10, 2006 18:21:38 GMT -5
I noticed that today when I saw the results. Maybe you shouldn't let anyone else join at all.
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Post by SamB on May 10, 2006 18:42:22 GMT -5
Ok, maybe you shouldn't let anyone join at all, then you'll get the result you want.
And anyway, disregard the seven "new" voters. Kate Ryan still has 5. Sibel Tuzun had four. So Kate Ryan was still the most unpopular, as she had 5 of the votes without those 7. So she should still go.
Why should those of us who browse, but don't post much, be penalised? I know at least one person who reads this forum everyday, but isn't registered, who wanted to participate, and therefore joined the group to vote. So why should he have less importance? I very rarely post, but I still consider myself a member of the community.
Basically, I'm tired of everytime Kate Ryan's in danger, there's some magical way to save her. And if you really intended to give the song with least votes immunity, that should have been stated before the vote was done.
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Post by fabriziopop on May 11, 2006 2:18:06 GMT -5
oh dear, so much anger...as Danniiboy says, its just a bit of fluff to while away the remaining 7 days.
i'm angry that my lovely pics of fabrizio look so darn crap....but do u see me causing unrest? no, its because its my own fault
btw, i'm sure that poll was fixed too - i demand i recount from about day 15 ;-p
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Post by Danniiboy on May 11, 2006 2:46:39 GMT -5
Sam, I do understand your points, but doesn't it seem even fishy to you that in the space of 2 days, seven new members join and they all vote the same way? I know you're not a fan of Kate's song at all, and I totally respect that, but I'm not having the polls abused, which in this case there clearly was something dodgy going on.
As I've said before, this poll was created for Popjustice users to vote, not just for any random person to join and vote. I was planning on making membership moderated, but I didn't think I would have had to - until now. I wanted this group to be for not just your usual Eurovision fan, they have plenty of polls and sites they can go on. This one was catering to a different type of person.
You may think I'm on a mission to get Kate to win but if it had been any other country I would have acted the same way.
I do hold my hands up and say I should have said about the immunity beforehand, that's my fault. So I only thought it was fair to cancel the last two votes and go back to the round after Germany was knocked out. This time Kate doesn't get immunity and if she gets the most votes this round, she's out on her ear.
Sorry if I've rubbed you up the wrong way, I truly didn't mean to.
Dan
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Post by Robbing the Dezan on May 11, 2006 2:49:19 GMT -5
He's just bitter that that rubbish Danish song didn't last very long.
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Post by SamB on May 11, 2006 3:27:02 GMT -5
And like I said, even if you exclude those 7 people, then Kate Ryan still lost.
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Post by Danniiboy on May 11, 2006 4:40:56 GMT -5
That's true. But I did close the poll early. And I felt that because the voting was fishy, a recount was best. Anyway, it's all sorted now hopefully. You'd actually be surprised who my favourite is!
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