Looking at the list I could see 10+ deserving persons to be in the hall of fame. Yet it would be hard for one person out of 20 to get 33% of the vote.
With the vote now once every four years, it would seem anti-climatic if nobody new were to get in. Perhaps the vote qualifications could be tweeked to get 1 or 2 in for sure every four years.
Perhaps the top two vote totals could get in.
Perhaps the top five vote totals could go to a runoff where say then if someone gets 33% they are in. (but this would involve the extra work of a 2nd election)
Perhaps you could cast up to 6 votes, then those getting named on at least 70% of the ballots will get in. (or to be sure someone gets in, just name the top person or top two persons as automatic inductees*) This is how the baseball hall of fame does it, with a 75% rate requirement. (you could cast 0,1,2,3,4,5, or 6 votes, so if you only felt 3 were worthy, you just vote for 3)
*I think I would favor this method the best, as it is hard to just cast one vote when so many are deserving.
TomSki
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, vpFREE Administrator <vpfree3355@...> wrote:
>
> In 2002 the vpFREE Video Poker Group elected and inducted
> five charter members into the vpFREE VIDEO POKER HALL OF
> FAME, which recognizes and honors those who have made
> significant contributions to the playing, understanding and
> popularity of video poker. These charter members and the
> 2003 through 2008 inductees are:
>
> Gary Catlin
> Bob Dancer
> Lenny Frome
> Skip Hughes
> Dan Paymar
> Si Redd
> Jean Scott
> TomSki
> Michael "The Wizard of Odds" Shackleford
> Stanford Wong
> Dean Zamzow
>
> These members are honored on the Hall of Fame web site:
>
> http://www.west-point.org/users/usma1955/20228/V/HOF.htm
>
> Hall of Fame elections are now held every four years (years
> evenly divisible by four) and a nominee must get more than
> 33% of the votes cast (every vpFREE member has one vote) in
> order to be inducted. If no one receives more than 33% of
> the votes cast, there will not be an inductee that year.
>
> The 2012 Hall of Fame election will be conducted between 8
> December and 22 December 2012.
>
> For additional Hall of Fame information, see FAQ #60:
>
> http://www.west-point.org/users/usma1955/20228/V/FAQ.htm#60
>
> The vpFREE Administrative Committee has selected the following
> nominees for the 2012 Hall of Fame election:
>
> Linda Boyd
> Jazbo Burns
> Jeffrey Compton
> Anthony Curtis
> Liam Daily
> Larry DeMar
> Dunbar
> Elliot Frome
> John Grochowski
> Art "5-card" Harris
> Steve Jacobs
> J.B.
> John "Lodestone" Kelly
> Frank Kneeland
> Scot Krause
> Hans "Tuna" Lund
> Ernie Moody
> Harry Porter
> vpFREE2 Administrator
> Jim Wolf
>
> The 2012 Nominee web page which lists the nominees and a
> short, video poker relevant biography can be viewed at:
>
> http://www.west-point.org/users/usma1955/20228/V/HOFN.htm
>
> Between now and 8 December, additional nominees can be
> suggested by vpFREE members (along with their
> qualifications), and the merits of anyone's favorite can be
> expounded and discussed. Any suggested nominee(s) who
> receive majority approval from the Administrative Committee
> will be added to the list of nominees.
>
> vpFREE Administrator
>
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