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2017 Fictional Primate Deathmatch

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GregP Feb 2017 5:48pm, 16 Feb 2017 90,106 posts	Quote Pin GregP I certainly would vote magpie in any magpie vs jay fixture if we were to have a corvidae death match (not a bad idea in itself), but to say they are useless is a bit extreme. In my general day to day experience crane flies take some beating in terms of uselessness.
Wriggling Snake Feb 2017 5:59pm, 16 Feb 2017 14,576 posts	Quote Pin Wriggling Snake ANYWAY. Has anyone noticed how close the polls are? They are all referendum-like, I feel there will be some unease.
Wriggling Snake Feb 2017 6:01pm, 16 Feb 2017 14,577 posts	Quote Pin Wriggling Snake I have thought of a tie-breaker. Total votes cast for a contender in all previous rounds from the first round 'proper'.
GregP Feb 2017 6:06pm, 16 Feb 2017 90,109 posts	Quote Pin GregP Ooh. I can extend my deathmatch engine. Good idea. Can someone remind me in the morning?
Wriggling Snake Feb 2017 6:17pm, 16 Feb 2017 14,580 posts	Quote Pin Wriggling Snake ok
GlennR Feb 2017 6:58pm, 16 Feb 2017 25,117 posts	Quote Pin GlennR Daft idea. It'll give the win to the contender that previously faced the crappest opposition.
Angus Clydesdale Feb 2017 6:59pm, 16 Feb 2017 11,971 posts	Quote Pin Angus Clydesdale A bit like how Italy have completely fucked up the points differences in th 6 Nations?!
GlennR Feb 2017 7:06pm, 16 Feb 2017 25,119 posts	Quote Pin GlennR Precisely, although at least in principle the other teams all get an equal chance.
GregP Feb 2017 8:13pm, 16 Feb 2017 90,110 posts	Quote Pin GregP I'll look at my deathmatch engine in the morning and come up with some suggestions.
McGoohan Feb 2017 8:16pm, 16 Feb 2017 28,049 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan I like that we have tiebreaks (i.e. re-votes) as it means people then have to vote for the least bad choice. That only ever goes wildly wrong in American elections.