AZ Best Eastern Ski Resort Condorcet Poll - REVISED AND IMPROVED!

[skiersleft]

Maybe this has been mentioned, but why can I not look at the poll results on the AZ poll, but I can on the KZone poll? Also why are you doing a poll on Kzone, isn't the results sort of know as far as the top resort on Kzone?

Thanks,

UVSHTSTRM

(1) I've been posting on Kzone for quite some time and after lurking for a while, only recently started posting here. The idea for the poll first came to me after people on Kzone criticized magazine polls. So I posted it there first.

After I posted there, I figured the results would obviously be skewed as far as the top resort goes. So, results at Alpine Zone would be more meaningful.

Also, when I first posted the poll on Alpine Zone it only had 20 resorts. This led to reservations expressed by many AZoners, especially Rivercoil. They convinced me to start a new one, expand the number of resorts. We created a thread to pick 50 resorts, we did and what you see is the product of that. I also figured out a way to include "No Opinion" as an option, which many here were calling for.

As you can see, the AZ poll is thus much more complete than the Kzone one and, thus, will be more accurate and representative.

(2) I explained why you can't see the results earlier in the thread. Here's the explanation:

BTW, when you vote it will state that poll resorts will only be available to me. I did this purposely so that survey takers are not swayed by current results when they vote. Avoids contamination.

I can only access the results once the poll is closed.

Hope you vote!!! Results will be interesting.

 

[ALLSKIING]

Bump to keep this thread at the top!

 

[skiersleft]

Daily reminder to VOTE. Results figure to be very interesting, probably more interesting for us that magazine surveys, but only if most of us vote. VOTE HERE:

http://www.cs.cornell.edu/w8/~andru...l?id=E_6df6f370a4e52a60&akey=6dcd31ce2fe364ac

 

[tarponhead]

Daily reminder to VOTE. Results figure to be very interesting, probably more interesting for us that magazine surveys, but only if most of us vote. VOTE HERE:

http://www.cs.cornell.edu/w8/~andru...l?id=E_6df6f370a4e52a60&akey=6dcd31ce2fe364ac

Remind me again why pocono resorts (and other missing geographical areas) are not on the list? Poll says "best EASTERN resorts". Not implying they are up to shakes with many on the list. They're not. (Although Elk is certainly worthy of a mention though.)

So here is my write in vote: Blue #1. (For the sole reason it's relatively close to my house) I suck as skier but I smile all day doing it at Blue.

 

[4aprice]

Remind me again why pocono resorts (and other missing geographical areas) are not on the list? Poll says "best EASTERN resorts". Not implying they are up to shakes with many on the list. They're not. (Although Elk is certainly worthy of a mention though.)

So here is my write in vote: Blue #1. (For the sole reason it's relatively close to my house) I suck as skier but I smile all day doing it at Blue.

They certainly would be in my northeast list but we got voted down. If skier visits was a factor I know 2 of them would be in the top 30 and maybe 25. Free the Pocono's:razz:

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

 

[Nick]

Is tomorrow the end of this poll? Will be interesting to see how it flushes out.

 

[skiersleft]

Remind me again why pocono resorts (and other missing geographical areas) are not on the list? Poll says "best EASTERN resorts". Not implying they are up to shakes with many on the list. They're not. (Although Elk is certainly worthy of a mention though.)

So here is my write in vote: Blue #1. (For the sole reason it's relatively close to my house) I suck as skier but I smile all day doing it at Blue.

I created a thread to discuss what resorts should be included in the 50 resort list. Pocono resorts were included in my original proposal, but several members proposed that they be excluded and instead we include other NE resorts. No one objected at the time, so the change was made.

 

[skiersleft]

Is tomorrow the end of this poll? Will be interesting to see how it flushes out.

Yes! Tomorrow is the official poll closing date, so VOTE NOW HERE:

http://www.cs.cornell.edu/w8/~andru/cgi-perl/civs/vote.pl?id=E_6df6f370a4e52a60&akey=6dcd31ce2fe364ac

Several of you pointed out that the poll should be kept open more time. I'm going to try to do this tomorrow. If I can't, then the poll will close. If I succeed in keeping it open I will let you know.

 

[skiersleft]

Polls close today!!! Make your vote count!!!

VOTE HERE:

http://www.cs.cornell.edu/w8/~andru/cgi-perl/civs/vote.pl?id=E_6df6f370a4e52a60&akey=6dcd31ce2fe364a

 

[x10003q]

Polls close today!!! Make your vote count!!!

VOTE HERE:

http://www.cs.cornell.edu/w8/~andru/cgi-perl/civs/vote.pl?id=E_6df6f370a4e52a60&akey=6dcd31ce2fe364a

When are the results going to be released? I am very curious to see the final tally.

 

[skiersleft]

When are the results going to be released? I am very curious to see the final tally.

Later tonight or tomorrow morning unless I'm able to keep the poll running for several more days. Don't know if I'll be able to do that, so for those of you who haven't voted, VOTE NOW!

http://www.cs.cornell.edu/w8/~andru/cgi-perl/civs/vote.pl?id=E_6df6f370a4e52a60&akey=6dcd31ce2fe364ac

77 votes have been cast so far.

 

[steamboat1]

Who cares.

 

[skiersleft]

Who cares.

I'll conduct a poll asking the question. You will be surprised with the answer.

 

[ALLSKIING]

Who cares.

Whats with the hate? If your not interested dont visit the thread...No need to crap on the 77 people that do care! :roll:

 

[tt431]

Whats with the hate? If your not interested dont visit the thread...No need to crap on the 77 people that do care! :roll:

+ 77 and counting...

 

[skiersleft]

Thanks for the support. So, here's the question. I'm not sure what's going to happen at midnight. Perhaps the poll becomes a pumpkin and voting automatically closes. However, I'm thinking that it will not and that I will have the option to end it or continue it until I end it.

If the latter is the case and I have the option to end it when I want, should I keep it open for a few days, a week, two weeks or just close it now and share the results? Each day we are getting 3 or 4 additional votes, but it seems that the vast majority voted during the first three or four days of the poll, so I'm assuming if we keep it open we'll get two or three additional votes per day.

Please chime in and I will do what most of you want. I'm anxious to see and discuss the results, but I also want to maximize turnout. Let me know what you think.

 

[tt431]

The more votes the better. Keep it going for a more diverse result.

 

[Black Phantom]

I'll conduct a poll asking the question. You will be surprised with the answer.

Would we?

 

[ALLSKIING]

I vote for another week.

 

[skiersleft]

OK. I'm going to try and keep it open for another week. I did not do what I'm supposed to do as poll administrator to end the poll, so I'm assuming it's still open even though it states that the poll w supposed to close yesterday.

Can someone who hasn't voted please vote now and confirm that we can still vote?

VOTE HERE AND PLEASE CONFIRM WHEN YOU DO THAT POLLING IS STILL OPEN

http://www.cs.cornell.edu/w8/~andru...df6f370a4e52a60&akey=6dcd31ce2fe364ac_NWe-tAb

Thanks!