philkid3
03-06-2008, 09:32 AM
Welcome to the Pigskin Fever Hall of Fame voting thread for 3/6-29/08
The Pigskin Fever Hall of Fame (PSFHoF) was established to honor the greatest players and contributors in baseball history. We seek to match our wits against those of the National Hall of Fame in Canton by comparing and contrasting our selections to their own. Our elections are held every three weeks.
All voters are welcome, however, prospective voters should first read our rules (in this post) and must agree to observe them.
The idea of this project has always been that each member will cast his or her own individual ballot without creating voting blocs a la "Survivor". If we become aware of violations of this concept, they will be dealt with. Toward that end, if there is more than one vote being cast from any one computer or IP, it must be cleared in advance, or only the first vote will be counted. I only anticipate exceptions for family members living in the same home, but I will entertain requests on other bases. Please note that the mods who participate in the project have the capability of determining the IP from which posts come.
There is only one election which occurs in a three week cycle at this point: for players who meet at least one of the following criteria: a) are not on the 40 man roster or IR in the most recent season, b) officially retired (or died) by January 1st of the last completed season, c) are over 40 and haven't played in the NFL in the most recent completed season. There is an election for contributors to the game, who are either retired or at least 60 years of age, but that election is now held only once a year, in the first voting cycle starting in November. Ballots must be posted in the monthly voting thread by the end of the voting cycle and adhere to the rules below in order to be counted. I will post the last day of the voting cycle in the post beginning each voting cycle. Also, I reserve the right to reject ballots which do not alphabetize the listing of candidates. The process of counting the votes is hard enough, and my spreadsheet is set up to take advantage of the tradition of alphabetized ballots.
Players from and contributors to the Canadian Football League are eligible for consideration. Once inducted as either a player or contributor, an individual is no longer eligible for consideration in the other capacity. Players are to be considered based on their performance and its impact on their teams. Contributors are to be considered for the quality and impact of their contribution to their teams and/or the sport in general. (This may include a contributor's playing career.)
Any player who receives just one vote in a voting cycle goes on a limited selection list, which will be posted in the voting thread. Voters shall be limited to one plus the number of players who were elected in the previous ballot from the limited selection list. Players will go on the Limited Selection List for up to three election cycles, as follows:
First time a player is placed on the Limited Selection List (LSL), one cycle.
Second time a player is placed on the LSL, two cycles unless gets two or more votes.
Any subsequent time on a player is placed on the LSL, three cycles unless gets two or more votes.
Two or more votes to the candidate resets to no prior times on the LSL.
A Players Ballot should list the 20-25 most deserving eligible candidates (until we have elected at least 90% of the number of players in Cooperstown.) A Contributors Ballot should list up to the 15 most deserving candidates. When shorter ballots are permitted, the minimum number of candidates will be the number which, when added to the number elected to the PSF HOF brings us equal to the to the number of contributors or players (depending on the category in question). When new minimum vote numbers apply, they will be posted. When we get to the point where the minimum vote is zero (as with the contributor ballot), a voter may submit a ballot indicating " I do not believe there are any qualified (player/contributor) candidates".
Please note that once a person is elected either as a contributor or as a player, he is no longer eligible to receive votes in either category.
At the conclusion of each election (11:59:59 PM Eastern US time on the date specified in the first post of each voting thread), the votes will be tabulated and any candidate named on the greater of nine or 75% or more of the valid ballots in a given category (player or contributor) will be inducted that month.
You are allowed to change your ballot at any time the ballot is open. However, I request that you PM me (philkid3) to ensure that I am aware of the change. It would be most helpful if you could tell me who was added and/or subtracted from your ballot. I cannot agree to be responsible for monitoring the thread for any changes voters might make. If I catch them, fine, but if I don't and am not notified, the official count will be what I have been notified of, not what is on the thread.
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Also, it is permissible to vote for a candidate on both the contributor and player lists
Feel free to ask questions by either sending philkid3 a PM, or by posting a question in this or the BBF HOF discussion thread.
For this vote, I have moved the voting period up two days to allow us to finish on a Saturday.
I also request any help and welcome any advice from those who have been involved in the BBF HOF project. I don't believe I have what it takes to do this on my own.
The Pigskin Fever Hall of Fame (PSFHoF) was established to honor the greatest players and contributors in baseball history. We seek to match our wits against those of the National Hall of Fame in Canton by comparing and contrasting our selections to their own. Our elections are held every three weeks.
All voters are welcome, however, prospective voters should first read our rules (in this post) and must agree to observe them.
The idea of this project has always been that each member will cast his or her own individual ballot without creating voting blocs a la "Survivor". If we become aware of violations of this concept, they will be dealt with. Toward that end, if there is more than one vote being cast from any one computer or IP, it must be cleared in advance, or only the first vote will be counted. I only anticipate exceptions for family members living in the same home, but I will entertain requests on other bases. Please note that the mods who participate in the project have the capability of determining the IP from which posts come.
There is only one election which occurs in a three week cycle at this point: for players who meet at least one of the following criteria: a) are not on the 40 man roster or IR in the most recent season, b) officially retired (or died) by January 1st of the last completed season, c) are over 40 and haven't played in the NFL in the most recent completed season. There is an election for contributors to the game, who are either retired or at least 60 years of age, but that election is now held only once a year, in the first voting cycle starting in November. Ballots must be posted in the monthly voting thread by the end of the voting cycle and adhere to the rules below in order to be counted. I will post the last day of the voting cycle in the post beginning each voting cycle. Also, I reserve the right to reject ballots which do not alphabetize the listing of candidates. The process of counting the votes is hard enough, and my spreadsheet is set up to take advantage of the tradition of alphabetized ballots.
Players from and contributors to the Canadian Football League are eligible for consideration. Once inducted as either a player or contributor, an individual is no longer eligible for consideration in the other capacity. Players are to be considered based on their performance and its impact on their teams. Contributors are to be considered for the quality and impact of their contribution to their teams and/or the sport in general. (This may include a contributor's playing career.)
Any player who receives just one vote in a voting cycle goes on a limited selection list, which will be posted in the voting thread. Voters shall be limited to one plus the number of players who were elected in the previous ballot from the limited selection list. Players will go on the Limited Selection List for up to three election cycles, as follows:
First time a player is placed on the Limited Selection List (LSL), one cycle.
Second time a player is placed on the LSL, two cycles unless gets two or more votes.
Any subsequent time on a player is placed on the LSL, three cycles unless gets two or more votes.
Two or more votes to the candidate resets to no prior times on the LSL.
A Players Ballot should list the 20-25 most deserving eligible candidates (until we have elected at least 90% of the number of players in Cooperstown.) A Contributors Ballot should list up to the 15 most deserving candidates. When shorter ballots are permitted, the minimum number of candidates will be the number which, when added to the number elected to the PSF HOF brings us equal to the to the number of contributors or players (depending on the category in question). When new minimum vote numbers apply, they will be posted. When we get to the point where the minimum vote is zero (as with the contributor ballot), a voter may submit a ballot indicating " I do not believe there are any qualified (player/contributor) candidates".
Please note that once a person is elected either as a contributor or as a player, he is no longer eligible to receive votes in either category.
At the conclusion of each election (11:59:59 PM Eastern US time on the date specified in the first post of each voting thread), the votes will be tabulated and any candidate named on the greater of nine or 75% or more of the valid ballots in a given category (player or contributor) will be inducted that month.
You are allowed to change your ballot at any time the ballot is open. However, I request that you PM me (philkid3) to ensure that I am aware of the change. It would be most helpful if you could tell me who was added and/or subtracted from your ballot. I cannot agree to be responsible for monitoring the thread for any changes voters might make. If I catch them, fine, but if I don't and am not notified, the official count will be what I have been notified of, not what is on the thread.
================================================== =============
Also, it is permissible to vote for a candidate on both the contributor and player lists
Feel free to ask questions by either sending philkid3 a PM, or by posting a question in this or the BBF HOF discussion thread.
For this vote, I have moved the voting period up two days to allow us to finish on a Saturday.
I also request any help and welcome any advice from those who have been involved in the BBF HOF project. I don't believe I have what it takes to do this on my own.