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Message: [QUOTE="Plebe, post: 3775104, member: 6927"] The 3rd biweekly edition of the 2020-21 Boneyard Top 25 poll is approaching. Ballots are due to me, via private message, by 11:00 a.m. ET on Monday, Dec. 21. (If you don't know how to send a PM, let me know in this thread and I will PM you first.) Ballots should reflect [U]all games played through Sunday, Dec. 20[/U]. [IMG width="605px" alt="2020HOWTOVOTE_080520_V01_BV_1596666870539_hpMain_16x9_1600.jpg"]https://the-boneyard.com/attachments/2020howtovote_080520_v01_bv_1596666870539_hpmain_16x9_1600-jpg.62014/[/IMG] Two important notes, in view of issues we experienced in the last poll: [LIST] [*][B][COLOR=rgb(209, 72, 65)][SIZE=4][U]A note about early ballots.[/U][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] Several ballots were submitted early last week, but only one of them complied with the rule on addressing contingency scenarios. Early ballots (before all poll-relevant games have been decided on Sunday) are not acceptable [B]unless accompanied by contingency scenarios in the event of any potentially ballot-impacting upsets[/B]. All ballots need to reflect the same body of work, i.e., all games played through Sunday. If it's too early on Sunday to realistically address all the contingencies — or good lord, if it's not even Sunday yet — there's little point in submitting your ballot. Unlike in other kinds of elections, there is such a thing as voting too early in this poll. Last time I had to disqualify a ballot that had been submitted on Saturday because the voter never got back to me with an updated ballot. [*][B][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][U]A note about repeat votes.[/U][/COLOR][/B] We also had multiple ballots in which the same team was listed twice. This is an error all too easy to make but none too easy to detect. And it creates a bit of chaos because I have to request a correction and hope the offending voter responds timely. To help prevent this, [B]here's a pro tip:[/B] When you think you have your final rankings, copy them into Word or Excel or a similar program, and then [B]sort the team names alphabetically.[/B] This should make it readily apparent if any team is listed twice. (if you need assistance on how to copy and paste, or on how to alphabetize a list, let me know in a PM and I can help.) [/LIST] A few more reminders: [LIST] [*]Full ballots (of 25 teams) are strongly encouraged; short ballots (of at least 10 teams) are accepted. [*]No ties are allowed on a ballot. Each team on the ballot must have a unique ranking. [*]And it bears repeating: All voters are welcome regardless of fan base affiliation. The only requirement is to have a Boneyard account. Also, there is no requirement to have participated in previous polls. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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