Best Windows 7 Website Competition Round 1

[mxosder16]

we have withdrawn!!!:shock:

Yep, wasn't worth it. Too much cheating

 

[z3r010]

I remember reading directions on this website on how to vote unlimited times... i believe by a mod. Bunch of cry babies

Grow up, at least we had the integrity to withdraw!!

 

[Brink]

I'm glad that we have withdrawn as well. I can't stand to be part of a contest that can be so easily manipulated as this. To bad.

 

[Zidane24]

Thank you admins for withdrawing...it has been too much of a headache to remain competitive in that contest further...

 

[Orbital Shark]

I'm glad that we have withdrawn as well. I can't stand to be part of a contest that can be so easily manipulated as this. To bad.

I totally agree. As much as we all wanted to win (for the sake of the forum) there should have been a better, more secure poll contest.

 

[shahed26]

Even those crappy sites out there have a much more secure poll contest, that poll was crap. am so glad were withdrawn.

 

[Zidane24]

Grow up, at least we had the integrity to withdraw!!

Any way we could close this thread and be done with it? John you closed the other one so there is no reason for this one to stay also...its best to remove the tracks of that silly contest from this website

 

[z3r010]

I dont think there is any need to close

 

[7echno7im]

Its funny that whoever started this poll wouldn't have checked the obvious, especially considering most of the people are technical. It would have been a different story if it were a vote on best Gardening Website (no offense).

I have free software on my web server that you can easily set the threshold of how often people can vote and/or restrict by IP. I could easily hold a secure poll, and I am just one person.

@kepox. There weren't instructions on how to manipulate the data, I was pointing out the flaws and how others who don't even receive a 100th of the traffic this site site does, were probably swaying the votes.

ps I'm not a mod either.

 

[Joan Archer]

Very wise and mature decision that you've made John in withdrawing from the contest.
I think it safe to say this site is known for it's integrity as well as good information and help, that makes it number one in anyones book and we don't need a flawed contest to get that message across.

 

[binded]

is there any way that a new poll could be started one that is unbias and maybe some thing that can be setup to secrure vote

also maybe not the place but im already here

is there a site that has native mind you i did say native x64 programs not x64 compatable

it seems that all the sites that clam these are still just using junk that will work either way

i want x64 that will not install to the x86 folder a true x64 app site

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

I'm sure one 'could' but the question is, who would want to do it. If anyone from here did it, it could be considered a biased poll.

 

[z3r010]

I wouldn't be interested in entering anyway.

 

[Orbital Shark]

I wouldn't be interested in entering anyway.

Not supprised really

I think the Members figures for this site pretty well explain that we are a forum to be rekoned with. We don't need a poll to prove we're no 1

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

I don't think we need to prove we are #1 either, I know we are. I consider polls for fun rather then as a competition.

 

[Uber Philf]

I agree with that.

 

[Tews]

Competition Canceled

I just saw this on the main page of the folks running this competition ..

Based on the entries we got from you guys, our judges selected 8 of their top sites and I collated the data for round 1.
We got so many good entries that I have extended the first round of voting to 10 sites.
***Update 2*** I am canceling this competition as the websites involved in cheating ruined it for everyone else. I will post full details in a little bit.
***Update*** I have reset the poll as I have received information that members from a couple of sites are cheating. If the sites in question repeat the behavior, they will be removed from the competition.

 

[burtie]

I see we have withdrawn from the competition? Is that becase other sites were cheating and we didnt want to be associated with it?

 

[z3r010]

I suggest you read the last few pages of the thread and everything will become clear.