Ng Voting : Presidential Elections

[BFK]

When you get down to it, the newgrounds voting system is a lot like the presidential elections.

NG voting:
"This flash contains mario/sonic/hentai/etc!!!! I must protect it regardless of how horrible it is! If I don't I'm not upholding my love for mario/sonic/hentai/etc!!!"

Pres. Elections:
"This guy supports the Bible!!! I must vote for him regardless of how much of a complete idiot he is! If I don't I'm going against God!!!"

NG voting:
People with low voting power get less control of scores.

Pres. Elections:
People with less money or a less privileged background might 'accidentally' not get their vote counted. And during the slave days, black people only counted as 1/3 of a vote.

NG voting:
Anyone can pass virtually anything if they provide an elaborate, well thought out description and a detailed 46 x 46 icon.

Pres. Elections:
A candidate who doesn't actually plan on doing much can get in by stating all sorts of beneficial plans and ideas for if they are elected.

NG voting:
Artists can gain extra votes by sucking up to powerful crews such as the clocks.

Pres. Elections:
Candidates can gain extra votes by sucking up to different minorities.

Commence bitching.

[JudgeDredd]

Despite the pretty intensive recoding/redesign of the NG website over recent years, i've been kinda disappointed that voting hasn't extended beyond games/movies/audio (and perhaps the odd art comp of late). We can't even vote off idiots or thread spam (ie. left to the providence of hardened mods no less), and judging by it's authority structure NG is only marginly better than the reality on the outside (home-detention with a free ankle-bracelet). Heck, by the time the Fulps are insanely rich (threatening to sell to highest bidder) and the first internet wars begin, it'll be as close to real life as an actual stint in prison with oled-paper & surreptitious wifi.

Join ma crew or die noob..

digg the prison-grey color scheme yet?? ;O)