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Re: March Madness 2022 - Tournament Structure and Rules

Posted: Sun February 20, 2022 5:19 pm
by wease
Actually, I quite like the idea.

Re: March Madness 2022 - Tournament Structure and Rules

Posted: Sun February 20, 2022 5:23 pm
by Kevin Davis
stip wrote:Someone remind me of this in a year, but I want to keep the three song first round format next year, and maybe use ranked choice voting - if a song doesn't win an absolute majority (50%+1 of the votes) the match stays open and the poll resets by the lowest scoring song is no longer a voting option
Surely ABNorman's recordkeeping is thorough enough to implement some kind of complex, difficult-to-understand handicap system that would make it extremely easy for "In the Moonlight" to win, yeah?

Re: March Madness 2022 - Tournament Structure and Rules

Posted: Sun February 20, 2022 5:26 pm
by Norah
stip wrote:Oh I'll be stewing about this for a year!

In all seriousness someone suggested we use that model, and we've already had a few matches where it might have altered the outcome so it would be interesting to see how that might impact things. Plus i like to find a new gimmick each year
That was me. I suggested that.

Re: March Madness 2022 - Tournament Structure and Rules

Posted: Sun February 20, 2022 5:38 pm
by stip
Kevin Davis wrote:
stip wrote:Someone remind me of this in a year, but I want to keep the three song first round format next year, and maybe use ranked choice voting - if a song doesn't win an absolute majority (50%+1 of the votes) the match stays open and the poll resets by the lowest scoring song is no longer a voting option
Surely ABNorman's recordkeeping is thorough enough to implement some kind of complex, difficult-to-understand handicap system that would make it extremely easy for "In the Moonlight" to win, yeah?

How would you navigate a Strangest Tribe/In the Moonlight final?

Re: March Madness 2022 - Tournament Structure and Rules

Posted: Sun February 20, 2022 5:39 pm
by stip
Norris wrote:
stip wrote:Oh I'll be stewing about this for a year!

In all seriousness someone suggested we use that model, and we've already had a few matches where it might have altered the outcome so it would be interesting to see how that might impact things. Plus i like to find a new gimmick each year
That was me. I suggested that.
There's no evidence of that

Re: March Madness 2022 - Tournament Structure and Rules

Posted: Sun February 20, 2022 5:40 pm
by Norah
stip wrote:
Norris wrote:
stip wrote:Oh I'll be stewing about this for a year!

In all seriousness someone suggested we use that model, and we've already had a few matches where it might have altered the outcome so it would be interesting to see how that might impact things. Plus i like to find a new gimmick each year
That was me. I suggested that.
There's no evidence of that
:cop: http://forums.theskyiscrape.com/viewtop ... 8#p1801418

Re: March Madness 2022 - Tournament Structure and Rules

Posted: Sun February 20, 2022 5:48 pm
by Kevin Davis
stip wrote:
Kevin Davis wrote:
stip wrote:Someone remind me of this in a year, but I want to keep the three song first round format next year, and maybe use ranked choice voting - if a song doesn't win an absolute majority (50%+1 of the votes) the match stays open and the poll resets by the lowest scoring song is no longer a voting option
Surely ABNorman's recordkeeping is thorough enough to implement some kind of complex, difficult-to-understand handicap system that would make it extremely easy for "In the Moonlight" to win, yeah?

How would you navigate a Strangest Tribe/In the Moonlight final?
With a great deal of hollow, meaningless satisfaction!

Re: March Madness 2022 - Tournament Structure and Rules

Posted: Sun February 20, 2022 5:59 pm
by stip
Norris wrote:
stip wrote:
Norris wrote:
stip wrote:Oh I'll be stewing about this for a year!

In all seriousness someone suggested we use that model, and we've already had a few matches where it might have altered the outcome so it would be interesting to see how that might impact things. Plus i like to find a new gimmick each year
That was me. I suggested that.
There's no evidence of that
:cop: http://forums.theskyiscrape.com/viewtop ... 8#p1801418
that could be anyone in that post

Re: March Madness 2022 - Tournament Structure and Rules

Posted: Mon February 21, 2022 12:57 am
by stip
Since nothing is particularly close, I'm going to shut this round down 7 minutes early.

Re: March Madness 2022 - Tournament Structure and Rules

Posted: Mon February 21, 2022 1:00 am
by stip
Round 1 C is closed


25. Sad over Olympic Platinum over Footsteps (24-5-4)
26. Rats vs. The End vs. Santa God (30-3-1)
27. Indifference over Gremmie Out of Control over Acoustic #1 (27-5-3)
28. Help Help over Education over The Fixer (17-12-7)
29, Evacuation over Big Wave over Let Me Sleep (18-11-6)
30. All or None over Yellow Ledbetter over Swallowed Whole (24-12-2)
31. Grievance over Who You Are over Satan's Bed (20-9-7)
32. I Got Id over Pilate over Angel (22-12-1)

Re: March Madness 2022 - Tournament Structure and Rules

Posted: Mon February 21, 2022 1:00 am
by stip
Round 1D

33. Who Ever Said vs. Never Destination vs. Comatose
34. Of the Earth vs. Hold On vs. Force of Nature
35. Take the Long Way vs. Nothing As It Seems vs. Gone
36. Gonna See My Friend vs. Parachutes vs Blood
37. Untitled (I’m StilL here) vs. Wash vs. Dead Man
38. Got Some vs. Sweet Lew vs. Habit
39. Future Days vs. Let it Ride vs. Elderly Woman
40. Sonic Reducer vs. Garden vs. Deep

Re: March Madness 2022 - Tournament Structure and Rules

Posted: Mon February 21, 2022 2:39 am
by liebzz
This years tournament is wild. Happy to see this craziness.

Re: March Madness 2022 - Tournament Structure and Rules

Posted: Mon February 21, 2022 2:42 am
by Bammer
How many more rounds will offer 3 choices?

Or is that first round only?

Re: March Madness 2022 - Tournament Structure and Rules

Posted: Mon February 21, 2022 9:29 am
by stip
round 1 only.

Re: March Madness 2022 - Tournament Structure and Rules

Posted: Mon February 21, 2022 10:09 am
by ABNorman
Largest vote difference in March Madness history: Porch 878 - Aye Davanita 23 in 2006.

I don't yet have things set up to do that analysis just for the RM-only years.

Re: March Madness 2022 - Tournament Structure and Rules

Posted: Mon February 21, 2022 11:21 am
by Anders
Wow that is a lot of votes.

Re: March Madness 2022 - Tournament Structure and Rules

Posted: Mon February 21, 2022 11:37 am
by ABNorman
Anders wrote:Wow that is a lot of votes.
2006/2007 were run on theskyiscrape.com, not RM, so a much lower barrier to entry.

Re: March Madness 2022 - Tournament Structure and Rules

Posted: Mon February 21, 2022 2:36 pm
by warehouse
is this where i complain about yellow ledbetter losing already?

Re: March Madness 2022 - Tournament Structure and Rules

Posted: Tue February 22, 2022 12:12 am
by stip
I'm going to be out at 8, so I need to shut this round down early. Match 34 is tied so it'll stay open one more day

Re: March Madness 2022 - Tournament Structure and Rules

Posted: Tue February 22, 2022 12:21 am
by stip
1D is closed

33. Who Ever Said over Comatose over Never Destination (26-10-8)
35. Nothing As it Seems over Take the Long Way over Gone (34-8-4)
36. Parachutes over Blood over Gonna See My Friend (24-17-3)
37. Wash over Dead Man over Untitled (I'm Still Here (28-14-2)
38. Habit over Got Some over Sweet Lew (30-13-2)
39. Elderly Woman over Let It Ride over Future Days (30-11-3)
40. Garden over Deep over Sonic Reducer (23-16-5)




34. Of the Earth vs. Hold On vs. Force of Nature is open one more day (13-15-15)