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Re: Conlang Web pages Top 10

From:Kristian Jensen <kljensen@...>
Date:Wednesday, January 6, 1999, 15:55
Christophe Grandsire wrote:

>At 22:26 05/01/99 +0100, you wrote:
>>Carlos Thompson wrote:
>>>
>>>If the Idea of Christophe is that outside people would know the
>>>best conlang sites, I thing the weight should be the >>>documentation of the conlang and the completeness of the content, >>>with less enphasis on the language itself or the site design.
>>>
>>I'm with Carlos here. The problem is, how would Christophe make >>sure that people are not voting for the wrong reasons? That is, >>making sure people are voting for the URL with the best >>documentation and completeness of content rather than just on the >>site design and the language itself. Out of the top of my head, I >>can't think of any way to assure ourselves that people aren't >>voting for the wrong reasons.
>
> That's why I want a commentary on your choice. Also, site >design and language aren't so bad criteria, they only mustn't be >the most important ones. Is it so difficult to ask for people to >try to vote honestly?
And in the end, you will be the one who decides which vote has a valid criteria and which doesn't. There's something not quite right there. I'm *not* saying that you're dishonest - I'm just saying that everyone will has a tendency to be biased, even if you don't mean to. Regards, -Kristian- 8-)