[PL] 2004 General Discussion

[Bjorn Simonsen]

I can start a thread just for SiSoftware Sandra and allow late votes if
you like.

OK, thanks Susan.

FWIW - as of the latest count Aida32 has 45 votes, Belarc Advisor has 26
- the competition is pretty stiff . .

But Belarc does not offer any benchmarking/test or diagnostic
features, which AFAIK Sandra and to some extend Aida32 do. Thus I
would not count Belarc as in the same category, even if it is only
natural to group them to gether on the PL page.

All the best,
Bjorn Simonsen

 

[Susan Bugher]

OK, thanks Susan.

quote from another thread:

Possible problem: Susan, It seems you posted this announcement as a
follow-up to the existing VOTE thread (but with new subject). Assuming
many or most sort messages by thread, how many will re-read the VOTE
thread after having voted them selves? Is a new re-post, separate
thread, in order?

It's in the main voting thread *for the record* - but you make a good
point - so here's an additional announcement:

One program that received a second was erroneously left off the ballot.
There is a "[PL] 2004 VOTE - Specail Ballot" to correct that mistake.

rats - the *unusual* spelling of special was not intentional

You may vote from Dec. 9 to December 15

The special ballot is *ONLY* for SiSoftware Sandra.

Susan
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[Bjorn Simonsen]

quote from another thread:


It's in the main voting thread *for the record* - but you make a good
point - so here's an additional announcement:

Thank you, but how many will see/read the special ballot when it is
posted as a follow-up to a message in the General discussion thread?
IMHO same reasoning applies; some or most readers of this group will
probably not browse or read every follow-up in this general discussion
thread, particularly not after the main vote. A separate message - a
new thread - with the appropriate subject (as in your first
announcement) will probably stand a better chance of catching peoples
attention. This is what I was asking. If you post a new fresh post,
not a follow-up to a previous message, there will be no "References"
headers pointing to an existing thread, and so the message will appear
as the first message of a new thread (no matter any sort order
override invoked on the client side of it).

I am sure you will manage to catch any votes - if any - that surface
outside of a new thread - as replies to either of the two announcement
you've already posted.

All the best,
Bjorn Simonsen

 

[Susan Bugher]

Thank you, but how many will see/read the special ballot when it is
posted as a follow-up to a message in the General discussion thread?

That wasn't a ballot - just a heads-up . . .

IMHO same reasoning applies; some or most readers of this group will
probably not browse or read every follow-up in this general discussion
thread, particularly not after the main vote. A separate message - a
new thread - with the appropriate subject (as in your first
announcement) will probably stand a better chance of catching peoples
attention. This is what I was asking. If you post a new fresh post,
not a follow-up to a previous message, there will be no "References"
headers pointing to an existing thread, and so the message will appear
as the first message of a new thread (no matter any sort order
override invoked on the client side of it).

IMO the best way to call attention to the Sisoftware Sandra special
ballot would be for you to post something *about* the program and the
special ballot with a *different* subject header - it seems to me a new
thread with [PL] 2004 VOTE in the heading is likely to be ignored for
the reasons you cited above.

Susan
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PL2004 Review: http://www.pricelessware.org/2004/2004nominationsPL.php
alt.comp.freeware FAQ (short) - maintained by John F.
http://clients.net2000.com.au/~johnf/faq.html

 

[Bjorn Simonsen]

IMO the best way to call attention to the Sisoftware Sandra special
ballot would be for you to post something *about* the program and the
special ballot with a *different* subject header - it seems to me a new
thread with [PL] 2004 VOTE in the heading is likely to be ignored for
the reasons you cited above.

Done, sort of, see:

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All the best,
Bjorn Simonsen