Odd Percentages on the elections

Larisa 2022-12-09 01:49 #0

Now...I am not very good at math...but this is just not right!

Unless 99.99% is the new 100%

I just wish it would say how many votes and not this silly percentage stuff!

Pawain 2022-12-09 06:07 #1

When a new voter changes it you can figure out how many if you are good at math. Rounding issue. It's 99.9.

keven2002 2022-12-09 11:10 #2

Larisa said:

Now...I am not very good at math...but this is just not right!

Unless 99.99% is the new 100%

I just wish it would say how many votes and not this silly percentage stuff!

Always need to leave a little "give or take" for the chance of error lol.

That's why events end "on or around" dates usually 😂

JohnKnighthawke 2022-12-09 12:33 #3

You are certainly correct that we should see votes, not percentages. But then again we also should also have shard-bound vote rights.

As to the totals you're seeing, like others have pointed out, this is only a rounding issue, not uncommon in many data summary tables. Also can go the other way (just over 100).

Larisa 2022-12-09 14:13 #4

That's why I wish they would just put the number of votes, percentages are just BLAH!

I don't know about the whole shard bound voting thing....it's just as easy to have someone come to your shard, give you ingots and raise loyalty to vote...so how would shard bound work exactly? I'm curious.

Merlin 2022-12-09 14:40 #5

It's just a rounding issue.

I see no reason to add vote count. Having only the percentage adds a 'fog of war' factor that makes the elections more interesting. I see no need to change any part of the election system.

JohnKnighthawke 2022-12-09 14:41 #6

Larisa said:

That's why I wish they would just put the number of votes, percentages are just BLAH!

I don't know about the whole shard bound voting thing....it's just as easy to have someone come to your shard, give you ingots and raise loyalty to vote...so how would shard bound work exactly? I'm curious.

That discussion is here:

https://forum.uo.com/discussion/11741/shard-bound-votes-please

I just mentioned it in this thread as another example of something we should have but won't. There are lots of examples but that one was in my mind due to the existence of that other thread.

Victim_Of_Siege 2022-12-09 16:46 #7

Larisa said:

That's why I wish they would just put the number of votes, percentages are just BLAH!

I don't know about the whole shard bound voting thing....it's just as easy to have someone come to your shard, give you ingots and raise loyalty to vote...so how would shard bound work exactly? I'm curious.

The only way it could work is to only let each account vote once, period. Then you’d have to decide what shard and person you wanted to vote for on your accounts(s)

Hoosierpappy 2022-12-15 17:39 #8

Victim_Of_Siege said:

The only way it could work is to only let each account vote once, period. Then you’d have to decide what shard and person you wanted to vote for on your accounts(s)

So if you play more than one shard you dont get a vote?
Yuck.
Sorry.
Downvote this idea.
Its fine like it is.

Victim_Of_Siege 2022-12-15 17:56 #9

Hoosierpappy said:

Victim_Of_Siege said:

The only way it could work is to only let each account vote once, period. Then you’d have to decide what shard and person you wanted to vote for on your accounts(s)

So if you play more than one shard you dont get a vote?
Yuck.
Sorry.
Downvote this idea.
Its fine like it is.

Never said i wanted it. just said it was the only way it would work. I play multiple shards and vote on them all.

Drakelord 2022-12-21 20:22 #10

Victim_Of_Siege said:

Never said i wanted it. just said it was the only way it would work. I play multiple shards and vote on them all.

I agree with Vic

Odd Percentages on the elections

It's just a rounding issue.

I see no reason to add vote count. Having only the percentage adds a 'fog of war' factor that makes the elections more interesting. I see no need to change any part of the election system.

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