Aw, Crap.
And if I wasn't running a blog for kids' music, I'd use an even stronger term.
TheJimmies-Mr. Richard KidVid 2008 Semifinal ended with, I'm not kidding, a virtual tie. I mean, there might have been a slight voting edge to one artist, but we're talking 1 or 2 votes in nearly 700 cast.
We're talking Florida 2000-close. And given that I eliminated some votes (on both sides) because they appeared to have come from the same family (one IP address voted 8 times in, like 5 minutes -- I didn't eliminate all those) and some other votes (on both sides) because they crossed a line I set for rudeness, I could purposefully exclude or include votes based on my personal preference and create my own winner.
Which I don't want to do.
(Heck, 5 people voted without making clear who it was they were voting for. My own hanging chad. Sigh.)
So I'm calling this round a draw. I don't know what I'm going to do yet, but I'm trying to be fair to both artists.
Stay tuned.
(And thanks, by the way, to everyone who voted and kept the tone pretty light.)
Comments
It was just a good match-up then. I certainly found it difficult to choose between them!
Posted by: Jill | April 3, 2008 05:19 AM
I vote for the Jimmies video, Spanimals! Awesome!
Posted by: Paola Jacobs | April 3, 2008 07:09 AM
Ah yes, but how many delegates and super-delegates does each video have???
Posted by: Katy L | April 3, 2008 11:32 AM
I applaud you for encouraging a fair, courteous competition. While we all have our favorites, there is never a need for rudeness in a competition with the goal of promoting quality entertainment for our kids and grandkids. In the end we always want to be setting a postitive example for them.
Posted by: Mimi in SC | April 3, 2008 11:54 AM
I love Spanimals. Daddy forgot to let me vote yesterday, so maybe, since it is a tie, you will extend the voting.
Henry, age 4.
Posted by: Henry, age 4 | April 3, 2008 04:26 PM
jimmies
Posted by: steve a | April 4, 2008 12:57 PM
Cheese for us please!
Posted by: The Steins | April 4, 2008 01:35 PM