Re: 2019 Meeples Choice Awards - Preliminary Round
"Scott Russell qzhdad-/[email protected] [spielfrieks]" <[email protected]> Wed, 17 Jun 2020 13:23:57 +0000 (UTC)
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Hi Larry,
I would like to vote for Little Towns, I removed my vote for Tiny Towns, so=
have only 9 selected.
Thanks,
SCott
On Wednesday, June 17, 2020, 08:59:13 AM EDT, Larry Levy huzonfirst@gma=
il.com [spielfrieks] <[email protected]> wrote:=20=20
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Mark (and anyone else), feel free to make a write-in vote for Little Town i=
f you wish.=C2=A0 Just send me a note saying that you want to do that and m=
ake sure you're only voting for 9 other games on the app.
On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 12:06 AM Mark Johnson [email protected] [spi=
elfrieks] <[email protected]> wrote:
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Bummer--I wish I'd paid more attention and asked for Little Town (not Tiny =
Towns) to be on the nomination list. I know it was first published in Japan=
in 2017, but I don't think many people saw it before Iello's edition in 20=
19. One of my favorites from last year. My mistake.
-Mark
On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 8:58 PM Larry Levy [email protected] [spielfriek=
s] <[email protected]> wrote:
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Thanks, Wei-Hwa.=C2=A0 So we should be good for our previously scheduled Fr=
iday deadline.=C2=A0 That means you only 2+ days left to vote!
Larry
On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 11:50 PM Wei-Hwa Huang [email protected] [spielfrie=
ks] <[email protected]> wrote:
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The site is back up.=C2=A0 It was due to miscommunication between me and th=
e folks running the datacenter about a necessary IP address change.=C2=A0 B=
asically I thought they said "Do X before June 16th or we will shut off you=
r webserver", but what they actually said was "Do X and tell us that you di=
d X before June 16th or we will shut off your webserver".=C2=A0 So I did X =
on June 7th, but failed to tell them, and so they shut off the server.
The server might go down again if there are other problems (e.g., maybe I d=
idn't do X correctly).
On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 5:06 PM Larry Levy [email protected] [spielfriek=
s] <[email protected]> wrote:
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Just to let you know, the voting app appears to be offline (at least, I hav=
en't been able to access it for the last 6 hours or so).=C2=A0 I have a not=
e in to Wei-Hwa.=C2=A0 If anyone needs to cast their vote, but can't, let m=
e know.=C2=A0 I'll post something when the problem (assuming there is one) =
is resolved.=C2=A0 If it turns out to be a long-term problem, we can always=
keep the polls open beyond this Friday.=C2=A0 Stay tuned for more details.=
=C2=A0 Thanks!
Larry
On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 9:46 PM Wei-Hwa Huang [email protected] [spielfriek=
s] <[email protected]> wrote:
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Not that anyone has complained (at least not to me), but the Google and Fac=
ebook login buttons are broken, because I have not kept up with the changes=
to user authentication and they keep on changing -- and at this point I'm =
a bit afraid that if I try to update them I'll break everything.=C2=A0 Anyw=
ay, if anyone has trouble logging in, send me an email with as much informa=
tion as you can, and I'll try to help..
On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 8:37 AM Larry Levy [email protected] [spielfriek=
s] <[email protected]> wrote:
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Okay,everyone, it=E2=80=99s time to get this puppy started!=C2=A0First off =
is the preliminary round of voting.=C2=A0 The goal is to come up with a lis=
t of nominatedgames.=C2=A0 Thanks to everyone for theirsuggestions; we now =
have 215 games to choose from.=C2=A0 During the first round, everyone will =
be ableto select up to 10 games to vote for and the top 25 vote-getters, pl=
us ties,will receive nominations and will advance to the final round of vot=
ing.
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I tookthe suggestions and combined the two versions of Unmatched into one e=
ntry.=C2=A0 That entry is called =E2=80=9CUnmatched (system)=E2=80=9D.=C2=
=A0 I did something similar with =E2=80=9CFunkoverseStrategy Game (system)=
=E2=80=9D, with the idea being that any version of these shouldbe folded in=
to this single entry.=C2=A0 This seemslike the most appropriate way of hand=
ling instances like this and avoids amisleading splitting of the vote.
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Speakingof voting, you will do so by using our nifty little voting applicat=
ion.=C2=A0 No changes from previous years, but I=E2=80=99m sureno one will =
mind a refresher.=C2=A0 First, goto the following website:=C2=A0http://meep=
leschoice.......win.=C2=A0 You=E2=80=99llsee five menu headers at the top r=
ight of the screen.=C2=A0 If you created an account in a previous year,clic=
k on =E2=80=9CSign In=E2=80=9D.=C2=A0 You=E2=80=99ll be promptedfor your Lo=
gin (that is, your Username) and your Password.=C2=A0 Put both of those in =
and you=E2=80=99ll be ready tocast votes.=C2=A0 If you don=E2=80=99t rememb=
er yourpassword, click on the Forgot Password? prompt and we=E2=80=99ll get=
your password backout to you.=C2=A0 If you don=E2=80=99t have anaccount, c=
lick on "Sign Up" and you'll be asked to create a Username,provide your Ema=
il address, and create a Password.=C2=A0 You can also log in using either y=
our Googleor Facebook accounts.=C2=A0 Once you've filledout the fields, cli=
ck on the Sign Up button and you'll be entered into thedatabase.
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Onceyou=E2=80=99re logged in, you can vote by going to the Home screen.=C2=
=A0 There are two big buttons there, labelled=E2=80=9CVote=E2=80=9D and =E2=
=80=9CSee Results=E2=80=9D.=C2=A0 Clicking onthe =E2=80=9CSee Results=E2=80=
=9D button won=E2=80=99t show you anything, because I=E2=80=99ve hidden all=
theearlier results to reduce the clutter during the vote.=C2=A0 (Don=E2=80=
=99t worry, I=E2=80=99ll put them back after we=E2=80=99refinished.)=C2=A0 =
So the button you want toclick on is the Vote one.=C2=A0 Doing so willshow =
you a screen with all 215 games listed in their full ludopathic glory.=C2=
=A0 To the left of each game is a green buttonthat says =E2=80=9CAdd vote (=
10)=E2=80=9D.=C2=A0 To vote for agame, click on the button.=C2=A0 The butto=
nwill turn red and say =E2=80=9CRemove vote=E2=80=9D.=C2=A0That shows that =
you voted for it.=C2=A0Also note that all the other green buttons now have =
a (9) inparentheses, to show that you only have nine votes left.=C2=A0 If y=
ou want to change your vote, just clickon a red button; it will change back=
to green and it, and all the other greenbuttons, will have their parenthet=
ical values increased by 1.=C2=A0 Once you=E2=80=99ve voted for 10 games, t=
he text onthe other games will change to =E2=80=9Cvote limited=E2=80=9D and=
those buttons will bedisabled, keeping you from voting for an eleventh gam=
e.=C2=A0 The only way you can add a new game is byremoving your vote for on=
e of the games you=E2=80=99d selected.
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That'sit.=C2=A0 There's no button to register yourfinal vote, because the s=
ystem records your votes automatically as you vote forgames.=C2=A0 The app =
remembers your votesafter you leave the screen and/or logout.=C2=A0When you=
return to the application, you'll see all the choices you'vepreviously mad=
e.=C2=A0 Because there's noformal way to finalize your vote, make sure you'=
re happy with the selections onthe screen before the voting deadline comes =
and I shut down the voting.
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There=E2=80=99sone other thing to consider.=C2=A0 At the topof the voting p=
age, there=E2=80=99s a statement about the voting preference you setlast ye=
ar.=C2=A0 It states whether or not youwant to let other users see how you v=
oted.=C2=A0If you=E2=80=99re happy with the preference listed, just ignore =
it.=C2=A0 If you want to change your preference, or youhaven=E2=80=99t set =
it earlier (maybe this is your first year voting), click on the=E2=80=9CCha=
nge this=E2=80=9D button.=C2=A0 Doing so willcause your preference to toggl=
e between letting your votes be public andletting them be private.=C2=A0 On=
ce all thevoting is over, we=E2=80=99ll be able to click on a game and see =
the usernames of thepeople who voted for it, but only among those who don=
=E2=80=99t mind letting theirvotes be public.=C2=A0 That will let folkschec=
k out how their fellow spielfrieks voted, while still honoring the privacyo=
f those who would rather their votes remain secret.
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I=E2=80=99ll giveeveryone a week for the first round of voting, so sometime=
next Friday, I=E2=80=99llshut down the voting.=C2=A0 Then I=E2=80=99ll ann=
ouncewhat the nominated games are and we=E2=80=99ll continue with the final=
round of voting.
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If thereare any questions about the application, just post them here.=C2=A0=
Have fun voting and let=E2=80=99s pick a great groupof nominated games!
Larry
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<p></p><div dir=3D"ltr">Mark (and anyone else), feel free to make a w=
rite-in vote for Little Town if you wish. Just send me a note saying =
that you want to do that and make sure you're only voting for 9 other games=
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<p></p><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Bummer--I wish I'd paid more attention a=
nd asked for Little Town (not Tiny Towns) to be on the nomination list. I k=
now it was first published in Japan in 2017, but I don't think many people =
saw it before Iello's edition in 2019. One of my favorites from last year. =
My mistake.</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>-Mark<br clear=3D"none"=
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e, Jun 16, 2020 at 8:58 PM Larry Levy <a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:huzo=
[email protected]" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</=
a> [spielfrieks] <<a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:spielfrieks@yahoogrou=
ps.com" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&=
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<p></p><div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks, Wei-Hwa. So we should be good f=
or our previously scheduled Friday deadline. That means you only 2+ d=
ays left to vote!<div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Larry</div></div><br cl=
ear=3D"none"><div class=3D"ydp31c50b98yiv3006865374gmail_quote"><div class=
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ommunication between me and the folks running the datacenter about a necess=
ary IP address change. Basically I thought they said "Do X before Jun=
e 16th or we will shut off your webserver", but what they actually said was=
"Do X and tell us that you did X before June 16th or we will shut off your=
webserver". So I did X on June 7th, but failed to tell them, and so =
they shut off the server.<div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>The server migh=
t go down again if there are other problems (e.g., maybe I didn't do X corr=
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<p></p><div dir=3D"ltr">Just to let you know, the voting app appears =
to be offline (at least, I haven't been able to access it for the last 6 ho=
urs or so). I have a note in to Wei-Hwa. If anyone needs to cas=
t their vote, but can't, let me know. I'll post something when the pr=
oblem (assuming there is one) is resolved. If it turns out to be a lo=
ng-term problem, we can always keep the polls open beyond this Friday. =
; Stay tuned for more details. Thanks!<div><br clear=3D"none"></div><=
div>Larry</div></div><br clear=3D"none"><div class=3D"ydp31c50b98yiv3006865=
374gmail_quote"><div class=3D"ydp31c50b98yiv3006865374gmail_attr" dir=3D"lt=
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l break everything. Anyway, if anyone has trouble logging in, send me=
an email with as much information as you can, and I'll try to help..</div>=
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class=3D"ydp31c50b98yiv3006865374gmail_attr" dir=3D"ltr">On Fri, Jun 12, 20=
20 at 8:37 AM Larry Levy <a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:huzonfirst@gmail.=
com" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a> [spielfrie=
ks] <<a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel=
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,
everyone, it=E2=80=99s time to get this puppy started!
First off is the preliminary round of voting. The goal is to come up =
with a list of nominated
games. Thanks to everyone for their
suggestions; we now have 215 games to choose from. During the first r=
ound, everyone will be able
to select up to 10 games to vote for and the top 25 vote-getters, plus ties=
,
will receive nominations and will advance to the final round of voting.</sp=
an></p>
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<p class=3D"ydp31c50b98yiv3006865374MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.00=
01pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style=3D"font-s=
ize:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">I took
the suggestions and combined the two versions of Unmatched into one entry.&=
nbsp; That entry is called =E2=80=9CUnmatched (system)=E2=80=9D. I di=
d something similar with =E2=80=9CFunkoverse
Strategy Game (system)=E2=80=9D, with the idea being that any version of th=
ese should
be folded into this single entry. This seems
like the most appropriate way of handling instances like this and avoids a
misleading splitting of the vote.</span></p>
<p class=3D"ydp31c50b98yiv3006865374MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.00=
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<p class=3D"ydp31c50b98yiv3006865374MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.00=
01pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style=3D"font-s=
ize:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Speaking
of voting, you will do so by using our nifty little voting application.&nbs=
p; No changes from previous years, but I=E2=80=99m sure
no one will mind a refresher. First, go
to the following website:
<a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"http://meepleschoice.win" rel=3D"nofollow" target=
=3D"_blank">http://meepleschoice.......win</a>. You=E2=80=99ll
see five menu headers at the top right of the screen. If you created =
an account in a previous year,
click on =E2=80=9CSign In=E2=80=9D. You=E2=80=99ll be prompted
for your Login (that is, your Username) and your Password. Put both o=
f those in and you=E2=80=99ll be ready to
cast votes. If you don=E2=80=99t remember your
password, click on the Forgot Password? prompt and we=E2=80=99ll get your p=
assword back
out to you. If you don=E2=80=99t have an
account, click on "Sign Up" and you'll be asked to create a Username,
provide your Email address, and create a Password. You can also log i=
n using either your Google
or Facebook accounts. Once you've filled
out the fields, click on the Sign Up button and you'll be entered into the
database.</span></p>
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<p class=3D"ydp31c50b98yiv3006865374MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.00=
01pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style=3D"font-s=
ize:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Once
you=E2=80=99re logged in, you can vote by going to the Home screen. T=
here are two big buttons there, labelled
=E2=80=9CVote=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9CSee Results=E2=80=9D. Clicking on
the =E2=80=9CSee Results=E2=80=9D button won=E2=80=99t show you anything, b=
ecause I=E2=80=99ve hidden all the
earlier results to reduce the clutter during the vote. (Don=E2=80=99t=
worry, I=E2=80=99ll put them back after we=E2=80=99re
finished.) So the button you want to
click on is the Vote one. Doing so will
show you a screen with all 215 games listed in their full ludopathic glory.=
To the left of each game is a green button
that says =E2=80=9CAdd vote (10)=E2=80=9D. To vote for a
game, click on the button. The button
will turn red and say =E2=80=9CRemove vote=E2=80=9D.
That shows that you voted for it.
Also note that all the other green buttons now have a (9) in
parentheses, to show that you only have nine votes left. If you want =
to change your vote, just click
on a red button; it will change back to green and it, and all the other gre=
en
buttons, will have their parenthetical values increased by 1. Once yo=
u=E2=80=99ve voted for 10 games, the text on
the other games will change to =E2=80=9Cvote limited=E2=80=9D and those but=
tons will be
disabled, keeping you from voting for an eleventh game. The only way =
you can add a new game is by
removing your vote for one of the games you=E2=80=99d selected.</span></p>
<p class=3D"ydp31c50b98yiv3006865374MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.00=
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01pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style=3D"font-s=
ize:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">That's
it. There's no button to register your
final vote, because the system records your votes automatically as you vote=
for
games. The app remembers your votes
after you leave the screen and/or logout.
When you return to the application, you'll see all the choices you've
previously made. Because there's no
formal way to finalize your vote, make sure you're happy with the selection=
s on
the screen before the voting deadline comes and I shut down the voting.</sp=
an></p>
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ize:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">There=E2=80=99s
one other thing to consider. At the top
of the voting page, there=E2=80=99s a statement about the voting preference=
you set
last year. It states whether or not you
want to let other users see how you voted.
If you=E2=80=99re happy with the preference listed, just ignore it. I=
f you want to change your preference, or you
haven=E2=80=99t set it earlier (maybe this is your first year voting), clic=
k on the
=E2=80=9CChange this=E2=80=9D button. Doing so will
cause your preference to toggle between letting your votes be public and
letting them be private. Once all the
voting is over, we=E2=80=99ll be able to click on a game and see the userna=
mes of the
people who voted for it, but only among those who don=E2=80=99t mind lettin=
g their
votes be public. That will let folks
check out how their fellow spielfrieks voted, while still honoring the priv=
acy
of those who would rather their votes remain secret.</span></p>
<p class=3D"ydp31c50b98yiv3006865374MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.00=
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<p class=3D"ydp31c50b98yiv3006865374MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.00=
01pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style=3D"font-s=
ize:10pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">I=E2=80=99ll give
everyone a week for the first round of voting, so sometime next Friday, I=
=E2=80=99ll
shut down the voting. Then I=E2=80=99ll announce
what the nominated games are and we=E2=80=99ll continue with the final roun=
d of voting.</span></p>
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are any questions about the application, just post them here. Have fu=
n voting and let=E2=80=99s pick a great group
of nominated games!</span></p><p class=3D"ydp31c50b98yiv3006865374MsoNormal=
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text-decoration: none;
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width: 72px;
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color: #666666;
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font-family: Verdana;
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color: #1E66AE;
font-weight: 700;
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color: #ff7900;
font-weight: 700;
}
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margin-bottom: 20px;
padding: 0px;
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font-size: 130%;
text-decoration: none;
}
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font-size: 77%;
list-style-type: square;
padding: 6px 0;
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margin: 0;
padding: 0 0 0 8px;
}
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font-family: Georgia;
}
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margin: 0 0 1em 0;
}
#ygrp-text tt {
font-size: 120%;
}
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border-right: none !important;=20
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