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No problem, Lorna. Just make sure you remove one of your 10 votes in the
app.
On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 9:04 AM [email protected] [spielfrieks] <
[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> I vote for little town as well
>
> Lorna
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Levy [email protected] [spielfrieks] <
> [email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Wed, Jun 17, 2020 5:58 am
> Subject: Re: [spielfrieks] 2019 Meeples Choice Awards - Preliminary Round
>
>
> Mark (and anyone else), feel free to make a write-in vote for Little Town
> if you wish. Just send me a note saying that you want to do that and mak=
e
> 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]
> [spielfrieks] <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> Bummer--I wish I'd paid more attention and asked for Little Town (not Tin=
y
> Towns) to be on the nomination list. I know it was first published in Jap=
an
> 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.
>
> -Mark
>
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 8:58 PM Larry Levy [email protected]
> [spielfrieks] <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> Thanks, Wei-Hwa. So we should be good for our previously scheduled Frida=
y
> deadline. That means you only 2+ days left to vote!
>
> Larry
>
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 11:50 PM Wei-Hwa Huang [email protected]
> [spielfrieks] <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> The site is back up. It was due to miscommunication between me and the
> folks running the datacenter about a necessary IP address change.
> Basically I thought they said "Do X before June 16th or we will shut off
> your webserver", but what they actually said was "Do X and tell us that y=
ou
> did X before June 16th or we will shut off your webserver". So I did X o=
n
> 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
> didn't do X correctly).
>
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 5:06 PM Larry Levy [email protected]
> [spielfrieks] <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> 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 hours or so). I have a not=
e
> in to Wei-Hwa. If anyone needs to cast their vote, but can't, let me
> know. I'll post something when the problem (assuming there is one) is
> resolved. If it turns out to be a long-term problem, we can always keep
> the polls open beyond this Friday. Stay tuned for more details. Thanks!
>
> Larry
>
> On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 9:46 PM Wei-Hwa Huang [email protected]
> [spielfrieks] <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> Not that anyone has complained (at least not to me), but the Google and
> Facebook 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=
..
> Anyway, if anyone has trouble logging in, send me an email with as much
> information as you can, and I'll try to help..
>
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 8:37 AM Larry Levy [email protected]
> [spielfrieks] <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> Okay, everyone, it=E2=80=99s time to get this puppy started! First off i=
s 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 2=
15
> games to choose from. During the first round, 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.
>
> I took the suggestions and combined the two versions of Unmatched into on=
e
> entry. That entry is called =E2=80=9CUnmatched (system)=E2=80=9D. I did=
something similar
> with =E2=80=9CFunkoverse Strategy Game (system)=E2=80=9D, with the idea b=
eing that any
> version of these should be folded into this single entry. This seems lik=
e
> the most appropriate way of handling instances like this and avoids a
> misleading splitting of the vote.
>
> Speaking of voting, you will do so by using our nifty little voting
> application. No changes from previous years, but I=E2=80=99m sure no one=
will mind
> a refresher. First, go to the following website:
> http://meepleschoice.......win <http://meepleschoice.win/>. You=E2=80=99=
ll 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 of those
> in and you=E2=80=99ll be ready to cast votes. If you don=E2=80=99t remem=
ber your password,
> click on the Forgot Password? prompt and we=E2=80=99ll get your password =
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 in 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.
>
> Once you=E2=80=99re logged in, you can vote by going to the Home screen. =
There
> are two big buttons there, labelled =E2=80=9CVote=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9CS=
ee Results=E2=80=9D. Clicking on
> the =E2=80=9CSee Results=E2=80=9D button won=E2=80=99t show you anything,=
because I=E2=80=99ve hidden all
> the earlier results to reduce the clutter during the vote. (Don=E2=80=99=
t 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 gre=
en
> button that says =E2=80=9CAdd vote (10)=E2=80=9D. To vote for a game, cl=
ick 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 green buttons, will have their
> parenthetical values increased by 1. Once you=E2=80=99ve voted for 10 ga=
mes, the
> text on the other games will change to =E2=80=9Cvote limited=E2=80=9D and=
those buttons
> 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.
>
> 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 selections on the screen before the voting deadline
> comes and I shut down the voting.
>
> There=E2=80=99s one other thing to consider. At the top of the voting pa=
ge,
> 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. If you =
want to
> change your preference, or you haven=E2=80=99t set it earlier (maybe this=
is your
> first year voting), click on the =E2=80=9CChange this=E2=80=9D button. D=
oing so will cause
> your preference to toggle between letting your votes be public and lettin=
g
> them be private. Once all the voting is over, we=E2=80=99ll be able to c=
lick on a
> game and see the usernames of the people who voted for it, but only among
> those who don=E2=80=99t mind letting their votes be public. That will le=
t folks
> check out how their fellow spielfrieks voted, while still honoring the
> privacy of those who would rather their votes remain secret.
>
> I=E2=80=99ll give everyone a week for the first round of voting, so somet=
ime next
> Friday, I=E2=80=99ll shut down the voting. Then I=E2=80=99ll announce wh=
at the nominated
> games are and we=E2=80=99ll continue with the final round of voting.
>
> If there are any questions about the application, just post them here.
> Have fun voting and let=E2=80=99s pick a great group of nominated games!
>
> Larry
>
>
>
> --
> Wei-Hwa Huang, [email protected]
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> "Where are all the time travellers?" -- generalizing the Fermi Paradox to
> four dimensions
>
>
>
> --
> Wei-Hwa Huang, [email protected]
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> "Where are all the time travellers?" -- generalizing the Fermi Paradox to
> four dimensions
>
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<p><div dir=3D"ltr">No problem, Lorna.=C2=A0 Just make sure you remov=
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I vote for little town as well<br>
<br>
Lorna
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-Original Message-----<br>
From: Larry Levy <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">=
[email protected]</a> [spielfrieks] <<a href=3D"mailto:spielfrieks@ya=
hoogroups.com" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>><br>
To: <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">spielf=
[email protected]</a><br>
Sent: Wed, Jun 17, 2020 5:58 am<br>
Subject: Re: [spielfrieks] 2019 Meeples Choice Awards - Preliminary Round<b=
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Mark (and anyone else), feel free to make a write-in vote =
for Little Town if you wish.=C2=A0 Just send me a note saying that you want=
to do that and make sure you're only voting for 9 other games on the a=
pp.</div>
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<div>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=
9;s edition in 2019. One of my favorites from last year. My mistake.</div>
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<div>-Mark<br clear=3D"none"></div>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 8:58 PM Larry Levy <a rel=3D"nofol=
low" shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">=
[email protected]</a> [spielfrieks] <<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rec=
t" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">spielfriek=
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks, Wei-Hwa.=C2=A0 So we should be good for our previo=
usly scheduled Friday deadline.=C2=A0 That means you only 2+ days left to v=
ote!
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<div>Larry</div>
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>[email protected]</a> [spielfrieks] <<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect"=
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<div dir=3D"ltr">The site is back up.=C2=A0 It was due to miscommunication =
between me and the folks running the datacenter about a necessary IP addres=
s change.=C2=A0 Basically I thought they said "Do X before June 16th o=
r we will shut off your webserver", but what they actually said was &q=
uot;Do X and tell us that you did X before June 16th or we will shut off yo=
ur webserver".=C2=A0 So I did X on June 7th, but failed to tell them, =
and so they shut off the server.
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<div>The server might go down again if there are other problems (e.g., mayb=
e I didn't do X correctly).</div>
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low" shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">=
[email protected]</a> [spielfrieks] <<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rec=
t" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">spielfriek=
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<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 hours or so=
).=C2=A0 I have a note in to Wei-Hwa.=C2=A0 If anyone needs to cast their v=
ote, but can't, let me know.=C2=A0 I'll post something when the pro=
blem (assuming there is one) is resolved.=C2=A0 If it turns out to be a lon=
g-term problem, we can always keep the polls open beyond this Friday.=C2=A0=
Stay tuned for more details.=C2=A0 Thanks!
<div><br clear=3D"none"></div>
<div>Larry</div>
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follow" shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">=
[email protected]</a> [spielfrieks] <<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" =
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Not that anyone has complained (at least not to me), but t=
he Google and Facebook login buttons are broken, because I have not kept up=
with the changes to user authentication and they keep on changing -- and a=
t this point I'm a bit afraid that if I try to update them I'll bre=
ak everything.=C2=A0 Anyway, if anyone has trouble logging in, send me an e=
mail with as much information as you can, and I'll try to help..</div>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 8:37 AM Larry Levy <a rel=3D"nofol=
low" shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">=
[email protected]</a> [spielfrieks] <<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rec=
t" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">spielfriek=
[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br clear=3D"none"></div>
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y,
everyone, it=E2=80=99s time to get this puppy started!=C2=A0
First off is the preliminary round of voting.=C2=A0 The goal is to come up =
with a list of nominated
games.=C2=A0 Thanks to everyone for their
suggestions; we now have 215 games to choose from.=C2=A0 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></div>
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ns-serif;"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;">=C2=
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ns-serif;"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;">I t=
ook
the suggestions and combined the two versions of Unmatched into one entry.=
=C2=A0 That entry is called =E2=80=9CUnmatched (system)=E2=80=9D.=C2=A0 I d=
id 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.=C2=A0 This seems
like the most appropriate way of handling instances like this and avoids a
misleading splitting of the vote.</span></div>
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ns-serif;"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;">=C2=
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ns-serif;"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;">Spe=
aking
of voting, you will do so by using our nifty little voting application.=C2=
=A0 No changes from previous years, but I=E2=80=99m sure
no one will mind a refresher.=C2=A0 First, go
to the following website:=C2=A0
<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" href=3D"http://meepleschoice.win/" targe=
t=3D"_blank">http://meepleschoice.......win</a>.=C2=A0 You=E2=80=99ll
see five menu headers at the top right of the screen.=C2=A0 If you created =
an account in a previous year,
click on =E2=80=9CSign In=E2=80=9D.=C2=A0 You=E2=80=99ll be prompted
for your Login (that is, your Username) and your Password.=C2=A0 Put both o=
f those in and you=E2=80=99ll be ready to
cast votes.=C2=A0 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.=C2=A0 If you don=E2=80=99t have an
account, click on "Sign Up" and you'll be asked to create a U=
sername,
provide your Email address, and create a Password.=C2=A0 You can also log i=
n using either your Google
or Facebook accounts.=C2=A0 Once you've filled
out the fields, click on the Sign Up button and you'll be entered into =
the
database.</span></div>
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ns-serif;"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;">Onc=
e
you=E2=80=99re logged in, you can vote by going to the Home screen.=C2=A0 T=
here are two big buttons there, labelled
=E2=80=9CVote=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9CSee Results=E2=80=9D.=C2=A0 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.=C2=A0 (Don=E2=80=99t=
worry, I=E2=80=99ll put them back after we=E2=80=99re
finished.)=C2=A0 So the button you want to
click on is the Vote one.=C2=A0 Doing so will
show you a screen with all 215 games listed in their full ludopathic glory.=
=C2=A0 To the left of each game is a green button
that says =E2=80=9CAdd vote (10)=E2=80=9D.=C2=A0 To vote for a
game, click on the button.=C2=A0 The button
will turn red and say =E2=80=9CRemove vote=E2=80=9D.=C2=A0
That shows that you voted for it.=C2=A0
Also note that all the other green buttons now have a (9) in
parentheses, to show that you only have nine votes left.=C2=A0 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.=C2=A0 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.=C2=A0 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></div=
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ns-serif;"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;">Tha=
t's
it.=C2=A0 There's no button to register your
final vote, because the system records your votes automatically as you vote=
for
games.=C2=A0 The app remembers your votes
after you leave the screen and/or logout.=C2=A0
When you return to the application, you'll see all the choices you'=
ve
previously made.=C2=A0 Because there's no
formal way to finalize your vote, make sure you're happy with the selec=
tions on
the screen before the voting deadline comes and I shut down the voting.</sp=
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ns-serif;"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;">=C2=
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ns-serif;"><span style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;">The=
re=E2=80=99s
one other thing to consider.=C2=A0 At the top
of the voting page, there=E2=80=99s a statement about the voting preference=
you set
last year.=C2=A0 It states whether or not you
want to let other users see how you voted.=C2=A0
If you=E2=80=99re happy with the preference listed, just ignore it.=C2=A0 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.=C2=A0 Doing so will
cause your preference to toggle between letting your votes be public and
letting them be private.=C2=A0 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.=C2=A0 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></div>
<div style=3D"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sa=
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ns-serif;"><span style=3D"font-size: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.=C2=A0 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></div>
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there
are any questions about the application, just post them here.=C2=A0 Have fu=
n voting and let=E2=80=99s pick a great group
of nominated games!</span></div>
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padding: 0px;
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text-decoration: none;
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list-style-type: square;
padding: 6px 0;
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margin: 0;
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margin: 0 0 1em 0;
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font-size: 120%;
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border-right: none !important;=20
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