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From: rrrm@cwruecmp.UUCP (R Robertson + R McGuire)
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Subject: ccccotmc (cont.)
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Date: Fri, 24-Feb-84 20:11:46 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 24 20:11:46 1984
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    (sorry, I didn't mean to post that last article so soon)

 ....
    I meant to say that Bill the Cat has 1/6 of a vote (1 - 4*(1/2) + (4-1/2)*
(1/3)).

(    I'm counting 'save' votes as -1/2 and am distributing general votes (such
as "kill all cats") equally among all the characters that qualify.  Each general
save vote (eg 'save all cats') distributes -1/2 of a vote among the cor-
responding candidates.                                                         )

    In an earlier article I said that you could get your Physics class, for
example, to vote and you could send me the results.  Well someone took me up
on that.  That's why there was such a sudden jump in Garfield's stats.

    A few people aren't mailing me asking why save votes count for only one 
half of a vote.  This is an organization founded to do away with commercial 
characters, not to test their popularity.  Because of this the crucify votes
are more important than save votes and therefore count more. 

    The announcement of the winning commercial character and the start of 
March's election will be next week.  If you haven't already voted you still
have a chance.

					Ryan McGuire
					(the rm of rrrm)

p.s.  If anyone out there likes Garfield and hasn't said so yet please send
      me a 'save Garfield' vote.  Personally, I would hate to see this
      morning-hating, lasagna-loving cat hang on a cross.