PA's Battle to Stardom A12: Soft Machine v. Magma

Soft Machine. And thanks to my vote, Soft Machine is now in the lead with 22-21. 

That's a tight game, this one, tighter than Alex and David were wishing for for sure!

Edited by febus - October 05 2008 at 09:54

Logan wrote: So Magma won?  Can't say I'm displeased, but a little surprised.  Last I saw, it was trailing.  Think this is a case (and let's extend it to Gong while we're at it :lol:) where both could be declared winners.  I'm wondering, for how long does each poll last?

Yep, Magma won. I honestly didn't think it was going to happen when I last checked yesterday evening.

Well, at first I was going to make it roughly 3-7 days for each poll... but when I found out how quickly all the votes came in I decided that I'd leave each poll up for as close to 3 days as possible.

So, I close each poll as closely to 72 hours as I can. I was working on my essay this morning and then I got to posting the next poll about 75 or 76 hours later, but anywhere in that approximate time range.


Some of these have been really close though; I've been pleasantly surprised.

MovingPictures07 wrote: Logan wrote: So Magma won?  Can't say I'm displeased, but a little surprised.  Last I saw, it was trailing.  Think this is a case (and let's extend it to Gong while we're at it :lol:) where both could be declared winners.  I'm wondering, for how long does each poll last? Yep, Magma won. I honestly didn't think it was going to happen when I last checked yesterday evening. Well, at first I was going to make it roughly 3-7 days for each poll... but when I found out how quickly all the votes came in I decided that I'd leave each poll up for as close to 3 days as possible. So, I close each poll as closely to 72 hours as I can. I was working on my essay this morning and then I got to posting the next poll about 75 or 76 hours later, but anywhere in that approximate time range. Some of these have been really close though; I've been pleasantly surprised.

song_of_copper wrote: Haha.  I'm going to claim credit, despite not having voted.  The right intimidating photo will do it every time.

You didn't vote in a Magma poll?

The world is coming to an end!

I don't know both bands deeply, but I have a certain idea of each..

From Soft Machine I really like their Fusion stuff, Softs, Bundles, Tour '75.
While as for Magma, Attahk and MDK are the only ones I heard, and they're GREAT.

It's Avant VS Fusion for me.. I'll go with Fusion this time...Ban Ban Caliban and Hazard Profile are/should be Fusion classics!

song_of_copper wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: song_of_copper wrote: Haha.  I'm going to claim credit, despite not having voted.  The right intimidating photo will do it every time.   You didn't vote in a Magma poll? The world is coming to an end! Aaaiiiee!!  Wurdah Ïtah!! Well, no, really, I hadn't heard enough Soft Machine to do the poll justice.   (Besides, the results speak for themselves... )

Yeah, I guess that works.

But what could be better than Magma?
(other than Rush and maybe Henry Cow )


Edited by MovingPictures07 - October 05 2008 at 19:36

Tapfret wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: Logan wrote: So Magma won?  Can't say I'm displeased, but a little surprised.  Last I saw, it was trailing.  Think this is a case (and let's extend it to Gong while we're at it :lol:) where both could be declared winners.  I'm wondering, for how long does each poll last? Yep, Magma won. I honestly didn't think it was going to happen when I last checked yesterday evening. Well, at first I was going to make it roughly 3-7 days for each poll... but when I found out how quickly all the votes came in I decided that I'd leave each poll up for as close to 3 days as possible. So, I close each poll as closely to 72 hours as I can. I was working on my essay this morning and then I got to posting the next poll about 75 or 76 hours later, but anywhere in that approximate time range. Some of these have been really close though; I've been pleasantly surprised. I am surprised you would close with the vote this close. There are probably lots of absentee ballots out.  Not that I have any problem with the result. The winner Iss de Hundin.  But if I was on the other side, like febus, I would be screaming about ballot tampering and recounts and injunctions.

I closed previous polls where 1 vote was the difference. I try to keep them systematic though by using roughly 72 hours every time. I can't see an influx of votes making this go in one way or the other; most of the votes this poll would ever get are in by now. So far the favor of the voting has not changed after I closed a poll. If it does, then I may think about revising.

Tapfret wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: Logan wrote: So Magma won?  Can't say I'm displeased, but a little surprised.  Last I saw, it was trailing.  Think this is a case (and let's extend it to Gong while we're at it :lol:) where both could be declared winners.  I'm wondering, for how long does each poll last? Yep, Magma won. I honestly didn't think it was going to happen when I last checked yesterday evening. Well, at first I was going to make it roughly 3-7 days for each poll... but when I found out how quickly all the votes came in I decided that I'd leave each poll up for as close to 3 days as possible. So, I close each poll as closely to 72 hours as I can. I was working on my essay this morning and then I got to posting the next poll about 75 or 76 hours later, but anywhere in that approximate time range. Some of these have been really close though; I've been pleasantly surprised. I am surprised you would close with the vote this close. There are probably lots of absentee ballots out.  Not that I have any problem with the result. The winner Iss de Hundin.  But if I was on the other side, like febus, I would be screaming about ballot tampering and recounts and injunctions.

febus wrote: Tapfret wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: Logan wrote: So Magma won?  Can't say I'm displeased, but a little surprised.  Last I saw, it was trailing.  Think this is a case (and let's extend it to Gong while we're at it :lol:) where both could be declared winners.  I'm wondering, for how long does each poll last? Yep, Magma won. I honestly didn't think it was going to happen when I last checked yesterday evening. Well, at first I was going to make it roughly 3-7 days for each poll... but when I found out how quickly all the votes came in I decided that I'd leave each poll up for as close to 3 days as possible. So, I close each poll as closely to 72 hours as I can. I was working on my essay this morning and then I got to posting the next poll about 75 or 76 hours later, but anywhere in that approximate time range. Some of these have been really close though; I've been pleasantly surprised. I am surprised you would close with the vote this close. There are probably lots of absentee ballots out.  Not that I have any problem with the result. The winner Iss de Hundin.  But if I was on the other side, like febus, I would be screaming about ballot tampering and recounts and injunctions.   I was planning to consult with an attorney tomorrow morning anyway and maybe going all the way to the supreme court if the results are not reversed asap.... i don't believe in the impartiality of thevoting system anymore....still using all those chads!

You're insane.