ILM Ballot Polls for 2014 and beyond -- order, timing, "I would have voted if I'd known about it," etc

i have been sitting on a few but think it is time to add this one.

can you put me down for Blondie please?

I'm confused - what's next after the Ramons? Autechre? Chic? Radiohead?

Great question. I think anyone with an ounce of energy could jump to the head of the line and there would be few complaints.

well for my part I would like to do the XTC one. (I know I am on deck for P-Funk first but I feel like switching)

I can wait til the Ramones roll out is over if need be

Sounds good. "Life Begins at the Hop" ftw.

anyone has objections plz speak up - Lee, Donna, Nate, flopson...?

I am a terrible person. I was one of the voices calling for a Ramones poll but never found time to send in a ballot.

cretin

gabba gabba we reject you

No Riff Randall for you!

I can start Radiohead right now.

can I put my name down for something? would there be enough people interested to make an electroclash poll worthwhile? (factoring in the possibility of a sweeping electroclash revival by 2019 or whenever the poll would happen)

electroclash poll would be amazing.

115. Aphex Twin - Stevie D
116. Blondie - Bee OK
117. Electroclash - soref

I'd volunteer to host one or substitute if the spreadsheet math didn't frighten me.

90% of poll running duties is math tbh

I was spreadsheet illiterate before Zeppelin but it turned out not to be too hard.

A lot of it is just punching in stuff, and eventually doing some organization.

less math more data entry tbh

You could outsource, or at least hire an intern.

Worst part is data entry. 40 different ways to rank and spell the same song.

Ha, yes. "Battle of Evermore" and "The Battle of Evermore," gotta get them together. And take the numbering off the front end.

every a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single plan for ensuring that received data are consistently formatted

a bob marley

every a journey of 1000 miles begins with a single plan for ensuring that received data are consistently formatted
every a journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single plan for ensuring that received data are consistently formatted
every a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single plan for ensuring that received data are consistently formatted
every a journey of one thousand miles begins with a single plan for ensuring that received data are consistently formatted
every a journey of one-thousand miles begins with a single plan for ensuring that received data are consistently formatted

Anyway, Nate and Otis, whatever you two wanna work out is cool. Might be time to shift from the fascist tyranny of a numbered list to a system based on pure clean energy levels and auras and chakras and e-meter readings and whatnot.

If there's no objections I'm going to start the Radiohead poll in the next hour.

::stands up, sternly furrows brow:: "well, I for one" ::smiles:: "think that's a lovely idea!"

you do it to yourself

There's only the Radiohead poll going on now, and you all usually stagger these things, right? I think if I'm to kick off the AE poll, now is as a good a time as any for me.

That's cool -- Οὖτις was ready to start XTC a couple of weeks ago if nobody else was ready to start one, but you're at the front of the line, so fire away.

Autechre poll -- ILM ballot poll #57

Sign me up for Jimmy Jam and Lewis

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

OK so Radiohead results are happening now, then Autechre... then what? Is ET gonna do Spacemen 3 (will totally vote in that if so)

Good question -- I think he's still dealing with a bunch of real life concerns? I don't think donna rouge is even posting anymore, so somebody needs to claim Chic Org if it's going to happen soon. Apparently Clemenza has about a 3-week window per year to run a poll and we missed it for this year. Maybe XTC next, since you wanted to switch them and P-Funk.

I'd post an updated list, but so much is up in the air right now.

Yeah, sorry--I just couldn't give it proper attention while school's on. I haven't sorted it out with mookieproof, who was going to help, but I'll be ready to go July 1st, or soon after if another poll's already underway.

July 1st eh

July 1st, sometime between 9:30-10:00 a.m. That's what I meant to say.

You're not going to be grilling out or something that day?

117. Electroclash - soref

Yay !

Would anybody be interested in a Siouxsie and The Banshees/The Creatures poll ?

YES, big time.

I know them well enough to run it if we think enough people would participate.

I'd certainly vote in that.

On the Classic Rock results thread there was a call for an AM Radio Gold poll. You can put me down for that. Will be the perfect antidote to a bit of G0th.

Can I volunteer for a Eurovision poll pls?

Is ET gonna do Spacemen 3 (will totally vote in that if so)

Still need to be in a holding pattern with this until October.

ok no prob

so I'll do XTC when Autechre is done then