Thread for coordinating the order and timing of ILM ballot polls

Probably won't need 20 votes either - it's not like they don't have a ton of filler.

was looking forward to the madonna one most after the psbs one ffs.

Volunteer for it! Lucky 13.

ooh i don't know, seems like an awful lot of hard work...

nah it's easy
step one: volunteer to do madonna poll
step two: get really angry, don't do poll after all, go out in a huff

considering that like half of Zep's discography are classic rock radio staples i wouldn't mind the countdown being as long as possible to give different stuff a chance to show up

agree

xp i was that close to doing it iatee but thanks to your dickery no more. i hope you're pleased with yourself.

(plus i'd prob rather do carl craig but wd get about 5 ballots)

jesus christ, iatee

Thanks, iatee, for convincing me that I made the right decision in withdrawing.

Because that kind of sniping and asshattery is ~exactly~ *why* I'm not running any polls.

Not exactly unfair though, is it?

Considering the shit that went down at me *before* I even withdrew, it was pretty obvious that no matter what you clusterfuckers throw at me now, it's still gonna be less than I would have had to deal with, if I had done it.

At least now, because I'm not committed to running a poll and giving the answers, I can tell the asshats to go fuck themselves, and walk away.

Now enough with the fucking meta and ad hominem shit already. It's boring, and it's clear that all you're doing is putting off other people who might have stepped in and taken up the polls instead.

Can I just add:

I've been doing the Beatles one, and basically the haters have kept away. (I'll forgive the dude who called me 'barking' or whatever..), even though your original hater from that time said I was something close to an 'aspie' for wanting to do The Beatles.

Having said that, after getting in nearly 60 individual ballots, going "OMG" and compiling the results only to find I'd got it completely wrong and had to start again....

Anyway, to the haters, It Was Fun! Can't handle a bunch of people enjoying it? Don't come.

Right, now to unveil Ticket2Ride...

Yeah can't say i've seen much AD HOMINEM HATIN in any of them so far?

ad feminam otoh

PSB poll was pretty much sweetness and light all the way, guess they're just more civilised than other fans.

Nobody ever hates in polls! I've done a couple, I get nothing but goodwill from them. Ideally you'll get some arguing and bad blood as the results appear, to give things an edge - but it's all bickering about taste, it'd be pretty bad form to have a go at the ringmaster.

The madonna usurper was the one guy I've seen who went way out of line but he got chased away en masse, it's kind of the opposite of how it's getting represented here.

^^ i just wanted to do carl craig but it won't work will it?

sooooo.... P-Funk? I dunno if I would wanna do it, I guess it's pretty far off in the future (hypothetically). Would include Funkadelic, Parliament, Bootsy's Rubber Band, Fred Wesley and the Horny Horns, Parlet, Brides of Funkenstein, George Clinton solo, plus other assorted solo recs (Fuzzy, Bernie, Sweat Band, Jerome Brailey, Quasar). I asked this before and no one answered, but there seems to be some interest on the Prince poll...

..first zapp album..

Large, varied discography, lots of fans on ILM -- I think it would be a good one!

I tried picking a spot in the voting order that concided with my current work lull, but I underestimated how slowly these would go. Looks like Zep may hit me at my next deadline time. Anybody in the 7-8-9 slots want to switch with me? Or, Ismael, I could go next unless you're ready to roll with U2.

yeah I'll trade my way back up

1. Pet Shop Boys - Billy Dods (finished)
2. Beatles - Mark G (finished)
3. Prince - Jamie_ATP (results currently rolling out)
4. U2 - Ismael Klata
5. Beach Boys - iatee
6. Guided By Voices - Johnny Fever
7. Kate Bush - Le Bateau Ivre
8. Led Zeppelin - WmC
9. Pulp - Finefinemusic
10. "Producers" - Shakey Mo Collier
11. Joni Mitchell - Mordy
12. Stevie Wonder - Eric H.

Does anyone lower down the order want to swap with me? Looks like I'm due just about the time I'll be moving.

Actually, I do. The six spot should be perfect for me.

I am willing to trade #5 for a 1st round draft pick and a 3rd round draft pick

1. Pet Shop Boys - Billy Dods (finished)
2. Beatles - Mark G (finished)
3. Prince - Jamie_ATP (results currently rolling out)
4. U2 - Ismael Klata
5. Beach Boys - iatee
6. Led Zeppelin - WmC
7. Kate Bush - Le Bateau Ivre
8. Guided By Voices - Johnny Fever
9. Pulp - Finefinemusic
10. "Producers" - Shakey Mo Collier
11. Joni Mitchell - Mordy
12. Stevie Wonder - Eric H.

Does that pop everybody's cork?

xp - what if that makes "What Have I Done To Deserve This?" finish in U2's top 10?

Only one way to find out! “20” – U2 TRACKS POLL (voting closes midday, Thursday 4 August) is now up and running.

lol at my typo -- I meant to say "the Beach Boys' top 10"

I want to run a Timbaland poll, so please put me in that running order.

1. Pet Shop Boys - Billy Dods (finished)
2. Beatles - Mark G (finished)
3. Prince - Jamie_ATP (results currently rolling out)
4. U2 - Ismael Klata (NOW VOTING, deadline Thursday)
5. Beach Boys - iatee
6. Led Zeppelin - WmC
7. Kate Bush - Le Bateau Ivre
8. Guided By Voices - Johnny Fever
9. Pulp - Finefinemusic
10. "Producers" - Shakey Mo Collier
11. Joni Mitchell - Mordy
12. Stevie Wonder - Eric H.
13. Timbaland - some dude

Stevie Wonder's going to be a big-ass fun-ass argument.

really? i feel like there's not much controversy about his best/not best material compared to a lot of these other artists.

ah, maybe not. Most voters are probably not going to favor the work of one era as much as I'll favor the 60s singles.

come on, someone do madonna. is guided by voices week a joke?

having just heard arthur for the first time, and weeping with joy that i have such things left to discover, i nominate the kinks for a future poll--isn't 99% of their catalogue, at least the first ten years, like all buried treasure?

is guided by voices week a joke?

eff you. I know there are some people around here that are as serious about GBV as I am. I just hope they vote.

Kinks would be a great poll and a fun time.

Oh I'll defo vote in the GBV poll, JF, rest assured!

I'm going to doctor the results of the Stevie poll so that "Summer Soft" makes the top 10, so don't worry that there won't be controversy.

some dude, Eric H - switchsies? These ballots are going along quickly and my poll looks like it'll fall before September 17th, when I won't be available! (Wedding Aug 20 - honeymoon Sept 10-17!) :( I tried to push for as late as possible but it seems we are enthusiastically quick!

premature e-tabulation

Somebody sign up to do a Madonna poll at #9!

I can switch, sure.

Thank you Eric! If anyone else wants my slot for Madonna, that's cool too. I just got too much stuff to do in the next 5 weeks!

1. Pet Shop Boys - Billy Dods (finished)
2. Beatles - Mark G (finished)
3. Prince - Jamie_ATP (results currently rolling out)
4. U2 - Ismael Klata (NOW VOTING, deadline Thursday)
5. Beach Boys - iatee
6. Led Zeppelin - WmC
7. Kate Bush - Le Bateau Ivre
8. Guided By Voices - Johnny Fever
9. Stevie Wonder - Eric H.
10. "Producers" - Shakey Mo Collier
11. Joni Mitchell - Mordy
12. Pulp - Finefinemusic
13. Timbaland - some dude

thanks WmC, Eric :)

and note that 'NOW VOTING', folks