Ironically I'm making those exact suggestions today to Daniel. (i.e. not having the Top 10 listed overall... but I have a twist on that.. because if you don't list the top 10, then what do people see when they want to hear good music.. I have an idea on that). The 30 seconds also may be effective in some ways, but would also likely drop the voting... it's clear that when you have 1000 or more songs in the running, they need a LOT of judging to cycle through the system and get credible results. We were on the phone most of yesterday it seemed discussion a lot of these issues and how to address them and we came up with a lot of ideas some of which will start being implemented next month. This is still a young company with a young model. They are tweaking it constantly to fix areas that can be improved.

I agree, it's impossible to have a "game proof" system. They certainly have one that CARES if they are gamed and is doing what they can to stop it. And that's far more than other sites with rankings and contests bother to do. They really WANT to find the best music.

Brian

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