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While I agree that organized voting has more impact from the quarterfinals onward, I disagree that it doesn't have an impact before then. I've done the math(See "Negative Voting On OurStage")and had to change my initial opinion which was the same as Andrew's. If more than one artist's fans target a few songs that they feel are more competitive, it is realistic to conclude that this would have an impact. The smaller the number of competitors the larger the impact. The problem here also may be the understanding of what is "organized voting"(OV). When I use the term, I mean any formal and informal consensus of friends, fans, or association group to help their artist win. OV is a positive thing for OurStage and the competitions when it is used by fans to promote an artist's song by voting for that song. It is a negative thing when it is used by fans to vote down a competitor in order to promote their artist. But in these days when so many artists have "street teams" it would be unrealistic the think that it doesn't occur - although the genre would factor in on how pervasive such a thing may be.