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glasshouseglasshouse Posts: 1,762
edited September 2009 in The Porch
dude, love your work. maybe we can get the winner from each album as a sticky? cough *kat* cough

keep it up bro
Athens, Greece: 2006/09/30

"Call me Ishmael. Some years ago- never mind how long precisely- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world." Herman Melville : Moby Dick
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  • emily18emily18 Posts: 489
    yay for walkunafraid :D
  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    i'll second this
    I love to turn you on
  • mattmidgettmattmidgett Posts: 130
    I am thinking the sticky for each winner might be a bit overkill. I normally would be in total agreeance with you but it is my understanding that once all albums are cycled through there will be a "best of the best" survivor series where obviously all album winners will be re-posted before the voting could take place.

    Either way, thanks for putting those threads together. They are awesome and it's fun to see what songs everyone likes and dislikes from each album.
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,293
    They are a lot of fun! Thanks for putting them together :)
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  • DavanitaDavanita Posts: 854
    walkunafraid is the man. :cool:
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  • bhrionbhrion Posts: 49
    i think the idea is great and the work he puts in is fantastic but i think the format doesn't work... people tend to tactically vote in the middle rounds which pushes out some songs that would do better if they hung on... e.g. betterman in the vitalogy game..
    maybe a PR system might work better???

    anyway.. keep up the good work unafraid...
    Zagreb 2006 (was better by then!)
    Berlin 2006 (Barely!, was ill!)
    Dublin 2006
    Astoria, London 2006
    Toronto 2005
    Dublin 2000
    Wembley, London 2000
    Roksilde, Denmark 2000
    Berlin 2000
    Dublin 1996
    Cork 1996
    Slane 1993
    Newcastle 1992
  • The Waiting Trophy ManThe Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    bhrion wrote:
    i think the idea is great and the work he puts in is fantastic but i think the format doesn't work... people tend to tactically vote in the middle rounds which pushes out some songs that would do better if they hung on... e.g. betterman in the vitalogy game..
    maybe a PR system might work better???

    anyway.. keep up the good work unafraid...

    I agree. And the Vitalogy game could have been sped up if we didn't have to go through the process of voting off stupid mop, bugs, aye davanita and pry, to. That was 4 days right there....
    Another habit says it's in love with you
    Another habit says its long overdue
    Another habit like an unwanted friend
    I'm so happy with my righteous self
  • ECMECM Posts: 1,687
    wasn't this game already created on another website forum?

    but still.... good that it's being done here.....
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  • walkunafraidwalkunafraid Posts: 2,613
    Hey, thanks everyone! When I first started with the Avocado Survivor thread, I didn't intend to extend the game to all of the albums. But that game was a lot of fun, and seemed to attract a ton of people on the board, so I figured it would be cool to cycle through all the albums. Every final round seems to produce more votes than the previous one, so I'd say it has been a success!

    Bhrion...I understand the frustration with the "tactical" voting, but that's the nature of the game. If you've ever seen the television Survivor show, you know it's the same way there. The purpose of this game is not necessarily to find the song from each album that is the best, or that we love the most (if that were the case, I'd just ask people to vote FOR their favorite song in each round, not AGAINST their least favorite). Rather, it is to find the song from each album that can "survive" the longest -- i.e., the song that has enough passionate supporters AND few enough "haters" to last the whole game. I think what we've seen so far has been pretty reflective of that.

    Eddie Better...I have considered automatically eliminating the oddities from each album (such as Foxymop, Pry To, etc.), but I want to keep my personal bias out of this game as much as possible. For all I know, you all might really love a song that I would consider a toss-out, so I don't want to put myself in the position of having to decide for the entire group what should be put in the game and what shouldn't. Thus, as the moment, I'm leaving everything in and letting the voters decide to get rid of tracks (or not). It might take longer that way, but it keeps things consistent, and keeps the whole game unbiased. That being said, I might consider doing a double-elimination first round in the future to speed things up -- if anyone has any suggestions on that, let me know!

    We're not through even half of the albums yet, so we still have quite a ways to go until we get to the "Ultimate" Survivor round (with all of the winners squaring off against each other). If anyone has any other suggestions on how to improve the game, I am always happy to listen. A few people have suggested providing a link to a specific site that provides a poll, and doing the voting that way each round (that way I don't have to count each vote individually, and people could see the progress of the voting with the click of a button), but I'm a bit hesitant for two reasons: 1) the main reason -- there would be no way to ensure that people weren't voting more than once (even if the site limited voting to one-per-IP, we have already seen people use proxies on here to vote hundreds of times); 2) sometimes those sites are blocked at people's workplaces, and I wouldn't want to restrict anyone from voting who wants to.

    Again, if anyone has any suggestions, feel free to shoot them my way.

    Also, thanks to everyone who has been voting -- it's the only thing that makes the game fun, after all!
    Everything has chains...Absolutely nothing's changed. - PJ

    “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” - Albert Camus
  • walkunafraidwalkunafraid Posts: 2,613
    One more thing -- even though everyone is talking about Yield as the "big" round, I bet Ten is going to bring up a lot of conflict. I'm already dreading having to pick between Black, Release, Oceans, and Alive -- yikes!
    Everything has chains...Absolutely nothing's changed. - PJ

    “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” - Albert Camus
  • jamminpearlsjamminpearls Posts: 7,078
    i think your system is fine. keep up the good work. THANK YOU
    Go Birds!!!!
  • Paint Ed Big 10Paint Ed Big 10 Posts: 198
    I just thought I'd say that Walk Unafraid is my favorite song off Up.
    "Music could provide the light you cannot resist" -R.E.M., "I'm Gonna DJ"

    "My relationship with the band began as a love affair on the phone with Jeff." -Eddie Vedder, Rolling Stone, 10/28/93
  • The Waiting Trophy ManThe Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    walkunafraid wrote:

    Eddie Better...I have considered automatically eliminating the oddities from each album (such as Foxymop, Pry To, etc.), but I want to keep my personal bias out of this game as much as possible. For all I know, you all might really love a song that I would consider a toss-out, so I don't want to put myself in the position of having to decide for the entire group what should be put in the game and what shouldn't. Thus, as the moment, I'm leaving everything in and letting the voters decide to get rid of tracks (or not). It might take longer that way, but it keeps things consistent, and keeps the whole game unbiased. That being said, I might consider doing a double-elimination first round in the future to speed things up -- if anyone has any suggestions on that, let me know!

    Understood. And the double-elimination first round is a great idea. Can't wait for the ultimate survivor game to begin. And yeah, thanks. It's something to look forward to everyday. :)
    Another habit says it's in love with you
    Another habit says its long overdue
    Another habit like an unwanted friend
    I'm so happy with my righteous self
  • CitizenRickCitizenRick Posts: 1,079
    walkunafraid...other than the double elimination first round...don't mess with perfection!

    You have provided us with something to look forward to each and every day...that's the coolest aspect of the game.

    Great work my friend!
    "Had my eyes peeled both wide open, and I got a glimpse...of my innocense, got back my inner sence, baby got it...still got it"
  • Rapunzel64Rapunzel64 Posts: 129
    I know that it is a lot of hard work to keep this going day after day.

    It has been a lot of fun for us. We've had a great time getting reaquainted with every song.
  • glasshouseglasshouse Posts: 1,762
    Paint Ed Big 10 wrote:
    I just thought I'd say that Walk Unafraid is my favorite song off Up.

    i second this big time. great great fucking tune on one of the most underrated albums of the 90's
    Athens, Greece: 2006/09/30

    "Call me Ishmael. Some years ago- never mind how long precisely- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world." Herman Melville : Moby Dick
  • walkunafraidwalkunafraid Posts: 2,613
    glasshouse wrote:
    i second this big time. great great fucking tune on one of the most underrated albums of the 90's

    I agree (x A MILLION). Obviously I love the song, but the whole album is an overwhelmingly beautiful piece of art. I was literally obsessed with it when it came out, and it totally shifted the way I look at music. It's still one of my top 3 albums of all time.
    Everything has chains...Absolutely nothing's changed. - PJ

    “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” - Albert Camus
  • marker_in_the_sandmarker_in_the_sand Posts: 272
    walkunafraid wrote:
    One more thing -- even though everyone is talking about Yield as the "big" round, I bet Ten is going to bring up a lot of conflict. I'm already dreading having to pick between Black, Release, Oceans, and Alive -- yikes!

    I agree, Ten is going to be so hard. I'm already debating with myself if i should vote of: Oceans, Jeremy or Once first... And the main problem is, those 3 songs are SO FUCKING GREAT! It's kind of a shame to vote them of...

    I think Yield isn't that big as everyone says:
    Untitled is going to be thrown out real hard the first round...
    After that there are even other songs where there's no discussion neccesarry;
    Push Me, Pull Me , MFC and Do The Evolution...

    In my point of view of course:D
    Anyways keep it up walkunafraid;)
    I don't want to be the fool that's behind me but I am...

    I'll Hold The Pain... Release...

    Yourself
  • no1fromnowhereno1fromnowhere Posts: 58
    I agree, thanks for all your work.I hope you have an easier system than manually counting each vote & making sure there are no multiple voters.

    Maybe after we are done with all the song survivor rounds & the Ultimate Survivor, there could be a round pitting the complete albums against each other.
  • LizardLizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    Yes, Thanks WU :D
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • rival.rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    your work is much appreciated.

    i enjoy the vote offs... thanks for taking charge!
  • glasshouseglasshouse Posts: 1,762
    LOVE



    your work my brother
    Athens, Greece: 2006/09/30

    "Call me Ishmael. Some years ago- never mind how long precisely- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world." Herman Melville : Moby Dick
  • FedericoFederico Posts: 7,916
    the system WORKS. "Ten" round will be a puuure massacre...


    good job "walkun"
  • glasshouseglasshouse Posts: 1,762
    once again i salute you ;)
    Athens, Greece: 2006/09/30

    "Call me Ishmael. Some years ago- never mind how long precisely- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world." Herman Melville : Moby Dick
  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    it's been a lot of fun...trying to decide.
    thanks for all the hard work :)
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • bovy_jbovy_j Posts: 1,008
    Really do appreciate walkunafraid!
    I love seeing people's favorites/and least popular songs throughout the message board!
    Thanks!!
  • glasshouseglasshouse Posts: 1,762
    hardest working poster?
    definitely

    shake and bake, you are the magic man

    props again for your username: close to my favorite REM song
    Athens, Greece: 2006/09/30

    "Call me Ishmael. Some years ago- never mind how long precisely- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world." Herman Melville : Moby Dick
  • DiRtYyELLoWoCeAnDiRtYyELLoWoCeAn Medford, Ma Posts: 1,605
    hey... can I ask a favor.... when all is said and done can you post the winner of each round i wanna make a new mixed cd!
    BOS 9/28/04, 9/29/04
    MTL 9/15/05
    HRTFD 5/13/06
    BOS 5/24/06, 5/25/06
    VEGAS 7/6/06
    CHI 8/5/07
    NJ 6/19/08
    NYC 6/25/08
    HRTFD 6/27/08
    MANSFLD 6/28/08, 6/30/08
    E.V. BOS 8/1/08
    CHI 8/23/09, 8/24/09
    PHILLY 10/30/09, 10/31/09
    BOS 5/17/10
    CHI 7/19/13
    WOOSTA 10/15/13, 10/16/13
    HRTFD 10/25/13
    BOS 8/5/16, 8/7/16
    BOS 9/2/18, 9/4/18

  • smile05smile05 Posts: 600
    walkunafraid,you should be elevated to LEGEND status with immediate effect,where / what do you do next?????
    hope you have something up your sleeve.

    ignore to dicks dissing previous rounds etc.BIG SALUTE.

    favorite live R.E.M track by the way.
    1:Black 2:Corduroy 3:All Those Yesterdays 4:I Got ID 5:Smile

    They can buy but cant put on my clothes
    Throw down my ace in the hole~~~~~~

    Let's go for three in a row, no sorry i can't think of anything thats not funny. - Paul Merton

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  • stuckinlinestuckinline Posts: 3,384
    walkunafraid, thank you, thank you, thank you. you ARE a legend! thanks for ALL of your time to tabulate the results. and i agree with dirtyyellowocean, please repost the winners from each round. once again, thanks!
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