Please see the below statistics for winning results for March 1.
Looking at the below results we can clearly see that based on the number of positive votes (Place / Votes) Damon (
IntegraGSR23) is the clear winner for
February 2009.
Congrats Damon
However, it's important to note that in the past we have never taken into account the number of voters participating in each poll. On one hand it made the competition easier. On another, it made it less fair to those who joined in later and had a shorter time of exposure. To remedy this, we will make few changes in the TOTM process which will be updated in the
Rules thread and in the first post of this thread later today. The main change however will be the change in the winning decision which from now will be based not on the total number of positive votes, but on the ratio of positive votes in relation to the total number of voters in the poll. This should also improve participation, since now each vote will count.
In light of the above update, if we look at the below winner stats, it's clear that based on the ratio of positive votes in relation to the total number of voters (Place / Ratio) Monica (
LiLaSiiAn8) is the clear winner in this competition. To balance this transition in rules and retain fairness, we're acknowledging Monica's winning by selecting her as the TOTM for
March 2009.
Congrats Monica
Due to the above decision, the TOTM process will be halted until April 1, at which point we invite our members to create their polls for TOTM of April 2009.