reverse voting

Should AI have reverse voting?? Instead of people voting for their favorite, people would vote for their worse contestant the one they want to see leave the most.

That may be an interesting twist.
~tyg

i wonder if the results would be the same.

It's a good question. I think people may get confused myself.
~tyg

Wow, now there's an interesting thought. ~tapping chin~ Vote for the worse. Hmmm, should have started that last season. Maybe David H would have stayed longer.

I agree with Tyg, I think people would get confused. Instead I think they should limit the votes to maybe 100 per person and on text also only 100. Some of these teenyboppers get crazy with their votes I think. I mean we all have favorites but I find it harder each season to vote, vote, vote.

Totally agree with you CC. It is getting harder to vote. And tyg is right. It would get too confusing to have reverse voting. Limits are better in my book.

Honest, though, would Tay have won if there had been limits? I know of people who voted so many times that ran up a $900 phone bill on their own!
~tyg

tygrlllie wrote:

Honest, though, would Tay have won if there had been limits? I know of people who voted so many times that ran up a $900 phone bill on their own!
~tyg

Everyone here knows how much I adore our Taylor. On his season I actually voted 512 times on a land line. Now do not throw tomatoes at me but I think in view of Taylor's sales for his AI cd that a lot of people voted for Taylor more for being an entertainer than a singer. I also think some voted to show-up Simon Cowell. That of course was not my thoughts because as far as I was concerned Taylor deserved to win not only for his great singing ability but because he was so unique and different.

Anyway, the past seasons are over and if they used some guidelines I think more people would have a chance more for talent than for popularity. I mean after all, Sanjaya Malakar knocking out the people he did was really more for his sweet and adorable looks than his singing ability. And as you can see not much has happened for him since his season. Of course that could change in the future.

tygrlllie wrote:

Honest, though, would Tay have won if there had been limits? I know of people who voted so many times that ran up a $900 phone bill on their own!
~tyg

how is that possible??? voting is free for the viewers.

I think Sanjaya Malakar is really under-rated. He deserve to be there over some that stay on after he left. Chris Sligh was my favorite that season, and i still think he can see circle around the 24 of season seven.

Do you know who would be really confuse if they went to reverse voting?? The vote for the worse and idolhaters sites. I can see it now. They would put up who they want people to vote for and the next day realize 'damn we put up the wrong contestant.'

concertcris wrote:

tygrlllie wrote:

Honest, though, would Tay have won if there had been limits? I know of people who voted so many times that ran up a $900 phone bill on their own!
~tyg

Everyone here knows how much I adore our Taylor. On his season I actually voted 512 times on a land line. Now do not throw tomatoes at me but I think in view of Taylor's sales for his AI cd that a lot of people voted for Taylor more for being an entertainer than a singer. I also think some voted to show-up Simon Cowell. That of course was not my thoughts because as far as I was concerned Taylor deserved to win not only for his great singing ability but because he was so unique and different.
Anyway, the past seasons are over and if they used some guidelines I think more people would have a chance more for talent than for popularity. I mean after all, Sanjaya Malakar knocking out the people he did was really more for his sweet and adorable looks than his singing ability. And as you can see not much has happened for him since his season. Of course that could change in the future.

1,000%

I think at this point it would be a BAD idea, maybe if they had started it that way it might not have been so bad but I do believe it would be hard to switch now, people that were popular might find themself voted off in error, Regardless I think Taylor would have still won though, he had that little extra speical someothing that we all LOVE>..

How she ran up her phone bill, I honestly don't know - I just saw the bill last time I was in Birmingham with her and my jaw hit the floor.
~tyg

wietzema wrote:

I think at this point it would be a BAD idea, maybe if they had started it that way it might not have been so bad but I do believe it would be hard to switch now, people that were popular might find themself voted off in error, Regardless I think Taylor would have still won though, he had that little extra speical someothing that we all LOVE>..

Our Taylor had a unique way of entertaining us and making us happy when he sang. No doubt about it, he would have won.

I agree with W. At this point it pretty useless to try switching the way the audience votes. I think the Idol fansites would be totally confused mae. hehehe That's hilarious

tygrlllie wrote:

How she ran up her phone bill, I honestly don't know - I just saw the bill last time I was in Birmingham with her and my jaw hit the floor.
~tyg

was a cell phone bill?? I bet she text those votes and her carrier charge her for each and every text. Dang and we thought we were Taylor Hicks' fans. We have nothing on her.

*chuckles* She's a doll. Actually, I believe in was her cell.
~tyg

She didn't have free minutes or anything like that after 7 p.m? Whoooa!

GUESS WHAT, GIRLS?????? I just added on David Archuleta and David Cook as friends on myspace. I'm so excited. Now all I have to do is look for any cds that are coming out. Today is such a cool day. Wooo Hooo!

I don't think texting counts on free minutes.

That last comment was just a shot in the dark. I didn't think texting happened on free minutes. I've heard of stranger things though.