[Empress Of Evil]

Originally Posted by Hexict

The thing is... a lot of popular people on this site do have interesting cats. In fact, the only reason they are popular is because of their ability to roleplay - people love roleplaying with others who are really good at it, hence why people become popular (since this is a roleplay site). But it doesn't mean they are voted because they are popular, there is a good chance of it's just a coincidence. I doubt so many people on this site are so shallow, despite what the staff and some other members may believe.

There aren't actually a lot of HRs that won... sure at first the winners happened to be HRs, but then there was a long streak were there weren't any winning. Recently there had been a few who had won, but the last couple weren't (for COTM). It's a bit unfair on the roleplayers of the HR to hold it against them since they couldn't vote for themselves, and also blame the members for voting for HRs when it's clear that HRs aren't the only winners and there is a good amount of people who have won that aren't a roleplayer of a HR.

I always voted for people that deserved it, whether or not they happened to be 'popular'. And I've seen many people do the same. It's a bit harsh to claim that everyone on the site is so shallow that they only vote for people that could be considered 'popular'... especially given that there are people who voted for who they believe deserved it.

Like I said, my main problem is that not everybody gets a say and vote for who they want just because somebody else also believes that person should win.

I very honestly believe that the members who are well-known did get most of the votes before the new system came into place. And I'm sure that their characters are worthy of the award, but I also think that there are a lot of the 'less well-known' members who have wonderful characters that deserve it as well.
I personally think that popular members aren't necessarily good roleplayers. People become popular because they're friendly and fun to be around. It's like saying in real life, people are only popular because they're good at something.

There are actually a lot of high ranks who have won. At least, in COTM there is. More than half of the winners were high ranks. In fact, before the new system, 18 of the COTM winners were high ranks and 11 weren't. If you take a look, you'll notice that the September, October, November and December winners weren't high ranks. So that's changed the 11 to a 15. In September, the old MK system was replaced with the new one, and that's when the non-high rank streak started. I think that the new system is the cause of this.
You've also said that it's unfair for members and high ranks to get blamed. No one has blamed anyone for voting for the high ranks only. As it was said in The Direction of WCO 'Due to a lack of voting and variance within competitors, it was temporarily removed' No one is being blamed. And also, you're right. The high ranks aren't the only winners, but they do get voted a lot, regardless of whether they win or not.

In my opinion, I think that the new system is better for everyone. WCO is kind of like a school. People have those few people that they always roleplay with and they can really get to know those characters. While they might venture out of their 'group' and roleplay with others, there are those members who we're just really familiar with. And so those who are less well-known get to nominate those characters which they know very well, but 'the popular people' might not have even heard of. And they can do it with the hope that they can indeed win. Because everyone has a fair chance once they've been nominated. Like Thistledawn said, people can often lose hope if they think they aren't popular or see loads of votes for another character. Why bother putting forth the nomination in the first place? This might sound really complex, and I'm even finding it hard to type up what I'm trying to say. But my point is that the new MK system seems fairer for everyone because everyone's chances are equal. And even if you can't vote for your favourite character one month, you can always vote for them in the next month.

Anyway, I'm sorry if my argument has offended you but I've done my research and I've stated my opinion along with the facts.