Poll on Democratic Hawk's Vote

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

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And after all, these are just FANTASY elections so words like "disenfranchise" really don't apply here.  We either follow the rules, or we shouldn't play at all.

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

Nym, you simply cannot have it both ways.  You are trying to claim a moral point by saying that Hawk's "intent" should be considered.  And I would not question Hawk's "intent".

However, I would question the "intent" of another Harry vote, cast by "Katie G".  It is not right for a forum member to bring in somebody with a clear intention of only participating to cast a vote for an offline friend of theirs.  Unfortunately, there is not yet any rule that would prohibit this vote from being counted so of course I support it being counted.  Maybe we'll see her the next time Harry needs a vote.

I would personally be much more willing to consider the "intent" of a voter if the candidate for which that vote would count were not in such clear violation of the spirit of these elections and if the party to which said candidate belongs did not stake all of their electoral hopes on trolls and fraud.

You seem to be saying that we should follow the rules and allow Katie G's vote to be counted, but at the same time worry about "disenfranchising" Hawk even though there was a clear violation of the rules and procedures.