Of course no one can be held responsible for what support someone can muster. It isn't a factor that I take into consideration when I vote and I don't think it is for many.
The point is, you make a rec list because you think "these entries are worth reading and maybe voting if you're so inclined." Most of the lists I've read have all said "and check out the other entries to."
The simple reality is, you can't track the influence of a rec list, especially since different people rec different entries and there's some overlap but a lot of entries get rec'd by different people. Maybe they'll get some extra votes and maybe they won't. But that's down to individual voters to decide. It's not like anyone's holding a gun to their head to force them to vote.
Whereas when you have voted for someone that person, quite justly thinks "Oooh. I've got x votes. That's good. I can rely on having at least that amount." Take even one vote away from that number and you can see them go out of the contest.
People can, and have, been removed from the contest because someone has taken votes away. Whilst rec lists may well have seen someone get more votes, everyone still has the opportunity to see what the current totals are and add more votes if they so choose.
Taking votes away? Highly tactical. That's not chosing a shinier apple, that's going "oh, you mean I can't have these two apples that I thought I could? My bad. Sorry for the inconvenience and the upset I've caused the apple seller thinking they could count on my support."
When you have an action that has a direct and obvious effect (someone suddenly doing a lot worse in the polls than everyone thought), that's much more easily trackable than people taking time to read and vote.
And I'll say it again, in case you missed it the first time. People have been voted out because votes were taken away at the last minute so other voters didn't realise that person was in danger before it was too late. There was a big scandal about that in season 4 and I applaud your bravery in admitting to taking away votes because of those that do, most people do it without telling anyone. If you can't see what could be dodgy about that, then there's not much I can do to explain it better.
Re: Why I Would Remove a Vote
The point is, you make a rec list because you think "these entries are worth reading and maybe voting if you're so inclined." Most of the lists I've read have all said "and check out the other entries to."
The simple reality is, you can't track the influence of a rec list, especially since different people rec different entries and there's some overlap but a lot of entries get rec'd by different people. Maybe they'll get some extra votes and maybe they won't. But that's down to individual voters to decide. It's not like anyone's holding a gun to their head to force them to vote.
Whereas when you have voted for someone that person, quite justly thinks "Oooh. I've got x votes. That's good. I can rely on having at least that amount." Take even one vote away from that number and you can see them go out of the contest.
People can, and have, been removed from the contest because someone has taken votes away. Whilst rec lists may well have seen someone get more votes, everyone still has the opportunity to see what the current totals are and add more votes if they so choose.
Taking votes away? Highly tactical. That's not chosing a shinier apple, that's going "oh, you mean I can't have these two apples that I thought I could? My bad. Sorry for the inconvenience and the upset I've caused the apple seller thinking they could count on my support."
When you have an action that has a direct and obvious effect (someone suddenly doing a lot worse in the polls than everyone thought), that's much more easily trackable than people taking time to read and vote.
And I'll say it again, in case you missed it the first time. People have been voted out because votes were taken away at the last minute so other voters didn't realise that person was in danger before it was too late. There was a big scandal about that in season 4 and I applaud your bravery in admitting to taking away votes because of those that do, most people do it without telling anyone. If you can't see what could be dodgy about that, then there's not much I can do to explain it better.