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I have made it a habit of copying and pasting the score results without tampering as my comments after my vote. The problem is that, after doing this for several times SL automatically stops you from doing some more and advices you to get some soda for a break. It is an SL spamming protection and will slow you down. To avoid this, send some manual typing between about ten copy/paste or just do them alternately.

By the way, it is important to note that it is the previous number of votes and score you are copying and pasting with the rating you gave. Some people are mistakenly accused of downvoting because of this, when actually it was the previous one who did it. This is why most people don't copy/paste at all to avoid the accusation and there are some who thinks that the proof is irrelevant because it can be tampered with.

It can be tampered with in such a way that the vote of 1 can be altered by adding a 0 next to it to make it a 10 before sending it. However, regardless of the dishonesty, the updated number of votes is an essential information to track down the entry's progress and also let you know who are your friends or foes. I can simply say that there is something hidden when someone do not leave a proof.

You will notice sometimes on the proof that several of them have exactly the same results, meaning the number of votes did not change. This happens when several of them voted exactly at the same time and because of the delay for SL to update. This is normal.

However, if the votes are seperated by several minutes then this is a different story. It is possible that the last person must have already voted earlier and thus the vote did not count or it is invalid so the number of votes did not change. If that person left a comment or proof previously then you have no worries, Now if there is no sign or comment earlier and secretly voting then you are dealing with a cheater. If the person is voting Public and there is no sign of a previous vote then that person has a multiple account and using the same IP for both.

My advice is that, when you are trading 10s to unfamiliar persons, copy and paste that proof to avoid suspiciouns regardless whether you are voting secretly or publicly.

To me those people who do not leave a proof are some kind of inconsiderate even if they are familiar to me. I find them questionable, unless you really, really, really trust each other. They keep saying they do not have enough time to leave the proof. All it takes is just 1 highlight and 1 click (copy) before selecting that "Post Comment" and another click (paste) before sending it (copy is CTRL & C, while paste is CTL & V). Well, how much time do you really need for that compared to typing those several letters to construct a comment? I prefer not to give the other person the benefit of a doubt of my honesty by giving the proof.

Chalice was deleted for unknown reason. Kandykisses and Lexi suffered the most downvotes. The only entry of the top 10 with minimum downvotes is Kaitlin.

Obviously all the original highest pointers were all pulled down and one low pointer stayed on top. Any of them could have pulled Kaitlin down too but they didn't because they couldn't. Would anyone believe that for the last 2 hours what Lexi received were all downvotes? Where do you think all those downvotes came from?

The spreadsheet will show each entry's progress during the last 5 hours and reveal how everyone is being downvoted. It looks like a "survival of the fittest", or is it just someone is behind all of these?

An average person can make a reasonable conclusion on what was really going on..

Please click the link below representing the time the Screen Shot of the Leader Board was taken.

5:50 AM

8:18 AM

9:21 AM top

9:21 AM bottom

11:00 AM top

11:00 AM bottom

The final Leader Board

EXCEL SPREADSHEET

 

 

 

 

 

 

You have to understand how SugarLoot makes money in order for you to understand why they choose such kind of a voting system. SL gets some amount from the sponsors of the contests but most of all from the ads being placed on the pages. The ads pay certain amount for each time the page is opened up. The more people vote the more money they make. This is why they allow people to vote daily for the same entry. They even encourage people from other web sites such as MySpace to cast their votes as guests.

The winner is based on the highest average of votes and not by the count of votes recieved. This is to give a chance for everyone to win even they join late in the contest.

Example of averaging system: If one entry recieves 5 votes with a rating of 10 each, the total is 50 (5x10=50), but the average score is 10 (50/5=10). When it receives another vote with a rating of 9, the average score drops down to 9.8333 but SL will only show 2 decimal numbers so it is 9.8.

The average score is equal to the sum of votes (50+9=59) devided by the number of votes which is (5+1=6).

59/6 = 9.8

Please take note that the higher the number of votes, the harder it is for an average score to go up because the vote of 10 will be split by the total number of votes. Although, at the same time the downvote will also be less effective making your score stable and secured.

The simplest way to figure out how many number of votes you need in order to raise your score is by using the ratio and proportion equation which is;

FOR EVERY 100 VOTES YOU HAVE, YOU NEED 10 MORE VOTES TO RAISE YOUR AVERAGE SCORE BY 0.1.

Say your number of votes is 540 (SL calls it ratings) and your averave score is 9.2. You need 54 more votes to raise it to 9.3 considering no downvotes of course.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joining a contest may be fun but I have to warn you guys that it is really tough. You can be honest in trading 10s but it's not gonna help unless you have lots of friends to support each other's entry. Not to mention that you need to spend so much time on line to get those votes. Otherwise your entry will go into a deep slumber. I have observed that most newbies especially those teeners are fund of downvoting others on the same contest because they think they can raise their score. They soon realize it is the opposite. You also have to accept the fact that there are hackers everywhere that will conduct the outcome of the contest. They can twist the result by promoting and demoting entries as much as they like even in just a matter of 2 hours before the contest ends. Who would ever believe that an entry can be hit with rapid succession of 300 solid downvotes (1s) in 2 hours before the contest ends and dropping it from 1st Place to 6th Place while the rests were untouched? Those who could have won but were over taken by these hackers have already left the SL site right after the contests because of disappointments.

We know who these hackers are. They are shameless and don't care about others who have spent counless hours for their entries only to get robbed of their winnings in the end! It is just frustrating when SugarLoot is helpless in preventing such activities. There is even a suspicion that SL has something to do with it since they don't do anything to prevent such unscupulous acts.

If you are not in a faction with these hackers, your chances of winning is very slim. Therefore, I advice everyone just to take it easy and have fun. Do not kill yourself overdoing it. Avoid conflict with anyone. Everybody is saying that they are honest and I believe some of them. Downvoting is just part of the game but you need to use it sparingly, otherwise an avalanche occurs where everybody will keep doing it and you know what happens.

I would like to emphasize though that the contest is not really about how good your entry is, but rather how quick you can get those 10s while your friends are backing you up so you stay of top. This is some kind of a "Reality Show" where everyone is endulged in a "free for all" survival strategy.

One thing that throws me off is when you trust somebody trading 10s and find out later that you have been getting 1s all along. It is okay if someone downvotes me anonymously or telling me frankly but asking for a 10 and giving me back a 1 in return is really an unthinkable cheat. They would even keep mentioning their honesty at their pages. There are some who just leave notes that they gave you a 10 but actually they don't. They think it's the fastest way they can get those 10s. They are lucky if nobody tracks down their incoming votes but there are some smart people who does.

I use an Excel form to record each one's progress that automatically computes the average score. It will tell you how many 10's or 1' you are getting and you will identify those people who are cheating. Let me know if you need a copy and I will send it to you.

So, with this little advice I hope everyone enjoys and have fun!