How do you participate in rankdowns?

[HeyHeyHey]

I was about this today. Do you participate in rankdowns in the actual order you like the songs or are you strategic about it? For example, if there is a song you really like but know it won’t win, would you put it below something you think has a better chance to help it win?

I’m interested in knowing!

[Fire]

you're supposed to do it in the actual order but i believe there was one incident in some hip hop rd where a poster tanked certain songs just to allow a certain song to win

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Sept 7, 2020 11:45:19 GMT -5 Fire said:

you're supposed to do it in the actual order but i believe there was one incident in some hip hop rd where a poster tanked certain songs just to allow a certain song to win

Lol what rankdown was that?

[Deleted]

The actual order way is the only right way
If you do it any other way you a loser and you best stop that trifling ass shit

[Fire]

Sept 7, 2020 11:51:03 GMT -5 @nonameneeded said:

Sept 7, 2020 11:45:19 GMT -5 Fire said:

you're supposed to do it in the actual order but i believe there was one incident in some hip hop rd where a poster tanked certain songs just to allow a certain song to win

Lol what rankdown was that?

i don't remember what the rankdown was, i just know that it was hip hop, but i do know that it happened lol

[Fire]

ok but the two who voted strategically...that's just sad lol

[HeyHeyHey]

I always vote in the actual order I like the songs. It is better that way and gives a more accurate representation of how the songs, artists, etc. are perceived.

[Devil Marlena Nylund]

The order. Doing it strategically might be okay if the rank down is meant to be that way (which might actually be fun to do sometime) but I enjoy seeing how the songs I like stack up against others. If my #1 is out before the top 30, that’s fine by me. It’s not meant to be a competition and I find it odd that people think it as such.

[M5]

Doing it strategically kind of defeats the purpose of a rankdown just saying.

[kimberly]

Sept 7, 2020 13:19:55 GMT -5 Devil Marlena Nylund said:

The order. Doing it strategically might be okay if the rank down is meant to be that way (which might actually be fun to do sometime) but I enjoy seeing how the songs I like stack up against others. If my #1 is out before the top 30, that’s fine by me. It’s not meant to be a competition and I find it odd that people think it as such.

I think it's the "closeness" thing?? I never cared about it. I would rather have my taste be reflected in my rankings than have a random list just because I'm tired of The Weeknd and Dua Lipa winning everything, ya know?

[Lost In Musical Reverie]

The actual order, even if my closeness rankings end up being all over the place.

I admit to putting some unpopular songs slightly higher than I should in order to attempt to help their position (most notorious examples included "Never Had A Dream Come True" and "Hey Look Ma, I Made It" at #10 for their respective rankdowns), but even then, that's what I was genuinely feeling at the time.

Deliberately tanking fan-favorites so they won't win is an annoying thing to do, and as many have said, defeats the purpose of the rankdowns.

[singingrulebritannia]

Sept 7, 2020 11:51:03 GMT -5 @nonameneeded said:

Sept 7, 2020 11:45:19 GMT -5 Fire said:

you're supposed to do it in the actual order but i believe there was one incident in some hip hop rd where a poster tanked certain songs just to allow a certain song to win

Lol what rankdown was that?

Mayman did it in 2018 Year-End R&B/Hip Hop
pulsemusic.proboards.com/post/6940488/thread
The best part was, he didn't even need to rank Sicko Mode's competitors as his bottom 4, because the song won by over 100 points.

[Red]

Those who partake in the second option have helped to make me enjoy doing and hosting rankdowns less. If you rank a song low because you actually don't like the song, even if it's a song that I really like, whatever, that's fine. It's your preference. But rank according to your actual personal preferences. What's the fun in ranking songs based on how others are going to rank them?

Imagine caring so much about a game (an INTERNET MESSAGE BOARD GAME) that you're willing to tank a song that you would normally rank very high just so another song might have a chance to win.

[bboat11]

@mods can we make the poll results public so that we know which people to stop accepting lists from?

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Sept 7, 2020 17:05:07 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

@mods can we make the poll results public so that we know which people to stop accepting lists from?

You can still just not include a list you find that is inappropriate. I have done that for a couple of rankdowns. They know who they are, or do they?

[Az Paynter]

If you're specifically chasing closeness or anything like that, you're doing it wrong. Literally none of the stats people keep rolling out matter, they're not the game. You can make a game out of it (or part of the game) if that adds to the enjoyment for you (ie. how I liked to chase last place in the retro rock RD's while I was still doing them) but the game at its most basic is 'rank X number of songs from your favourite to your least favourite' (this instruction is included in literally every rankdown opened in the games forum why the f**k would you ignore this).

[Deleted]

I always rank the songs as I like them

The only strategy - so to say - I use is when I have several songs I really like and would put all in #1... so I pick the song I think others like least and place it higher. But that happens very rare

On the other hand I do wonder how some people rank their songs and get like 95% of closeness to the actual rankdown.
And do they actually rank just to get the satisfaction of being that close and /or they know the results and then rank the songs... which in the end is not the game others play...

[HeyHeyHey]

Sept 11, 2020 14:20:41 GMT -5 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 said:

Sept 7, 2020 17:05:07 GMT -5 bboat11 said:

@mods can we make the poll results public so that we know which people to stop accepting lists from?

You can still just not include a list you find that is inappropriate. I have done that for a couple of rankdowns. They know who they are, or do they?

But then the problem becomes who is doing it strategically and who really dislikes a beloved song/loves a rather disliked song. Opinions vary so much that your definition of an “inappropriate list” could be someone’s actual ranking.

[dremolus - solarpunk]

Those who try to sabotage rankings have little dick energy

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Sept 12, 2020 10:41:19 GMT -5 dremolus - solarpunk said:

Those who try to sabotage rankings have little dick energy

There is a special place in hell for those types of people. They need to be slapped in the face.