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TV ClubHouse: ARCHIVES: Big Brother USA 2003 General Discussions Part 1: CBS Popularity Poll: Archive through August 18, 2003

Funnyfarm

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 10:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Looks like someone is "stuffing the ballot box" for Ali. As someone mentioned in a thead yesterday, Ali's votes have doubled over the week end. Pennsylvania must have discovered how unpopular she really is, and is attempting to change the numbers. It has gone up another fraction since last night.

I'm sure the poll doesn't mean much, but this year it appeared to be an accurate reflection, until now.

Crazydog

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 10:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yes, I think it's obviously rigged. She was at 2 point something just a few days ago, and now she is at 7.0? Yeah right. It's too bad that people feel the need to manipulate the polls. It would be nice if it were an accurate reflection of how unpopular she is.

Philamom

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 11:41 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I think it was me who mentioned Ali's numbers doubling. But please don't blame Pennsylvania (my state). Trust me, we have nothing to do with it. :) My guess is that someone with IT knowledge has set up one of those votebot things.

I asked my son (who is a computer engineer) to look at the numbers and tell me what he thinks. He said it looks as if about 60,000 people vote weekly in the CBS polls (he got the numbers from one of the other CBS BB polls). He said for Ali to have increased from 3.6 on Friday to 7.6 today, in just 3 days over 600,000 people (10 times the normal WEEKLY total) would have had to vote for Ali, all giving her a grade of 10. His opinion is that someone is using technology to increase her numbers.

Funnyfarm

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 11:44 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I agree Crazy. It doesn't seem to me the polls are as active this year as others. I think only 56,000+ voting on who is evicted, etc. So I was taking the results to be an accurate reflection of those voting .....until now.

Your choice of words of "manipulating" the polls was sooooooo accurate and funny ......... especially considering the "manipulating" was for "the manipulator" :)

Funnyfarm

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 11:50 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sorry Phil .... I should not have said Pennsylvania. Besides if it had been the state, they would have voted for Justin!!! What I really wanted to say was ......... maybe her dad is giving a 10% off for new divorce cases in exchange for a vote for Ali !!!

I'm sure you're right about the technology ... but someone close to Ali is doing that. She has never been that popular in the polls, and has sunk weekly.

Philamom

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 11:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
That's okay, Funnyfarm ... you're right, we (Pennsylvania, that is -- I'll speak for the whole state, LOL) would have definitely voted for Justin over Ali.

And I agree, it's probably someone who knows Ali and who has some IT knowledge who is responsible for her numbers soaring.

Kaili

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 11:59 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Can we set up one that votes her at 0 to counter it? Heehee.

Funnyfarm

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 12:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hers is at 7.6 now, Erika at 7.7 and Jack at 8. Jack and Erika has been consistent. Ali's was 3.6.

I like the idea of the 0 counter. :)

Crossfire

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 12:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
It will be interesting to see what value they use when updating the chart. They may scrub the numbers prior to an official update.

Philamom

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 12:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Cross, from watching the polls at CBS, I can tell it's a cumulative poll ... because after they update the weekly chart, the numbers are still the same on the "daily" vote count. So, for example, Jack's 8.0 rating is representative of what people have thought of him since the show started, not just in the past week.

Hey, does anyone know how to do a votebot? Xarph? You there? hee hee

Needmylifeback

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 12:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well Ali is now tied with Erica for 2nd place in popularity at 7.7 with Jack hanging in 1st at 8....shall we 'take bets' as to when Ali surpasses them all and claim her crown as most adored by a computer???

My guess is 3:15 today.

Katann

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 12:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Please, so where is there a place to make our(viewers) vote count? where can I vote?

Sanfranjoshfan

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 12:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Maybe the "Ali's Ex Lovers" newsletter went out asking all of her past "dates" to stop in and vote for her! :)

Funnyfarm

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 12:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
CBS.com - Polls - Love 'em or Leave'em

Andiegirl

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 01:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This is so amusing. Why would anyone want to "stuff the ballot box" for such a trivial thing?? loco The silly little poll counts for NOTHING! You've got me hooked Funny and Phila. I'm gonna be watchin' that poll right along with ya!

Crazydog

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 01:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Why? To me, it's obviously something being done by someone close to Alison, or it's at least a huge fan who can't bear to see that their beloved Ali has fallen so far in the popularity polls. They want her to think that everyone loves her when she gets out of the house and sees the poll.

Spwisc

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 01:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok, I go to CBS.com, then to Big Brother, then to polls and finally to 'love them or leave them'... now what? It doesn't come up with a place to rate them for me, like in past years.

Kaili

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 01:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Spwisc- go to the main Big Brother CBS page- at the very bottom of that is a link where it says "Take the Big Brother Polls"- click on that and it'll take you to where you can vote.

Link to polling area This should take you there :)

Andiegirl

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 01:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well did you all read that interview with Ali's mom that there was a rumor Ali snuck a computer in the house?devil Maybe Ali's the mastermind.bouncy grin

Philamom

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 01:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I agree ... I can't imagine anyone taking the time to set up this thing up for Alison. It is silly. We all know it's bogus, so I'm not sure exactly what the point is. Except possibly to annoy me, LOL.

Wow, Ali's tied with Erika now. A few more hours, and she'll surpass Jack. I'm going to go and give Ali numerous "1" votes, but I don't think it'll make a difference.

Funnyfarm

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 01:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
SP - unless your computer won't allow pop-ups :(

Pengoh

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 01:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Spwisc; when you go to the cbs big brother home page, there is a very small link on the front page underneath all the squares with the houseguests faces in them. I believe it says 'rate the houseguests' and it should bring you to the right screen.

R151996

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 01:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I wouldn't get too worked up about the CBS website. On the "Who's Next" results from last week, the greatest number of voters picked Nathan as the evictee, the first time this season that the correct evictee had the most votes. But Jack's picture and name are displayed in the evicted column for last week.

Neko

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 04:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Holy CRAp!!

It just change while I was at www.cbs.com!!

It's now Jack with 8% and second highest now says Alison 7.8%

When I first got to the website (Just a few minutese ago), it said Ericka!!

Xarph

Monday, August 18, 2003 - 04:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
America loves Ali.