Final Votes
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Final Votes
Jasonfan | Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 09:22 pm     And, to defend Ryan, he was quite "out of it" last night because he was so sick. I can see that he'd misread a few numbers. In the big picture, both finalists won the same prize-- the title itself is all that was up for grabs. Clay may actually have more freedom by NOT being the American Idol. |
Seamonkey | Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 09:44 pm     er.. I caught the disease.. 250,000,000 votes for the season of course. |
Hermione69 | Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 09:50 pm     ROFL, Seamonkey! I caught that earlier, but was waiting to see if you said anything!! I can't believe I am awake. I took a "short nap" after work at 6 p.m. and I just woke up and it is now after midnight. What was I thinking?? |
Muse | Friday, May 23, 2003 - 01:21 am     I don't get why the media is running with the idea of the results being wrong because Ruben was hyped or that the vote was so close. The problem was that many people couldn't get in to vote. This happened for some Clay fans and some Ruben fans. And since that *definitely* changed results (total vote numbers, and probably the percentages since people's ability to get it varied widely depending on their location and voting method), we don't know who would have won if the phone lines had been reasonably open. If the media wants a story, there's a story. FOX should change it for next season so fans and contestants don't have to go through this again. Since Ruben won the title on the spot, I don't think there should be a recount. That'd be unfair since the competition's over. *Especially* since Clay has said that he doesn't think there should be one, since he's fine with the results. I'm sure a tiny part of him is upset (his own grandmother was unable to vote for him, for pete's sake!), but I think overall he feels happy with what he *did* get out of the AI experience. And Ruben and Clay will both do just fine, I'm sure.  |
Sadiesmom | Friday, May 23, 2003 - 04:37 am     Actually there was the same problem in England. I think reality shows want close votes so they try to squeeze the envelope. I think they are killing the goose with this, their ratings were phenominal and now both sides are annoyed. I have heard some stories though about mass market callers setting their phones to mass dial, one to vote for someone over and over and another for some s mass dialer to call, vote and hold on to the lines blocking other calls from that contestant. Don't know if there is a defense against it. If they allowed on-line voting, it would probably have auto voters crash the system. Now a writing in vote would be great, but couldnot be done is a week. As long as there are spoilers, there will be messes like this. |
Iscreamer1 | Friday, May 23, 2003 - 07:21 am     I heard Ruben's mother say she was able to vote over 200 times before she even left the Universal parking lot!!!!! His brother said 150 times. How could that be? I am in AZ and got 1 vote in in 2 1/2 hours. There is deffinately a problem with the voting and I hope FOX examines it carefully for next year. I'd be happy if they had some kind of number recognition that only let each phone vote once. |
Hobobabe | Friday, May 23, 2003 - 09:03 am     Cell phones vs. land lines? I live in Los Angeles and was only able to get through to Ruben's phone number twice using a land line. Perhaps it was easier to get in using a cell phone. And, if that is true, maybe those Ruben viewing parties they were having in Alabama made the difference. They all had cell phones at the party. And, what if their call goal was the same as Mom's, "I tried to reach "205" calls, but couldn't quite do it." Cute idea. |
Babyjaxmom | Friday, May 23, 2003 - 10:52 am     I tried to vote a couple of weeks back using my cell phone (Sprint not AT&T) and after trying for about 45 minutes to get through, I gave up. I didn't even try to vote for the finale, cause I didn't think I'd be able to get through. I wonder how many other folks thought the same as me and didn't even try. Hmmmmmm . . . |
Peepinagain | Friday, May 23, 2003 - 10:55 am     I only got in once in the 3 hrs that I tried. I live in NY. |
Tabbyking | Friday, May 23, 2003 - 11:08 am     and ruben's mother started voting 'live' time, which meant 6:00 o'clock here in california. (at least she said she was starting 'right now' as the show ended.) and that was 3 hours before it aired here...and the rest of us couldn't start voting until 9:00 PDT. she must have used a cell phone programmed from her home area code to be able to vote EDT for the first 3 hours (?) clay will be fine, though. |
Faerygdds | Friday, May 23, 2003 - 11:25 am     AHA Tabby... I think you may be onto something there! |
Hobobabe | Friday, May 23, 2003 - 11:32 am     You know, I didn't think of that, Tabbyking! She probably had a "205" area code and voted EDT, yet since she was accessing local cell networks (I guess that how it works), she didn't have to compete with callers from back "home" to get through, nor did she have to compete with us PDT callers! Good for her. Glad she had a chance to vigorously support her son! |
Fabnsab | Friday, May 23, 2003 - 11:46 am     Great theory but wouldn't that same theory hold true for Clay's mother who said she only got in a few times? |
Hobobabe | Friday, May 23, 2003 - 11:55 am     Yes, you would think so...if clay's Mom was using a "919" area code on her cell phone then she theoretically should have gotten in more than a few times, wouldn't she? I hope she didn't wait to start dialing! [We'll eventually learn the explanation] |
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