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Oi, math is definitely not my strong suit, so I’ll have to think through how that might work. Are you wanting to do this in addition to the current Greatest Evar stats? Maybe rename what’s currently the Greatest Evar to Highest Vote Getters or something? Then the Greatest Evar could be the product of the place finishing formula?
One wrinkle that might occur is when the final finishing places change several days or weeks after the contest ends. In that case, the Farktography page will list one person as a winner while the FSM will list someone else. I noticed that happens with the Written Word, where at the time of the contest, Encyclopedia Galactica and I tied for first, but after the contest was called, he got a few more votes.
To this point, you’ve been counting votes that come in for a period of a few weeks after the contest, which then counts towards the various totals and averages, which makes sense. I guess the question comes down to whether it’s more “fair” or makes more sense to assign places based on the dynamic data the FSM has, or whether the places should be assigned when the contest is called. The answer might depend on which statistic you’re running. I guess if you really wanted to go all out you could run two different statistics: one that would show votes and place finishing when the contest is called and another that factors in late votes for a period of time and assigns places based on that extra data. Or even a combined statistic that shows an entry’s place at the end of the contest and any change after the contest was called.
Dunno…think I’m babbling now lol