The 3-way idea is compelling, however the problem is that this method will heavily favor the higher seed while the lower seeds take votes away from each other. In order to defeat a higher song, a lower song needs to gain a solid groundswell of support. If two lower songs are going up against a higher song, neither lower song will stand any chance to defeat the higher song while simultaneously battling the other lower song. In this particular bracket, it is highly unlikely that either Question Mark or Garcian will defeat Buquebus anyways. However, later on it could happen that a 4 and a 5 tie right before facing a 1, or a 6 and a 3 tie before facing a 2, etc. A single 4 or 5 could reasonably defeat a 1, and a single 3 or 6 could certainly beat a 2, but not while facing another low seed at the same time.
In addition, this method would be ineffective to settle a tie for the championship.
Finally, a further tie in a 3-way matchup would theoretically create a 4-way matchup, which would be so chaotic that it would deter from the legitimacy of the tourney.
Here are my serious ideas, without the fun stuff:
1. Total posts by voters. Works just like an election for a board of directors where each share owned equals one vote. In this case, each post equals one vote.
2. Take the song that has been performed live more times. It has more legitimacy, more of a solid foundation for the next round.
3. Have Tim rank all of the songs 1-64. Higher Timmy ranking prevails.
4. Delay the start of the next matchup until 3 additional votes have been cast. In order to be eligible, the 3 additional voters must 1. Have registered their .info account on or before February 2005 and 2. Have at least 50 posts. This way it will not become a matter of who can create new accounts.
5. Another version of option #4 is to have a pre-established tiebreaking committee of an odd number of people. The members of the tiebreaking committee must give up their eligibility to vote in any of the regular rounds. However, in the case of a tie they will vote and settle the tie. In order to be on the tiebreaking committee, the user must have registered on or before February 2005, must have at least 50 posts, and must forfeit their right to vote in any regulation rounds.
Basically, do anything but a coin flip. Random would suck. The idea is to come up with anything to avoid this.
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