I had a conference call with BFG and the other clubs in the contest Tuesday. Bfg decided to remove all votes from the first five days and extend the voting to June 30th. The reason for all this is to make it a fair contest. In the beginning someone was voting for Dusy using a bot. That fooled us into thinking we were way out in front. It also fooled Blanca into thinking they were way behind,so they sat up all night voting trying to catch us(you could do that then).
After 5 days they found and removed the bot votes leaving Dusy way behind and they changed the rules at the same time(So you could only vote once a day).They also put something in place at that time to block bot votes. Well,Dusy supporters wanted the votes to be reset at the same time the rules were changed(To make it fair). And since a fair amount of time passed before that was done,Blanca supporters(And the other clubs)wanted more time to allow them time to catch up.
So yesterday,a change was made to the percentages and the vote count added to the results page. There was an error in doing that due to a computer glitch. That error was fixed today and now the numbers should be accurate,showing the results minus all the votes prior to the rules change. Remember this is the first year BFG is doing it like this. In the past the winner was chosen by judges. So,there's a learning curve. Expect next year to be smoother as they are learning. I want to thank BFG for their efforts in keeping this contest fair.
Ed
Four Wheel Drive Club of Fresno
