Riff-Off 1.1: The Walkin' Dude vs. Robin Williams

Riff-Off 1.1: The Walkin' Dude vs. Robin Williams

  • The Walkin' Dude

    Votes: 33 47.1%

  • Robin Williams

    Votes: 37 52.9%
  • Total voters
    70
  • Poll closed .
Re: Riff-Off 1.1: The Walkin' Dude vs. Robin Williams

This was a tough one. I like them both!

Tie suggestion: have an SD person (Evan for instance) cast the tie-breaking vote.
 
Re: Riff-Off 1.1: The Walkin' Dude vs. Robin Williams

Pink Unicorn Horsey said:
So a variation on a set riff? I'm not quite sure how that would work, although I'm open to the idea if it's fleshed out a bit more.
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It would be like doing a cover song and voting on who did it better, had the most original idea, who took the biggest risk and pulled it off, etc.

Have a 3rd party write a riff just for the tie breaker and then have each contestant do their own version of that riff. Allowing the contestant to choose their own key, tempo, etc.
 
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Re: Riff-Off 1.1: The Walkin' Dude vs. Robin Williams

ericmeyer4 said:
It would be like doing a cover song and voting on who did it better, had the most original idea, who took the biggest risk and pulled it off, etc.
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Hmmm...I think I'd prefer a riff-off in which each contestant had to submit a new riff. The winner of that breaks the tie.
 
Re: Riff-Off 1.1: The Walkin' Dude vs. Robin Williams

Deferring to Keith, here. I don't really care either way - tiebreaker vote or lightening round - either is fine with me...
 
Re: Riff-Off 1.1: The Walkin' Dude vs. Robin Williams

sosomething said:
Deferring to Keith, here. I don't really care either way - tiebreaker vote or lightening round - either is fine with me...
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I like the idea of a lightning round because it puts contestants in a situation a session man might find himself in. You have to come up with something good under pressure and with little time to plan. Some people really excel in these situations.
 
Re: Riff-Off 1.1: The Walkin' Dude vs. Robin Williams

Keith, what if we gave YOU the tiebreaker vote?
 
Re: Riff-Off 1.1: The Walkin' Dude vs. Robin Williams

well, point of clarity here ... keith, by definition, would be being placed in a position where the exact opposite of impartiality would be required ... he would be put in a position where he would have to make a subjective call ... he would HAVE to be partial to the one he liked best ... now, i believe he could be unbiased by the knowledge of the true identities of the contestants .. but that is not the same as impartial

i suggest that a truly unbiased and impartial method would be something like whoever submitted their entry first would be the winner in the event of a voting tie .. but asking a human to do it is not impartial
 
Re: Riff-Off 1.1: The Walkin' Dude vs. Robin Williams

Well I have not voted yet....

Sly to the rescue!
 
Re: Riff-Off 1.1: The Walkin' Dude vs. Robin Williams

tone4days said:
well, point of clarity here ... keith, by definition, would be being placed in a position where the exact opposite of impartiality would be required ... he would be put in a position where he would have to make a subjective call ... he would HAVE to be partial to the one he liked best ... now, i believe he could be unbiased by the knowledge of the true identities of the contestants .. but that is not the same as impartial

i suggest that a truly unbiased and impartial method would be something like whoever submitted their entry first would be the winner in the event of a voting tie .. but asking a human to do it is not impartial
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Surely for something whose only reward is bragging rights would not drive someone to say "that guy's a prick, I'm not voting for him just because of that"?

I'm ok with him having the tie-breaker vote.
 
Re: Riff-Off 1.1: The Walkin' Dude vs. Robin Williams

Jake said:
Keith, what if we gave YOU the tiebreaker vote?
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I trust Keith to be impartial, but I feel like the contestants may cry foul. If not in this tournament, maybe in future ones. Keith does, after all, know who each one is, and just that knowledge may subconsciously lead to bias. I second RD's suggestion of having an SD guy break the tie.
 
Re: Riff-Off 1.1: The Walkin' Dude vs. Robin Williams

misterwhizzy said:
I trust Keith to be impartial, but I feel like the contestants may cry foul. If not in this tournament, maybe in future ones. Keith does, after all, know who each one is, and just that knowledge may subconsciously lead to bias. I second RD's suggestion of having an SD guy break the tie.
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My thoughts exactly... no offense Keef. I feel like the anonymity of the riff-writers is what's really key to this contest. Besides, if an SD guy got in on the voting, we might get a mention on the main page? ;)
 
Re: Riff-Off 1.1: The Walkin' Dude vs. Robin Williams

Man... tough call on this one. But I made my choice.
 
Re: Riff-Off 1.1: The Walkin' Dude vs. Robin Williams

i think putting the host in a position to disappoint a forum bro is very not cool
 
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