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Subject: Thanks! Since you were able to experience both, did you observe that there were any differences?
Author: Owner/Moderator	[ Next Thread \| Previous Thread \| Next Message \| Previous Message ] Date Posted: 17:55:51 01/16/24 Tue In reply to: 's message, "Ballot came back in 2019 .. I had a daughter compete in both years..2018 was pure score, 2019 (year 1 of 2.0) was final ballot" on 17:44:35 01/16/24 Tue [ Next Thread \| Previous Thread \| Next Message \| Previous Message ]

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[> [> [> [> Subject: Unfortunately, not without sounding like a bitter mom. 😱 It just seems easier to guess who will win & who will be 4th runner up when there is final ballot vs pure score. Which goes along with an earlier point - the origin of vote of the heart - yeah she is talented, beautiful, fit, well spoken — but do we really want a (fat; petite; black; queer; amazon; blue haired) insert bias, as our Miss State?

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Date Posted: 19:16:24 01/16/24 Tue

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: If you're a mom, you're human. :) I get it, if I had a daughter competing I would want the best for her. I have the same concerns as you, I fear that judges have either implicit or explicit bias. I know that many judges have integrity but many biases we are not even conscious of. I wouldn't want to be responsible for unfairly ending someone's dream. That is the problem with a final ballot. I know you can do it other ways by awarding points to those you like but if you have it in for a certain contestant it is easier to completely tank them.

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Date Posted: 22:00:41 01/18/24 Thu