Another obvious way to do the process would be that only "Wackos" can nominate and vote for the "Wacko pin"...after all it IS the "Wacko pin." But anyone who wants can buy a pin, including "Newbies" and nonregistered forum visitors. To register multiple new names and then make 50 posts with each of them to earn "Wacko" status would be difficult.

I agree that the end result is helping a lighthouse (and I personally don't have a strong preference and will buy 2 pins no matter which one wins). However, I still think if there is a way to identify people who voted more than once this go around (and I assume that there is or the topic wouldn't have been brought up by John), the user names should be forwarded to Ladybug and then all their votes beyond the first should be disqualified. While it may not have been explicitly stated, we all implicitly understand the democratic process here and we all know one person gets just one vote.

[This message has been edited by DocJ44 (edited 06-24-2002).]