Prediction comments

[Gustaf]

After reading through them it seems the predictions discussion (as linked to the maps) is its own world of uninformed hackery. That's interesting and while I'm of course grateful they haven't spread too much into the forum I wonder if anyone has any ideas as to why this phenomenon exists?

[Jaggerjack]

I don't know... maybe because there aren't enough *intelligent* people to keep the hacks on the prediction pages in check?

[Gustaf]

I don't know... maybe because there aren't enough *intelligent* people to keep the hacks on the prediction pages in check?

I guess my post looked mean-spirited...but we don't have people in the actual forum predicting a 45-state blowout for one party and have half-a-dozen people sincerely applauding their prediction "because it looks exactly like mine". I never suspected it to be that extreme. I thought it was sort of sociologically interesting or something, because I guess it has to do with the prediction being more anonymous, etc.

[Padfoot]

i used the prediction maps to ease my way into eventually joining the forum.  i hope these people aren't doing the same.

[Хahar 🤔]

I actually registered for the forum while waiting for a confirmation e-mail for my Atlas account. However, the predictions are in fact a different, only somewhat related, world than the forum.

[Verily]

It's actually quite remarkable that we come up with a reasonable prediction map, given the extremes in the predictions section. I suppose it all averages out in the end.

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

I'm wondering where the landslide victories for "uncommitted" are coming from?

[Gustaf]

I'm wondering where the landslide victories for "uncommitted" are coming from?

I think the states are uncomitted as default. I haven't bothered with predicting the later states so I've put them all as uncomitted.

[Gabu]

I'm wondering where the landslide victories for "uncommitted" are coming from?

I think the states are uncomitted as default. I haven't bothered with predicting the later states so I've put them all as uncomitted.

Same here.

[Хahar 🤔]

https://uselectionatlas.org/PRED/PRESIDENT/2008/pred.php?action=indpred&id=5620

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Too funny indeed.

[Hash]

Where is that comment?

[Хahar 🤔]

Where is that comment?

Somewhere in the middle. Ctrl-F my name, and it's the second hit.

[Hash]

This faye guy is so funny...

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I'll read all those comments tomorrow again.

[Hash]

Apparently, he's a 69. Such a fake.

[Хahar 🤔]

Apparently, "she"s a 69.

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[Hash]

An obvious fake.

[Хahar 🤔]

An obvious fake.

Certainly. But it does bear some resemblance to John Engle.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Here is another prime example of hackishness. I almost hope that these loons come onto the forum so that we can punt them back to their partisan hack support groups. It almost amazes me that there are people out there that are this clueless.