Thread: 5th Anniversary Voting Poll

Alright, stats time. First some disclaimers: all numbers are based on what it would have taken to get a knight a new version based on last year's main poll results. That means they at least had to beat the third place in main poll. Obviously these numbers mean nothing for this year's result; these are only intended to show what sort of effort may be required to actually make a difference in the rankings. Also, when I say that "X people are required using Y potions per day" I'm assuming an average of 200 stamina per potion. Most of the time I just go with 20 stamina potions (4000 stamina) because I consider that a reasonable number.

First, the most hopeful-looking: getting 4th place Snowdrop to 3rd would have taken just 14 more people doing 20 stamina potions per day. Now how about Saffron, who placed in sixth? At 20 stamina potions per day, that would take 426 people (the difference between 4th and 6th was over 30 million votes). To get the number of people under 100, each person would need to use 94 stamina potions per day (or 48oo FG per day). Now, because this is me, I have to see how we could have uplifted Lily R to her rightful throne. Again, at 20 stamina potions per day, that would have required 836 people. To get the number of people under 100, each person would need to use at least 174 stamina potions per day. I did some analysis on the topic polls, and they come up with similar-ish numbers.

So yeah, it's far from an easy feat to make a difference. Not impossible, but we need to choose a target very carefully.