This is, of course, ignoring the fact that the Freddies have been ridiculous for reasons beyond throwing away all "1" votes.

Is there any weighting the votes based on the size of the airlines? If not, how can you expect the very minor players to ever win a real award? Any what value are the awards to those who aren't in a market covered by such an airline? How can voters be expected to rank companies that they don't use?

What about the fact that there's no way to accurately vote over the Internet without physical verification of votes? Randy can claim anything he wants about throwing away industry e-mail addresses and dupe IPs, but as a seasoned Internet professional and a computer expert, I can assure everyone that there is no way to do this and expect reasonable results.

It is laughable to think that this is possible. Just for fun, I like to tell my colleagues about the voting process and hear their humorous reactions. Everyone gets a real kick out of it.

What about the fact that InsideFlyer employees manage the Freddies and vote-counting without an independent authority meanwhile having a financial stake (advertising) in the companies that win the awards?

The whole thing is ridiculous. I won't expect an explanation from Randy because there's no way to take this whole thing seriously.

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[This message has been edited by dbaker (edited 04-26-2002).]