Can't this be achieved by just posting what questions you have about both teams?..off the top of my head we've seen Sturm, TDMM, and Johnny Engine do that this year (and I'm probably forgetting a couple others too). Sometimes this sparked conversation, other times not, depending on how responsive the GM's involved were and your point B about other voters contributing
This.
We only get good voting results if we actually consider what we're voting for, and we do that best if we talk about it.
In some cases, I posted my questions out of frustration - they weren't always great questions, but something needed to be said to keep the thread going, and make sure there was enough to judge each team on.
I didn't vote in the conference finals. There was discussion in each series, but my head wasn't in it at all (also, sorry about the O6 vote, VI, same thing). I was outside of the city recording music for 10 days straight. That's not a sob story about being too busy. There was plenty of time where I was just drinking coffee on the back deck, staring into space and thinking through creative stuff. But I didn't watch a single hockey game, NHL or IIHF, or even really follow any of it. I checked in for updates on the ATD forum before going to bed each evening, but I never found myself at the point where I'd think "yes, I've absorbed the information I need, I'll vote now".
Anyway, that's not a scenario that's going to happen very often. But I think the point I was trying to get at is that engagement is the name of the game. Perhaps it would be good to ask GMs who
didn't argue their cases strongly, why they disengaged from the process. I'm sure everyone has their own reasons.
