Exactly, they will improve over time as more votes are compiled. That's the whole concept of the project. We need to give it a few weeks before criticizing specific rankings.
I wish that were so, but I don't think it is. These ratings have been running for more than six weeks now, I believe, and perhaps two months. At the start they were fairly reasonable. Players might have been out of where they should be by a few spots, but there were no really outrageous ratings. Things have steadily gotten worse since then. For example, I have watched as three of my all-time favorite players, Doug Harvey, Jean Beliveau and Maurice Richard have gone from the top 10 steadily down the list to the point where Beliveau is now 49, Harvey is 52 and the Rocket is 57. I doubt any reasonable member of this board would rank these three that low, except perhaps a few whose remarks have indicated they don't think Richard was one of the greats.
The same thing has happened to other old-timers from other clubs, although their drop has not been as dramatic except for poor Ted Lindsay, who has dropped to 82, although he can take comfort in finding himself 10 spots higher than Howie Morenz at 92. Early on, as I recall, Morenz was just below the top 10 and Lindsay was in the high teens.
It would take a majority of knowledgeable voters committed to casting their votes in a principled way to change things around. That is very unlikely to happen. Most voters are probably quite young and voting for their favorite players and players who played for their favorite club. It was quite evident at one point that Bruins fans were making a concerted and successful effort to lift Bruins players up the list. I was tempted to alert Canadiens fans to this voting fiasco on the various Canadiens fans boards I read, but decided it would an unworthy effort. Instead, I pay the ranking no attention outside the effort this contribution has required.