What I mean is does anyone vote for a celeb based on the actual performances, so might be different each week, rather than supporting a particular skater. I know there has been quite a bit of talk on here in recent weeks about why people are voting for Johnson or Denise when they were clearly not so good but do Sam/Laura/Chloe supporters vote for them each week regardless of how they have done? My children have their favourites but insist on being fair and still vote for the skater they think has done the best even if not their fav whereas I tend to vote for my favourite and may drop in an additional vote if someone has really impressed me.

No I never vote, don't trust it at all

I consider I do that. I have my favourites, but even when they make an odd mistake they're still good enough to deserve my vote. Going to find the final very difficult though, as I'm going to try and not vote for all 3 of the finalists!

Well, my pick of the performances every week has been top of the leaderboard, so if I did vote I suppose I would have done so in line with my thoughts on that.

I certainly change my favourite in the DS poll every week based on their performance

I never vote either, but I just might in the final.

I do think that it's very subjective; you only have to look at the changes to the leaderboard to see that. It's very close between Sam, Laura and Chloe. I vote for Laura every week but I have been known to vote for others as well if I enjoyed their performance.

I always vote for my favourite on dance shows regardless of how they perform because I want to see them again. It amazes me that people can be objective about it

I vote for the performance which is best on the night. I've voted for all the finalists at least once over the weeks.

I always vote for my favourite (or favourites), when I vote, but it's not completely regardless of how they perform, because:[list][*]They probably wouldn't be my favourite if they didn't do well most weeks (in skating more than 'performance').[*]If they do poorly one week, or end up in the dreaded middle of the leaderboard, that makes it more likely that I'll vote that week, because I'll think they'll need votes.[/list]

Yes, I don't see why I should vote on each week's performance separately. They judges are supposed to mark that way, so it's down to the viewers to save someone who has an off week.

But isn't that contradictory?

The OP asked if anyone votes on the actual performance on the night as opposed to a favourite.

You consider you do that - then go onto say that even when your favourite makes an odd mistake they still get your vote. Does that apply even if your favourite drops down the leaderboard and is clearly not best on the night?

I've voted every week for Laura and until he was eliminated for Johnson too. I've also voted for Sam more than once.

Laura because she has never been lower than 2nd in the leaderboard and even though Sam has sometimes proved a superior skater he hasn't shown similar personality/performance skills. I was also shocked to see her in the skate off despite equal 2nd place on the leaderboard in week 6. I determined then that I'd try to make my vote count.

Johnson because I admired him. I admired his work ethic, his courage, his determination to overcome his problems and the vast improvement he made.

I questioned some of Sam's foolish publicity seeking, just as I was irritated last week when he went on about reclaiming top spot on the leaderboard but he can without question turn in an electrifying technical performance and I feel he deserves a place in the final.

I think I'm a little bit of both when it comes to voting. I generally know who my favourite is from week one and I vote for them every week regardless of how they perform because I want to see them again. I do also vote for my favourite performace of the week from the other contestants. For this series so far Laura is my favourite but I also have voted for Johnson, Chloe, Sam and Vanilla Ice.