I am happy to draw this to a close as this whole debate is becoming as circular as it is academic. We now have a Labour MP (Dawn Butler) admitting that she voted six times for Aleesha Dixon to win Strictly Come Dancing last night - its not just teenage girls and Scots that do it!


Working out which winner of the X factor or SCD over the last few years actually had more people voting for them rather than who got more votes doesn't change the results of any of them.

Finally I would like to wish a happy Xmas to all Rhydian fans who have been so nice to me on this thread!

I have never mentioned teenage girls or Scots

and I have to point out that it was you that started the "debate" by challanging my support of someone pointing out that it was no of votes and not of voters that decided the outcome.
nor have I said anything about it changing the results. If being nice to someone means inverting logic or pretending things that aren't true then I am not often nice to anyone and don't intend to be.

At the same time I do hope you have a good Christmas.

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and I have to point out that it was you that started the "debate" by challanging my support of someone pointing out that it was no of votes and not of voters that decided the outcome.
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The sad thing is Neelia is I never did - my precise comment in response to your original post was:

Rather a lot of people must think Leon can sing and has star quality because he got at least 500,000 more votes than Rhydian last Saturday.

Did I EVER say Leon definitely had more voters than Rhydian rather than votes - no what I said was Leon got 500,000 more votes so some people must like him i.e. not the same thing.

So our entire debate has been based on a misconception on your part.

But Happy Christmas nevertheless.

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Er no

this was your first comment to me on the issue of the votes , quoting my comment "indeed another blow for accuracy"


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Originally Posted by neelia
Indeed! another blow struck for accuracy
[quote=MARTYM8;20331965][
And of course none of Rhydian's fans multiple voted on Saturday night.........Its a reality TV show not a general election and there was nothing to stop anyone casting as many votes as they like whether for SD, Leon or Rhydian. Dedicated fans are the ones who buy the singles and the albums and attend the concerts.

Perhaps if Rhydian's fans had spent more time voting for him last Saturday rather than posting unpleasant posts about Leon on this forum the gap might have been cut down to less than 500,000 votes! QUOTE]

The comment you have just quoted was not to me but to someone else on the thread and before I made any comment about the voting