I get what you're saying, but I don't think delaying the start time for voting will help with participation. I set a delay for partial ballots in the animation countdown in order to encourage people to explore and I still think that's a reasonable requirement. However, I think doing that for everyone might actually decrease the number of voters because life gets in the way and people forget. So if someone has a well-established list of 25 favorite musicals (or whatever the subject of the next countdown ends up being) then I don't think there's much point in them exploring more, unless they genuinely want to.
I think the problem is that people are in such a rush to submit their list that they don't take the time to watch any movies for these countdowns, or even take the time to make sure that they're not forgetting movies that they haven't seen in a while.
How many times have we heard someone say that they forgot a movie after they submitted their list, and there's still plenty of time before the deadline? I never understood why some people are in such a rush to submit their list.
If someone is actively watching movies for the countdown, they are less likely to miss the deadline. Nobody would want to put all that time into watching these movies and preparing their list, only to miss the deadline because they weren't paying attention. (Trust me. I know. I watch the deadline very carefully while preparing for these countdowns, and I have never missed a deadline.)
Plus, it's very hard to miss the deadline when there are reminders on the site for the last few days before the deadline. PMs are sent out in advance of the deadline as well. Anyone who is fairly active on the site shouldn't have a reason to miss the deadline.
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If I answer a game thread correctly, just skip my turn and continue with the game.
OPEN FLOOR.