namevoting
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namevoting (uncountable)
- (demoscene) Voting for an entry in a demoscene competition because of its author or demogroup rather than its actual merits.
- 1999, "eggbird", However.. (on Internet newsgroup comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos)
- there is always namevoting at a party. just dont enter a compo if you don't like that.
- 2000, "Frans Bouma", Whoa, the namevoters were busy this weekend! (on newsgroup comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos)
- how bad is the rest of the releases from evoke2000 democompo, because the haujobb demo was the overall winner! or is this again a true example of namevoting? How could such a demo win a democompo?
- 1999, "eggbird", However.. (on Internet newsgroup comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos)