LogFAQs > #972807318

Brief thoughts (not locking-specific): Rules sound reasonable enough, I'd feel bad asking deo to shove in a big change 7 days before we start. Again, I suggest waiting until day 2 to decide the lock limit.

It'd be nice to do "pre-announcement" topics in the future, so we could arrange major changes 2-3 months before, if needed. Otherwise ideas just end up forgotten - last year's talks of triple/quadruple nominations were really interesting!

I think 128 locks is a good thing to try, just not a long-term solution. The more nomination phases you add, the more rules you give people to worry about. We have to track locked songs because 128 locks could happen anytime, then we have to track headcounts because the cutoff could end anywhere! Basically my two core principles are straightforward rules (so we're accessible to newcomers) and interesting changes (to keep things fresh for veterans, and create opportunities for new songs in a system where they might be "stronger").

I don't think last year's nominations were necessarily a problem, there's last-minute madness whether you do full locks or full bubbling out, as long as ya put a big-ass warning for people so they're mentally prepared!