(Pro)New Voting System Vs (Con)The Previous One

Hopping into this straight away. Shared BOP and my BOP is to show how the new system is better than the oldC1) Mitigation of vote bombs/fluff votesA vote bomb is not always a 7 point vote in favor of the contender but can be disguised as a fluff vote as well. It is a vote in which the intent is to award points in favor of (x) person hoping they will win. Let's review the following exampleExA)Vote x for person A3 points for arguments1 point for spelling1 point for conductNow while this vote seem legitimate there is a big issue with this. If any given person desired they could in fact add additional points to S&G, conduct, or even sources to provide person A with more points. Even arguments is entirely subjective and dependent on the person reading it but having extra categories allows a voter to beef up their vote if they want person A to win. Now take for example if their was a vote cast for person BExB)Vote y for Person B3 points for argumentsNow the person who cast this vote states that everything else was equal and too close to call. Upon further examination you could also note that a good many other random voters state the same thing. There is no need to vote down S&G or sources because they are equal. Chances are both Persons did a good job on both categories. But if any given person supports either person A or person B, they could justify and add points to categories that other voters normally would not. There are a great deal of users such as Thett3, bluesteel, Ore, and even myself that would normally not award sources or S&G unless it was entirely obvious and blatantly noticeable that either person A or Person B did better in that category. While other voters may not share the same sentiment they could cast an additional 1 point or 2 points in response to a subjective opinion on who had better sources or grammar. This is not always done unfairly but either way it devalues some of the votes and makes other votes weigh more, and this tech is often used in vote bombing. Person A could ask a friend to vote for him and cast additional points in a specific category to give him a better chance at winning. Under a straight 7 point system this stops that behavior entirelyIt awards a specific amount (in this case 7) to the person that ultimately won the debate. Nothing changes in regards to why the person won. Both spelling, conduct, and even sources can be factored in when considering who wins, and can be put in the RFD. You can assign the categories winners as you lay out your vote, and ultimately pick a winner. This does not devalue the content of the debate, but makes sure that every vote is fair and balanced, and prohibits and stops the ability to cast fluff votes. This also stops one vote from weighing more than the otherThis could be any random number from 1 to 1 billion. As long as person A and Person B receive the same number of points from winning there is no way to increase the chances of one person winning by adding extra points to a vote and making it weigh more. C2) Evens out the weight of votesThis was breifly touched upon in the contention aboveUnder the old system 2 votes could look like thisVote A = 4 points total in favor of conVote B = 3 points total in favor of proWhile both are picking a winner, the subjective nature of grammar and conduct allowed person A to receive an additional advantage based off Vote A having more weight to it. The new system allows an option and choice to prevent that from occurring. On the new system it would look like thisVote A = 7 pointsVote B = 7 pointsThis way 2 people voted, one in favor of con and the other in favor of Pro. Therefore the debate is now a tie due to the vote weighing the same amount. C3) The new system allows the old one to be incorporated into it. This is the big point in favor of the new system. It allows a dual choiceFor the few people that liked the old voting style, the new system keeps it around. Where as the old system strictly limits use of the 7 point system only. ConclusionThe new system is better than the old.