[EM] [CES #9085] Survey of high-view youtube voting system videos

[Benjamin Grant]

For what it's worth, I found the CGPGrey videos a long time ago, they were
my introduction to all of this, and I found them extremely accessible, and
quote liked them.  I wish he would do more on the various systems I have
come to learn about since then.

-Benn Grant
eFix Computer Consulting
benn at 4efix.com
603.283.6601

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Subject: [CES #9085] Survey of high-view youtube voting system videos

youtube search, "voting systems".
You can tell their search gizmo to sort by rating, #views, relevance, etc.

"By rating" is totally useless since it says a video rated + by 1 rater,
with zero other raters, is "top rated."

"#views" is more useful.  Here I examine all the ones with at least 50K
viewers (there were 15 such).  Sorting these 15 into order of decreasing
rating (approve/disapprove ratio), and throwing out the ones I determined to
be off topic, here is what I found:

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UCSB Security Group's Attack on Voting Machines (Part1 of 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWDEZqqqBHE
79+, 0- "maximum possible" rating since zero disapprovals.
Decent video quality, mediocre audio. Long, somewhat annoying.
Many helped produce this.  It makes its point for those who listen all
9 minutes.

Mixed-Member Proportional Representation Explained by CGPGrey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT0I-sdoSXU
113
good video+audio.  Seems made using keynote.
I dislike it since artificially hard to follow, the "animals" theme
annoying, video effects abused, too fast.

The Problems with First Past the Post Voting Explained by CGPGrey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo
98
I dislike it since artificially hard to follow, the "animals" theme
annoying, video effects abused, too fast.  Made with keynote.
But I find it better than the otherCGPGrey voting videos.  6.5 minutes.

The Alternative Vote Explained
by CGPGrey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y3jE3B8HsE
96
I dislike it since artificially hard to follow, the "animals" theme
annoying, video effects abused, too fast.  Made with keynote.

Cleese on PR (full length)
Posted by fairvote, probably illegally.
Made by professional comic John Cleese.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSUKMa1cYHk
64
guy talking with charts on easels, computer graphics, and props,
professional editing, writing and camera work.  Occasional humor.

America's Roommates Launch 'One Vote Doesn't Matter' Campaign by The Onion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF5ZeXOCZBY
61
entertaining but useless. Lots of fancy graphics and many contributors.

"Voter Apathy" The Arena / Tales Of Mere Existence by AgentXPQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtJ9SBh0RC4
56
Lousy video quality and mediocre audio with voiceover, but I like it due to
the content and good writing & editing.
Turns out it was professional video for radiofrance.
Actually this is probably the one I like best.

Just How Corrupt Will The United States Voting System Be In 2012?
by Danny Wilten
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVS5TIppad8
52
really bad video quality.  mediocre audio quality.
Voice over with still pictures and stolen video clips.
Unappealing to me.  Most of the still pictures contain text which is hard to
read.
Lousy obviously unscripted writing and unpolished narration and not easy to
tell quickly what he is aiming to say.  He has some good stuff to say.

Voting Booth Talk Back
by  collegehumor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUn1mhvK9Lg
41
crappy writing and animation, but good video+audio quality, many voices by
actors.  Zero content, apparently. Sucks shit.

Voting machine (Bush vs. Kerry)
by  lamyunholic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUdpj3gJofQ
34
entertaining but wholy stupid and content free.
Many helpers in making this video.

India's EVMs are Vulnerable to Fraud
by Prasad et al.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlCOj1dElDY
34
voice over with keynote animated slideslow.
Good quality video & audio.  Slow and not very entertaining, but makes its
point pretty damn convincingly.

Is your Cat confused about the alternative vote?
by midnightcrow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiHuiDD_oTk
28
good story telling keeps it entertaining, but is not easy to learn well from
it.  Lots of video editing.
Seems to avoid lies.

Stephen Fry on how the Alternative Vote works
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J31QkzWmmUc
25
lots of lies told.   I detest this video.  Abuses a lot of fancy graphics
and good audio.

Alternative Vote System : What it is & why you need to vote on May 5th for
AV by teasup2you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FstA45lxgFs
12.7
excellent audio & video quality. Animations seem beyond what can easily be
done using keynote.
Probably used higher quality animation software.
Tells a lot of lies, but sounds good while doing so.

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