Recent content by HalamaK

As there's no Måns nor KAJ to dilute the points from her heat she is way more likely to qualify.

I wonder if poor Ella has realized that two days ago she could've been set for the final, and now she’s been toasted by a possible rule change after SVT saw her raw voting numbers.

Another example is how they hastily reversed the scoring methodology for choosing the acts advancing from the heats. Up until a few weeks before this year's contest, the first and third acts were set to advance based on age group scoring, while the second would advance based on raw votes. I...

Journalists have been discussing the implications of the new rules for months, so I’m not sure if they changed their mind mid-competition or just phrased it poorly at first. SVT was clearly panicking as they didn’t think the rules through very well in advance this year.

That’s not accurate. Last year, SVT initially used vague wording in press releases, but by late 2023, they had already clarified that points would be weighted based on the total number of voters in the heats.

Yes. Adjusting points based on total voters likely ruins Kaliffa's and Ella's chances.

Please tell me how the original wording could have been interpreted any differently. :shy:

They also reduced the Finalkvalet points in the second round from 1,000 to 800 just yesterday, probably to make it seem less rigged. Previously, the Finalkval voting distributed 25% more points per act, as SVT had overlooked that one act had already advanced to the final when voting resumed.

Harsh backlash from journalists. But I’m convinced Tobbe Ek is reading this forum anyway.

Following harsh media backlash, SVT revised the rules and updated their description of the Finalkvalet rules just this week. Rule description from February 16: English translation: Updated rule description (as of yesterday): English translation:

I'm just thriving while SVT conspires with Pingu to make me look insane. :zombie:

I was trying to answer what I thought was dUb’s intended question about whether or not Meira has good chances of advancing from Finalkvalet, which she hasn’t. It might have been worded clumsily, but you don’t know how much time I spend rereading and editing my posts in this forum so that my...

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No, there is a language barrier and you are generally quite rude when you don't like someone.

Yes, that's not necessarily a bad change. But it does give an unfair advantage to heats with more viewers.