Ann Arbor School of Yoga voted best yoga studio; This week vote for best place to watch a football game on TV
What’s the best yoga studio in Washtenaw County? The voters in AnnArbor.com’s BestOf contest say it’s the Ann Arbor School of Yoga, which won 1st place, garnering 120 votes.
Best yoga studio voting began last Sunday and ended at 11:59 p.m. Saturday.
Ann Arbor School of Yoga held first place for much of the week while newcomer to Ann Arbor, ITA Yoga, appeared in first place a few times. Also among the top contenders were A2 Yoga Works and Christy DeBurton’s Yoga Room. At the conclusion of the contest, Ann Arbor School of Yoga was named No. 1, ITA Yoga took second place with Christy DeBurton’s Yoga Room was third.
There's nothing like sipping a cold drink while watching the big game on a huge screen, surrounded by boisterous fellow fans. It's almost as good as being in the stands ... but with the benefit of wider seats.
What's your favorite place to watch a football game on TV? Cast your vote.
Readers can suggest contenders for upcoming contests by going to http://www.annarbor.com/bestof/#bestof_schedule.
And don't forget, everyone who votes will be entered into a drawing each week for a chance to win a prize. This week's prize is for a $50 gift card.
Comments
David
Sun, Aug 28, 2011 : 3:34 p.m.
With the new gigantic monitors, Michigan Stadium will be the best place to watch a game on TV!
David Martel
Sun, Aug 28, 2011 : 2:37 p.m.
DBH - That is a good question. This is explained at the top of any active contest. We state,"AnnArbor.com uses a variety of safeguards to protect the integrity of the BestOf contests. Vote totals may be periodically adjusted as our security measures are continually applied."
David Martel
Mon, Aug 29, 2011 : 7:20 p.m.
DBH - Again, thanks for engaging with us regarding the BestOf contest specifics. We appreciate your interest. There are a variety of circumstances in which our system flags votes for potential deletion. The system is set up to flag votes that may be fraudulent. To maintain the integrity of the contests we decline to reveal specifics, in order that we may revealing potential ways to cast multiple votes. In evaluating these flagged votes, there was no indication that the business was doing anything dishonest.
DBH
Sun, Aug 28, 2011 : 9:10 p.m.
Thank you, Mr. Martel, for your response. Yes, I figured as much. My question was really directed at the specifics. What sorts of errors or fraudulent voting occurred? 18 votes is a lot of votes to lose. It implies to me that there may have been a concerted effort to increase the vote totals illegitimately. Is there, or can there be, a more innocent explanation?
DBH
Sun, Aug 28, 2011 : 2:13 p.m.
I noticed late yesterday that Ita Yoga Studio dropped from 116 votes to 98 votes. Would someone at AnnArbor.com care to explain such a precipitous drop in their vote total?