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those with the fewest opposers may win, but more moderate candidates - those who meet your basic standards - are at a disadvantage. While this strategy results in many votes canceling out, it is not completely useless. Among those candidates that get 50% supports, voters who use this strategy may determine the final winners.
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So far, the candidates' answers to my question about paid editing have not been as positive about enforcing the Terms of Use prohibition on undisclosed paid editing as I would have hoped. Thus I may subjectively consider the candidates' strength of commitment in stopping harmful paid editing and
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Tuesday 00:00, 20 November until Sunday 23:59, 2 December, UTC)
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