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Poll 2010: http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2028734_2029036_2029037,00.html http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/articl

Poll 2010: http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2028734_2029036_2029037,00.html http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,288... And then it became: http://content.time.com/time/person-of-the-year/2010/ http://content.time.com/time/person-of-the-year/2010/ So probably this year it will be Miley Cyrus...

MattBearman 13y ago
Currently (and thankfully) Edward Snowden has 10x more votes than Miley Cyrus
- tlrobinson 13y ago
  And Julian Assange had 21x more votes than Mark Zuckerberg...
  - salient 13y ago
    That was one of the most disappointing winnings of Time's POY awards. It should've been Assange, not Zuckerbeg.
- deleted 13y ago
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- user-id 13y ago
  Update, Cyrus is now ahead of Snowden with a comfortable lead.
  - cx42net 13y ago
    I'm so disapointed, da fuk she's even on the list ?!
beaker52 13y ago
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan got a lot of positive votes. I imagine he doesn't have same support after Gezi.
- stevoo 13y ago
  How does Erdogan deserve to be the times person of the year. With everything that is happening in Turkey and all the countries that it defies and steps over. He shouldn't event be on the list !
  - seleucia 13y ago
    i guess, just his fans votes for him. They do this every time
  - beaker52 13y ago
    I guess they're trying to be objective, "Boston Bombers" Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev are on the list.
    - bennyg 13y ago
      There was a streak of like 5 or 6 in a row where I was dumbfounded at the choices. I feel like they're being way too objective here and including people who are absolutely terrible.
      - yen223 13y ago
        Hitler and Stalin were each a Times Person of the Year. They're selecting important people, not benevolent ones. At least, in theory.
        ChikkaChiChi 13y ago
        Important in a historical context. In the grand scheme of things giving Zuckerberg the award was like giving President Obama the Nobel Peace Prize; Maybe OK later, but a little early.
        stackcollision 13y ago
        I thought Hitler was Time's POTY when he was still propelling Germany out of abject poverty, and before he, you know, started a war. Is my timing off here?
hcarvalhoalves 13y ago
Wait... Julian Assange won, but didn't? Or am I misunderstanding how this PoY contest works (in the sense that, the votes are symbolic, and Time chooses whoever they want as PoY)?
- ThePinion 13y ago
  This is exactly it. When Moot won it was heavily talked about how Time wasn't going to actually choose him over Obama or whoever it was. I think there was enough backlash and fear of pissing off Anonymous that they actually stuck to that one. Here's to hoping they stick to what the people voted for with no hesitation this time. but who knows, maybe they'll be forced under gag order into not using Snowden because it will honor him instead of marking him as the most evil person ever.
argumentum 13y ago
The Time magazine chooses ultimately, it is only influenced by the voting.

MattBearman 13y ago

Currently (and thankfully) Edward Snowden has 10x more votes than Miley Cyrus

tlrobinson 13y ago
And Julian Assange had 21x more votes than Mark Zuckerberg...
- salient 13y ago
  That was one of the most disappointing winnings of Time's POY awards. It should've been Assange, not Zuckerbeg.
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user-id 13y ago
Update, Cyrus is now ahead of Snowden with a comfortable lead.
- cx42net 13y ago
  I'm so disapointed, da fuk she's even on the list ?!

beaker52 13y ago

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan got a lot of positive votes. I imagine he doesn't have same support after Gezi.

stevoo 13y ago
How does Erdogan deserve to be the times person of the year. With everything that is happening in Turkey and all the countries that it defies and steps over. He shouldn't event be on the list !
- seleucia 13y ago
  i guess, just his fans votes for him. They do this every time
- beaker52 13y ago
  I guess they're trying to be objective, "Boston Bombers" Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev are on the list.
  - bennyg 13y ago
    There was a streak of like 5 or 6 in a row where I was dumbfounded at the choices. I feel like they're being way too objective here and including people who are absolutely terrible.
    - yen223 13y ago
      Hitler and Stalin were each a Times Person of the Year. They're selecting important people, not benevolent ones. At least, in theory.
      - ChikkaChiChi 13y ago
        Important in a historical context. In the grand scheme of things giving Zuckerberg the award was like giving President Obama the Nobel Peace Prize; Maybe OK later, but a little early.
      - stackcollision 13y ago
        I thought Hitler was Time's POTY when he was still propelling Germany out of abject poverty, and before he, you know, started a war. Is my timing off here?

hcarvalhoalves 13y ago

Wait... Julian Assange won, but didn't? Or am I misunderstanding how this PoY contest works (in the sense that, the votes are symbolic, and Time chooses whoever they want as PoY)?

ThePinion 13y ago
This is exactly it. When Moot won it was heavily talked about how Time wasn't going to actually choose him over Obama or whoever it was. I think there was enough backlash and fear of pissing off Anonymous that they actually stuck to that one. Here's to hoping they stick to what the people voted for with no hesitation this time. but who knows, maybe they'll be forced under gag order into not using Snowden because it will honor him instead of marking him as the most evil person ever.

argumentum 13y ago

The Time magazine chooses ultimately, it is only influenced by the voting.