It gets even worse, from my example's perspective, if all the Tom MacRae voters *really liked* Some Dude. Not enough to vote him first, but certainly enough to vote him SECOND. Which means that, because of your hate-vote for Some Dude, Tom MacRae gets dropped and all those votes go to... Some Dude.
Leaving the next round of the ballot at: Some Dude: 61 Gaiman: 50 Moffat: 40
Uh-oh! Instead of eliminating Some Dude by putting MacRae on your ballot *anywhere* above him, you've not only eliminated MacRae but you just hate-voted Some Dude into first place, eliminating Moffat! Better hope Moffat fans like Gaiman more than Some Dude, otherwise your hate-vote just gave Some Dude the Hugo.
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Date: 2014-05-13 08:56 pm (UTC)Leaving the next round of the ballot at:
Some Dude: 61
Gaiman: 50
Moffat: 40
Uh-oh! Instead of eliminating Some Dude by putting MacRae on your ballot *anywhere* above him, you've not only eliminated MacRae but you just hate-voted Some Dude into first place, eliminating Moffat! Better hope Moffat fans like Gaiman more than Some Dude, otherwise your hate-vote just gave Some Dude the Hugo.