namevoting

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noun

Voting for an entry in a demoscene competition because of its author or demogroup rather than its actual merits.

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Meanings

nounnamevoting (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingVoting for an entry in a demoscene competition because of its author or demogroup rather than its actual merits.

    there is always namevoting at a party. just dont enter a compo if you don't like that.

    1999, eggbird, “However..”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos (Usenet)
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    how bad is the rest of the releases from evoke2000 democompo, because the haujobb demo was the overall winner! or is this again a true example of namevoting? How could such a demo win a democompo?

    2000, Frans Bouma, “Whoa, the namevoters were busy this weekend!”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos (Usenet)

Origin

From name + voting.

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APA

namevoting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/namevoting

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“namevoting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/namevoting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “namevoting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/namevoting.

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