Woz DWTS Update Mar 17, 2009, at 7:56 PM EST c/o Joe Patane, Team Woz
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Post #1
Joe wroteon March 17, 2009 at 7:50pm
On Mar 17, 2009, at 7:56 PM, Steve Wozniak wrote:
I have been around the internet conspiracy theory forums for too long.
We know how easy it is to espouse a lot of ideas and build conspiracy theory. No conspiracy theory can be proven wrong, so there are always plenty of die-hard followers.
Yesterday I wrote my suspicions of the secret Dancing With The Stars audience vote tabulations. I wrote that the producers were liars, simply because I truly believed in that possibility, not because I had a shred of evidence.
I hurt a lot of honest people.
Today, a storm kicked up over my allegations. I started my apologies but it has to go further than that.
The top people of this show, ones responsible for counting audience votes and keeping them honest told me all the specific details of where their numbers came from. More than that, they explained how they can catch onto various forms of manipulation of the system by exactly the methods I had thought out in my head that would work. I was offered an opportunity to see the equipment they use also. You can tell when things are extremely on the level. You can also see why the exact totals cannot be released. That would make it harder to detect fraud. One main way that they detect fraud is when the phone-in votes and text votes and internet votes don't follow each other, percentage-wise. There are other things they look for as well that IT experts would detect as signals of something wrong.
Do you remember how honest Jarnal was in Slumdog Millionaire? I feel so horrible inside when Conrad, one of the DWTS producers, told me how horribly what I had said injured the show and himself. You can tell when someone is speaking in a way that they can't possibly be a liar or trying to deceive you the least bit. Conrad and the other producers are not liars. They are extremely honest people in my mind.
And nobody could get me to write this if I didn't believe it myself.
In this case they are certainly more honorable and honest than myself.
The only thing I can offer as an explanation is that emotions wind up getting very high on a show like this. I was around some swarming emotions yesterday. Now I feel like a heel who stuck his shoe in his mouth, no puns intended. I have done it before and been on the other end of it as well, and it's not nice either way.
My last hope is that you can see inside of me and know that I am telling the truth from the bottom of my heart, and forgive the loudmouth emotional notes I wrote earlier.
I'm on to have fun with the show now, and you may see me dance in minutes.
regards,
Woz
--
-- tv is wake zone
by way of Steve's Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/gr
http://www.woz.org
I have been around the internet conspiracy theory forums for too long.
We know how easy it is to espouse a lot of ideas and build conspiracy theory. No conspiracy theory can be proven wrong, so there are always plenty of die-hard followers.
Yesterday I wrote my suspicions of the secret Dancing With The Stars audience vote tabulations. I wrote that the producers were liars, simply because I truly believed in that possibility, not because I had a shred of evidence.
I hurt a lot of honest people.
Today, a storm kicked up over my allegations. I started my apologies but it has to go further than that.
The top people of this show, ones responsible for counting audience votes and keeping them honest told me all the specific details of where their numbers came from. More than that, they explained how they can catch onto various forms of manipulation of the system by exactly the methods I had thought out in my head that would work. I was offered an opportunity to see the equipment they use also. You can tell when things are extremely on the level. You can also see why the exact totals cannot be released. That would make it harder to detect fraud. One main way that they detect fraud is when the phone-in votes and text votes and internet votes don't follow each other, percentage-wise. There are other things they look for as well that IT experts would detect as signals of something wrong.
Do you remember how honest Jarnal was in Slumdog Millionaire? I feel so horrible inside when Conrad, one of the DWTS producers, told me how horribly what I had said injured the show and himself. You can tell when someone is speaking in a way that they can't possibly be a liar or trying to deceive you the least bit. Conrad and the other producers are not liars. They are extremely honest people in my mind.
And nobody could get me to write this if I didn't believe it myself.
In this case they are certainly more honorable and honest than myself.
The only thing I can offer as an explanation is that emotions wind up getting very high on a show like this. I was around some swarming emotions yesterday. Now I feel like a heel who stuck his shoe in his mouth, no puns intended. I have done it before and been on the other end of it as well, and it's not nice either way.
My last hope is that you can see inside of me and know that I am telling the truth from the bottom of my heart, and forgive the loudmouth emotional notes I wrote earlier.
I'm on to have fun with the show now, and you may see me dance in minutes.
regards,
Woz
--
-- tv is wake zone
by way of Steve's Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/gr
http://www.woz.org
Post #2
Bill wroteon March 18, 2009 at 4:41pm
I really feel sorry for the producers of the show.... this season has been one disaster after another. Two stars badly injured before the first episode. Someone stumbled coming onstage the first week. Steve-O injured in dress and unable to dance on Monday. There was a sound glitch, Bruno's paddle backwards, and probably tons of screwups we don't even hear about.... this is just one more thing on the list. Glad you got behind it, Woz. I wish you all the best and would love to see you go far. Question is, will you keep dancing once the show is over?
Post #3
Nitrozac wroteon March 19, 2009 at 10:21am
Hey Woz, don't beat yourself up over it. You were just standing up for what you thought was right, and there is nothing to be ashamed of for that. The producers should explain the voting system to all the contestant from the beginning, so assumptions and conspiracies are nipped in the bud. You perceived a lack of transparency and honesty and voiced your concerns, and now you're clearing up the misunderstanding, making apologies, and there is nothing wrong with that! How are we to know, if they don't show us?
So cheer up! I hope this will result in a happier and more relaxed Woz, which will show through in the dances. Just letting it go will feel like a great weight is lifted from your heart. It's all about *fun*! :-)
So cheer up! I hope this will result in a happier and more relaxed Woz, which will show through in the dances. Just letting it go will feel like a great weight is lifted from your heart. It's all about *fun*! :-)
Post #4
Terry wroteon March 19, 2009 at 12:32pm
Hi, Woz- just know you have a lot of fans out here voting for you! We love your enthusiasm, energy and dedication. You're very entertaining to watch-so all my votes will go to you! Life's too short-so just have fun with it and ignore any negativity! Good luck!