I've always pondered that idea.. the idea of having a designated 7 battlers (and 2 backups in case someone disappears for a week) being the only people who vote. Here's my thoughts on the idea.

Positives - The people that would be voting would be the ones who have a better idea of what is played, forced, or dope. Newbies wouldn't be controlling battles. It also should ensure that every battle gets at least 7 votes.

Negatives - Guarenteeing that the same 7 people will vote on every battle is not as simple as you might think, and that is a lot of battles for each person to vote on, even if each battle isn't that long. Also, it might start making people write more towards the style of the voters rather than what they really think is dope.

This is definately an idea I'd consider, what do you guys think?