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Poll 2010:

http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,288...

And then it became:

http://content.time.com/time/person-of-the-year/2010/

So probably this year it will be Miley Cyrus...

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

And Julian Assange had 21x more votes than Mark Zuckerberg...

That was one of the most disappointing winnings of Time's POY awards. It should've been Assange, not Zuckerbeg.

Update, Cyrus is now ahead of Snowden with a comfortable lead.

I'm so disapointed, da fuk she's even on the list ?!

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)?

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.

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

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

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 !

i guess, just his fans votes for him. They do this every time

I guess they're trying to be objective, "Boston Bombers" Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev are on the list.

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.

Hitler and Stalin were each a Times Person of the Year. They're selecting important people, not benevolent ones. At least, in theory.

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.

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?

1936 was pre-Kristallnacht and Poland wasn't getting invaded yet, though conscription in Germany began in 1936. The Night of the Long Knives had already established Hitler and the Nazis as rather unpleasant people.

Person (previously "Man") of the year has never been a moral judgment. Hitler was "man of the year" in 1936. It's a question of who had the most impact -- for good or ill.

> Person (previously "Man") of the year has never been a moral judgment. Hitler was "man of the year" in 1936.

Well, originally. But now? No, absolutely not. See recent persons of the year (of the past few decades): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Person_of_the_Year#Persons...

There's a connotation of greatness in the phrase 'person of the year', that's there whether you like it or not, and Time magazine is certainly not going to get itself in rough waters by nominating a controversial figure and then substantiating a pick by the reason you cite -- that it's a person who had the most impact. If that really were true, Guiliani wouldn't have been picked as the POY, Osama would have, Zuck wouldn't have been picked, Assange would have.

But all of this aside, what I want to say most is that Time magazine is just a terrible tabloid at this point that's only been getting more terrible with each passing year. It's designed to appeal to the LCD audience, it's filled with FUD full up their necks. See this recent cover for example: http://img.timeinc.net/time/daily/2013/1310/360_cover_1111.j...

I really hope we all start ignoring Time soon.

He has a fan base which acts just like Justin Bieber fans.

Disclaimer: I can't be objective on this issue because I disagree with Erdoğan on nearly every subject. I also keep hearing that he actually hires people to lead a social media army but I can't prove it. I really don't like him.

I do not support Recep Tayyip but, due to a reason which I do not know yet, the people of Turkey loves and believes him. Also we need to accept that, he is a strong man. To fix the economy, whole strategic companies have been sold. The power of military has been taken down. Also, the turkish companies and people are not supported by government.

Time person of the year is not about the best person. It's about the most influential person.

Hitler won before.

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