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Originally Posted by irish
I think the journalists are the best source for HOF voting because more so than any group, they are the most unbiased. Players are too caught up in their own world to see the league as a whole over time and letting fans vote would have the HOF end up like the MLB all-star game full of popular but maybe not great players. The HOF voting is not perfect by any means but its as good as it can be.
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Those are good points, but the process can be improved drastically with one change in the rules. Per the
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[A]ll appointments [of the Board of Selectors] are of the open-end variety and can be terminated only by retirement or resignation, as long as the member continues to attend meetings regularly.
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There is no reason Peter King (or anyone) needs to be on the Board for more than 3-5 years at a stretch.