I didn't take Chris to be asserting that having the most first-round votes was somehow important, Glenn. I think you are misreading his comment. He is just explaining to prospective voters how the ranked voting works, and using the 2015 site selection as an illustration of the influence of people's ranks below first place.

I already understood all that, but I thought CKD's comment might be of value to other people who have never voted in site selection before, as I am encouraging them to do now.

I am concerned that your comment might confuse people, however, as it seems to be addressing a point he did not make.