tisjusme Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 I have come to the conclusion that 99% of the polls on forums are useless. Everyone has the option to write reply's anyhow. Most of the polls lately seem to be boarderlining insanity. Are Polls worth the web space? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tisjusme Posted May 7, 2005 Author Share Posted May 7, 2005 I know that the above posting is hipocritical but it is still a valid question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDawgAMD Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 No, the polls are not a waste of webspace(except for the duplicates). If nothing else, i like the debates and difference of opinions that they spark. Sometimes the results of the polls are not what i would expect either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luukie41 Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Just keep it is fun and it is part of this site. But it must be about sci-fi and not about anything else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weyoun Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Yes, it is true that people can write their own reply, hey, I am doing that right now! ;) But seriously, you will usually notice a lot more poll results then replies. One major thing is that it almost seems a waste to post saying "I agree" or "no". If you do have something to add the method we use now works rather well, and for those who have little to say/add they can just answer the poll. Maybe I should have just done that, eh? But anyway, polls don't seem to hurt anything. This works fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendo001 Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 polls are there to find out other peoples opinions thats basically their function Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avagriffon Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 As long as they are reasonable (ie. are the borg bad?) ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverick Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 polls are a godd summary of your thoughts and opinions. also a good way of finding out how popular things are at a glance. i think polls are fun hust this morning iwas thinkin of doin one or two polls (1) what is your fave number - giving a list of options say 1-100 (2) whats your fave letter - listing all 26 in the english alphabet and of course some from the greek. whadya think? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vektram Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Stupid polls are annoying but most on this site are decent. And they don't really take webspace since they're just an entry in a database ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteShdw Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 When I started doing my encodes of Enterprise, I went with the 175mb because users wanted something 'in the middle' (I was originally doing 115mb encodes). Now, I use the polls a lot to get the opinions of the users. I want this site to be user driven, not shoved down your throats (like all those torrent sites that make the ads more important than the torrents: they are clearly out there for themselves to make a buck). Anyway, I value user input. I make a lot of decisions based on results from polls (such as the quality of the Extras encodes for TNG, and whether to do DS9 or Voyager after TNG). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TetsuoShima Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Some polls are good, some polls are bad. It's as simple as that and we'll just have to live with it. Banning all polls is not a good idea because some polls hold really usefull information. Moderating which polls are allowed and which are not is difficult because sometimes a lot of people will not agree with the decision. So I guess it's best to just allow all polls and let the members decide whether or not they like the poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralLee Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 I have come to the conclusion that 99% of the polls on forums are useless. Everyone has the option to write reply's anyhow. Most of the polls lately seem to be boarderlining insanity. Are Polls worth the web space? My feeling is, if the poll, is described properly as to what it's real meaning and purpose is, like you did above, they are fine. It is the polls that are not clearly defined, nor have well thought out user choices, that are useless, in my opinion. Many of the polls I have seen around here, make absolutely no english sense at all, and are pointless. EDIT: I just started a new poll... http://tracker.thompson-web.org/forum/index.php?a=topic&t=2326 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TetsuoShima Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 I just started a new poll... http://tracker.thompson-web.org/forum/index.php?a=topic&t=2326 Yeah, great poll Lee!! LOL :cyclops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolcat13 Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 ah the irony of a poll about polls . I was thinking of starting a poll about this poll lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralLee Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Damn, that may turn out to be fun, I'm glad I didn't lock it right away, like I was first thinking about doing.... LMFAO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralLee Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 i think polls are fun hust this morning iwas thinkin of doin one or two polls (1) what is your fave number - giving a list of options say 1-100 (2) whats your fave letter - listing all 26 in the english alphabet and of course some from the greek. whadya think? :p Errrr. I think those are examples of poindgent, but probably really, worthless polls, tho they have some merit. Plz see my latest poll for an example of one that is very clearly well defined.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oma Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 I like polls - even when you are not in the mood to type a post a poll is something we all can all find the time to click an answer in. And when you feel that you've 'done something' you might feel like posting too. Really, how many of you 'polled' before you posted the first time you were ever in a forum? You could say to me polls are a kind of social function, something we can all be part of. Sounds fuck'ed up, I know... Also, I like fun polls!:D (and to those who don't know it yet - Ten Forward isn't restricted to sci-fi only) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psheldrake1 Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 I have come to the conclusion that 99% of the polls on forums are useless. Everyone has the option to write reply's anyhow. Most of the polls lately seem to be boarderlining insanity. Are Polls worth the web space? Only poles that are put up for nothing. LIKE THIS ONE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverick Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 i think polls are fun hust this morning iwas thinkin of doin one or two polls (1) what is your fave number - giving a list of options say 1-100 (2) whats your fave letter - listing all 26 in the english alphabet and of course some from the greek. whadya think? :p Errrr. I think those are examples of poindgent, but probably really, worthless polls, tho they have some merit. Plz see my latest poll for an example of one that is very clearly well defined.... wow, you took that seriously? jesus man it was humour ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest c4evap Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 Have you seen this poll? c4 :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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