tragula Poll Restriction

[Edmond Zedo]

I think tragula should be restricted to a maximum of 40 polls per day. Furthermore, at least 25% of his polls must have exclusive option selection (no checkmarks). Furthermore, one poll per year must make some kind of damn sense.

[booyalab]

I think tragula should be restricted to a maximum of 40 polls per day. Furthermore, at least 25% of his polls must have exclusive option selection (no checkmarks). Furthermore, one poll per year must make some kind of damn sense.

i know the irony is almost too cliched, but couldn't you have a poll to decide?

[Edmond Zedo]

Yr smart. I wish I could edit one in.

[tragula]

I bet more people like polls than don't! And if you don't then just ignore it :-)
It's the best way to collect opinions and see what a broad range of people think. A lot of people who won't comment, are happy to vote!
I think they should collect all the polls somewhere to browse...

[Miss Anthropic]

I bet more people like polls than don't! And if you don't then just ignore it :-)
It's the best way to collect opinions and see what a broad range of people think. A lot of people who won't comment, are happy to vote!
I think they should collect all the polls somewhere to browse...
Does it matter? Tragula could be asking the same question without a poll. Wouldn't he be getting the same responding posts?

[Edmond Zedo]

Polls hang around forever because voting bumps them. And tragulas choices always seem to be designed to produce no clear picture of anyones opinion on anything.

[shaytana]

I agree, tragula sure does have a thing for polls. We have been talking about maybe cutting down on the number of stupid polls and as much as I get sick of seeing them tragulas polls are not stupid. He asks a lot of very interesting (imo) questions. I am checking to see if we can change the forums settings so that voting on a poll doesn't bump the thread to the top.

[Clara]

I bet more people like polls than don't! And if you don't then just ignore it :-)
It's the best way to collect opinions and see what a broad range of people think. A lot of people who won't comment, are happy to vote!
I think they should collect all the polls somewhere to browse...
Does it matter? Tragula could be asking the same question without a poll. Wouldn't he be getting the same responding posts?
Exactly.

1. Tragula's polls are thought provoking.
2. Polls are indeed fun - one can think about the question from two perspectives : in the "poll" part, and in the "posting" part.
3. If someone is finding ways to phrase topics to encourage discussion and thought - what does it matter that part of how they do that is by making it into a poll ? (and, see 2.)

Edit : what may not be apparent is : many polls are not what statiticians call polls... polls can also be tools for encouraging reflection, and discussion - the classic "good questions are more important than answers..." (and, see 3.)

[melancholeric]

I am checking to see if we can change the forums settings so that voting on a poll doesn't bump the thread to the top.
That would be greatly appreciated.

[Edmond Zedo]

*chants* "Clara's on your side! Clara's on your side!"

[Clara]

We were making teams, and no one told me ? :rant: ;)


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By the way, this, that I'm doing right now - this is a non-standard way of adding one's thoughts to a thread... granted, it may be missed by some - so, it isn't a recommended way of contributing to a discussion, for that.

Using standard tools in ways that work best for us seems to be an INTP trait.

BUT, remember, maybe a poll, or a thread, seems old hat to people who followed it when it was current... but for newcomers - it's new (besides, how many times have we read "this has been discussed before" :) - and if people start posting in it again... *everything old is new again*)

[teknika]

Sure polls get bumped up when they get votes, but aside from that, polls are still "better" than getting people to post since people are more likely vote on a poll than reply. I know that's a personal opinion, but I doubt I'm the only one who thinks like that, I find that replying means you have to be much more forward with whatever you're thinking and I personally don't feel "that" open explaining everything if I just have a small comment, hence my lower post count and why I never really talk on IRC, on the other hand, with voting you get your opinion across without really having to explain why you think it; I'd much rather vote in a poll than have a one line post that says little but my opinion, so that's what I do then.

...but when I do post, I tend to say whatever I think...and it can get long...;)

[shaytana]

That would be greatly appreciated.

Done.

[mgb]

Sure polls get bumped up when they get votes, but aside from that, polls are still "better" than getting people to post since people are more likely vote on a poll than reply. I know that's a personal opinion, but I doubt I'm the only one who thinks like that, I find that replying means you have to be much more forward with whatever you're thinking and I personally don't feel "that" open explaining everything if I just have a small comment, hence my lower post count and why I never really talk on IRC, on the other hand, with voting you get your opinion across without really having to explain why you think it; I'd much rather vote in a poll than have a one line post that says little but my opinion, so that's what I do then.

...but when I do post, I tend to say whatever I think...and it can get long...;)

I think we have enough people lurking on any given day as it is. Most of the questions aren't so difficult to answer that you need a big long post. Polls just aid the lurking.

[jetboots]

possible suggestion:

maybe the computer dudes in charge here should make it so that a poll does not get bumped unless it is actually written reply?

ps: its raining here.

[Edmond Zedo]

I think they did already.

Poll idea: Is it raining? a. Yes. b. No. c. I can't tell. d. I don't like rain. e. What's rain? f. Yes. g. Boom chicka-boom (You may select as many answers as apply.)

[Division56]

Boom chicka-boom!!!

[mgb]

I can't choose between a. and f.

I'm just not going to vote.

[melancholeric]

Where's "indifferent" and "undecided" ?

[Warrior413]

*chants* "Clara's on your side! Clara's on your side!"
I see you're a Unidah, not a Dividah.

The only problem I have with polls is that they are bumped up and...

Done.
now I have no problem. Time to vote indifferent on the "Do you like rubber duckies?" poll.