Must all Polls Have a Useful Point?

[Atgxtg]

I think all polls should have a useful point. Just what IS considered a "useful point", however, is open to debate.

Too many meaningless polls tend to stop people from looking at any polls, and then the really important stuff doesn't get a proper or accurate response.

BTW, I believe that the number of votes outnumber posters in a poll can be attributed to the fact that it is faster and easier to click a button then to think up something to type. Polls are the "shooters" of the forums.I wonder if Rurik could do a poll with the same layout as the control pad for the PS2?

[jarulf]

Originally Posted by Atgxtg

I wonder if Rurik could do a poll with the same layout as the control pad for the PS2?

We could have a poll to see how many believe he could to that.

[Atgxtg]

Originally Posted by jarulf

We could have a poll to see how many believe he could to that.

How about a poll to see if people would want to have a poll about that?

[Joseph Paul]

Atgxtg- "Too many meaningless polls tend to stop people from looking at any polls, and then the really important stuff doesn't get a proper or accurate response."

Unless the pollster is trained in how to frame the questions I am afraid that an accurate response is the only one you won't get. With that in mind I would advise that we just enjoy things for a while, let Rurik have his fun, jump in or ignore as we please, and wait for Triff to post a poll. That will be the important one.

BTW what does atgxtg stand for anyway?

Joseph Paul

[Atgxtg]

Originally Posted by Joseph Paul

Unless the pollster is trained in how to frame the questions I am afraid that an accurate response is the only one you won't get. With that in mind I would advise that we just enjoy things for a while, let Rurik have his fun, jump in or ignore as we please, and wait for Triff to post a poll. That will be the important one.

BTW what does atgxtg stand for anyway?

Joseph Paul

Well, "accurate response" and "poll" is probably an oxymoron. I should have said "enough answers to be statistically significant".



atgxtg stands for nothing, or I guess you could say it stands for my frustrration with reginesting internet IDs and remembering passwords. To make a fairly boring story short, years ago I used to use ATG (my intitals) as a log on handle to bulletin boards, Compuserve, etc. XYZ was my password. You can get an idea of how far back it was since 3 character IDs and passwords were still allowed.

Fast forward a few years, and suddenly I needed a net ID with a minimum of SIX characters. I tried various ideas, but they were all taken, and I7d wind up with stuff like Tony4966, or Anthony722. Not easy to remember, not very appealing. I catch enough flack for what I write, I don't want to suffer for what Tony4669 or Tony4696 or some such types.

Finally, I just got ticked off and used my old handle, ATG, with my old password. But ATGXYZ looked like something the kids would say if my zipper was down. ATGATG somehow looked even dumber. So I went with ATGXTG, and managed to get a unique ID.

Of course, then I had to come up with a six character password...


I kept the weird moniker over the years. People remember it, even if they can't spell it.

I suppose I should make up an an acronym, or claim it is the name of an obscure Mayan deity of numbered polyhedrals or some other story. Supposedly the name got used for a character in the Clacking City book, so I could claim that at the source, and see if anyone wonders how I predated the character.

I said it was a boring story.

[badcat]

Yes. At this point my reaction to any poll here is to ignore it.

[Magistus]

Originally Posted by badcat

Yes. At this point my reaction to any poll here is to ignore it.

That has been my reaction to most polls on all forums I have ever been on.

[Sorloc]

Originally Posted by Magistus

That has been my reaction to most polls on all forums I have ever been on.

Except this one, because it's about pie.