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If you pick the wrong option the world will end, vote carefully and often. It ends in one day

No
4 (8.5%)
Not at all
3 (6.4%)
Maybe not
3 (6.4%)
Are you crazy
4 (8.5%)
What were you thinking
2 (4.3%)
I can't believe you don't stop polling.
4 (8.5%)
What is this, spam?
3 (6.4%)
Is it over yet?
6 (12.8%)
Seriously?
6 (12.8%)
Come on, stop it now.
6 (12.8%)
Turn it to 11
6 (12.8%)

Total Members Voted: 12

Voting closed: August 20, 2014, 06:37:39 am

Author Topic: Do you think this poll is worthwhile?  (Read 2764 times)

bilbous

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Do you think this poll is worthwhile?
« on: August 19, 2014, 06:37:39 am »
When did it become possible for just anyone to create a poll, was that an intentional setting change or did it come in due to software update? Didn't it used to be reserved to moderators/dev/gm team?

Eonwind

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Re: Do you think this poll is worthwhile?
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2014, 10:52:43 am »
Bilbous as far as I remember it was an option always available to ordinary forum users. I think it's not bad to leave it that way afterall it can be used in a good number of ways.
And if someone abuse the feature too much we can always ban him from the forum  ;D

BoevenF

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Re: Do you think this poll is worthwhile?
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2014, 01:13:32 pm »
Interestingly the "are you crazy" option it's the most voted so far  :thumbup:

...and the results shouldn't be visible before voting, it's enough to make it statistically meaningless.
« Last Edit: August 19, 2014, 01:21:43 pm by BoevenF »

bilbous

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Re: Do you think this poll is worthwhile?
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2014, 04:11:44 pm »
A cursory search of the archives indicate that Polling was limited to the official members of the team from the earliest days.
2002
2003
2004
2005

I could have sifted through the 20-odd pages of results of the "poll" search for more, but I don't think it is necessary to prove my point. The poll itself I made is unimportant except as an example of the foolishness one can get up to which was the general reason for restricting them in the first place. I, also, probably should have posted it in the forum and website discussion thread and not in the hydlaa plaza.

bilbous

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Re: Do you think this poll is worthwhile?
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2014, 07:45:15 pm »
Some of you have under voted. You can choose up to five options to vote for! Only 26 out of 45 possible. :) You can change your votes.
TIME IS RUNNING OUT! :P

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Re: Do you think this poll is worthwhile?
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2014, 01:57:37 am »
Voted just in the nick of time.  The Dome is saved.
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Re: Do you think this poll is worthwhile?
« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2014, 02:10:33 am »

I've revoked my vote.
I feel its unfair that I cannot cast five votes for the same item.  :/
 
 ::|  ;D

bilbous

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Re: Do you think this poll is worthwhile?
« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2014, 06:38:42 am »
Welcome to the afterlife, suckers, there was no right answer!

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Re: Do you think this poll is worthwhile?
« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2014, 07:38:55 am »
D: WE TRUSTED YOU
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