Author Topic: Polls and you!  (Read 1637 times)

So here it is. I find once again that the forums are being spammed again with billion option poll topics. Polls in most cases should only have two options. Here are some examples of what I am talking about.

A good poll:

Do you like pizza?

( ) Yes
( ) No


A bad Poll:
http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=71563.0
Another bad poll:
http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=70791.0


To some cases the poll will require more then one option. This is a matter of opinion on what you like such as if you like computer brand A, B, or C. It is best if you do not have more then five options. I personally suggest that if you have to have a poll as the above polls have done, to ask the reader to post their opinion on the subject matter. Polls are not always the solution. You can get information in other ways. Making a poll with 400 options is just spammy. It is even more so to have them pick more then one option in it. I do not even see why they enabled that in the polls. Polls are for opinions on a subject. If you can not pick between an opinion, then it should be made a point to read the topic and decide to make one. If you can not do so afterwards, then leave the poll to the others who could.


To others who have seen topics of similar nature:
I could not bump them.

Today, I see a bunch of polls that are like this:

do u like mi bild?

[] OMG I LOOOOVE IT!!!

[]yus

[]kinda

[]nou

[]OMFG I HATE IT!!!

[]PIE IS GOOD LOLOLOL

Today, I see a bunch of polls that are like this:

do u like mi bild?

[] OMG I LOOOOVE IT!!!
[]yus
[]kinda
[]nou
[]OMFG I HATE IT!!!
[]PIE IS GOOD LOLOLOL
That is why I posted this topic two times now and have had the same response I have been saying in other topics of this manner. Also, please do not double space when doing that. It just makes it annoying to read.

I hate polls : Is this idea good?
() yes
() yes
() YES
() YeS

One time I saw someone try to take down a poll by adding more options.


[] ok i ended the poll right there
[] ...

I don't mind polls that are long. It's the ones that have stupid answers that I don't like.

I don't mind polls that are long. It's the ones that have stupid answers that I don't like.
This is like my poll. It is long, yet it dosn't have handicapped answers.

(And how did I know my poll was going to be included...?)

I really hate the ones that have only one negative option and several equally positive ones.

This build is:

[] Awesome
[] Fantastic!
[] EPIC
[] Amazing
[] Super nice!
[] Best ever!
[] not that good

I really hate the ones that have only one negative option and several equally positive ones.

This build is:

[] Awesome
[] Fantastic!
[] EPIC
[] Amazing
[] Super nice!
[] Best ever!
[] not that good
Because, people do it only to get possivtive votes, so don't vote.
(e.g. http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=71405.0)

Here's a really bad one...


DO YOU LIKE TO EAT UR BOOGAHZ/ LOLOLOLO
[] YA! LOLOLOLO
[] WHU DU NUT? LOLOLOLOO
[] LOLOLOLOLO
[] U SUX LOLOLOLOLOLO

Notice, LOLOLOLOLOLO Or something like that is next to ALL the options, Infact one of the options is that.  :cookieMonster:

This is like my poll. It is long, yet it dosn't have handicapped answers.

(And how did I know my poll was going to be included...?)
It is extremely long and allows more then one choice. Favorite means top of or higher then. Not a group.

It easily confuses the voters if they put too much positive and negative options in it.

When you see a long poll list you

[ ] Rant at it
[ ] Scroll down

It easily confuses the voters if they put too much positive and negative options in it.
I found in TF2 that people will just randomly click the first option unless the poll is brought up twice in a row where the person will stay with the original option. This is because they tend not to read the whole thing through. The same can be said for map votes. No one ever chooses Dustbowl :( This is also found to be shown even more so as the poll gains size. So the larger it is, the more likely the group will go for the first option just to vote.

Poll 1:

Do you want to mute Sean?
Yes -winner
No


Poll 2:

Do you want to mute Sean?
No
Yes -winner