Ok, I've had it...

How many of you people out there are sick of polls all over the board? Sure, I used to post a lot of polls, till I realized how annoying they could get, especially when you see the same poll over and over. This is the poll on polls! Post a reply and say "Yes" if you're plain sick of them, and "No" if you want to continue seeing them. Sure, polls can be fun, but not when they get out of hand. I even enjoy them...Sometimes. So, have you about had it with polls?

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P.S. Please note this is meant to be funny (because I'm posting a poll while trying to get rid of polls ), while at the same time meant to be taken seriously. So simply post away!

Vote: Yea. Ban all polls, or at least have them elsewhere.

I'll sure miss those endless messages called "Which do you think is the best ship?", though.

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Hmmm... a poll on how much you and everyone else hates polls? :eek:

If you hate polls why are you posting one???!!!???

Hmmm....

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(This message has been edited by diddlysquat (edited 03-01-2001).)

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Originally posted by TheDarkDragon:
**Hmmm... a poll on how much you and everyone else hates polls?:eek:

If you hate polls why are you posting one???!!!???

Hmmm....

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Uh if you read the first message you'll see the P.S. message:
(quote)

**P.S. Please note this is meant to be funny (because I'm posting a poll while trying to get rid of polls ), while at the same time meant to be taken seriously. So simply post away!

**(quote)

Which states that this is a joke.

On the polls I kinda like 'em, they're nice.

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Hehe...Sometimes I like polls, but lately there have been too many of them! I think I'd rather get rid of them, though...Or atleast make a page just for polls.

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This exact same thing happened a few months ago. A bunch of newbies arrived just as there were a few polls on the boards, and next thing you know there are 7 or 8 polls! Eeek! Fortunately, it subsided. It looks to me like we're going in stages.

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I like skyblade's idea, make a page for polls!

on the vote: They can get annoying, but they can bring in good discussions. Put me down for "yes"

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Originally posted by Captain Carnotaur:
**This exact same thing happened a few months ago. A bunch of newbies arrived just as there were a few polls on the boards, and next thing you know there are 7 or 8 polls! Eeek! Fortunately, it subsided. It looks to me like we're going in stages.

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Yeap, I remember that. That was the time I got really sick of every other subject being a "poll..." But once again, ambrosia outa make a page for just polls, so members can go there if they feel like participating in a poll.

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I think posting a new poll on any board other then B&B; should be grounds for a Karma deduction (unless it's somthing really original). Polls serve absolutely no usefull purpose at all, and force other, more interesting topics to the bottom of the pile. 1 vote for banning polls.

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Originally posted by Captian LeGrenadier:
**I think posting a new poll on any board other then B &B; should be grounds for a Karma deduction (unless it's somthing really original). Polls serve absolutely no usefull purpose at all, and force other, more interesting topics to the bottom of the pile. 1 vote for banning polls.

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Sounds good. I'll start recording the votes just for the sake of it.

~Cap'n Skyblade

Here's the stats:

3 voters have said "yes: get rid or move polls somewhere else."
1 voter has said "no, keep the EVO web board open to polls."

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Polls are okay if there isn't alot of them at one time.

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(This message has been edited by Titan (edited 03-01-2001).)

I can stand them. I just never bother looking at them. You can't really just go and ban them, I don't think, no matter how much you dislike them. Everything in moderation. Maybe if they get too out of hand, jude or someone will shut them down. That's how the bars always seemed to end. Then again, they'll probably just die all by themselves. I DO think there should be a penalty for reviving a poll more than 3 days old.

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Originally posted by Captain Carnotaur:
**This exact same thing happened a few months ago. A bunch of newbies arrived just as there were a few polls on the boards, and next thing you know there are 7 or 8 polls! Eeek! Fortunately, it subsided. It looks to me like we're going in stages.
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Speaking of bars, maybe the newbies will discover them in a month or two. Won't that be fun.

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I agree, make a page for polls! I am so sick of the same poll sitting tick-tack-toe down the board!!

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Originally posted by wes:
**I can stand them. I just never bother looking at them. You can't really just go and ban them, I don't think, no matter how much you dislike them. Everything in moderation. Maybe if they get too out of hand, jude or someone will shut them down. That's how the bars always seemed to end. Then again, they'll probably just die all by themselves. I DO think there should be a penalty for reviving a poll more than 3 days old.

Speaking of bars, maybe the newbies will discover them in a month or two. Won't that be fun.

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True, but I urge you to re-read the last comment I made on my topic post...Sure, I'm pretty well fit out that this..."poll" ;)...Won't change anything.

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Ease up. Polls can be fun, and even ones that have been done a lot can generate interesting discussions by long-time board members who are trying to come up with a new take on the topic or by newbies who may provide a fresh insight. So long as the board is not flooded by polls asking the same thing, I think it's easy enough to avoid them if you want to.

Anyway, think of it this way, even if mostly newbies answer the polls, it's fun for them Didn't you like giving your opinion when you first starting posting here?

So, if the polls are EV/O or Mac computer related, and so long as they stay civil and don't flood the boards, I think we should tolerate them (or even add a post with new insight!).
Jude

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(quote)Originally posted by Jude:
**Ease up.;) ) since they are the ones who choose to go there.

Anyway, thatnks for the post, Jude.

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Well, andrew is the only one (I think) who can start up a new board. I don't really think it's necessary yet, and I foresee problems with a multi-game poll board, because I think it might get confusing sometimes about which game you were referring to. Also, people might also use the board as an excuse to spam and flame, and basically make it a very unpleasant place to go. I really believe that the polls should stay on the boards of the games they refer to, but that is my opinion.
Jude

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Originally posted by Jude:
**Well, andrew is the only one (I think) who can start up a new board. I don't really think it's necessary yet, and I foresee problems with a multi-game poll board, because I think it might get confusing sometimes about which game you were referring to. Also, people might also use the board as an excuse to spam and flame, and basically make it a very unpleasant place to go. I really believe that the polls should stay on the boards of the games they refer to, but that is my opinion.
Jude

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Good point. Once again, I know little of what I asked, and the explanation sounded good and logical. I've been noticing more flames lately with polls, but I guess making a board for polls wouldn't help much at all. Even places like the Image Gallery...Two people at the Image Gallery have been flaming each other pretty badly under the "Dragon Destroyer" topic, and I was even a bit surprised to see a moderator post a comment that didn't help the situation much at all. I find places like "Banter and Brawl" a repulsive place to go, but all this is my own opinion. That board is designed to be that way. Thanks for your post!

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