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Polls... ? Do you vote in them?

BromicAcid - 31-12-2005 at 22:46

Throughout the Sciencemadness discussion forum there are quite a few polls, approximately 59 so far with this poll making 60 total. So I thought this thread was in order. The following are the 59 other polls, feel free to add more to the list as they are generated, there are some interesting things to note, such as there being a poll on age in the whimsy section, and another on age in the forums matter section, kind of interesting to compare, still both just rely on whoever chooses to vote. Hopefully this thread will give more exposure to these threads and allow even more votes to be cast!

Polls under Miscellaneous
Do you have access to a university library?
Human/Ape Crossbreeds

Polls under Forum Matters
Should the posts of post whores and other irrelevent posts be deleted from the forum?
Poll: What is YOUR level of education??
From where are you?
How did you find the Mad Science Discussion Board?
Should the Whimsy password be changed? Old Issue
Should The_Gender_Changer be banned? Old Issue
What’s the average age?
Should we get a section on how to get cheaper chemicals
What should we do for anniversaries at MSDB?
What sex are you?
New sections Old Issue
Acid Test Old Issue
Newsletter
Chemistry eBooks: OCR or bitmaps, you decide! Old Issue?

Polls under Legal Societal Issues
Is chemical education being cramped by current safety regulations?
The rights of individuals to buy chemicals.
Have you told anyone about the forum?

Polls under Whimsy
HOW fast do you type? Take the test, then poll!
Which band?
Should women be allwowed to drive cars?
So, what is everyone working on?
They always come down Old Issue?
cereal (if any)
Best life period
Rate me (12AX7)
The_Gender_Changer Predict the future Old Issue
Do you like the Rite of Spring (Stravinsky)?
Suicide
surveilance cams in schools
What do I do
Religion V.S Science V.S. Politics
Favourite Thermite Oxide?
Women's movement
ma maison est dans mon chat... um, sorry
What do you break most often?
Do you like the smell of phenol?
D^ ! XpL0$1v£ 0f ^ll!
The largest batch of AP award
Freedom of information
Favourite Nitrogen Oxide?
Human meat, how about it?
Do you wear something special if things go bad?
Do you smoke (cigarettes)?
Age
Favourite Pnictogen
Do you watch anime?
Favourite Colour
Is it possible to create a poll with just one option? (You'll have to click to find out!)
What should be done with spammers?
Which extremely unstable element do you most wish was stable?
Favourite Halogen
Favourite noble gas
Future of lasers
(American/Canadian) Idol, Star Academy and the like
Schooldays Schooldays lalalala!
How are you enjoying highschool?

E.b.C: Added another poll per request.

[Edited on 14-2-2006 by chemoleo]

The_Davster - 1-1-2006 at 00:23

I went through the forums a year or so ago and found all the polls I could to vote in, and did. Going through your list I found only two I did not vote in, one because I never saw it, and another because it was that favourite band thread and I had no particular interest in it.

I like polls:)

Sandmeyer - 1-1-2006 at 00:31

Good work collecting those polls, Bromic Acid, must have been quite time-consuming! :)

neutrino - 1-1-2006 at 08:40

Obviously, this poll will be skewed to the 'always' side. Those who usually reply will reply here, those who never reply won't bother.

P.S. Happy new Year.

vulture - 1-1-2006 at 12:51

Why should I bother voting when I can either tinker with the results or just ignore the outcome and do as I bloody well please? :D

Just kidding, all votes are completely fair and untampered with, aren't they? (elbows other mods)

_1v4_ - 15-11-2006 at 05:48

I vote in polls only if I think that they are important and will help to improve the forum.

YT2095 - 8-2-2007 at 10:34

where`s the "No-Never" option? :P

Panache - 19-3-2008 at 19:59

We should have a poll on whether you vote in polls on whether you vote in polls also, for thoroughness, to ensure the results of this poll are not skewed.

Re-read it it will make sense slowly.

7he3ngineer - 20-3-2008 at 01:13

I know that I voted in a few of the old polls when I saw this thread! (although in most, I doubt that I'd bother).

I think the success of polls on this forum relates to whether they are trying to accomplish something, or whether they are simply for interests sake. For example, the poll asking whether a newsletter is a good idea (I think so!), although likely to get responses, is unlikely to motivate the necessary action required for its introduction.

In comparison, the poll asking about where you come from, whose purpose is just to provide an interesting statistic, gets people taking part, and I believe that people would also be interested in the results (ok I realise that I'm generalising!).

Josh

JohnWW - 8-11-2009 at 13:20

There does not appear, so far, any poll here asking "What are your political inclinations?" It is about time there was. For choices to answer, there could be the following alternatives:
Anarchist, Communist (pro-Chinese), Communist (pro-Soviet), Socialist, Green, Liberal, Conservative, Fa$cist, Nazi.

hissingnoise - 8-11-2009 at 14:53

I'd say a lot of people would feel uncomfortable taking part in such a poll, John.
There's quite a bit of paranoia out there and it's likely that it's increasing!
I like to think of myself as being a Liberal Socialist, for what it's worth. . .