Repeated polling - does it float your boat?

zossy1 · Postby **zossy1** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:40 am

Is it just me, or does there seem to be an endless string of mindless polls going on ATM?

taminga16 · Postby **taminga16** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:06 am

Zoss,
My boat is not sinking but it does have a noticeable list.
Greg.

Old Dude · Postby **Old Dude** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:38 am

I don't know why we can't just ask a question, and wait for answers, without there having to be a poll on it

, to be honest at present, when I see the poll, I click out and go to another topic

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I feel that if it continues this way in the end no one will comunicate, they will just vote on a topic and wait for the results, and no one will learn anything except how to set up polls :lol:

For example 7 people voted and only three commented, good way to kill a forum.

Cheers
Dale

rob323 · Postby **rob323** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:39 am

Where is the "other, cause they don't really determine anything meaningful in the end" option? :mrgreen:

Lokiel · Postby **Lokiel** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:54 am

Oh the irony of this post!!!

Mr Morlock · Postby **Mr Morlock** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:39 pm

Old Dude is probably right- just asking the question works. It is a pity that Greg's boat is listing but hopefully the plimsoll line is still visible.
The polls have some value if you can get enough responses- eg the age groups of forumites was quite interesting.

91 Malibu · Postby **91 Malibu** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 1:14 pm

Couldnt care to be honest If they were pi**#ng me off I simply wouldnt read them.

Old Dude · Postby **Old Dude** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 1:50 pm

Mr Morlock wrote:Old Dude is probably right- just asking the question works. It is a pity that Greg's boat is listing but hopefully the plimsoll line is still visible.
The polls have some value if you can get enough responses- eg the age groups of forumites was quite interesting.

Totally agree Mr Morlock, some of the polls are very interesting, as your example indicated, but having a poll for which stereo you like, or what type of vent rings, just looses me.
Ask the question without the poll and people will respond.

cheers
Dale

Jeo · Postby **Jeo** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:18 pm

90% I'll just ignore the poll and read the topic as normal. They're not that annoying, but most of the time they don't hold much value.

bigdog · Postby **bigdog** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 6:12 pm

Perhaps we need a section in the forum just for polls?

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 12:20 am

bigdog wrote:Perhaps we need a section in the forum just for polls?

Perhaps we should poll that! :mrgreen:

zossy1 wrote:Is it just me, or does there seem to be an endless string of mindless polls going on ATM?

Must admit this morning I was briefly trying to think of a good tongue-in-cheek poll question.

ForceMajeure · Postby **ForceMajeure** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 1:39 am

BTW have you even noticed that most companies that give sh*t or non existent customer service always ask you to "take a survey" (basically a poll by any other name) letting them know how they can improve their customer experience, but they never act on it?

The Americans are particularly into crap like this. :idea: