Are you a poll whore?

faceman · 10-01-2008 1:51pm #1

I remember reading a study into online and phone in polls that websites, tv shows, newspapers etc run to ascertain how accurate they can be and what type of people vote. The study, in summary, generally found that opinionated people tended to be the higher users of polls therefore rendering them usually pointless. Also the wording of the question usually hard a part to play with the outcome.

I just stumbled across a poll in the Gaming section where it looks like there was a few spoil votes thrown in for the sake of it.

So whats your view on poles? Are you a poll whore, voting in everything and anything regardless of whether or not you know anything about it? Do you set out to spoil polls? Do you dig threesomes?

Comments please!

Archeron · 10-01-2008 1:53pm

There should really be a poll for this.

GhostInTheRuins · 10-01-2008 1:53pm

Where's the poll?

I can't answer unless there's one.

whiskeyman · 10-01-2008 1:54pm

Archeron wrote: »

There should really be a poll for this.

+1

And where the mention of Atari Jaguar??

faceman · 10-01-2008 1:54pm

Its there now, hold your horses dudes!

GhostInTheRuins · 10-01-2008 1:55pm

faceman wrote: »

Its there now, hold your horses dudes!

You sure took your sweet time about it. I nearly had a panic attack.

Archeron · 10-01-2008 1:56pm

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Thats my daily poll vote sorted.

I'm not a poll whore, more of a poll floozie.

Howard the Duck · 10-01-2008 2:20pm

*AHEM* .....yore ma is a poll whore

faceman · 10-01-2008 2:28pm

Howard the Duck wrote: »

*AHEM* .....yore ma is a poll whore

I would have added it as an option but i didnt want to upset the mods!

Stark · 10-01-2008 2:31pm

Visit tv.com and look at the number of unaired TV episodes that have received numerous 10/10 ratings for an idea of the validity of polls. Generally when I look at a poll result, I subtract 90% and use the remaining result to get a truer indication. So if something gets a rating of say 96%, I take that as meaning 60%. It's very rare you see something go below 90% due to the sheer numbers of rabid fanboys and shills.

gandalf · 10-01-2008 2:35pm

Dammit I though it said "are you a Pole Whore" and was looking forward to the replies !!!

the dee · 10-01-2008 2:54pm

Polls make me feel my little opinion is being counted. Very good for self-esteem. Can we move this to PI now?

Kur4mA · 10-01-2008 2:55pm

I only vote on topics I'm interested in although I never take them seriously due to people taking the piss on them. (including myself)

P.S You forgot the YORE MA! option on your poll.

Toto Wolfcastle · 10-01-2008 3:35pm

faceman wrote: »

So whats your view on poles?

Comments please!

Sorry but how did people miss this part of the OPs post?

Karoma · 10-01-2008 5:26pm

PolLz Are Fact!11!
Poles are hot!! FACT!!1!

Heisenberg. · 10-01-2008 5:43pm

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10-01-2008 6:20pm

No! I didn't vote

LovelyTom · 10-01-2008 6:23pm

I normally read what has to be said before voting and then forget to vote...:p

Overheal · 10-01-2008 7:01pm

where the hell did Atari Jaguar come from anyway and why is it now feature of almost every poll in AH?

Karoma · 10-01-2008 7:02pm

Overheal wrote: »

where the hell did Atari Jaguar come from anyway and why is it now feature of almost every poll in AH?

http://wiki.boards.ie/wiki/Atari_jaguar
It's not a new thing; you are.

Kur4mA · 10-01-2008 8:59pm

He never said it was new.

Terry · 10-01-2008 9:16pm

When I was an AH mod, I would sometimes screw around with the poll questions and results.
It amused me slightly.

One time some guy sent me a whiny PM because I added a couple of joke options to his poll. He wasn't impressed.

Jack Sheehan · 10-01-2008 9:20pm

Poll Smoking with Dave Gorman!

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