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Stop the polls
19 replies
NancyBoy said on January 13, 2005 11:18:
Just an idea.....or move them to a different section.
I like reading the discussions, but the polls are quite annoying, and the seem to start over and over again.
Vote off your least favourite drink:
Coke
Sprite
Fanta
Coffee
Tea
Milk
Beer
girl7twenty7 said on January 13, 2005 11:36:
*This topic should be moved to the Offtopic Discussion*
Quote: “the polls are quite annoying, and the seem to start over and over again”
Don’t they, what do you think? ;)
As to voting off... I choose Fanta
ChrisWilliams said on January 13, 2005 18:06:
I did suggest someone setting up a free forum for these polls, but the person I aimed it at misread it and assumed I was suggesting it being a new forum on TDR.
Nooooo! Keep it away from TDR.
The polls will soon overrule the forum, just like they have on ABBA’s official website, http://www.abbasite.com , where a dedicated section has been set up to deal with all the rubbish these polls carry. Take a look at the carnage at http://abbasite.com/forum/forum.php?f=17
For me, it’s a real shame. TDR was (and still can be) a place of good conversation; not just 1 word answers which equate to answering a dull, uninteresting question.
ally77 said on January 13, 2005 18:12:
The polls are here to stay for those that don’t like them tough, don’t vote is the simple answer!
As for Nancy Boy not liking the polls, why have you started one? defeats the object springs to mind! ;)
@ Chris, I really think your taking TDR a little too serious... if it bothers you so much perhaps your better off at the ABBA forum!
harriej said on January 13, 2005 21:03:
At least the polls bring some new threads in the small-talk. For the rest there doesn’t seem to be that much news.
All the real new news can be read within 10 minutes usually (if you visit TDR daily at least) and I think it is nice to have these polls here.
It is interactive, and if you don’t like them: don’t reply to these polls! It’s that easy.
And the polls are at least Roxette-related.
I have seen topics here on TDR which were much more annoying then the polls (in my humble opinion).
For the new poll: Sprite –> Off
ChrisWilliams said on January 13, 2005 21:39:
@ Ally
I don’t wanna come across as being a boring fool, but I just *love* the conversations here at TDR and I think the polls ruin the flow of the forums.
The reason I referred to abbasite.com was because it, too, used to be an enjoyable place to visit. It was never as closely knit as TDR because of the volume of members, but occasionally an interesting conversation got going. Soon, the polls came in and the amount of conversation ended because, of course, all the questions had been asked. There were no new polls to write. Nowadays, it’s just the same old stuff going round and round again.
And I’d hate TDR to go that way, too.
But I shall compain no more and let the polls take their course. If you enjoy them, that’s cool. I’ll just frown to myself ;-)
More than anything, I love the diversity of TDR’s members!
ally77 said on January 13, 2005 21:46:
Noooooooooooooooooooooo I get enough of VALUING DIVERSITY in my job, please not TDR as well, it will drive me potty! ;)
Rich-UK said on January 13, 2005 22:58:
I don’t think the fact that there are some polls at the moment is a big problem to the well-being of TDR. There were a few polls about early Roxette albums some time ago, and now the course has resumed where it had been left, but there is not an infinite number of Roxette albums, so I’m sure the frowners will be happy in a few months. In the meantime those who like the polls can enjoy finding out the way in which other Roxers appreciate their albums.
My thoughts... from Rich ;-)
RoxHard said on January 14, 2005 13:28:
You know what... I still can’t believe the amount of complaining some people do here! I think a lot of people here have some stressful lives, and they just use TDR to vent the frustrations they can’t otherwise get out of their systems!
With regards to the polls “taking over” the Roxette forum, I don’t see how or why someone could think that. There are plenty of non-poll topics on the front page - please feel free to post a reply in any of them! That is what TDR was meant for! And incase you don’t notice, a poll topic is deleted once the next round begins. Can any of you see my “Crash! Boom! Bang! Round #1” topic anywhere? Go on, have a good, long, hard look! I guarantee that you will not find it! Ya know why? CAUSE IT HAS BEEN DELETED! There are NO MORE than 2 poll topics on the front page now, there are NO MORE than 6 of these ’poll’ topics ON ANY PAGE of the Roxette forum. The polls have ALWAYS been deleted, even since the Pearls Of Passion one in 2002! No round has ever remained visable on the boards after 2 days since the round ended (with the exception of the final round!). If you don’t like these topics - then don’t even open the topic! It’s NOT very hard, and it surely isn’t annoying to the extent that you feel you need to create another topic in the off-topic forum to simply state how pissed off you are with them! Don’t like - don’t view... CAUSE IT JUST IS THAT SIMPLE!
And ALL the other members who do like voting in these polls - well then, they can just keep on voting until I (or someone else) work ALL THE WAY up to the Room Service poll! (with possibly even a poll consisting of the non-album tracks afterwards!).
And you know what Chris - if you wanna take the time to create a whole new forum for this... then please, create it. And then let me, and other people, create all the polls we want there. But, last time I checked, you didn’t create TDR - and, hence, can’t really dictate what other people post.
I will constantly strive to abide by the rules the moderators here at TDR deem reasonable - but, at present, I don’t think I’m breaking any of these rules (with the exception of a light swear-word here and there), so I don’t believe there is a reason to stop anything I’m doing.
I hope no one took any of these words harshly, all words (except the ones in CAPITAL letters) have all been softly spoken, with only a small amount of venom inserted.
Thank you for your time,
Richard.
coyboyusa said on January 14, 2005 15:17:
all the polls prove is that we’re bored of our asses and because peopel can’t bew adults here for very long we can’t have very mature discussions about anything so...what else is there
RoxHard said on January 14, 2005 15:18:
“so... what else is there”
well... we could always make fun of you! no lol...
RoxHard said on January 14, 2005 15:20:
Oh, and coyboy. You weren’t saying anything negative about the polls until I slagged you off in the ’sheryl crow releasing 2 albums this year’ topic! In fact, you were a regular voter! Oh, whatever could have changed your opinion ;-)
LaMan said on January 14, 2005 17:21:
I think we should be happy and satisfied some fans are left... that proves Rox‘s not over!
ally77 said on January 14, 2005 20:39:
Perhaps this should be archieved now.... the polls are here to stay unless someone at TDR says otherwise!
harriej said on January 14, 2005 20:41:
Give people the chance to vote for the latest poll: voting off their least favourite drink.
See first comment. :)
coyboyusa said on January 15, 2005 14:53:
uhm roxhard u really need to read through a posting of mine before you respond to it i never slagged the polls, they are ok but boring and if you noticed i stopped voting when the cbb one came up get over yoursefl please, your not that importnant to me
Rich-UK said on January 13, 2005 11:34:
Well, lots of people must like the polls otherwise there would be no votes and they would not be at the top of the forum... All the best, Rich