Wheesht Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 Can we have apoll to cease polls. The reason being that I very often find that the question requires a completely different answer to the options given and some can even be leaning towards a wanted reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAStewart Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 On your second point, I agree. Just look at the most popular poll on the site: http://shetlink.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=23 The poster uses the poll questions to get the answer "Do you want SIC to spend considerably less"... The questions should have just been "The SIC should build a Cinema/Music Venue""The SIC should upgrade old venues" That would be a more fair poll for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFly Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 I have to agree with you on that one JAS.The poll question for that particular topic appears to leave you in no doubt about the opinion of the topic author and is rather leading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trout Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 We do have the power to reset that particular poll right back to square one and change the questions... .. hmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 We do have the power to reset that particular poll right back to square one and change the questions... .. hmm That seems a good idea. I've been thinking about it for a while, be interesting to see if any of the people who voted had changed their stance since the debate hotted up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouth Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 No-one has to vote in a poll to read the topic. Surely if people think that the poll is loaded they will just not vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheesht Posted March 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 We do have the power to reset that particular poll right back to square one and change the questions... .. hmm Then you have far to much power my friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheesht Posted March 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 No-one has to vote in a poll to read the topic. Surely if people think that the poll is loaded they will just not vote. Bang on, then you don't get a cross section just the votes YOU want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMouth Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 No-one has to vote in a poll to read the topic. Surely if people think that the poll is loaded they will just not vote. Bang on, then you don't get a cross section just the votes YOU want? But what does a low number of votes prove? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAStewart Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 But what does a low number of votes prove? Lower the voting age? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheesht Posted March 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 No-one has to vote in a poll to read the topic. Surely if people think that the poll is loaded they will just not vote. Bang on, then you don't get a cross section just the votes YOU want? But what does a low number of votes prove? Not a lower number but by "weeding" out the answers you don't want by wording the questions to suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petergear Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 But what does a low number of votes prove? Lower the voting age? Yup JAS, you're very right about the poll in question. I'm not sure if even the £7M figure is accurate (remember it originally started at over £9M?), because the Scottish Arts Council are fronting 2.2 M, leaving only... £4.8M of SIC money - about half the original figure. Can someone please correct me if I am wrong. Anyway I digress: yes, especially with the length and popularity of that particular debate, and the fact that the question was flawed from the outset, you should get everyone to vote again. It'll be interesting to see the outcome. Incidentally, it is of course possible for utterly unscrupulous people to vote "twice" under different user ID's. I understand that there were a number of multiple-identity comments being placed on that particular thread for a while.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortio Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 there should be an undecided option too, i fell into tha trap of voting against assuming there was a cheaper option, which after reading some of that thread is er, still unclear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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