Should all polls be public polls - a poll

[baja]

Vote!

[Sir Mawn]

The reason I voted no, WAS NOT because I don't want people to know my opinion, but because many times polls are influenced negatively because people ARE afraid to express their own opinion.

I say leave it as an option.

[baja]

If your are afraid to express your opinion what the hell are you doing on a discussion board?

[Orange_Beard]

If your are afraid to express your opinion what the hell are you doing on a discussion board?

Agree. WTF?

[Rock Chalk]

I dont vote in public polls for the most part. Voting in this country is a private matter and private polls give more accurate results.

Public polls become popular opinion polls and are ALWAYS skewed. It has nothing to do with being afraid, it has to do with accuracy. No scientific poll is public. No government poll is public. The results are ALWAYS private to retain accuracy.

Not that it matters since most of the people that make polls on this board dont know the first thing about a non biased poll in the first place.

edit: For instance, this poll is skewed. If you vote no, you are "afraid", even though that is not necessarily the case. This sort of poll is a yes or no poll, period. Reasons are plenty and if you wish to add reasoning behind the poll, then many more options besides two are needed.

The yes option is just as stupid. A poll is placed in a thread. If people wish others to know how they voted, they may opt to post in the thread with their full opinion. In fact, most do so anyway.

[RhymesayersDU]

Alec has once again proved that:

http://blog.mediacatalyst.com/images/seriousbusiness.jpg

I'm not going to write a dissertation here, because I could care less if we change the polls or not.

But the bottom line is this, if you're worried about skewed polls or are afraid to voice your opinion on if it's Brian Griese's fault on an internet message board, you need a life. On the other hand, if you are really that worried about how somebody halfway across the country who you'll never meet voted on an issue of the fault of Brian Griese, the same holds true.

In conclusion, who cares. And move this thread. OMG WTF IT'S FOOTBALL ONLY!!111

[watermock]

Should voting booths be in the open?

It's up to the poster to make it public or private. The fact is, if it's a contraversial poll, I certainly wouldn't make it public. It's just fine the way it's set up.

[Rock Chalk]

Alec has once again proved that:

http://blog.mediacatalyst.com/images/seriousbusiness.jpg

I'm not going to write a dissertation here, because I could care less if we change the polls or not.

But the bottom line is this, if you're worried about skewed polls or are afraid to voice your opinion on if it's Brian Griese's fault on an internet message board, you need a life. On the other hand, if you are really that worried about how somebody halfway across the country who you'll never meet voted on an issue of the fault of Brian Griese, the same holds true.

In conclusion, who cares. And move this thread. OMG WTF IT'S FOOTBALL ONLY!!111


Im not worried about anything. If you are going to make a poll, dont you want the results accurate? If not, whats the point of the poll? Thats my only contention retard.

[watermock]

Alec has once again proved that:

http://blog.mediacatalyst.com/images/seriousbusiness.jpg

I'm not going to write a dissertation here, because I could care less if we change the polls or not.

But the bottom line is this, if you're worried about skewed polls or are afraid to voice your opinion on if it's Brian Griese's fault on an internet message board, you need a life. On the other hand, if you are really that worried about how somebody halfway across the country who you'll never meet voted on an issue of the fault of Brian Griese, the same holds true.

In conclusion, who cares. And move this thread. OMG WTF IT'S FOOTBALL ONLY!!111

Your continually clueless. Noone is "worried" about a skewered poll. That doesn't mean it isn't. Your stupidity is only enhanced with a Brian Griese reference that was completly off the edge. BTW, if someone halfway across the country who you have never met, votes, he's made public isn't he.

It's the choice of the person posting the poll. If your scared, make it anonymous. I see no reason to make any poll public other than curiosity.

Go make a public poll "Does Bush Suck" your going to get 80% yes. Then you can ridicule those who voted he doesn't.

[RhymesayersDU]

Im not worried about anything. If you are going to make a poll, dont you want the results accurate? If not, whats the point of the poll? Thats my only contention retard.

In the real world yes.

On the internet, who cares.

And mock, I know it's a holiday weekend, but seriously, it's not even noon yet and you're already starting with the brews? Or did you not even go to sleep last night?

[RhymesayersDU]

Your continually clueless. Noone is "worried" about a skewered poll.

Your. (You're)

Skewered. (You mean SKEWED, you drunk. See below.)

skew·er

1. A long metal or wooden pin used to secure or suspend food during cooking; a spit.
2. Any of various picks or rods having a function or shape similar to a skewer.

skew·ered, skew·er·ing, skew·ers

To hold together or pierce with or as if with a skewer.

Once you decide to put down the booze and figure out what this thread is about, come back. This thread is about skewed polls, not cooking with a skewer. Seriously. It's not even noon.

[watermock]

Im not worried about anything. If you are going to make a poll, dont you want the results accurate? If not, whats the point of the poll? Thats my only contention retard.


Your the retard. You don't make a poll public because it skewers the reults. Did I express any concern if you were "worried" moron?

[Rock Chalk]

Your the retard. You don't make a poll public because it skews the reults. Did I express any concern if you were "worried" moron?

Jesus Christ mock, are you that ****ing retarded? I was talking to our idiot teenaged twit Rhymesayers. Not the old idiot drunken twit.

[RhymesayersDU]

Jesus Christ mock, are you that ****ing retarded? I was talking to our idiot teenaged twit Rhymesayers. Not the old idiot drunken twit.

Wow, you have a lot of pent up frustration now that TJ has you on that leash, huh? That must suck.

And you want private polls? You are a spoiled American! Silly Alec.

[Dagmar]

Jesus Christ mock, are you that ****ing retarded? I was talking to our idiot teenaged twit Rhymesayers. Not the old idiot drunken twit.

He has a bottle glued to his hand today.

[watermock]

Your. (You're)

Skewered. (You mean SKEWED, you drunk. See below.)

skew·er

1. A long metal or wooden pin used to secure or suspend food during cooking; a spit.
2. Any of various picks or rods having a function or shape similar to a skewer.

skew·ered, skew·er·ing, skew·ers

To hold together or pierce with or as if with a skewer.

Once you decide to put down the booze and figure out what this thread is about, come back. This thread is about skewed polls, not cooking with a skewer. Seriously. It's not even noon


Here we go idiot.

Skew
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The term skew, generally referring to some difference from an expected or optimal value, is common in both telecommunications and mathematics. Skew has also acquired a new meaning for computer disk drives.

[watermock]

skewed polls. I love self important english majors that will teach because they cant do.

There are three different usuages. The point here is your a nit picking intellectiual idiot looking for a fight. Did the comment escape you? I'm sure you understood the comment. Your just an assface looking to preen your ego.

[Dagmar]

skewed polls. I love self important english majors that will teach because they cant do.

There are three different usuages. The point here is your a nit picking intellectiual idiot looking for a fight. Did the comment escape you? I'm sure you understood the comment. Your just an assface looking to preen your ego.

http://turnpike.net/~mirsky/drunk/drunk75.GIF

[RhymesayersDU]

I know what skew and skewed mean. The point is, you don't. You thought we were talking about SKEWERED things.

Look, I found a picture of mock's desk. You can even see the 'Mane in the background!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/HMTWhitey/DSC00382.jpg

[Crushaholic]

It's Griese's fault...seriously...

[watermock]

Here is why your such an arrogant ass. I didn't write this, Alec the idiot did.

But the bottom line is this, if you're worried about skewed polls

Your an anal retentive prick that is more concerned with insults about a few grammatical errors. Asshole.

[watermock]

Dagmar continues to get a cookie for having a mentally disabled child as an avatar.

[Dagmar]

Dagmar continues to get a cookie for having a mentally disabled child as an avatar.

It is a dude from a TV show you drunk moron!

[RhymesayersDU]

Here is why your such an arrogant ass. I didn't write this, Alec the idiot did.



Your an anal retentive prick that is more concerned with insults about a few grammatical errors. a-hole.

Have another, buddy.

http://users.adelphia.net/~jbrandt1/images/pbr.jpg

All the problems will fade away, I promise.

[ozomulsion]

90% of polls should be public. The "All Aboard the Dayne Train" poll comes to mind.

[watermock]

I know what skew and skewed mean. The point is, you don't. You thought we were talking about SKEWERED things.

]


Your anal retentive with semantics. All your doing is a complete nitpicking and insulting behavior.

The thread was about public vs. private polls. At this point I don't even care if I misspelled something or used improper grammer. Your out of line and a jerk, I didn't insult you first dickhead. You were obviously too stupid to read thru a gramatical error to get what I was saying?

Should I be using word check like I'm publishing a book? Your nothing more than a booger.

[watermock]

Obviously the point I made was lost on these hacks. It was that polls are more INACCURATE if public. If someone wants to post a public poll I could care less.

THE QUESTION was should all polls be public, which is idiotic. All these two idiots managed was a spelling lesson. They never even made a comment on the issue. I firmly believe that they understood my comment, bad grammar or not. Did they have trouble understanding the comment? No. Did they want to pick a fight? Yes.

[RhymesayersDU]

Saying skewered, which means to pierce something, when the discussion is about skewed polls is not a spelling error.

I seriously question if you even know what we're talking about. How do you even still get served when you are this drunk? Do you have kids with fake I.D.'s pull out for you? Seriously, who would possibly still sell you beer. There has got to be a alw against that.

[RhymesayersDU]

Mock's breakfast:

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/spills/prevention/pom/POM0903/Beer%20Bottles.jpg

[Northman]

Got to love a poll that does nothing but bring out the internet badasses.

[watermock]

But the bottom line is this, if you're worried about skewed polls

That is what I typed.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skew

Now STFU and go eat your dog food.

[Dagmar]

This thread is fantastic.

Hilarious! :egbgb: Hilarious!

[RhymesayersDU]

Your continually clueless. Noone is "worried" about a skewered poll. That doesn't mean it isn't. Your stupidity is only enhanced with a Brian Griese reference that was completly off the edge. BTW, if someone halfway across the country who you have never met, votes, he's made public isn't he.

It's the choice of the person posting the poll. If your scared, make it anonymous. I see no reason to make any poll public other than curiosity.

Go make a public poll "Does Bush Suck" your going to get 80% yes. Then you can ridicule those who voted he doesn't.

This is what you wrote.

How do you skewer a poll, anyways? I prefer my skewers to have some beef, chicken perhaps, and some vegetables.

I bet skewered polls grilled on a BBQ are yummy though.

[watermock]

This is rediculous. Hammering someone for a possible gramatical error while ignoring the point of the thread is just childish. This isn't about my comment about if all polls should be public...noone even adressed that comment. It's a spelling bee and total harassment.

NOONE has said they couldn't understand my opinion/comment whatsoever. I'ts just a cool thing to bash me. Go **** yourselves.

[watermock]

http://www.orangemane.com/BB/image.php?u=3605&dateline=1157141246

[RhymesayersDU]

Mock the interior designer:

http://www.kevhead.com/images18/12201%20beer%20cans%20after%20party.jpg

[RhymesayersDU]

This is rediculous.

ri‧dic‧u‧lous

[watermock]

Skewer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

i.A long metal or wooden pin used to secure or suspend food during cooking; a spit.
Any of various picks or rods having a function or shape similar to a skewer.
e. "put a stick thru it"

Skewer is the act. Skewerd is the adjective.

[Derger_Louis]

ri‧dic‧u‧lous

You are an idiot! STFU

[watermock]

http://www.kevhead.com/images18/12201%20beer%20cans%20after%20party.jpg

Hey, we got at least 15 bucks here.

[Dagmar]

http://www.orangemane.com/BB/image.php?u=3605&dateline=1157141246

yes mock that is my avatar. It is a picture of the actor Matt Lucas, dressed as a character from his show "Little Britain. Little Britain (http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/littlebritain/)
It is an award winning show, it is very funny.

Now, is there anything else I can help you with you unemployed cat humping drunken Vikings fan?

[Dagmar]

You are an idiot! STFU

Ok, you are new.
mock = crazy.

[Dagmar]

Look what we have done to your thread Baja...:oyvey:

We caused quite the kerfuffle.

[ozomulsion]

Are we ready to address the poll yet?

[Dagmar]

Are we ready to address the poll yet?

I think mock passed out.

We're good. :thumbs:

[baja]

I dont vote in public polls for the most part. Voting in this country is a private matter and private polls give more accurate results.

Public polls become popular opinion polls and are ALWAYS skewed. It has nothing to do with being afraid, it has to do with accuracy. No scientific poll is public. No government poll is public. The results are ALWAYS private to retain accuracy.

Not that it matters since most of the people that make polls on this board dont know the first thing about a non biased poll in the first place.

edit: For instance, this poll is skewed. If you vote no, you are "afraid", even though that is not necessarily the case. This sort of poll is a yes or no poll, period. Reasons are plenty and if you wish to add reasoning behind the poll, then many more options besides two are needed.

The yes option is just as stupid. A poll is placed in a thread. If people wish others to know how they voted, they may opt to post in the thread with their full opinion. In fact, most do so anyway.

Dude this is a football BB not the UN.

[watermock]

I allready gave my opinion long ago. I just stated that public polls might me more INACCURATE than private ones, but I didn't care.

The idiot post said should ALL posts be public. You couldn't possibly get more PC than that other than hang out at a polling exit and slant the polls by 20 percent.

[watermock]

Since we are dealing in semantincs, id that your manboy there Dagmar, and tell us publicly who you voted for in the last two elections...if you were old enough.

I misspell all the time. I have allready said that several times. My mind is reversed as a leftie. It's very common so stop making fun of me before we lefties take over the world.

did you know leftise are aoubt 11 percent of the poplulation but have around 33 percent of Presidents?

[watermock]

Icking someone is easy isn't you dimwits. I beat everyone of you ff without breading a swwea. Ill be glad to discuss polls. Why you idiots turned into a mock bashing routine shows more about you thre than me. Alec knew whan to leave. ;You two I hold a grudge.

Your both insultive, arrogant and basically morons.

I'm not done with you two.

[baja]

Look what we have done to your thread Baja...:oyvey:

We caused quite the kerfuffle.

I feel skewered!

[baja]

I allready gave my opinion long ago. I just stated that public polls might me more INACCURATE than private ones, but I didn't care.

The idiot post said should ALL posts be public. You couldn't possibly get more PC than that other than hang out at a polling exit and slant the polls by 20 percent.

I think you have polls confused with voting sweetheart

[Dagmar]

Since we are dealing in semantincs, id that your manboy there Dagmar, and tell us publicly who you voted for in the last two elections...if you were old enough.

I misspell all the time. I have allready said that several times. My mind is reversed as a leftie. It's very common so stop making fun of me before we lefties take over the world.

did you know leftise are aoubt 11 percent of the poplulation but have around 33 percent of Presidents?

That is a very strange question, I will answer then I have to go to work. It has been fun though you drunkard, I am glad to see you had no response to all of my comments, just attempts to pick me apart via my avatar and taglines etc. You were truly schooled today, Scottish style. You're welcome.

(your leftie argument...I am a Psychology grad, my wife is a Neuroscience grad...I'm not even gonna start)

I can't vote in the United States mock, I am a permanant resident, not a citizen yet. In the next couple of years I will be a citizen. I voted Labour, Tony Blair, in the UK. I wouldn't have voted for Bush if I lived here. I hope John McCain is the next president.

Mock, you asked me that question so you could find something to attack me on because you have nothing.

Go to AA!

[watermock]

I'm not your swetheart dumbass.

http://www.orangemane.com/BB/image.php?u=3605&dateline=1157141246

[baja]

Originally Posted by watermock
Since we are dealing in semantincs, id that your manboy there Dagmar, and tell us publicly who you voted for in the last two elections...if you were old enough.

Comparing a silly Internet football issue being polled to voting for the US president, Brilliant

What was that again Mock/ Second place on the Iowa debating team

[baja]

Hey it's labor day let's get shiit faced!!

[watermock]

Your an alien...even better....

Who better to analize politics. Or discuss grammar.

Now go learn English!

[watermock]

Comparing a silly Internet football issue being polled to voting for the US president, Brilliant

What was that again Mock/ Second place on the Iowa debating team

Actually yolu lying a-hole, I won two debating championchips and debated for the Denver University Team.

Go eat sand.

[Pezman]

Har har! The potential in this thread... LOL

Unfortunately, its gotten a bit randy for the main page so without further ado... To off-topics oblivion we go unfortunately.

Baja, where is the Griese option? Also, who's to say that all polls arent "public" to the right parties here anyway ;)

[watermock]

Comparing a silly Internet football issue being polled to voting for the US president, Brilliant

What was that again Mock/ Second place on the Iowa debating team

I didn't make the silly internet issue about a simple misspelling. Idiots did, and I evenvtually disposed of you and the other idiots.

I even posted that I was gramatically correct and a two page thread went away

[Moon§hiner]

I have to admit that I enjoy skewing polls, public or not....the day I look to see who voted for something to see how I vote will be a sad day for me. BTW, didn't vote.

[Dagmar]

Instead of off-topics Pez, this one surely should have been sent to the Butt!

It was fun though.

:yayaya:

[watermock]

You have been nothing tot be rude to me Baha. I don't know why you wouldn't expect the same.

I never stepped on your toes. Your not even an American.

[baja]

Actually yolu lying a-hole, I won two defbating championchips and debated for the Denver University Team.

Go eat sand.

I believe it because you are sure good at taking debate

[watermock]

Doesn't matter to me. I allready made idiots of several people the last two nights.

Skewed is a word. I proved it and the morons ran off.

[Pezman]

Instead of off-topics Pez, this one surely should have been sent to the Butt!

It was fun though.

:yayaya:

Nah, its a good topic IMO, even with the hijack Ha!

[watermock]

I believe it because you are sure good at taking debate


All I have heard from you have been arrogant assertions.

[Moon§hiner]

ok...new poll....Do you believe that you have to be an American to be a Bronco Fan?

[watermock]

Sure it is Pexman...despieite the fact the threat was hijacked who days ago because of grammatical eerror?

Your a bigger man than me.

I don't care. I just find it funny.

I have said several times I have very slight dslykica. i might pos an L not a G.

I usually correct iit, but it's no BFD to me.

[watermock]

I never said that at all asshole.

[baja]

I never said that at all a-hole.

"I admit that I am a a-hole" Mock.

Fixed it for you Mock

[baja]

Pez the average response to views of a thread is less than 1 post for 10 views. This thread has 71 responses to 260 views, that's three times the average activity.

Ya should leave very active football related (once removed i give ya) on the main page. it would have come around after the hijack.

[Moon§hiner]

Only a losing (master)debator would bring race into a conversation...you only slay people in your mind Mock.

[baja]

Doesn't matter to me. I allready made idiots of several people the last two nights.

Skewed is a word. I proved it and the morons ran off.

I know time seems eternal when you are shiit faced but you haven't been doing battle of wits for two nights Mock because this thread is only a few hours old... LMAOROTF

[baja]

Here's one for you to ponder Mock

http://www.joe-ks.com/archives_jun2004/EyeSpeck.jpg

[Saddletramp]

sorry to post on topic here but it is kinda stupid to vote no in a public poll. Gusee I am stupid.

[Dagmar]

Your an alien...even better....

Who better to analize politics. Or discuss grammar.

Now go learn English!

You are drunken racist **** mock. How dare you.

[broncocalijohn]

Since we are dealing in semantincs, id that your manboy there Dagmar, and tell us publicly who you voted for in the last two elections...if you were old enough.

I misspell all the time. I have allready said that several times. My mind is reversed as a leftie. It's very common so stop making fun of me before we lefties take over the world.

did you know leftise are aoubt 11 percent of the poplulation but have around 33 percent of Presidents?

Great, I found something I am in common with with the Mockski. I hope being a southpaw is the only thing in common. Dont blame being a lefty for grammatical errors. The problem is chugging 10 beers before finally realizing how to turn on the computer internet that gets you this way. It is known in a public open poll that lefties that love cats in Iowa are just plain retarded. I really dont care about the grammatical errors for short cuts so I rarely will pick on someone for it. Mock has other major issues to try to keep his ADD from HIJACKING a thread.
On the polls, keep them private and those that want to voice their opinion , can do so with a post. More accurate this way. It might be just football or it can be politics. Keep it private. Damn, there is another thing I agree with the brewmock.