Poll madness(or, Lindfielding)

**embellisher** · #1 09-03-2002, 03:17 PM

Did anyone notice that somebody voted a bunch of old polls back to the top in Basses? The same thing happens from time to time in Miscellaneous, which makes it a pain in the arse to Moderate, because I have to pull up 15 or 20 old threads to make sure that there are no new posts in them.

I rarely agree with Bruce L on things, but I am beginning to agree with him about polls. I wish that we either did not have them, or they weren't bumped back to the top when somebody voted on them, only when a new post was added.

Or am I just getting old?

dancehallclasher · #2 09-03-2002, 03:30 PM

i'm with this guy.

Aaron · #3 09-03-2002, 03:43 PM

agreed

**john turner** · #4 09-03-2002, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by embellisher

Or am I just getting old?

you're just getting old

.

seriously, i think the issue could be solved if the time of the last post was accurately reflected in the "last post" list. if you notice now, under "last post" in the thread listing, it puts the time of the last vote over the name of the last poster, which may not be accurate. if the thread was popped back to the top with a vote, but the time reflected the last post, then all would be apparent without opening the thread.

**embellisher** · #5 09-03-2002, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by john turner

you're just getting old .

seriously, i think the issue could be solved if the time of the last post was accurately reflected in the "last post" list. if you notice now, under "last post" in the thread listing, it puts the time of the last vote over the name of the last poster, which may not be accurate. if the thread was popped back to the top with a vote, but the time reflected the last post, then all would be apparent without opening the thread.

That sounds like a good idea for the Suggestion Box.

Chris Brodowski · #6 09-03-2002, 03:55 PM

I may not be a moderator, but I too find polls annoying much of the time, especially when the person doesn't research the topic beforehand.

JimK · #7 09-03-2002, 03:56 PM

...I thought Embellisher was already "old".

**john turner** · #8 09-03-2002, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by embellisher

That sounds like a good idea for the Suggestion Box.

good hint, oh buddy, oh pal, oh chum.

supergreg · #9 09-03-2002, 04:12 PM

I agree. Im not even a moderator and I find myself annoyed by old polls popping up.

**embellisher** · #10 09-03-2002, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by john turner

good hint, oh buddy, oh pal, oh chum.

I went there immediately after my post.

dancehallclasher · #11 09-03-2002, 05:23 PM

also, people who make polls often include a moronic comedy option, thinking they're being funny. and moronic people then VOTE for the comedy option, thinking THEY'RE being funny, when in actuality nobody is being funny at all. i hate that.

Dave Castelo · #12 09-03-2002, 05:33 PM

Comedy "You are getting old!" option

FretNoMore · #13 09-03-2002, 05:41 PM

Overheard at the greengrocer's:
"I'd like a pound of comedy options, please."

And that's CARROTS to you humor challenged people...

dancehallclasher, what's funny to some may not seem funny to you. Who's right?

Sedge · #14 09-03-2002, 06:08 PM

Seriously, the CARROTS option could hardly be still considered funny after all these years, could it? I mean, I recycle jokes like most people but that one has been in every poll for at least 18 months.

Oh yeah, I agree with embellisher's first suggestion about not bumping polls when someone only votes on them. I can't see the point in it.