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Are polls not allowed in the politics forum?

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  • 02-03-2009 5:46pm
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    yoshytoshy
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    Hi ,just wondering if there are polls held in the forum here. It seems hard for fianna fail suppoters to voice themselves here ,because they get demolished.

    Would a poll give a clearer picture of support ,without relying on the news etc ?


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    mike65
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    Polls in politics forum? Are you mad?


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    yoshytoshy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭yoshytoshy


    Mad ,don't know if I am or not ,still waiting on the results of that ,the polls aren't in yet :pac:

    I just thought it would be a neutral way of seeing exactly who supports who ,on the forum. At least boards couldn't be accused of being biased.

    Personally if fianna fail are elected in again ,I'll probably hang myself.


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    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Polls have been disabled here for a long time, primarily because everyone who starts a new thread feels the need to add a new poll to it asking people to vote. Ultimately the poll is usually flawed or biased, which makes the entire thing useless and causes arguments. Stuff along the lines of "Isn't the Lisbon Treaty a big pile of ****?" with two options - "YES!!!!" and "No, because I'm a euroweenie and I want to ride Sarkozy".

    Not to mention that Politics is for discussion, and people voting on a poll aren't contributing to a discussion.

    If you really think one is necessary, a mod can yay or nay it and set one up.


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    yoshytoshy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,305 ✭✭✭yoshytoshy


    seamus wrote: »
    Not to mention that Politics is for discussion, and people voting on a poll aren't contributing to a discussion.

    If you really think one is necessary, a mod can yay or nay it and set one up.

    Agreed 100% and it's a great place for discussion ,it was only a thought/suggestion.
    I was looking at it from a mod starting one ,point of view.


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