I closed the poll, it's showing 51% no and 50% yes, 129 to 128 respectively.
I also found out you can vote as many times as you want without restriction, with no IP logging whatsoever. This is why I don't like putting polls on places where users regularly use anonymity for their own agendas, e.g. Reddit, which is when it seems most of the votes came from. >From the public email poll, there were 4 no votes and 8 yes votes, and from the original thread on a mascot, there were about 15 people liking the idea of a mascot, and less than half of this openly saying against the idea. I would say the next step might be create a poll using polldaddy, but even filtering IP addresses wouldn't stop people from using a workaround with Tor. With email, you can see how many people are registering and immediately voting. Anyway, I'm not sure how to proceed, but I'm going going to call it a night and a week with this, since it's going to be long next couple of days. Happy Thanksgiving to anyone celebrating the Holiday tomorrow. On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 4:36 PM, heathmatlock <[email protected]>wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 2:25 PM, Giovanni Tirloni > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> 1. It's unlikely to get feedback from the larger Haskell community >> 2. It floods people with email they don't care (unless they care to keep >> track of the results) >> 3. One can just as easily create throw-away emails, subscribe to the list >> and answer the poll >> > > I thought about this, but I was trying to keep the response short. > > >> 4. etc... >> >> My suggestion is to create a poll somewhere else and let it run for at >> least a month. >> > > I suppose we could do this. Kryzyztof suggested Google Docs, so I created > a poll there: > > > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFpic3dzZkVtcW5yZkVWbFNuckpyWmc6MQ > > > Or a more elaborated survey with additional questions trying to capture >> the community's feeling toward a masket and what kind. >> > > I'm not sure what additional questions would be appropriate. > > > I don't think we are in a hurry to get a mascot here so let's take the >> time and do it properly. >> > > I can agree to that. The reasons I created a poll using the email method > are: > > 1. Typically, mail programs have methods of keeping emails separated by > topic, so your mailbox isn't littered with just one topic. > 2. It's quick with little hassle, just respond. > > But, you have a point about reaching a wider audience. My only concern is > how many people outside of the Haskell community are going to vote. Without > methods of recognizing who's spamming the results, it's difficult to really > judge how accurately the poll reflects the community's views. > > Polldaddy.com has nice spam filters. I'm guessing posting functional > Javascript to the wiki isn't possible though, this would require someone > with write access to the site. > > > > -- > Heath Matlock > +1 256 274 4225 > -- Heath Matlock +1 256 274 4225
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