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What is the possibility of this happening?
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I like my water with hops, malt, hops, yeast, and hops.
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I think that it could be set, just a matter of getting the mods to agree and work their majik
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On the contrary, I'd be in favor of removing the "public poll" feature altogether.
Having polls not be anonymous defeats the whole purpose of polls.
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Originally Posted by CharlesS 
On the contrary, I'd be in favor of removing the "public poll" feature altogether.
Having polls not be anonymous defeats the whole purpose of polls.
Not really. The point of a poll isn't necessarily to get anonymous data.
Also, I voted yes. 
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Originally Posted by CharlesS
On the contrary, I'd be in favor of removing the "public poll" feature altogether.
Having polls not be anonymous defeats the whole purpose of polls.
I'm not sure that's fair as a blanket statement. There have been several polls here along the lines of "What's your [religion/sexual orientation/field of work/whatever]" where the identity of the people answering the poll seems to be half the point.
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Originally Posted by Laminar
Not really. The point of a poll isn't necessarily to get anonymous data.
Also, I voted yes.
Liar!
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Originally Posted by Chuckit
I'm not sure that's fair as a blanket statement. There have been several polls here along the lines of "What's your [religion/sexual orientation/field of work/whatever]" where the identity of the people answering the poll seems to be half the point.
In this case, people should just post in the thread if they want to make their answer to the poll public.
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Originally Posted by Rumor
Liar!
Blast! Foiled by the public poll!
Originally Posted by CharlesS
In this case, people should just post in the thread if they want to make their answer to the poll public.
Think about the Pepsi/Coke thread - while you could read through 4 pages of posts, having a poll makes it much easier to get an overall idea of the results.
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Originally Posted by Laminar
Think about the Pepsi/Coke thread - while you could read through 4 pages of posts, having a poll makes it much easier to get an overall idea of the results.
Indubitably the best poll ever created on MacNN. Possibly on all forums on teh intrawebtubes.
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Originally Posted by Railroader
Indubitably the best poll ever created on MacNN. Possibly on all forums on teh intrawebtubes.
I'm so glad I thought of it.
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CharlesS and Laminar are bloody cowards.
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Originally Posted by Dakar V
I'm so glad I thought of it.
Too bad you couldn't get off your lazy butt and make it.
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i'm firmly against making peoples' polls public by default.
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Originally Posted by Demonhood
i'm firmly against making peoples' polls public by default.
Aww, really? May I ask if there is any particular reason?
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I like my water with hops, malt, hops, yeast, and hops.
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Originally Posted by Rumor
Aww, really? May I ask if there is any particular reason?
I agree with Demonhood. Making a poll public should be an active choice. I can see WAY too many ways for "public by default" to cause turmoil and angst around here.
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I just made a public poll in the lounge. I hope you like it.
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I'll generally not vote in a public poll as I prefer the anonymous flavors. Just my personal preference. I see no reason other then curiosity to have it a public poll, i.e., who voted for/against it.
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Originally Posted by Rumor
Aww, really? May I ask if there is any particular reason?
well, i was mostly just making a dirty joke. maybe i should have used italics!
but i actually do believe that it should be private and a choice should be made to make it public. people click those polls without reading the "this poll is public and you will be mocked for your choices" text.
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Originally Posted by Demonhood
people click those polls without reading the "this poll is public and you will be mocked for your choices" text.
You claim you're from the land of the easily amused, but then you pass up a golden opportunity for easy amusement. You sicken me.
Can we at least have free donuts in the Lounge?
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There is free canned sliced meat from time to time. Does that count?
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Why yes, and if you open up those cans, sometimes you'll find deals on pharmaceuticals inside!
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I asked turtle777 to post this for me, since I want to stay anonymous:
YES, make all polls public.
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I asked brassplayersrock² to post this for me, since I want to stay anonymous:
YES, make all polls public.
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I asked Dakar V to post this for me, since I want to stay anonymous, but he said no, so I am saying:
YES, make all polls public.
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"Specific knowledge on a topic usually demonstrates in-depth knowledge."
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Unfunny add-on to Laminar's post.
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No one steals our shtick and walks away un-mocked.
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