Understanding Polls



Poll- Record the opinion or vote of.

Here is the meaning of the word poll gotten from Oxford English.

A look into polls in REAL life.
Polls are generally used for gathering data. Though a poll can also be called a survey or even a general question at times. It's purpose still remains the same though and it is considered one of the most vital sources in modern-day politics.

You may ask "Why is Ak telling me this?"

The reason I'm telling you this is to compare polls in real life to polls on GC and how we use polls on the wiki.

As we move on think about how polls effect YOUR everyday lives and how it's helping nations all over the world everyday.

A look into polls on the WIKI
On the Wiki polls are not really that important or significant as they are in real life or on GC.

They are mainly used for fun purposes and they are vital in how we communicate with each other and how we can relate on certain things people on the wiki have in common.

Polls aren't always fun though.

Sometimes polls can be official such as Staff polling.

Staff polling on our wiki is mainly used for every user on the wiki to have a CHOICE in who they want as staff and who they believe is going to help our wiki the most. Though these polls go quite smoothly the buildup of pressure and anxiety is immense for the candidates as they are all gunning for the top spot. These have sometimes caused problems and things have gotten intense in situations like this.

A look into polls in GC.
Ok here's the big part of the article.

Polls on GC is one of the most irrationally thought topic ever. Is it really something to go crazy about when all you could do is be polite and answer the question simply??!?!?

Though I do agree that people like the alleged MartySays were not your fault and that he was a problem that had to be faced with flags there were still many other innocent pollers who got banned from YOUR flags that barely got to know the comment section before their ban.

There has been a certain breakthrough though.

A few months ago when I was active on GC I was simply strolling down featured comment until I realized it was a poll. I was very confused because the replies were actually positive and you weren't saying "STOP POLLING!" there was no drama when it was phrased as the word "Question".

But lately I've been considering that people always react to polls not because of the content that is said in the poll but because of the person who posts the comment. Lately polls have mainly been posted by new users. Many user think it's for featured but I honestly believe that anyone above 13 should realize that getting your comment featured on a comics website isn't gonna win you the Nobel Prize. I think they're probably doing as a way to relate cause most new users don't even know about the Poll War and all the drama that happened a long time ago. By flagging innocent pollers YOU are destroying the comment section.

I bet if someone like Hev1 or Gollum were to post a poll everyone wouldn't make a fuss of it and because of the amount of featured comments they have and their high reputation on GC.

That's all for now I'll add more later.