Interactive poll team

Snicolette wrote: Lorenzo, I was more sounding out how frequently participants want the polls up again, and how much interest in the polls continue amongst the participants.   As far as length, there still seems to be a bit of a curve, most (who speak up, anyway), like the 2-week model, less liking the shorter or longer models, but there are still fans of both.   It seems that we've lost a few participants along the way, especially during and after the holidays.  We also have some newer participants.  Wondering if some momentum was lost because of it, or have people begun  merely become busier as Covid restrictions lift, so therefore don't have as much time or whatever reasons to participate?

Nickie, may you summarize the points you are debating?

^ As I replied to your/Nickie's PM, I'll create my poll around the evening in Turkey, which should correspond to the afternoon in the USA. 

@Nickie

Edited by Mila-13 - February 11 2022 at 12:33

I rather feel like an interloper here as I haven't been involved in the polls for some time, but looking at it, yes it seems to be losing some steam, but I think the turnouts are still healthy. Having a smaller number lends itself to a little more intimacy and does make it easier to listen through.   I'd rather go see a band generally at a small bar than in a stadium, and I will listen through 45 or so minutes long albums more than 2 hour long ones.

The polls have been going on for a long time. It is nice, maybe, if some new blood does join and shakes things up a bit with maybe some rather different rules and fresh beats for the deadbeats.

For me, and this is just about me, I like consistency when it comes to the length of the polls, and scheduling (I have become more conservative in my middle-age in some ways). It is the antic...i...p...pation (Frank N Furter) of a new poll coming at a fairly expected time that excited me. And I wanted to see them keep rolling out regularly from people. At some point they extended from a week to two weeks, then to three weeks and variable duration. I did lose some interest when polls got prolonged and there were delays with new ones.

I thought before that we could have a new poll every week with overlap between the nomination process in one poll and the voting process in another, but maybe that would have burnt people out more. I do think it's fun to try new things, and be flexible and see that various people are trying new things and bringing new ideas to the table because (it's the communal aspect of this that I like, but also seeing the individuality of each take and theme from the members who make polls).

Edited by Logan - February 11 2022 at 10:51

Kind of a low voting turnout so far, but I looked back and these are looking more normal.  Wondering if anyone would rather wait a bit, or not?  Are the polls kind of slowing down?  Just wondering what others think who have been here for a while.  

Edited by Mila-13 - February 08 2022 at 08:52

Cristi wrote: Nobody has worried about voting here, you are the first.

Mila-13 wrote: @Cristi Maybe voting by PM (message addressed to the poll conductor) would make sense. Sometimes people forget to mention in their posts what they want to vote for. Sometimes they write what they want to vote for but forget to use the voting table etc. It is in the first place about sharing and discussing music, but then again the poll format doesn't make any sense, you see?