Interactive poll team

Here is the link to the polling place:  http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=126601&PID=5903993#5903993

Just wanted to let everyone know that I am ready to take over the next poll. As the voting for Greg's poll is about to start, I'd say my own poll can start some time during the weekend, or later if you prefer. No hurry!

I started my poll a little earlier, so I put it up in the wee dark hours of the morning of Tuesday. I lost my poll edit due to an issue that had the options and an added write-up for the OP, and then thought I'll do it again some hours later and this time post it since I wanted to keep the later morning freer. Worked out well other than I'm not sure if one option should be there (I should have PMed for confirmation). George quickly got the playlist put together.

I'm fine with that. In fact, I have want to see these polls chugging along with greater frequency. I'd like to see more people have their turn faster, and I'm excited to see what new poll ideas/ themes people will bring and what their approach will be. It's rather like Christmas for me. What's going to be under that tree?

I had the idea before of having two Interactive Polls going on at the same time (not always, but as an option if coordinated between subsequent poll-starter parties): when one poll is done with a one week suggestion/nomination stage and is opened to voting, then on that day another goes up for nominations. Rinse and repeat as desired. That didn't seem to be liked, and I can see why. I think that would be too onerous for some, though, and maybe one could expect less comments from people in the topics. With longer runs when one is active it can give people more time to listen and comment on the selections. I'm not as good with the commenting as various others are because I find it both very time-consuming and difficult with unsatisfactory results.

I think some do prefer that each poll be spaced two weeks apart. Anyway, I don't mind you not waiting until next Tuesday if others don't. I wonder if weekends might be the better time to make these for most poll starters if we try to stick to schedules.   

I don't have an options with multiple Interactive topics being active at the same time. I do wish we had an Interactive Polls forum, but I wouldn't push for that. Be so nice to me to see more at PA giving it a go, although quite a few have, and I could hardly complain about the numbers when Lorenzo's poll went over 25 options, and George's was close. Mine saw things go back more to usual numbers duos are more onerous and I limited the choosing a nomination to a strict within a week period-- also to leave more time consider duos come voting time which means more listening -- although I guess one week for each of the two round elements is pretty common).

So, again, it's fine with me if you start earlier than the 14 days (Tuesday) Lorenzo scheduled, but we'll see what others say. I don't think it matters if people are still working through my poll to vote when yours goes up. I wouldn't really want two voting arounds going on at the same time, ideally, for the series, but if a nominations round overlaps with a voting round, I have no problem with that (if I were a more diligent commenter, then I might). Ultimately I do look to Lorenzo for guidance on such things. If it's good for him, then it's good for me.

Edited by Logan - June 15 2021 at 10:38

Logan wrote: I started my poll a little earlier, so I put it up in the wee dark hours of the morning of Tuesday. I lost my poll edit due to an issue that had the options and an added write-up for the OP, and then thought I'll do it again some hours later and this time post it since I wanted to keep the later morning freer. Worked out well other than I'm not sure if one option should be there (I should have PMed for confirmation). George quickly got the playlist put together. I'm fine with that. In fact, I have want to see these polls chugging along with greater frequency. I'd like to see more people have their turn faster, and I'm excited to see what new poll ideas/ themes people will bring and what their approach will be. It's rather like Christmas for me. What's going to be under that tree? I had the idea before of having two Interactive Polls going on at the same time (not always, but as an option if coordinated between subsequent poll-starter parties): when one poll is done with a one week suggestion/nomination stage and is opened to voting, then on that day another goes up for nominations. Rinse and repeat as desired. That didn't seem to be liked, and I can see why. I think that would be too onerous for some, though, and maybe one could expect less comments from people in the topics. With longer runs when one is active it can give people more time to listen and comment on the selections. I'm not as good with the commenting as various others are because I find it both very time-consuming and difficult with unsatisfactory results. I think some do prefer that each poll be spaced two weeks apart. Anyway, I don't mind you not waiting until next Tuesday if others don't. I wonder if weekends might be the better time to make these for most poll starters if we try to stick to schedules.    I don't have an options with multiple Interactive topics being active at the same time. I do wish we had an Interactive Polls forum, but I wouldn't push for that. Be so nice to me to see more at PA giving it a go, although quite a few have, and I could hardly complain about the numbers when Lorenzo's poll went over 25 options, and George's was close. Mine saw things go back more to usual numbers duos are more onerous and I limited the choosing a nomination to a strict within a week period-- also to leave more time consider duos come voting time which means more listening -- although I guess one week for each of the two round elements is pretty common). So, again, it's fine with me if you start earlier than the 14 days (Tuesday) Lorenzo scheduled, but we'll see what others say. I don't think it matters if people are still working through my poll to vote when yours goes up. I wouldn't really want two voting arounds going on at the same time, ideally, for the series, but if a nominations round overlaps with a voting round, I have no problem with that (if I were a more diligent commenter, then I might). Ultimately I do look to Lorenzo for guidance on such things. If it's good for him, then it's good for me.

Thanks, Greg.
I agree with you.

Mila-13 wrote: Hey guys! Greg invited me to stop by sometime and here I am.  Since the people who are around atm are staying at home, meaning not going on holidays any time soon I'm suggesting a rather simple theme. Let's travel through music instead! The idea behind it is to encourage people to find songs of different cultures/genres and maybe with lyrics in languages other than English. A broader interpretation of the term "trip" is concievable in order to attract more people but personally, for starters I would stick to the initial idea and see how it goes. So what do you think about my proposal?  The title of the poll would be: "The Trip of My Dreams"

jamesbaldwin wrote: New calendar: - logan (8th of June) Then, after 14 days,  - raff  - nick (new entry!) - shadowyzard - lewian - meltdowner - the Anders - snicolette - cristi  - tcat - mathman  - jamesbaldwin - logan and so on...

Edited by jamesbaldwin - June 20 2021 at 13:38

Sounds good to me. I like Mila's ideas. And I don't mind themes repeating/overlapping. It was still fun with a second covers themed poll, and I am up for another soundtrack if someone wants. Or another progressive with fewer than 50 ratings. A PA one could overlap with a non-PA one because it would draw interest from those who don't participate in the non-PA polls.

Thanks a lot, Lorenzo! Some feedback regarding my suggested poll themes would be helpful, though since I'm quite new here. 

Edited by Mila-13 - June 20 2021 at 13:58

Thanks a lot for your feedback, Greg! I was a bit worried about suggesting Asia since westerners usually have little connection with that part of the world when it comes to music and also as a theme it sounds a bit uninspired considering that you had in the past editons focusing on Africa and Latin America. However Asia is the largest continent and offers an enormous variaty of different cultures. I could even imagine another duo poll where I would encourage the participants to submit songs from two different regions of Asia. To have an insider like you on board would definitely be a gain for everybody! 

Edited by Mila-13 - June 21 2021 at 02:30