What are polls all about?

Psychedelic Paul wrote: As well as the fun of taking part, polls are also a great way of discovering new music, just as I've "discovered" Symphonic Metal band Xandria, following Archisorcerus' recommendation.

^ Cool! I hate the term "female fronted" when used for such bands, but I do love some female fronted metal bands. 

I was thinking of discovering Aesma Daeva from your list in the related poll. I'll do that soon. 

Edited by Archisorcerus - February 15 2022 at 03:56

Jared wrote: Ultimately, they mean very little however it is a fun way of being able to keep the forums active with conversation. If you think about how many members are active at any one time, the forum area can go a bit stale after a while? Not everyone wants to write three paragraphs of text with every contribution, or they'd get put off participating... so, they are ephemeral but enjoyable and arguably necessary fluff....

Jared wrote: David_D wrote: Saperlipopette! wrote: Do you have like... any friends? No reason for that, Saperlipopette!  No David, I think it was a genuine question... he might like to borrow some...

Psychedelic Paul wrote: If you're still unsure of what polls are all about then check out the poll vaults.

Saperlipopette! wrote: Do you have like... any friends?

Edited by David_D - February 11 2022 at 15:24

David_D wrote: The Dark Elf wrote: What is it about polls you don't understand?  If you haven't seen my progger poll yet, I'd like you to do it as I find it quite relevant and informative.

David_D wrote: Thank you very mych, Logan, for this serious, and very extensive and informative answer.

You're welcome -- serious but also with some absurd stabs at humour thrown in because that's typical me and what I enjoy. Humour can be a great icebreaker as well as alienating.

I did think of something that I forgot to get into in that post. Quite often polls I have made are a journey of discovery or re-discovery to me, and I have gained much deeper appreciation for music and artists thanks to the process of making them and heard the music in a new context, and seen the music from a new perspective, and explored more music. The poll is the result of a journey I've taken, and then I can only hop that the journey that the discussion takes is rewarding. Unlike some, I like to cover music I have heard in polls, but choosing the music often takes some thought and listening (even if the choices seem imbecilic and impulsive or senseless to some, but there is an associative process that got me there).

While I prefer listening to full albums commonly, I often like to highlight individual tracks so that they can be more easily listened to by the participants, and I like to compare/ contrast that way. When thinking about which tracks to choose, I will often explore more deeply and gain new appreciation and sometimes discover new music. Sometimes it has got me exploring new artists as I've found some point of comparison with one I know and like. Sometimes I'm looking for really similar tracks, and it takes a while to remember back on music and re-check it, and that's an experience. It's even got me listening to and appreciating artists that I might not have otherwise because of some methodology in the selection process or the associative journey which may require research. And the embeds of tracks I might place act as records of music that has been important to me commonly. As I said before, however, sometimes I have covered music that I was not into for more diversity and because I value a certain originality. I wouldn't want to do quite the same poll that I would think others have, so the poll might be seen as odder.

There is no one reason for polls, other than recording opinions and statistical research, but it is done for different ends and in different ways. I like making them as it gets me more deeply exploring acts and thinking about music in different ways, and I enjoy participating as I learn about more music and it gets me comparing music and gaining appreciation for me to music as well as gaining a new appreciation for old to me music. I definitely enjoy that act of comparing music (looking for commonalities and differences as well as just thinking about my preferences), and the pattern-seeking animal in me loves the process or thinking about the process behind the choices often.

Sorry, too long post, quite redundant, keep getting interrupted and losing my trains of thought.

David_D wrote: The Dark Elf wrote: I know they have polls in Denmark. About Denmark, I can tell that we're used to discuss things and accept different opinions.

Edited by David_D - February 10 2022 at 08:08