banniNation Polling: October 2007

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Missing votes

Some votes has disappeared during the night. At the moment we have no idea why and if they are gone for good. Blogger-support has been e-mailed...

Update: The votes have re-appeared. Still no clue what had happened.

Sunday, October 14, 2007

You can check out any time you want....

Apparently banniNation is just too addictive to settle for less than one hour of interaction. Thirty percent of people never leave and 25% banninate 8-15 hours per week. Only 40 people participated in this weeks poll, but the bimodal distribution of answers to this week's question How many hours a week do you banninate? suggests a couple of possibilities.

1. A lot of people banninate at work and home. In fact, work and home could be the same place.

2. Some people only banninate from home or from work. Hey, not everyone has the luxury of living in a cubicle.

Any other hypotheses? This is a question that could be tested in the next banniNation census.

Results are posted here.

Monday, October 8, 2007

Parallel Universes

For many years, science fiction authors have speculated on the possibility that the South won the Civil War, that dinosaurs never went extinct, and that you can buy a decent pint at a restaurant at the end of the universe to enjoy while watching the big bang. Within the past decade, physicists have come to realize that science fiction may not be fiction. Parallel universes exist side by side and our twin might literally be only a few millimeters away... in another universe.

We are still far from being capable of jumping dimensions, but if we could where would we choose to go? Most would choose to brave Vogon construction crews and poetry rather than take the red pill, sail a firefly, wield a light saber, or get beamed aboard the USS Enterprise. Results are posted in the wiki as well.

Thread comments may be found here.

banniNation Polling

The poll has been running weekly for almost a year. Now it's time for changes, and the decision about the future of the poll is yours.

Spit or swallow?

What's the first thing you do after you wake up (and open your eyes)?

Homosexuality

Where do you live?

What is your favorite form of refreshment on a hot summer day? Post details in the thread.

Are you willing to use community moderation tools if necessary?

Some bNers/bNettes believe that there has been a significant rise in incivility and general nastiness at bN recently.

If you agree, which of the following do you believe are the worst problems? Choose as many as necessary.

What do you do most in bN?

What percentage of bNers/bNettes are writing bullshit posts, not counting obvious trolls (includes made up lives, opinions, beliefs, employment, etc.)?

At what time of day are you most productive (mentally)?

Would you participate in a second banniNation census? Please post questions you would like to see in the thread.

NPR carried a story this week on the effect of rising prices around the world. Which is hitting you hardest?

How far do you travel to get to work each day (on average)?

What mode of transportation do you use to get to work?

If you could become a member of another racial group for a year, would you do it?

If you could try out being a member of the opposite sex for a year, would you do it? (bNers become bNettes and vice versa)

If you could have an otherwise perfect life, but had to choose one major problem in order to have this life, what would it be?

What is your favourite moment in bN history? (Apologies to people getting called out)

When do you banniNate?

Have you ever...

What's you sexual orientation?

Have you seen a live performance of a(n)...

Which of the following do you have? Choose the one that effects your life the most.

What bN poll question has been the most interesting so far?

What is most important to you in a relationship with a love interest?

If you weren't banniNating, you would be.... (Choose 3 max.)

At this moment, who would you vote for president in the 2008 US presidential elections?

How many languages do you speak enough to survive with?