This is getting a bit annoying now, because it skews the results of a poll, which makes the poll completely pointless.
Eg, Let's suppose we had a poll on "Which is best, Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate or White Chocolate."
1. Dark : 10 votes
2. Milk : 9 votes
3. White : 5 votes
4. Andy W : 11 votes
How on earth am I supposed to get "poll closure" on the above ?
Admittedly, the Dark Chocolate got the majority vote, however there are 11 wasted votes which could have dramatically changed the results, leaving me no nearer to discovering the true answer or result.
This is important, because polls do have an influence on people's habits, and for example, if White Chocolate was the REAL winner in the poll, then I, as a non-white chocolate eater, might be encouraged to try white chocolate to see what the fuss was all about, and then discover that I might like it.
Therefore the AndyW option is at the least, pointless, and at the worst, subversive and counter-productive to the whole point of a poll.
Eg, Let's suppose we had a poll on "Which is best, Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate or White Chocolate."
1. Dark : 10 votes
2. Milk : 9 votes
3. White : 5 votes
4. Andy W : 11 votes
How on earth am I supposed to get "poll closure" on the above ?
Admittedly, the Dark Chocolate got the majority vote, however there are 11 wasted votes which could have dramatically changed the results, leaving me no nearer to discovering the true answer or result.
This is important, because polls do have an influence on people's habits, and for example, if White Chocolate was the REAL winner in the poll, then I, as a non-white chocolate eater, might be encouraged to try white chocolate to see what the fuss was all about, and then discover that I might like it.
Therefore the AndyW option is at the least, pointless, and at the worst, subversive and counter-productive to the whole point of a poll.
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