The AndyW option

[Board Game Geek]

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.

[AtW]

Therefore the AndyW option is at the least, pointless, and at the worst, subversive and counter-productive to the whole point of a poll.

It was me who started using that option first and now it is one of the finest CUK traditions

The only regret I have is not to have "test please delete" thread started

[chef]

you think about things A LOT

[Gordon Brown]

Have you thought of a job at the Office of National Statistics?

[To BI or not to BI?]

Maybe that's the CUK equivalent of exercising your right not to vote

[Charles Foster Kane]

It was me who started using that option first and now it is one of the finest CUK traditions

The only regret I have is not to have "test please delete" thread started

Feeling very narcissistic today aren't we?

[DimPrawn]

It surely means "none of the above", ie 11 people do not like any form of chocolate.

Or maybe it means "other". They like orange chocolate or mint chocolate.

Or.....WGAS!!!

[NickFitz]

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.

You appear to be very easily led. This being so, I would advise you to find some more reliable sources of guidance than the opinions expressed (whether in polls or otherwise) in this place

[Charles Foster Kane]

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 ?

What about carob?

[Board Game Geek]

Have you thought of a job at the Office of National Statistics?

No. But it would be interesting.

Statistics help define and shape our lives, they give us a point of reference and allow us to see where we fit in to the grand scheme of things.

I'm not suggesting we slavishly modify our lives because of statistics per se, but rather we gain understanding from them of our own place within society, and what socio/economic groups we exisit within.

Only when you fully understand yourself, and how others perceive you, are you in possession of the facts that can enable you to morph your personae to your own advantage.