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So here's my decision, which Gary is more than welcome to change when he gets back.

No more than 2 sim-polls for now. Since we have been experiencing some troubles with the PowWeb server I'd hate to compound them with something we knew caused trouble on the old server.

Sorry Reep. Hope you can live with 2 at a time

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Realistically now, how unfair is it to increase my limit on Polls? Nobody else is doing them.

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It never was a question of my Polls being "more important." I'm perplexed at that comment.

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If some members's noses are getting bent because I am simply trying to revive the fun around here, too fuckin bad.

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Well, as long as it's all in fun

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And Cru admits he not really interested in Polls, he's concerned about other members.

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True, but technically I still am entitled to my opinion on the matter. It's as valid as anyone else's

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Where's the indignation from the people who like Polling if it's such an injustice? What is happening is that I'm getting support from members who are interested in Polling!

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I'm awaiting the Founders decision and I hope it is soon forthcoming. One way or the other, let's get a ruling and move on.

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Ummm... Agreed!

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Originally posted by Greybird:
...someone with grossly deficient reading comprehension skills...

~ That proclaiming a "vote" on extending any such privilege is, in terms of rights and of common courtesy, the sole prerogative of the two men who own and run this Website.

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You given me a great idea, Grey. Why don't I run a Poll about whether or not I should be limited to one or two Polls at a time? Since you feel my whopping two Poll limit is unjustified, I'm sure you'd like to see a membership vote on the matter.

I absolutely swear to abide by the decision of the majority of the voting membership.

Like I said, since I've already been given permission for two simultaneous Polls, there would be nothing provocative about it. A simple up or down vote whether I should continue to have the privilege.

So I'd like to get other members' opinions on whether they want to see me continue doing two Polls at a time, and also whether I should run a Poll asking whether my two Poll limit should be removed.

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Brush up on your "...grossly deficient reading comprehension skills..." Grey.

KP, as LL says, NC has yet to weigh in on the matter, and as, I'll say for a fourth time I believe, it is my view that before I went into retirement that NC had granted me multiple Polling privilege. I may be wrong, but I would like to hear from NC about it.

You are mistaken in how events transpirered regarding this, and I don't want to be rude, but it doesn't help for you as a moderator to mistate the events. I know you didn't do it with ill intent. Still, let's be clear on events. I did not previously petition for an increase past LL's 2 Polls limit.

When I came back, I was uncertain about NC's prior granting of multi-Polling to me, so I asked permission from the Founders to do multi-Polling with the Adventure stories Poll. LL responded and said go for it.

I was unsure if that meant ongoing multi-Polling on just for the Adventure Poll, so I asked for clarification from LL. He posted the above response that you cite. Since he does state it is conditional to NC's input, and since my view is that I was granted multi-Polling from NC before (perhaps mistaken on my part,) I wanted to make clear my views to both Founders in my current and only re-petition thus far for a higher limit.

Which certainly is my right to do so, regardless whether others agree. (I think people are forgetting that others members, including LL, have asked and suggested Polls for me to do, which I have agreed to, and which alone is reason to re-petition the limit.)

As defined by the Founders, the decision for multi-Polling is ONLY a Founders decision. I am glad that everyone, both pro and con are speaking up, but it is the Founders who make the decision whether or not "to move on."

So I think it's time that we hear soon from LL & NC about all this. I've made my arguments, and those opposed to my multi-Polling or increasing my current limit have expressed themselves as well.

I await a hopefully forthcoming Founders decision.

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KP, as LL says, NC has yet to weigh in on the matter, and as, I'll say for a fourth time I believe, it is my view that before I went into retirement that NC had granted me multiple Polling privilege. I may be wrong, but I would like to hear from NC about it.

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I believe I said at the time that, if asked, I'd more than likely grant you permission. You have a passion for polling that few others have.

As far as the limits being posed and the reasons for such that have been brought up here:

Polls are as dynamic to a message board as a message board is to a web page. Most web pages are static - written by the author and accessed by web surfers. A MB is dynamic - any member has the power to create a new page or add to an existing one. That makes a message board more stressfull than a normal web site on a server.

Because of this added stress, polls are usually restricted to Mods and Admins at other boards of this type. We've opted to give the power to the people. But, we've sinced learned our lesson. There is a such as too much of a good thing.

Reep, you have permission to do two polls at a time without having to ask. But no more than that. I want the 300 or so members to have a chance too. Should they choose to.

Even though this server is more modern and powerful than the last, I don't think having several polls at once does anyone any good. It's confusing and for those of us who only frequent the boards occasionally it's hard to keep track. I've been away for one weekend and look at what's happened!

Anyway, this topic is closed. I have spoken and so it shall be.

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