Everything Poll Archive
The Knights
by Zephronias
Choose your fighter! (Or boyfriend. Whichever criteria you prefer).
A knight in dented armor. His pallid face obscured by his helmet, and flecks of blood pass his lips when he speaks. His sword is rusted and dull, but in the heat of battle, the grime melts away to shining steel, and the burning light of it fills the night 1 2.56% A feral knight who travels only by moonlight. Easily mistaken for an unwary farmer until he comes close enough to smell the blood on him, to see the yellow light in his eyes, the distinct point of his teeth. The roads are clear of bandits when he's done 2 5.13% A wordless knight whose black robes hold the stars. People questioned his place in the court until the night the coastal city was sieged. Then he pulled the stitches around a star, and the sky filled with fire and fallen stars, immolating the enemy ships 9 23.08% A bookish knight with no armor, just belts strapped with colorful vials. Some are simple, some are adorned with decoration. Some are metal, most are glass. Inside each is power: to harm or heal, to grow or destroy. Only he can tell them apart 2 5.13% A young knight in untested armor trimmed with gold and patterned with roses. His golden sword sits unused in its sheath, having never tasted the bite of battle. An innocent exterior conceals the depths of power below waiting to be unleashed 1 2.56% An ageless knight with a cloak of moss and mud. He rises from the deep woods in times of strife, and the trees part at his passing. He bows before no throne, a monarch in his own right, and though the king may own the dirt, he owns the forest above it 12 30.77% A knight whose eyes are brilliant green. Whose faint tattoos mimic scales, whose teeth are too sharp. A knight who carries no weapon or armor with the air of someone who doesn't need them. Who spits fire and breathes smoke when he's asleep 1 2.56% An old knight behind a young face who carries with him knowledge of the ages. His mind is burdened with languages that have no one left to speak them, with towering golden cities whose name no one else remembers, and a world that no longer is what it was 6 15.38% None of the above 5 12.82% Total 39 100.00% Best Fantastical/Mythic Creature
by Zephronias
Which of these is the best mythical or fantastic creature?
Dragon (Westen) 9 21.95% Dragon (Eastern) 4 9.76% Phoenix 6 14.63% Unicorn 4 9.76% Selkie 0 0.00% Dryad 3 7.32% Bakeneko 0 0.00% Kitsune 1 2.44% Griffin 0 0.00% Sphynx 1 2.44% Djinn 4 9.76% An honest politician 4 9.76% None of the above 5 12.20% Total 41 100.00% Brexit, Pursued by a Bear
by mauler
What do *you* think will actually happen in the United Kingdom this spring, vis-à-vis Brexit?
"Hard Brexit" (i.e. WTO rules/no deal) 7 14.29% "Soft Brexit" (Chequers plan, Canada-plus, Norway/EEA, or similar) 2 4.08% "People's Vote"/Second Referendum and no Brexit 6 12.24% "People's Vote"/Second Referendum and Brexit reaffirmed 2 4.08% Parliament intervenes, rescinds Article 50 notification, and kicks the can down the road 9 18.37% Snap election and/or total chaos 5 10.20% Something else 1 2.04% I don't know 12 24.49% I don't care 5 10.20% None of the above 0 0.00% Total 49 100.00% It's getting hot in here
by mauler
How worried are you about global warming/climate change?
Not worried - it's not happening, or it's not as bad as people think 0 0.00% Not worried - humans are creative and will find a solution 4 7.69% A little worried - things might get bad if we don't act soon 4 7.69% A lot worried - things are looking really grim and it's too late to stop some of the damage 30 57.69% Terrified - climate change could mean the end of human civilization if we don't act immediately 10 19.23% Not sure - I don't know enough about it 1 1.92% None of the above 3 5.77% Total 52 100.00% And he noticed my fingers / and asked me if I would play
by avalyn
Making music: your instrument of choice
Strings/guitar (all types) 9 20.00% Piano (all types, incl. accordion) 12 26.67% Brass (all types) 3 6.67% Drums/percussion (all types) 1 2.22% Woodwind (all types) 2 4.44% Aboriginal/tribal (digeridoo, bagpipes, etc.) 1 2.22% Found objects/inventions (think Tom Waits on "Bone Machine", or the theremin) 0 0.00% Synths/samplers/mixers (all types) 2 4.44% Decks (all types) 0 0.00% Voice (all types) 10 22.22% None of the above 5 11.11% Total 45 100.00% Catalyzing organic growth of E2’s monthly submissions
Site Trajectory 2 suggests E2 has begun to rebound - having more sustained content submission (correcting for seasonality) since 2014. Is there action we noders can take to grow the ranks and thus sow the seeds for future organic growth?
No - I don’t think there’s any way to grow user base / content submissions 3 9.68% No - I don’t particularly wish the user base to grow 3 9.68% No - and I will msg Serjeant’s Muse my thoughts for reference (quoted or anonymous) within his analysis daylong. 0 0.00% Yes - but I’m not sure what steps that would be. I want to learn more. 11 35.48% Yes - I will start cross posting new write ups to my social media sites 1 3.23% Yes - I will start sharing updates from the E2 Facebook page. 1 3.23% Yes - I will try to recruit X of my friends to join, submit content, and report out their new user experience. 2 6.45% Yes - I am super with coding and will msg jay bonci. 0 0.00% Yes - I have further thoughts I will msg Sarge with. 1 3.23% None of the above 9 29.03% Total 31 100.00% How stable is your genius?
by mauler
Are your two greatest assets your mental stability and your intellectual genius?
Mentally stable non-genius 4 6.90% Mentally stable and like, very smart 9 15.52% Unstable genius 13 22.41% Neither stable nor genius 18 31.03% Very stable genius 3 5.17% None of the above 11 18.97% Total 58 100.00% The Sky Daddy Needs To Know
by avalyn
Do you consider yourself religious?
Yes 6 25.00% No 14 58.33% None of the above 4 16.67% Total 24 100.00% Cats and Dogs
by mauler
Regardless of whether you have ever owned a pet, do you consider your self more of a cat person, or a dog person?
Cat 19 42.22% Dog 16 35.56% False choice - both! 6 13.33% False choice - neither! 4 8.89% None of the above 0 0.00% Total 45 100.00% The Vinyl Revolution
by avalyn
A great many bands and performers have been releasing new albums or singles on vinyl for the past 10-15 years, marking a resurgence in the obsolete format. What do you think of it?
It's just a fad 7 18.42% It's just for completists 2 5.26% It's just for elitists 0 0.00% It's just for hipsters 3 7.89% It's fully reborn now that it has gone mainstream 1 2.63% I bought a turntable specifically to start or further my vinyl collection 5 13.16% I never gave up on the format, but I mostly just buy CDs now 1 2.63% I gave up on hard copies of recorded music with the introduction of digital media 10 26.32% I replaced all possible releases I have on CD (or other format) with the vinyl releases 0 0.00% Vinyl? Give me back my cassettes! 0 0.00% Cassettes? Give me back my 8-track cartridges! 0 0.00% 8-tracks? Give me back my wax cylinders! 2 5.26% None of the above 7 18.42% Total 38 100.00%