Everything Poll Archive
Everything2 Quest Poll
by wertperch
How do you feel about quests on E2?
I'll try to write something extra for them. (1) 4 18.18% I'll try and massage what I was already writing so it qualifies. (2) 0 0.00% If something I'm writing fits, so be it. (3) 0 0.00% I don't think about writing for them (4) 4 18.18% I think that quests are a valuable contribution to E2 (5) 0 0.00% I think that quests don't contribute much to E2. (6) 0 0.00% 1 & 5 10 45.45% 2 & 5 0 0.00% 3 & 5 0 0.00% 4 & 5 2 9.09% 1 & 6 0 0.00% 2 & 6 0.00% 3 & 6 0.00% 4 & 6 1 4.55% None of the above 1 4.55% Total 22 100.00% So when you log in to E2…
by wertperch
Do you read everything in New Writeups?
Yes, always. 6 15.79% No, just the ones that look interesting. 15 39.47% I go further and try to catch up on some older stuff too. 2 5.26% I look for my favourite noders and read their recent stuff. 2 5.26% 1 and 4. 0 0.00% 2 and 4. 3 7.89% 3 and 4. 2 5.26% I don't really come here to read any more. 0 0.00% I poke about, deal with messages and log off. 0 0.00% Varies depending on mood and time. 6 15.79% None of the above 2 5.26% Total 38 100.00% Reading averages
by andycyca
Many people like to establish some sort of reading goal (per semester, per year, etc.). Which of these better describes your ideal goal?
1 book per semester (6 months) or its yearly equivalent 2 5.71% 1 book per quarter (3 months) or its yearly equivalent 2 5.71% 1 book per bimester (2 months) or its yearly equivalent 1 2.86% 1 book per month or its yearly equivalent 3 8.57% 1 book per fortnight (2 weeks) or its yearly equivalent 6 17.14% 1 book per week or its yearly equivalent 10 28.57% None of the above 11 31.43% Total 35 100.00% Semi-permanent catbox
by andycyca
Right now in mid-2023, which of the two chatting systems do you prefer?
Good ol' Catbox 20 58.82% Discord 4 11.76% There's another option that andycyca is missing and I will surely /msg him about it 1 2.94% None of the above 9 26.47% Total 34 100.00% Book Reading
by passalidae
How many books do you read in a year?
Maybe one if I'm lucky 4 11.43% Just a couple. 2 5.71% A few 5 14.29% Over 10 books 6 17.14% Over 20 books 3 8.57% Over 30 books 3 8.57% I'm a beast and I read over 50 books 2 5.71% I have a massive fucking brain and I read over 100 books 3 8.57% Reading is for dweebs! I prefer other pastimes 0 0.00% It varies so much year by year that giving a concrete answer would be fundamentally dishonest 6 17.14% None of the above 1 2.86% Total 35 100.00% Are you hopeful for 2023?
by andycyca
Are you?
Yes 15 48.39% No 10 32.26% None of the above 6 19.35% Total 31 100.00% The Blogosphere in 2022
by andycyca
Do you have a blog?
Yes, and it's still active 7 12.96% Yes, and I might come back to it in the future 6 11.11% Yes, but it's inactive or dead 11 20.37% I had one and it's now purged from the internet 3 5.56% I had one but I misplaced my credentials and can't access it 1 1.85% No, but I plan to have one 2 3.70% No and I don't want one 12 22.22% I keep an online journal in other forms (daylogs, social media, etc.) 5 9.26% What's a blog, grandpa? 1 1.85% None of the above 6 11.11% Total 54 100.00% How important are softlinks?
by wertperch
What is most true about your relationship with softlinks?
What even are softlinks? 3 5.88% Whenever I create a writeup I make sure to softlink it to something relevant or thoughtful. 11 21.57% I sometimes create softlinks in other writeups I read. 2 3.92% I sometimes follow softlinks from other writeups. 5 9.80% I don't bother creating softlinks. 1 1.96% I don't care to follow softlinks. 0 0.00% I both create and follow softlinks. 14 27.45% I neither create nor follow softlinks. 1 1.96% I believe that softlinks are no longer relevant. 1 1.96% I believe that softlinks are highly relevant. 6 11.76% I'm going to /msg wertperch because I have a lot to say about this. 3 5.88% None of the above 4 7.84% Total 51 100.00% Serial Nodes
by BookReader
For Serial writeups (fiction with multiple parts) which format is better?
Node Title, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, etc. 8 42.11% A Unique Node Title for each chapter 4 21.05% Node Title 1, Chapter Name 4 21.05% None of the above 3 15.79% Total 19 100.00% Writing wishlists
by andycyca
I keep a document with nodeshells I'd like to fill one day. Do you have something similar?
I have one, currently working on it 11 25.00% I have one, but it's abandoned 2 4.55% I don't have one, but I might 9 20.45% I don't have one, and I never will 5 11.36% I have something similar, but not quite like this 8 18.18% None of the above 9 20.45% Total 44 100.00%