Alex Legler wrote: > On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:08:38 -0500, Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> As has been said before, a lot of people don't go to the forums to see >> the poll. I only go to the forums to search if I have a problem >> before posting to the list. There may have been a dozen polls on the >> forums and I would have no idea they happened. >> >> > > That might be /your personal/ behavior. >
May be true but someone else mentioned that back when I was going to the forums. I hadn't thought of it until then. > >> Of course, the same could be said about doing a poll on the mailing >> lists as well. Some Gentoo users that use the forums may not even >> know the mailing lists exists. >> >> > > Do the poll in the Forums. Advertise it on planet, some MLs, maybe the > g.o front page, and on IRC. > That way we reach the users that don't go to the forums, but are on > IRC, and the folks that are on the forums but don't know of the MLs and > vice-versa. > > Of course there'll be still people that don't know anything about the > thing, but *shrug*. Those who care, know. And those who don't care, > don't need to know, we have made our effort to reach people. > > >> I'm not sure any poll could really be accurate no matter which means >> is used. >> > > Maybe that is something we just need to live with. Guess all the other > people who do Internet polls do. > > Besides, what can we lose? I don't think Sebastian would mind > preparing and posting the survey. A little more community participation > and a little less time spent talking instead of doing would do us good. > > Alex > I agree that you can only put forth your best effort. I just wouldn't etch the results in stone. Maybe a pencil would be OK tho. Dale :-) :-)
