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It's the elephant in the forum - we haven't had a poll yet on polls!
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It's just a fad, and not a particularly harmful one.
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Definitely too many of them, coming over here stealing our jobs, it's political correctness gone niggers.
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I know - I like them. I didn't want to piss anybody off with the ones I start though. I like how they help to keep the forum active during Countdown downtime.Charlie Reams wrote:It's just a fad, and not a particularly harmful one.
Also it seemed amusing for a brief moment to start a poll on polls.
Like a real polling station, I've set this one to run for just one day.
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Polls are great. Bring 'em on!
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I've got no problem with polls here, just as I haven't with the ones on election day. Main difference is that with the ones here I don't get paid lots of money for sitting and reading books for 14-16 hours.
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I've always wondered where the people they get to do that come from, and whether they get paid. Do you have to be an 'upstanding member of society' or something?Howard Somerset wrote:I've got no problem with polls here, just as I haven't with the ones on election day. Main difference is that with the ones here I don't get paid lots of money for sitting and reading books for 14-16 hours.
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I'm not in a wheelchair. How do I apply?Michael Wallace wrote:I've always wondered where the people they get to do that come from, and whether they get paid. Do you have to be an 'upstanding member of society' or something?Howard Somerset wrote:I've got no problem with polls here, just as I haven't with the ones on election day. Main difference is that with the ones here I don't get paid lots of money for sitting and reading books for 14-16 hours.
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I'm certainly not an upstanding member of society. I got £240 for the last Euro election, but that covers the whole 14 hours of the poll - you're not allowed to leave the building for any reason - collecting all the stuff the previous day, and delivering it to the count afterwards, so the hourly rate isn't nearly as good as what I charge for tutoring. Poll clerks get about 2/3 of that, but they don't have to collect or deliver the stuff - they're still not allowed to leave. Just apply to the elections department at your local council office. I've been doing it most years for about 15 years now.Michael Wallace wrote:I've always wondered where the people they get to do that come from, and whether they get paid. Do you have to be an 'upstanding member of society' or something?Howard Somerset wrote:I've got no problem with polls here, just as I haven't with the ones on election day. Main difference is that with the ones here I don't get paid lots of money for sitting and reading books for 14-16 hours.
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Thanks for that. I might have a look into it whilst I still don't have a Real Job.Howard Somerset wrote:I'm certainly not an upstanding member of society. I got £240 for the last Euro election, but that covers the whole 14 hours of the poll - you're not allowed to leave the building for any reason - collecting all the stuff the previous day, and delivering it to the count afterwards, so the hourly rate isn't nearly as good as what I charge for tutoring. Poll clerks get about 2/3 of that, but they don't have to collect or deliver the stuff - they're still not allowed to leave. Just apply to the elections department at your local council office. I've been doing it most years for about 15 years now.
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Good result! All but one in favour. That cheeky one wouldn't be you by any chance would it Michael? (a man not adverse to making a few polls himself)
I see that the legendary Richard Brittain has managed to even enhance this poll on polls: http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2551
Great stuff.
I see that the legendary Richard Brittain has managed to even enhance this poll on polls: http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2551
Great stuff.
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Nah, I refused to vote because of the current economic climate.Derek Hazell wrote:Good result! All but one in favour. That cheeky one wouldn't be you by any chance would it Michael? (a man not adverse to making a few polls himself)
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That reminds me. I must post a poll that I expect will kick off a lot of argument
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If it's about politics, Mr. Liberal Democrat, we've already done that http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2218Peter Mabey wrote:That reminds me. I must post a poll that I expect will kick off a lot of argument
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Nope - SportDerek Hazell wrote:If it's about politics, Mr. Liberal Democrat, we've already done that http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2218Peter Mabey wrote:That reminds me. I must post a poll that I expect will kick off a lot of argument