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Okay, frizzy dome -- the gloves are off!
Obviously, we all know who the more popular person is, although
I admit I DID say I wouldn't post a new poll until I won. And I
solicited votes through the GeekLetter (our exclusive newsletter).
But it's clear that the people of the world have spoken and have
left you groveling in the dust!
Polls -- online or otherwise -- are intended to show a sampling
of public opinion. And, although they can be skewed to get a particular
result through the types of questions being asked, most are a pretty
honest sampling of what folks think.
Of course you need a much bigger sampling than 26 people. And you
can tell a lot about the public's perceptions about issues when
they are conducted properly.
Actually 38 visitors to our site cast votes -- 11 of them believing
that my frazzle-brained offspring looks like Richard Simmons and
another one saying he didn't trust either of us. This is, of course
is only a small percentage of the hundreds of visitors the site
attracts every day. Obviously the results would heve been more believable
--- and I would have won by a much bigger margin --- if everyone
that visited JocGeek.com had voted (which also explains Dumbass
Dave's early lead).
But I digress.
Sore losers aside, the honesty of an online poll basically reflects
its author. Ours are intended to give us some insight into the types
of visitors we get and what their interests are. Obviously, from
the latest results, they're extremely intelligent!
- Marvelous Mike
Winner and Undisputed Champion
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Just how accurate are online polls?
I can tell you from experience that they're not very accurate at
all.
Would you believe that Curly Joe beat me in a Berman vs. Berman
poll? It was a question of who's more popular and Mighty Mike beat
me out 14 to 12.
He did it by cheating. He must have cheated. There's no way in heck
he'd ever win in a popularity contest over me. I'm smarter, wittier,
more charming and I'm a better golfer. He smells funny and farts
all the time. I moved out because of it. He bought a dog just so
he could blame someone else. I'm not sure what possessed mom to
marry him. No hair is bad enough, but farting? That's where I'd
draw the line if I were married to him. I'm his son and I want a
divorce. I'm sure all of you dedicated JOCGEEK.com readers feel
the same way. Dave is cool and Mike stinks.
Now lets get back on topic -- online polls. It's clear to me that
online polls of any kind aren't accurate. When they first came onto
the scene, people would be allowed to vote multiple times and there
would be no checks against this. Nowadays there are checks to see
if you've already voted by looking at the IP address. This doesn't
dissuade the clever computer user from using multiple computers
or dialing in through several dialup services. Nor does it stop
someone from begging and pleading with friends and family in order
to gain a vote or several. Sound familiar Mike? DOES IT!?!!?!?
DOES IT!??!? DOES IT!?!?!
Did you cheat!!?!? DID YOU!?!!?!? DID YOU!!??!?
You don't need to answer. I know the answer. The millions and millions
of my fans know the answer. You know the answer and will have to
live with yourself knowing that you cheated. CHEATED
CHEATED CHEATED CHEATED!!!
You may have won this time, but at least I don't smell funny. And
while slinging insults never helped anyone, it brings a smile to
my face. Baldy.
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