Last Week's Poll's Results
Posted Thursday, July 17, 2003 - 18:35 CET by Sorcerer
What we asked:
Q: Have you ever played any fan-made romances for Baldur's Gate 2?
(311 votes total)
No (151) 49%
Yes (88) 28%
Not yet, but I intend to in the future (72) 23%
The majority of peope who voted in the poll (49%) haven't played any fan-made BG2 romances, and are not likely to play any in the future either.
28%, however, have played at least one fan-made romance, which is a pretty nice achievement for the mod-making community, I'd say.
23% of poll participants have not played any fan-made romances yet, but intend to do so in the future.
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| Name: | Carl Hall Unregistered |
| E-mail: | J88AA@aol.com |
| Date: | Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 5:12 CET |
| ip: | Logged (hidden) |
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| Not to be picky, but that's terribly poor English.
"THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO VOTED IN THE POLL (49%) HAVEN'T PLAYED..." How can 49% be a majority? Didn't this sound odd to anyone? In fact, the majority of people (51%) either HAVE played a fan-made BG2 ramance, or INTEND to do so in the future. When no single category wins >50% of the votes, there is no majority. When this happens, the largest single voting bloc is referred to as a PLURALITY. I mention this only because using the word majority when there is no clear majority is how many pollsters and journalists deceive people into thinking more highly of a certain candidate or issue. The repeated claim by Democratic spinsters, "...but Al Gore won a majority of the popular vote!" comes to mind. He did not; Ralph Nader prevented either major candidate from earning 51%. In fact, we have not had a candidate win a majority of the popular vote since in 1988! Though I side with the 49% in your poll, you should use the word plurality, lest you open yourself up to accusations of tampering or spinning the issue by fans of fan-made BG2 romances. |
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