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syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 07:43 (twelve years ago)

* you don't need a deadline longer than 10 days, everybody's lost interest after 5

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 07:44 (twelve years ago)

* just because you can use 50 options doesn't make it a sane thing to do

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 07:45 (twelve years ago)

* you know that poll idea that generated some really cool conversations last week? don't do it another 20 times

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 07:46 (twelve years ago)

* if you put one obvious canonical casual fan favourite option in your poll, guess what's going to win it?

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 07:47 (twelve years ago)

* that thing with POLL replacing another word in the title is actually funny. do that. the more laboured or nonsensical the pun the better.

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 07:48 (twelve years ago)

* ILX isn't a journal of record btw

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 07:49 (twelve years ago)

* ILX isn't that contrarian any more so don't worry your little head about people being mean about yr favourite indie band

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 07:51 (twelve years ago)

* polls about made-up stuff are better tbh

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 07:52 (twelve years ago)

* if you put one obvious canonical casual fan favourite option in your poll, guess what's going to win it?

This being ILM, probably not the obvious canonical casual fan favourite

the evolution will not be televised (Lee626), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 08:21 (twelve years ago)

This being ILE, the canonical causal fan favourite should win!

Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 08:51 (twelve years ago)

(Also lol at it being contrarian to pick the widely-loved pop answer over the favourite indie band)

Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 08:55 (twelve years ago)

obvious canonical stuff is just better, deal

Randy Carol (darraghmac), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 09:07 (twelve years ago)

need to poll these

direct references of (seandalai), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 09:41 (twelve years ago)

that's the spirit

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 11:17 (twelve years ago)

* the ILX hivemind died in 2003

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 11:19 (twelve years ago)

* there's a 2012 ILX hivemind but it's mostly about Drake tbh

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 11:19 (twelve years ago)

http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/77/985373-drakemallard2_thumb.jpg

This guy.

OK CLARABELLE PART 3: The Return of the MOO! (how's life), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 11:26 (twelve years ago)

* There's no point in doing nominations if people are going to nominate 800 different records.

Matt DC, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 11:31 (twelve years ago)

*please check there aren't already 100/101 threads worth of polls in new answers before starting one

Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 11:34 (twelve years ago)

*never read the thread where people said this would happen

Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 11:35 (twelve years ago)

* that thing about polls just being conversation starters isn't true and if you look in your heart you know that

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 11:37 (twelve years ago)

hang on why the hell did i put this in ILE, talk about missing the target audience

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 11:38 (twelve years ago)

* record companies only release b-side collections to make money, nobody normal gives a fuck about them

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 11:39 (twelve years ago)

* should be more hairstyle stuff maybe

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 11:39 (twelve years ago)

i cd be snatching a hurried lunch instead of doing this

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 11:40 (twelve years ago)

* pizza will always be better than the Cure, deal with it

mod night at the oasis (NickB), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 11:40 (twelve years ago)

* redoing a poll 25 times until your favourite band wins one is kind of a pitiful look tbh

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 11:44 (twelve years ago)

* no the mods can't edit your poll options to include that live track from the 1986 Japan-only flexidisc you forgot

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 11:47 (twelve years ago)

* no, there isn't going to be more metal in it. Tough shit.

Matt DC, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 11:57 (twelve years ago)

dude making me lol in the office is not cool

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 14:23 (twelve years ago)

*you don't need to tell us about yr struggles whittling your list down to a 100 'candidates'

Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 14:29 (twelve years ago)

* i still enjoy it when you get butthurt cos the lurkers voted for the only famous song in the poll so keep doing that

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 14:31 (twelve years ago)

Great thread.

hang on why the hell did i put this in ILE, talk about missing the target audience

― syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, September 11, 2012 6:38 AM (2 hours ago)

No problem, I'll move it to De Subjectivisten for you.

Irwin Dante's Towering Inferno (WmC), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 14:33 (twelve years ago)

dude i'm trying to save you guys work

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 14:34 (twelve years ago)

* your favourite song would not have won even if the vote hadn't been split across five remixes, because no one likes any of them.

Matt DC, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 14:34 (twelve years ago)

* we know you're not really shocked that the obscure early album track you voted for isn't number 1, stop fronting

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 14:38 (twelve years ago)

a lot of these pieces of advice seem like the same piece of advice

Mordy, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 14:39 (twelve years ago)

* always vote for the Wurzels

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 14:39 (twelve years ago)

* there are tons of things ILX hasn't polled yet. please don't be shocked when you discover one.

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 14:41 (twelve years ago)

*copying and pasting 'that's a great record' saves time when commenting on poll threads

Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 14:41 (twelve years ago)

* instead of doing the rundown from 50 to 1, i reckon pulling the order out of a hat might be pretty entertaining

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 14:44 (twelve years ago)

*polls do not mean anything and other people's taste is perfectly valid

Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 14:44 (twelve years ago)

* or pulling the results out of a hat

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 14:44 (twelve years ago)

wait are you talking about polls or polls?

mod night at the oasis (NickB), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 14:45 (twelve years ago)

*thought that's what you meant xpost

Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 14:46 (twelve years ago)

i for one wd be quite interested in a "Top 50 Albums of the mid-1990s That I Pulled Out of a Hat" poll

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 14:47 (twelve years ago)

the responses could be opinions about the records pulled out a hat/someone's ass

Know how Roo feel (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 14:48 (twelve years ago)

xxp

sorry, mostly button polls but didn't wanna discriminate against non-button polls

syntax evasion (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 14:48 (twelve years ago)

Top 50 Albums of the mid-1990s That I Pulled Out of a Hat - the Jay Kay Story

mod night at the oasis (NickB), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 14:49 (twelve years ago)

*poll vs. poll: the poll

Broney, Pt. 1 (Pillbox), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 23:35 (twelve years ago)

* instead of doing the rundown from 50 to 1, i reckon pulling the order out of a hat might be pretty entertaining

I fucking LOVE this idea and may trot it out for Miles Davis.

Irwin Dante's Towering Inferno (WmC), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 23:47 (twelve years ago)

x2

canonical casual cordouroy (Eazy), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 01:29 (twelve years ago)


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