builds into a treasured reference collection you'll want to keep forever
― 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)
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
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
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.
― 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
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)
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)