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So, don't read this as an attack; I really just want to give honest feedback. It's supposed to help.

The amount of options in that current poll is somewhat excessive. It looks like a big wall, and those usually tend to discourage engagement rather than nurturing it. You could essentially boil the options down to "Yes, I want more Mario characters", "No, I do not want more Mario characters", and "I don't feel strongly one way or the other", and the results would read much clearer because of it.

I know there is desire to have a more nuanced debate going on, but that's usually what a comment section is for, and including highly specified options in the poll is a poor substitute for conversation. 11 options are too many for such a simple question, too few to cover every nuanced opinion regarding that question, and I think if you do want that nuance, providing some kind of space to leave comments would do better to satisfy this particular need.
 
Seteth said:
So, don't read this as an attack; I really just want to give honest feedback. It's supposed to help.

The amount of options in that current poll is somewhat excessive. It looks like a big wall, and those usually tend to discourage engagement rather than nurturing it. You could essentially boil the options down to "Yes, I want more Mario characters", "No, I do not want more Mario characters", and "I don't feel strongly one way or the other", and the results would read much clearer because of it.

I know there is desire to have a more nuanced debate going on, but that's usually what a comment section is for, and including highly specified options in the poll is a poor substitute for conversation. 11 options are too many for such a simple question, too few to cover every nuanced opinion regarding that question, and I think if you do want that nuance, providing some kind of space to leave comments would do better to satisfy this particular need.
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It's true that this poll is quite long, and finding a good middle ground regarding the number of options and nuanced opinions can be difficult sometimes. In the past (and not so long ago), we've got feedbacks that our options were too specific and some found that their opinions did not match any of our options. It's always great having feedbacks that can help us improving the way we are doing our polls, and having a space for comments can be a good idea to implemented when it is deemed necessary. This could also be very helpful, when it would comes to our Poll Committee Discussion.

In any case, thank you for your feedback regarding this, we'll keep that in mind for our future polls. 👍
 
Seteth said:
I know there is desire to have a more nuanced debate going on, but that's usually what a comment section is for, and including highly specified options in the poll is a poor substitute for conversation. 11 options are too many for such a simple question, too few to cover every nuanced opinion regarding that question, and I think if you do want that nuance, providing some kind of space to leave comments would do better to satisfy this particular need.
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This thread is supposed to be for conversation about the polls, so perhaps a link to this thread underneath the poll could encourage voters to explain their choices? I feel that most people wouldn't notice it, but it could work as a way to implement some sort of "comment section".
 
The thing is, the majority of people who participate in the front page polls seem to be (I cannot prove this, but it seems like a logical assumption to me) random visitors who are just passing through, and who I doubt would be invested enough to have to go through the forum registration process (which iirc includes giving out their email address) just to leave a comment in this thread. That's a lot of hurdles to jump through that the average voter will not be interested in.

That said, a link isn't gonna damage anything either, so like, by all means, put one up.

In any case, I didn't mean to say you HAVE to create a space for comments, just that IF you're looking for more nuanced opinions from the voters, a comment section would be a more proper venue than overloading the poll to account for every possible outlook (which harms the poll's presentation and is impossible to achieve anyway). It's also a viable option to just keep the commenting to this thread. Just like, the poll options should be broader and less numerous in either case, that's the main concern. Brevity and conciseness are super important for putting written things on the internet. Ideally, something is understandable at a (relatively) cursory glance.

I bring this up because the situation made me recall that time Chuggaaconroy took to Twitter to call our polls terrible. That kind of sucked.
 
My best advice? Take a look at real life polls, especially those conducted by professional associations such as Gallup. See how they word and frame their options.

Keep it short, simple, and concise. That'll get you better results. You're taking a poll, not taking a multiple choice test.
 
See, that post up there is in essence saying the same thing as mine, but it's much shorter and thus way easier to digest.

That is the power of brevity.
 
Should they be able to fully speak or not? Let's discuss it with this new poll!

Do you think future Mario games should feature full voice acting?
  1. Absolutely! I think the characters would benefit from full voice acting, such as making them more expressive and/or interesting.
  2. I would like following games to feature full voice acting, but I think certain characters should stay without it.
  3. I think full voice acting would be great, but I think only certain Mario series should get it (such as the main series, RPGs, etc.).
  4. I would like future Mario games to feature full voice acting, but it decreases my appreciation of games with it, if done poorly.
  5. I do not mind having full voice acting or not in Mario games and it does not really change my experience.
  6. I don't think Mario games should get full voice acting, but I'm fine with it, if done right.
  7. It would be a bad idea to get full voice acting in future Mario games, and I do not think it would be beneficial for the characters in any way.
  8. I don't have an opinion on the subject.