Thursday, July 16, 2009

CNN Quick Votes

They almost always fail to have enough options. At the least adding a "Maybe" or "Don't know" to a yes/no question should be the default but every once in a while they provide a gem like:
Janet Jackson: Should she raise Michael Jackson’s kids?
Yes
No
That really needs a "Why the fuck are you polling the public on this?" response. It isn't even a question of "who cares?" but who even cares about the opinions of those who care about this? Normally I click on the results tab because I am curious about the results to a bad set of options for an online poll. In this case, I'm not even a little curious which is preferred by those that vote and I'm too frightened to find out how many [people] think their opinion on this should be recorded.

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