If you were paying attention to my sidebar poll, you may have noticed the results regressed to a much smaller number this afternoon. It was intentional, and I’ll tell you why.
While I like to think the poll is rather accurate in the sense that passionate people are reflective of the general population, I also want two things out of a poll.
One is to get a sense of how people are thinking, even if it’s not the most scientifically accurate manner of doing so. More importantly, though, is that I want people to actually come to my page and check the poll out. If someone is way out ahead, it sort of discourages people who happen to support the bottom-feeders from participating and I absolutely HATE that. Fewer people coming = fewer readers = less opportunity for them to partake in my Amazon affiliation, and = fewer people seeing the ads from my sponsors.
So I decided that every day or two I will reset the number so everyone gets a fair shot. In the end the numbers should reflect the overall mood of the electorate, or at least who has the most passionate backers. It also gives me a chance to boost my site’s Facebook page because I just might decide to post the interim numbers there as an exclusive for those who ‘like’ the page (neat trick, huh? I can do this marketing stuff a little bit, too.)
In the words of former TV cop Sledge Hammer, “Trust me. I know what I’m doing.” Well, sort of, but we’ll see. It’s all fun anyway. But now you know the scoop.