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Our little friends at ZDNet have a cute little poll.Before you *take* the poll, you might want to take a gander at the *results* page.
Notice anything funny?
They qualify they votes *after* they're tallied, *not* before!
Talk about dirty poole!
-- Ron Schwarz (rs@clubvb.com.delete.this), October 29, 1999
Interesting. I checked the answers, went back and voted, and the results did NOT change. Anyone else notice this?-TECH32-
-- TECH32 (TECH32@NOMAIL.COM), October 29, 1999.
Did you notice the rigged *subtexts* to the answers?It's like running a poll asking, "Do you eat at McDonalds, yes or no", and *after* you vote, the answers are along the lines of:
"Yes, I believe in subsidizing megacorps as they ravage the landscape."
"No, I recognize that murdering cattle is unconscionable."
Then again, ZDNet; what did you *expect* from them?
-- Ron Schwarz (rs@clubvb.com.delete.this), October 29, 1999.
Have you ever check out the poll at y2k newswire. Seems like they run a similar racket.
-- Butt Nugget (catsbutt@umailme.com), October 29, 1999.
'Trick Poll' can be contracted into 'Troll'! It's a sign I tell you!Kook
-- Y2Kook (y2kook@usa.net), October 30, 1999.