[OT] The EJ Shuffle

[Will]

I have a poll suggestion:

When does Cornell hockey season start for you?
- The first captain's practice
- The first official practice
- The exhibition game (vs. U.S. Under-18)
- The first NCAA game (vs. WMU)
- The first ECAC game (vs. Yale)
- The hockey season never ends!

[Keith K \'93]

I see your point, though I'm not sure I agree with you.  Of course, you have the only vote that counts...  In that case, there aren't many polls that can be done right now, with only an exhibition to base things on.  So I guess you're being consistent.

[Chris 02]

How about this for a poll topic?

Your preferred method of learning about the Cornell hockey score:

In attendance
Score update on USCHO
Score update on eLynah
College Sports Pass
Radio
i2sports webcam
Newspaper recap the next day
Other

[jtwcornell91]

Also include Lynah Chat in that list.



Post Edited (10-30-03 20:57)

[jtwcornell91]

One of the guys who got revenge on Volonnino wrote:
When does Cornell hockey season start for you?

I'd add The Red-White Game to that list as an option.



Post Edited (10-30-03 20:57)

[Anne 85]

Ooh, ooh, I have a suggestion for a poll topic:

Who will be serving Vesce's penalties this year now that Baby isn't around to take the rap?

[Will]

John T. Whelan '91 wrote:

I'd add The Red-White Game to that list as an option.

Yeah, I meant to add that to the list.  I thought it but didn't type it out.  Whoops.  ::nut::

[bigggreddd77]

Aren't polls inherently supposed to be speculative or based on an opinion of a preference or predicted outcome?  'How many times the Yankees have won the pennant' is more of a quiz question...not a poll.  There is no 'right' answer to a poll...  Correct me if I'm wrong...

All of that aside...Age...you're doing a great job with the site...keep up the good work!!!  

Poll ideas:
'Your most memorable moment in Cornell hockey over the past 10 years'
'Would you favor the expansion of Lynah Rink?'

[CowbellGuy]

Let me try again. The way I see polls, they should ask your opinion about something that happened or ask about something you want. People have different ways of interpreting events, which polls can shed light on. Was the ticket line better this year? That's asking an opinion on something that was experienced, well documented, etc. There's no speculation there. You went through it. You either thought it was better or worse. Who was the best goalie this year? Again, after the season, you've seen/heard the games and know in your mind who you think was the best. Who will be the best goalie this year? Now that's just pure speculation. Nothing substantial to base your preference on, and rather pointless IMO.

And yes, when there's nothing to poll on, I do trivia at times.

[Chris 02]

That being said, [q]Now that's just pure speculation.[/q]  All the USCHO and USA Today polls are speculative, but also what the voters think of the teams right now.  

In addition, there were the two ECAC pre-season polls on what the coaches and media expected the standings to look like at the end of the season.

[DeltaOne81]

[Q]Let me try again. The way I see polls, they should ask your opinion about something that happened or ask about something you want. People have different ways of interpreting events, which polls can shed light on.[/Q]
Awful high standards for a guy who posted
Boston Red Sox
-Suck
-Suck
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:-P :-P

Actually, I agree with your preferences, but no reason to be completely strict about it if nothing else comes to mind. Probably more than half the polls on ESPN.com, etc are speculative.

Meanwhile, there were several good examples above that fit your requirements.

[nyc94]

Yahoo score update to my cell phone.  Good for Cornell hockey.  Not so good for Cornell football.  Phone beeps every 20 minutes to tell you Harvard scored another touchdown.

[crodger1]

Cowbell Guy wrote:

Fair enough, but I don't hear any ideas from the peanut gallery.

How about:

How do you spell the Head Coach's last name?

For the possible responses you can list the variations bouncing around this forum at the moment.

[Beeeej]

I don't so much care about how far you go off-topic - I can always ignore the thread.

But posting a link to a New York Times article from more than - what is it, one week? - more than one week ago means that I not only have to be a subscriber (which I am), but I'd have to pay money to read the article.  And frankly, I'm just not that interested in any news story.

Beeeej

[Josh '99]

Of course, that link WAS posted a month ago.  :-P