In general, do you think that polls encourage or discourage discussion?
I think it depends on the subject matter. I think polls about any even remotely controversial subject tend to generate a lot of discussion because there is always disagreement as to how the subject was approached by the poll creator. Those comments lead to discussion within the comments and the whole things branches out more than, in my opinion, it would have without the poll. But polls such as "what movie should I watch tonight" generally just encourage clicking and no commenting.
You yourself use cut tags for which of the following?
My 'other' is anything that might be triggering or disturbing. Via my own flist this seems like it's become a relatively common practice. Even though it's technically my journal I think people deserve a choice as to what shows up on the flists. I think a well organized filtering system can remove the need to do this.
I've noticed that people are more likely to answer polls than comment on my entries is this because...
Now this is coming from someone with some pretty significant social anxiety that does (irrationally, I know) extend to the internets but I think a poll is the most explicit request for feedback available on LJ. If someone puts up a poll I can be absolutely certain that they expect or would like me to answer. It's also less interaction than commenting on an entry and is usually easier than parsing out an answer to an question or direct request for information (where 'easier' comes in).
You can't underestimate the amazing power of radio check buttons and ticky boxes ;)
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I think it depends on the subject matter. I think polls about any even remotely controversial subject tend to generate a lot of discussion because there is always disagreement as to how the subject was approached by the poll creator. Those comments lead to discussion within the comments and the whole things branches out more than, in my opinion, it would have without the poll. But polls such as "what movie should I watch tonight" generally just encourage clicking and no commenting.
You yourself use cut tags for which of the following?
My 'other' is anything that might be triggering or disturbing. Via my own flist this seems like it's become a relatively common practice. Even though it's technically my journal I think people deserve a choice as to what shows up on the flists. I think a well organized filtering system can remove the need to do this.
I've noticed that people are more likely to answer polls than comment on my entries is this because...
Now this is coming from someone with some pretty significant social anxiety that does (irrationally, I know) extend to the internets but I think a poll is the most explicit request for feedback available on LJ. If someone puts up a poll I can be absolutely certain that they expect or would like me to answer. It's also less interaction than commenting on an entry and is usually easier than parsing out an answer to an question or direct request for information (where 'easier' comes in).
You can't underestimate the amazing power of radio check buttons and ticky boxes ;)