Washell Olivaw
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Posted - 2008.10.11 11:28:00 -
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 Originally by: BiggestT
Edit: alot of ppl are talking about low numbers that actually participate in the forums, but know this:
Due to a large sample size, the views of the playerbase are somewhat reflected accurately even by the smal proportion that vote, as each person has an equal and independant chance of being a "forum participant" and i doubt theres any difference between the views of a forum poster and a non-forum poster (of course a statistical anylysis there would be good, though very unlikely to happen).
From 20 questions journalists should ask about poll results:
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10. Is this a dial-in poll, a mail-in poll, or a subscriber coupon poll?
If the poll you are looking at is a dial-in. mail-in, or coupon poll, don't report the results because the respondents are self-selected. These pseudo-polls have no validity. Remember, the purpose of a poll is to draw conclusions about the population, not about the sample. In these pseudo-polls there is no way to project the results to any larger group. Scientific polls usually show different results than pseudo-polls.
The 900-number dial-in polls may be fine for deciding whether or not Larry the Lobster should be cooked on Saturday Night Live or even for dedicated fans to express their opinions on who is the greatest quarterback in the National Football League, but they have only entertainment value. There is no way to tell who actually called in, how old they are, or how many times each person called.
Never be fooled by the number of responses. In some cases a few people call in thousands of times. Even if 500,000 calls are tallied, no one has any real knowledge of what the results mean. If big numbers impress you, remember that the Literary Digest's non-scientific sample of 12,000,000 people said Landon would beat Roosevelt.
The subscriber coupon polls are just as bad. In these cases, the magazine or newspaper includes a coupon to be mailed in with the answers to the questions. Again, there is no way to know who responded and how many times. These results are not projectable even to the subscribers of the publication that includes the coupon.
Originally by: BiggestT
IMO This shows CCP dont give two f*cks or a shit about the player base, they talk about trying to make a democracy out of EVE, but its a dictatorship. What democracy favours the party that only achieved 1/3 of the votes, while the other party achieved 2/3?? Thats just ludicrous how they completely ignore the view of the majority.
We are the player base, we pay their salaries, we fund CCP. It is amazing how ignorant they are of their own customer preferences. Its obvious this nerf was a blunder, a total revamp is needed if they want to re-adjust speed, the current idea is total bogus.
2 things:
1. A democracy doesn't mean the majority gets to vote on every decision. If it did, would taxes still be raised?
2. CCP always reserved the right to make the final decision. Period.
In closing: There's only one way to vote when dealing with a commercial company. With your wallet.
Originally by: Signature
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