FR member topic opinion polling

09/13/2015 | self

[MarchonDC09122009]

General question for our FreeRepublic community: Is there an opinion poll restricted to our internal FR posting members? I have an interest in what our FR community thinks about a huge range of topics. Reading posts and participating in threaded discussions has been very informative. However, I think there's merit to introducing polling our members on a number of topics and current events: Political: favorite political candidate (weekly to see trends) Who do you want to impeach, and how long should their sentence be? ;n) Social - should we restrict immigration, and if so the quota? Geopolitical / Foreign policy - should Europe reintroduce full border controls? Economic - would you be okay with a world currency? Science - % who believe in AGW Climate Warming Religious - # of religious group affliations? News source reliance - I'll bet Drudge and FR dominate! Controversies / beliefs - Best films, music, books -

It may be very insightful, and could better define who we are as a group of Freepers?

*Jim and John, if you do think there's value in this, is it possible to ensure each member only has one vote, and that there's assurance to keep voting history anonymous?

I offer to donate toward this effort if members see value in this.

Thanks!

[MarchonDC09122009]

Whad'ya think?

[MarchonDC09122009]

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General question for our FreeRepublic community:
Is there an opinion poll restricted to our internal FR posting members?
I have an interest in what our FR community thinks about a huge range of topics.
Reading posts and participating in threaded discussions has been very informative.
However, I think there’s merit to introducing polling our members on a number of topics and current events:
Political: favorite political candidate (weekly to see trends)
Who do you want to impeach, and how long should their sentence be? ;n)
Social - should we restrict immigration, and if so the quota?
Geopolitical / Foreign policy - should Europe reintroduce full border controls?
Economic - would you be okay with a world currency?
Science - % who believe in AGW Climate Warming
Religious - # of religious group affliations?
News source reliance - I’ll bet Drudge and FR dominate!
Controversies / beliefs -
Best films, music, books -

It may be very insightful, and could better define who we are as a group of Freepers?

*Jim and John, if you do think there’s value in this, is it possible to ensure each member only has one vote, and that there’s assurance to keep voting history anonymous?

I offer to donate toward this effort if members see value in this.

Thanks!

[Dilbert San Diego]

I second the motion. Would love to see polls on what our membership thinks about candidates and the issues of the day. The threads and opinions expressed are great, but seeing some summary statistical info. would be very interesting.

[MarchonDC09122009]

To all - please pardon my failure to label this as a vanity post.

[PROCON]

Seems to me when I first started lurking in 2005 or so, FR polls used to be in the sidebar.

[Elderberry]

And what, pray tell, are you going to do with this data?

[Sontagged]

LOL.

[MarchonDC09122009]

RE: “And what, pray tell, are you going to do with this data?”

My agency station director told me the DHS FEMA camp office has to step up progress on the Red - kill Blue - re-education list.
They want more granular updated details for expedient detainee processing, and FR member opinion poll results will help with eliminating domestic beligerent threats.
/s

Geez
I completely trust Jim and John to ensure the data confidentiality of FR member opinion poll data.

[Elderberry]

No defined purpose. That’s the answer I expected.

[TigersEye]

You're right. FR did have polls in the past. I saved the results of one of them for a post I put up from time to time. It was done around 2006 IIRC.

Free Republic Opinion Poll:
Would you be for or against McCain?
Member Opinion
against 92.4% 2,989
for 7.6% 247

[TomGuy]

A decade ago, FR had polls on candidates and topics.

I haven’t seen any of them in a long while. Not sure whether they were discontinued due to FR software changes or other reasons.

Could have been because too many zombies were logging in to vote in them.

[MarchonDC09122009]

RE: “Could have been because too many zombies were logging in to vote in them.”

I remember the polls too, from lurking days.
Didn’t think about zombie voting.
Polling might be worthwhile if we could ensure only active posting members participate.
Interest in this to better know the community, ie: veterans, age range, political spectrum ie: social fiscal conservative range.
There is always the risk that disseminated polling results could cast narrowly typecast FR, and permit opposition to accuse us of being an echo chamber.

[real saxophonist]

Spirit of Atlanta Drum & Bugle Corps. Why were they 16th?

[Daffynition]

* could better define who we are as a group of Freepers*

I for one....don’t want to be *defined*...thanks anyway!

[MarchonDC09122009]

RE” * could better define who we are as a group of Freepers*

I for one....don’t want to be *defined*...thanks anyway!”

Participation in opinion polls, would be optional.

[right way right]

“* could better define who we are as a group of Freepers*

I for one....don’t want to be *defined*...thanks anyway!”

Always keep them wondering....profiling is not American, we are individualist'ss

This ain't Facebook either.

[Elderberry]

2ndDivisionVet just started one.

You can too. Just not too many vanity posts.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/3336403/posts

Free Republic STRAW POLL (September 2015 Edition) ^

[Daffynition]

Amen to that!

I'm all for letting Mssrs. Robinson herd the cats. ;)