This week's interesting poll was suggested by 8-3. I like their examples, so I'm just gonna quote them here:


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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Where are you from?
Choices:
North Africa - votes: 133 (4.1%)
South Africa - votes: 27 (0.8%)
East Asia - votes: 75 (2.3%)
South Asia - votes: 115 (3.5%)
Southeast Asia - votes: 271 (8.4%)
Central America - votes: 28 (0.9%)
North America - votes: 999 (30.8%)
South America - votes: 333 (10.3%)
Eastern Europe - votes: 342 (10.5%)
Western Europe - votes: 709 (21.8%)
Middle East - votes: 102 (3.1%)
Oceania - votes: 111 (3.4%)
There were 3245 total votes.
The poll ended: June 10th, 2023 8:11am PDT

English speaking countries, no surprise there

This week's poll, suggested by Afiaki, is about where you're from. Last time we did something similar was about a decade ago.

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: When you see or hear "Conan," what is the first thing that comes to mind?
Choices:
Detective Conan (1994 manga still ongoing to this day) - votes: 1783 (53.7%)
Future Boy Conan (1978 anime) - votes: 52 (1.6%)
Conan the Barbarian (pulp fiction fantasy hero) - votes: 989 (29.8%)
Arthur Conan Doyle (author of Sherlock Holmes) - votes: 125 (3.8%)
Conan O'Brien (American talk show host) - votes: 310 (9.3%)
Other - votes: 61 (1.8%)
There were 3320 total votes.
The poll ended: June 3rd, 2023 11:43am PDT

Case closed

This week's fun little poll was suggested by 8-3. I wonder if his name is Conan...

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: What is your most anticipated wish list item for Black Friday?
Choices:
Tech & electronics - votes: 574 (33.9%)
Non-tech hobby-related (e.g. crafts, books, exercise equipment, toys) - votes: 168 (9.9%)
Clothes & accessories - votes: 53 (3.1%)
Body care & cosmetics products - votes: 37 (2.2%)
Household goods & plants / gardening - votes: 26 (1.5%)
Something else - votes: 29 (1.7%)
I don't need anything - votes: 404 (23.9%)
I need things but Black Friday's not the best time to buy them - votes: 402 (23.7%)
There were 1693 total votes.
The poll ended: May 27th, 2023 6:30am PDT

Sorry, I should've had an option for whether Black Friday is even a thing in your country

This week's poll was suggested by energizerbunny. We're about halfway through the year to the next Black Friday, so any ideas about what you wanna buy?

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Question: What often prevents you from finishing or catching up with a manga series?
Choices:
Bad characters - votes: 201 (6.8%)
Bad or boring plot - votes: 1250 (42.1%)
Problematic or controversial themes - votes: 98 (3.3%)
The quality or style of art changed - votes: 66 (2.2%)
Like falling out of an exercise routine, I missed a few chapters and never got back into it - votes: 629 (21.2%)
Favorite character dies - votes: 50 (1.7%)
Busy with real life, then I just never got back to it and forgot the plot - votes: 491 (16.5%)
Some other reason - votes: 182 (6.1%)
There were 2967 total votes.
The poll ended: May 20th, 2023 10:25am PDT

Those lulls in the plot really kill momentum in wanting to continue a series...

This week's poll was suggested by how_d_i_get_here. Why do you start a series and not finish it?

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you think the quality of manga is currently declining?
Choices:
Yes, everything only gets worse - votes: 217 (7.1%)
In general, yes, but there are some really good works lately - votes: 1057 (34.5%)
No difference at all - votes: 647 (21.1%)
In general, no, but some new manga are really bad - votes: 958 (31.3%)
No, the new manga are a lot better than older ones - votes: 183 (6%)
There were 3062 total votes.
The poll ended: May 13th, 2023 10:55am PDT

Pretty middle of the road in terms of results

The idea for this week's poll was suggested by Helipilot, but I re-used an old poll from a decade ago to see if sentiment has changed. Has manga gotten worse? Or better? For the purposes of this, let's just go with manga and not include manhwa or manhua.

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: What is the best quality of your favorite hero?
Choices:
Bravery - votes: 45 (2%)
Conviction - votes: 250 (11%)
Courage - votes: 86 (3.8%)
Determination - votes: 377 (16.5%)
Helpful - votes: 60 (2.6%)
Honesty - votes: 108 (4.7%)
Inspirational - votes: 87 (3.8%)
Moral integrity - votes: 316 (13.8%)
Protective - votes: 100 (4.4%)
Self-sacrifice - votes: 111 (4.9%)
Selflessness - votes: 119 (5.2%)
Strength - votes: 132 (5.8%)
Funny - votes: 219 (9.6%)
Other - votes: 272 (11.9%)
There were 2282 total votes.
The poll ended: May 6th, 2023 12:09pm PDT

Apparently I should've had intelligence as an option

This week's poll was suggested by Kaosline83. Think of your favorite hero. What's the best part of him or her?

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Previous Poll results:
Question: What is your favorite day of the week?
Choices:
Sunday - votes: 245 (9.2%)
Monday - votes: 74 (2.8%)
Tuesday - votes: 72 (2.7%)
Wednesday - votes: 114 (4.3%)
Thursday - votes: 192 (7.2%)
Friday - votes: 743 (28%)
Saturday - votes: 1213 (45.7%)
There were 2653 total votes.
The poll ended: April 29th, 2023 10:02am PDT

Good thing today is Saturday

Our member saraneon suggested we do a poll about your favorite day of the week! Pretty self explanatory...

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Have you ever had surgery?
Choices:
Major surgery (C-section, heart, brain, etc) - votes: 277 (8.8%)
Minor surgery (sutures, laparoscopy, biopsy, etc) - votes: 1080 (34.4%)
Just for my teeth (e.g., root canal or wisdom teeth) - votes: 916 (29.2%)
Never - votes: 864 (27.5%)
There were 3137 total votes.
The poll ended: April 22nd, 2023 9:36am PDT

Huge disagreements on what is considered major vs. minor

jacob66 suggested that we ask about surgeries. I recently had to get my wisdom teeth pulled out. How about you guys?

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: How should scanlators handle chapters that are split into parts in the raw (i.e., 2a and then 2b?)
Choices:
Release the translated chapter in parts also - votes: 793 (34.6%)
Release the translated chapter as a single chapter - votes: 1073 (46.8%)
No opinion - votes: 428 (18.7%)
There were 2294 total votes.
The poll ended: April 15th, 2023 12:38pm PDT

Scanlators, take note

This week's poll, suggested by Afiaki, is a follow-up with last week's poll. In the case where the publisher released the original chapter in parts, how should the scanlator handle that? Delay or just follow along with it?

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: How do you feel about scanlation chapters released in parts (i.e., 2a and then 2b)?
Choices:
I prefer them - votes: 21 (0.7%)
If it means faster releases, then sure! - votes: 473 (14.9%)
No opinion - votes: 686 (21.5%)
Don't like them at all - votes: 2004 (62.9%)
There were 3184 total votes.
The poll ended: April 8th, 2023 8:30am PDT

Looks like people really don't like it, including myself