This week's poll was suggested initially by PinkShippuden with a slight amendment from 狂気. We did a similar poll 1.5 years ago, but it was phrased in the negative. This one is phrased in the positive.

You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: If you were a villain from a manga, what kind would you be?
Choices:
Destroyer of the world - votes: 762 (6.3%)
Ruler or tyrant - votes: 885 (7.3%)
Creator of chaos - votes: 919 (7.6%)
Random or psychotic - votes: 1030 (8.5%)
Strategist or mastermind - votes: 2987 (24.7%)
Brute or strongman - votes: 75 (0.6%)
Corrupter - votes: 416 (3.4%)
Terrorist - votes: 114 (0.9%)
Secretive or deceptive - votes: 1078 (8.9%)
Basic jerk - votes: 231 (1.9%)
Bad villain (try to do evil but fail so hard and end up doing good) - votes: 1545 (12.8%)
Cult leader - votes: 190 (1.6%)
Assassin - votes: 1351 (11.2%)
A minion - votes: 488 (4%)
There were 12071 total votes.
The poll ended: January 31st 2015

Lots of people would love to be smart...

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This week's evil poll is from our member kitty1826x. If you were a villain, what kind would you be? There's no "other" option on purpose, so vote with what you've got.

You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you consider yourself an otaku?
Choices:
Absolutely - votes: 1457 (12.9%)
Yes, but other people aren't aware of it - votes: 1556 (13.7%)
To a certain extent, yes - votes: 4816 (42.5%)
I guess I'm in denial - votes: 684 (6%)
No, but others do - votes: 485 (4.3%)
Definitely not - votes: 2025 (17.9%)
What's an otaku? - votes: 302 (2.7%)
There were 11325 total votes.
The poll ended: January 24th 2015

What'd you expect?

This week's poll was originally suggested by lover-fighter and then improved upon by 狂気. If you've been around for a while, you should at least know what "otaku" means. Do you consider yourself one though?

You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: Opinion on music in webtoons
Choices:
Awesome! - votes: 1210 (14.9%)
No preference - votes: 2150 (26.4%)
Totally bad idea - votes: 623 (7.7%)
Don't like music while reading - votes: 1308 (16.1%)
I don't listen to music anyways - votes: 270 (3.3%)
I don't read webtoons - votes: 2569 (31.6%)
There were 8130 total votes.
The poll ended: January 17th 2015

Hmm, seems like more of you are against it than for it. Oh well, we all make our own soundtracks. Singing in the shower, anyone?

This week's poll was a collaboration between TundraDweller and 狂気. I don't actually read webtoons, but apparently some of them have accompanying music to it? Maybe it enhances your reading experience? What do you think? Good idea or bad idea?

You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: If your life was a manga what genre would it be?
Choices:
Action - votes: 207 (1.8%)
Adventure - votes: 598 (5.2%)
Comedy - votes: 725 (6.2%)
Drama - votes: 381 (3.3%)
Ecchi - votes: 253 (2.2%)
Fantasy - votes: 934 (8%)
Gender Bender - votes: 363 (3.1%)
Harem - votes: 612 (5.3%)
Hentai - votes: 397 (3.4%)
Historical - votes: 130 (1.1%)
Horror - votes: 104 (0.9%)
Martial Arts - votes: 159 (1.4%)
Mecha - votes: 131 (1.1%)
Mystery - votes: 94 (0.8%)
Psychological - votes: 964 (8.3%)
Romance - votes: 670 (5.8%)
School Life - votes: 552 (4.8%)
Sci-Fi - votes: 259 (2.2%)
Slice of Life - votes: 2807 (24.2%)
Smut - votes: 201 (1.7%)
Sports - votes: 94 (0.8%)
Supernatural - votes: 377 (3.2%)
Tragedy - votes: 594 (5.1%)
There were 11606 total votes.
The poll ended: January 10th 2015

I figured most people would answer about their current life... But of the other choices, comedy and romance reign!

This week's poll from kitty1826x is just a fun one. If your life was a manga, what genre would it be? Feel free to vote as if what your life actually is like or what you would like your life to be like. And if your preferred choice isn't in that list, too bad; pick something else.

You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: You start a series but partway through it goes in a totally different direction that you dislike, you...
Choices:
Continue, resolved to finish the series no matter what - votes: 1348 (16%)
Continue but stop reading if it gets any worse - votes: 4191 (49.6%)
Pause and wait or research what happens later to judge if should continue reading - votes: 2492 (29.5%)
Give up right away and stop reading - votes: 416 (4.9%)
There were 8447 total votes.
The poll ended: January 3rd 2015

Seems like most of us would give it a shot.

Sorry, almost forgot about the weekly site poll due to the holidays... This week's poll comes from scsijon, and it's sort of related to last week's poll. The choices are a bit wordy, but you get the drift. Imagine you start a series and like where it's going. Then suddenly there's a huge twist and you hate the direction it's going in. Do you continue with the series?

You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: For a really long, ongoing series, you prefer to
Choices:
Keep reading since you're already so invested - votes: 2827 (27.3%)
Keep reading as long it's good - votes: 4607 (44.5%)
After a certain point, just stop and wait for it to finish then read the entire thing at once - votes: 2503 (24.2%)
Just give up reading after a certain point - votes: 426 (4.1%)
There were 10363 total votes.
The poll ended: December 27th 2014

Some series never seem to end... I'm look at you, Bleach and One Piece.

This week's poll comes from our member jacob66. The idea here is that you're following a long series that doesn't seem to end. What would you prefer to do? While we're at it, anyone decide to start over Naruto from the beginning since it finally ended?

You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you read the extras / omake in manga?
Choices:
Always - votes: 3272 (32.6%)
Most of the time - votes: 3765 (37.5%)
Half the time - votes: 1424 (14.2%)
Seldom - votes: 1290 (12.8%)
Never - votes: 298 (3%)
There were 10049 total votes.
The poll ended: December 20th 2014

All you scanlators out there, don't forget to translate the extras!

This week's poll is from Nekomikoto. Simple question that should have enough options to satisfy all your needs...

You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: If I were to become a collector of anime / manga related goods, I would collect
Choices:
Physical manga volumes - votes: 5032 (55.7%)
Manga scanlations - votes: 686 (7.6%)
Anime DVDs / Blu-Rays - votes: 558 (6.2%)
Anime fansubs - votes: 183 (2%)
Related live-action shows and movies - votes: 21 (0.2%)
Doujinshi - votes: 256 (2.8%)
Figures - votes: 762 (8.4%)
Plushies - votes: 289 (3.2%)
Posters / wall scrolls - votes: 177 (2%)
Art books / prints - votes: 435 (4.8%)
Cels - votes: 31 (0.3%)
Costumes - votes: 175 (1.9%)
Hats - votes: 38 (0.4%)
Lanyards - votes: 18 (0.2%)
Patches - votes: 10 (0.1%)
Music CDs - votes: 89 (1%)
Pillows - votes: 70 (0.8%)
Stickers - votes: 30 (0.3%)
Other - votes: 170 (1.9%)
There were 9030 total votes.
The poll ended: December 12th 2014

Well, we are a manga site...

This week's poll was suggested by our member AngelCharms. If you had the money to become a collector of some kind of manga/anime-related merchandise, what would you collect? You only get to pick one top choice!

You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you archive fansubs (for anime)?
Choices:
Yes, everything - votes: 1561 (18.2%)
Only a few - votes: 2801 (32.6%)
I watch and delete - votes: 799 (9.3%)
I only watch online - votes: 2338 (27.2%)
I don't watch fansubs - votes: 1101 (12.8%)
There were 8600 total votes.
The poll ended: December 6th 2014

So I goofed and had actually done this one back in February. Results are fairly similar as back then, although more people are only streaming nowadays...