This week's poll was suggested by F_J. Does a bad ending affect how you rate a series? Did the last season of Game of Thrones taint your perception of it?
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Question: When a group scanlates a series that was previously worked on by another group, how should they handle the spelling consistencies of names?
Choices:
Spell their own way and leave a note explaining the change - votes: 1986 (77.3%)
Spell their own way without explaining any differences - votes: 114 (4.4%)
No preference - votes: 273 (10.6%)
Spell the same as the previous group, even if incorrect - votes: 196 (7.6%)
There were 2569 total votes.
The poll ended: December 14th 2019
Translating sure is a tough job!
This week's poll was suggested by Nekomikoto. This one hits close to home actually, as many years ago I helped scanlate Mahou Sensei Negima! with AquaStar Fansubs. There's a character that we called "Colonel Sanders," although the official translation came out to be "Ku:nel Sanders."
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Question: If you're growing bored of a series, and/or not enjoying it anymore, what do you do?
Choices:
Take a break and return to it later - votes: 1439 (47.3%)
Drop the series altogether - votes: 720 (23.7%)
Skip to the end, skim the conclusion, and then make a decision - votes: 515 (16.9%)
Push on through all the way to the end - votes: 367 (12.1%)
There were 3041 total votes.
The poll ended: December 7th 2019
What if you just take a break with every intention of picking it back up, but you just forget...
This week's poll was suggested by Transdude1996. Do you believe in the sunk cost fallacy?
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do/Did you play any physical sports?
Choices:
Yeah, but only for class (PE, etc) - votes: 791 (23.5%)
No, but I might try soon - votes: 83 (2.5%)
No, and it doesn't interest me - votes: 844 (25.1%)
Yeah, I play(ed) for fun outside of school - votes: 1023 (30.4%)
Yeah, I play(ed) for a school team (high school, college, etc) - votes: 596 (17.7%)
Yeah, I play(ed) professionally for money - votes: 32 (0.9%)
There were 3369 total votes.
The poll ended: November 29th 2019
Exercise is healthy for you! And I definitely don't do enough of it
This week's poll came from my own brain.
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Question: You usually prefer
Choices:
Fantastical setting with many supernatural elements - votes: 1102 (39.6%)
Realistic setting that can include some supernatural elements (ghosts, werewolves, light magical powers, etc) - votes: 1247 (44.8%)
Realistic stories without any supernatural elements - votes: 435 (15.6%)
There were 2784 total votes.
The poll ended: November 23rd 2019
I would like to ask about low vs high fantasy, but I doubt many people would understand
This week's poll was suggested by ForeignerChan. Do you prefer fantasy or realism?
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Question: You're about to start reading a comedy series. What other genre does it have?
Choices:
Adventure - votes: 128 (4.7%)
Mystery - votes: 45 (1.7%)
It's pure comedy and has no other genre - votes: 85 (3.1%)
I would never read a comedy - votes: 74 (2.7%)
Drama - votes: 66 (2.4%)
Mature - votes: 96 (3.5%)
Tragedy - votes: 43 (1.6%)
Fantasy - votes: 202 (7.5%)
Mecha - votes: 10 (0.4%)
Harem - votes: 126 (4.6%)
Slice of life - votes: 479 (17.7%)
School life - votes: 90 (3.3%)
Supernatural - votes: 95 (3.5%)
Sci-fi - votes: 34 (1.3%)
Romance - votes: 904 (33.3%)
Action - votes: 234 (8.6%)
There were 2711 total votes.
The poll ended: November 16th 2019
Romantic comedies are a mainstay of our culture
This week's poll was suggested by jacob66. He makes the case that comedy typically contains other elements. What other element would you prefer to read alongside your comedy?
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Question: If a series that you previous read and liked was re-released in full color officially, would you read it again?
Choices:
Depends how long the series is - votes: 746 (22%)
Maybe when the full color version is completely released - votes: 885 (26.1%)
Yes! - votes: 1062 (31.3%)
No - votes: 700 (20.6%)
There were 3393 total votes.
The poll ended: November 9th 2019
The comments were mostly no, but the votes say lots of yes. Vocal minority?
This week's poll was suggested by Nekomikoto. If they started releasing a color version of a series that you previously read and liked, would you read it? Personally, I don't have time for that...
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Question: What would you consider to be "too many chapters" for a series you'd otherwise be interested in reading?
Choices:
There is no such thing as "too many" - votes: 1906 (44.4%)
1000 Chapters - votes: 621 (14.5%)
500 Chapters - votes: 567 (13.2%)
300 Chapters - votes: 713 (16.6%)
100 Chapters - votes: 246 (5.7%)
50 Chapters - votes: 100 (2.3%)
I prefer reading short series (so 25 chapters or less) - votes: 136 (3.2%)
There were 4289 total votes.
The poll ended: November 2nd 2019
Time is precious. And you can't spend all of it in manga
This week's poll was suggested by MaxieMan. Did you ever feel that it was too daunting to start a long series? What length is just too much?
I have a confession to make. Back in middle school, my friends tried to get me to start reading One Piece. There were maybe 5 official English volumes released. That's only around 50 chapters. I didn't pick it up, as I thought it was too much. As of today, there's 960 chapters. Still haven't read it.
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Question: Do you prefer original works or adaptations?
Choices:
Original works - votes: 2211 (89.4%)
Works based on pre-existing fiction - votes: 200 (8.1%)
Works based on real events - votes: 62 (2.5%)
There were 2473 total votes.
The poll ended: October 26th 2019
One of the most lopsided polls we've ever conducted
This week's poll was suggested by Transdude1996. Pretty straightforward
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: What is (or would be) your Hogwarts house?
Choices:
Gryffindor - votes: 467 (13.1%)
Hufflepuff - votes: 643 (18.1%)
Ravenclaw - votes: 1044 (29.4%)
Slytherin - votes: 701 (19.7%)
I don't understand this question - votes: 697 (19.6%)
There were 3552 total votes.
The poll ended: October 18th 2019
On the official quiz within Pottermore, I got placed within Slytherin because I prefer to gain knowledge for the sake of using it rather than for the sake of knowing more.
This week's poll was suggested by juliarox214. Yes, I know it's not manga-related.
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Question: Are you currently satisfied with the legal methods of reading digital manga (including webcomics, etc)?
Choices:
Yes, it's great now! - votes: 209 (7.5%)
It has improved, but could still use some work - votes: 1582 (56.5%)
Nah, still sucks - votes: 753 (26.9%)
I would never consider using legal methods of reading manga - votes: 255 (9.1%)
There were 2799 total votes.
The poll ended: October 12th 2019
All you publishers, you gotta keep trying harder
