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I came up with the poll for this week. I'm actually surprised that we've never asked this kind of question before.
You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Most likely to forget when you leave home
Choices:
I never forget anything - votes: 579 (17.9%)
Sunglasses - votes: 205 (6.3%)
Glasses or contacts - votes: 129 (4%)
Hat - votes: 65 (2%)
Jacket - votes: 62 (1.9%)
Turning off lights, AC, or heater - votes: 256 (7.9%)
To charge your phone - votes: 576 (17.8%)
To lock the door behind you - votes: 74 (2.3%)
Purse - votes: 30 (0.9%)
Snacks - votes: 156 (4.8%)
Wallet - votes: 201 (6.2%)
Phone - votes: 276 (8.5%)
Medicine - votes: 113 (3.5%)
ID or driver's license - votes: 138 (4.3%)
Credit card - votes: 24 (0.7%)
Keys - votes: 243 (7.5%)
Cash - votes: 103 (3.2%)
There were 3230 total votes.
The poll ended: July 20th 2019
The top choice won by 3 votes. I don't want to check through 11 years of weekly polls, but I'm pretty sure that's the closest race it's ever been.
This week's fun poll was suggested by VawX. You leave your house for something (school, supermarket, hang out with friends, etc), so what are you most likely to forget to bring?
You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: You read a series that you'd rate as below average or fairly poor. Do you give the author another chance with a different series?
Choices:
No way. First impressions matter, and they did not impress - votes: 89 (2.6%)
Unlikely, but it's possible they changed a lot for the better - votes: 1479 (43.6%)
Likely. I'm sure they'll learn from their mistakes - votes: 905 (26.7%)
Yes, I believe in second chances! - votes: 918 (27.1%)
There were 3391 total votes.
The poll ended: July 13th 2019
It's actually a pretty even split between yes/no (if there were only 2 choices instead of 4)
This week's poll was suggested by Karonhioktha. Let's say an author's debuting work wasn't that great. Would you give him another shot and read his next series?
You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: A character has an unknown gender (i.e., no gender-specific pronouns used, can't tell from appearance, or character has only been mentioned but not seen yet). What pronouns should a translator use?
Choices:
They/Them - votes: 2760 (73.9%)
It - votes: 417 (11.2%)
She/Her - votes: 46 (1.2%)
He/Him - votes: 512 (13.7%)
There were 3735 total votes.
The poll ended: July 6th 2019
This week's poll was suggested by Nekomikoto. It deals with scanlator woes and how to translate a character with an unknown gender. Doesn't really apply here, but when addressing a group, I always say "you guys" even if the majority is female.
You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you like reading standalone oneshots at the end of the volume that are unrelated to the main series (i.e., different characters)?
Choices:
No - votes: 1218 (42.1%)
Yes - votes: 1675 (57.9%)
There were 2893 total votes.
The poll ended: June 29th 2019
Almost down the middle. And to all the complainers, I purposely didn't put a "I don't care" option
This week's poll was suggested by juliarox214. You know how some series have a oneshot at the end of the volume that are totally unrelated to the main series itself? They might have unique characters, or it's just a previously published oneshot that they're packaging in this volume. What's your feeling about those?
You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Humanity and/or the world is about to end. What is the cause?
Choices:
Rogue AI, robots, or other technological rampancy - votes: 144 (3.9%)
Global warming - votes: 752 (20.4%)
Zombies - votes: 74 (2%)
Alien or monster invasion - votes: 47 (1.3%)
Super virus, bacteria, or illness - votes: 302 (8.2%)
Eruption of super volcano - votes: 90 (2.4%)
Planet, moon, or meteor collides with Earth - votes: 101 (2.7%)
Nuclear war (i.e., we all kill each other) - votes: 900 (24.4%)
Black hole near Earth, Sun blows up, giant solar flare, or gamma-ray burst - votes: 128 (3.5%)
God - votes: 259 (7%)
Lack of resources or ecological disaster - votes: 810 (22%)
Intelligent animals - votes: 77 (2.1%)
There were 3684 total votes.
The poll ended: June 22nd 2019
I just finished watching the HBO Chernobyl show. If they hadn't gotten the divers to open the sluice gates to pump out the water, that would've been crazy...
This week's poll was suggested by jacob66. How does the world end? You choose!
You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Question: Preferred location of a translator note
Choices:
Left margin of the page - votes: 36 (1.3%)
Right margin of the page - votes: 27 (1%)
Bottom of the page - votes: 451 (15.9%)
Top of the page - votes: 47 (1.7%)
In the space above the referenced panel - votes: 181 (6.4%)
In the space below the referenced panel - votes: 1000 (35.3%)
On a separate page directly after the referenced page - votes: 20 (0.7%)
At the beginning of the chapter - votes: 54 (1.9%)
At the end of the chapter - votes: 400 (14.1%)
No preference - votes: 616 (21.8%)
There were 2832 total votes.
The poll ended: June 15th 2019
Scanlators, take note
This week's straightforward poll was suggested by Nekomikoto. Just read the poll to the left. It's pretty self-explanatory
You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Opinion on webcomics
Choices:
Have never read any - votes: 159 (4.7%)
They're better than manga! - votes: 180 (5.3%)
Like them in general - votes: 2262 (66.2%)
Don't like them in general - votes: 433 (12.7%)
No opinion - votes: 383 (11.2%)
There were 3417 total votes.
The poll ended: June 8th 2019
Compared to the poll from 2011, a lot more people have read webcomics and more people like them.
This week, I'm repeating a poll that we did in 2011. The number of webcomics has increased tremendously over the years, so has public opinion on them shifted?
You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results
Question: What do you think about series names that are really long, i.e., have a lot of words?
Choices:
It's okay if there's a commonly used abbreviation (e.g., WataMote or Oreimo) - votes: 1213 (31.4%)
Don't really like them, but I guess I'll deal with it - votes: 896 (23.2%)
The longer the better! - votes: 107 (2.8%)
Don't care - votes: 981 (25.4%)
Long title are horrible and are hard to remember and say - votes: 664 (17.2%)
There were 3861 total votes.
The poll ended: June 1st 2019
I feel humans tend to like shorter names. It's like when you give a person a nickname. Usually it's shorter than their real name!
This week's poll was suggested by vivant. Did you notice that recently there's been an increase in length of some series titles, especially isekai? Two examples are I'm a Middle-Aged Man Who Got My Adventurer License Revoked, but I'm Enjoying a Carefree Lifestyle Because I Have an Adorable Daughter Now and No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!. What's your opinion about that?
You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you recommend series to other people?
Choices:
Very rarely - votes: 882 (29.1%)
Never - votes: 312 (10.3%)
All the time! - votes: 488 (16.1%)
Only to people I personally know - votes: 1347 (44.5%)
There were 3029 total votes.
The poll ended: May 24th 2019
Personal recommendations do work best You ever hear about Cutco and multi-level marketing?
