This week's silly poll was suggested by thehamzatsuit. What's the sharpest thing in your bedroom? Maybe you sleep with a knife under your pillow.

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Favorite ice cream flavor?
Choices:
Chocolate - votes: 547 (17.5%)
Vanilla - votes: 511 (16.3%)
Strawberry - votes: 197 (6.3%)
Stracciatella - votes: 69 (2.2%)
Matcha/green tea - votes: 126 (4%)
Fruit (apple, lemon, mango, etc.) - votes: 267 (8.5%)
Nuts (walnuts, pistachio, etc.) - votes: 195 (6.2%)
Cookie (cookies & cream, cake, etc) - votes: 379 (12.1%)
Yogurt or buttermilk - votes: 37 (1.2%)
Alcoholic (rum, amaretto, etc.) - votes: 48 (1.5%)
Coffee - votes: 133 (4.3%)
Sweet (caramel, cotton candy, bubblegum, etc.) - votes: 124 (4%)
Mint - votes: 258 (8.3%)
Something else - votes: 183 (5.9%)
I don't like ice cream - votes: 53 (1.7%)
There were 3127 total votes.
The poll ended: December 2nd, 2023 10:29am PST

So in Neapolitan, strawberry loses

This week's poll was suggested by icassop. It was originally suggested during the summer, but it's (almost) winter now... There's way too many ice cream flavors out there, so of course it's not an exhaustive list.

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: What time do you normally wake up?
Choices:
12 AM - votes: 24 (0.6%)
1 AM - votes: 7 (0.2%)
2 AM - votes: 18 (0.5%)
3 AM - votes: 30 (0.8%)
4 AM - votes: 120 (3%)
5 AM - votes: 290 (7.3%)
6 AM - votes: 610 (15.3%)
7 AM - votes: 696 (17.5%)
8 AM - votes: 597 (15%)
9 AM - votes: 471 (11.8%)
10 AM - votes: 356 (8.9%)
11 AM - votes: 183 (4.6%)
12 PM - votes: 179 (4.5%)
1 PM - votes: 91 (2.3%)
2 PM - votes: 84 (2.1%)
3 PM - votes: 42 (1.1%)
4 PM - votes: 31 (0.8%)
5 PM - votes: 24 (0.6%)
6 PM - votes: 23 (0.6%)
7 PM - votes: 25 (0.6%)
8 PM - votes: 25 (0.6%)
9 PM - votes: 15 (0.4%)
10 PM - votes: 16 (0.4%)
11 PM - votes: 24 (0.6%)
There were 3981 total votes.
The poll ended: November 25th, 2023 7:38am PST

Now I wonder when most people are productive

This week's poll was suggested by Great. What time do you wake up on average, assuming some sort of regular schedule? I only listed every hour, so if you normally wake up at 8:30 AM, choose either 8 AM or 9 AM as your option. Up to you.

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: From the scanlation perspective, what is your current status?
Choices:
Scanlator - votes: 50 (2.2%)
Reader - votes: 1918 (86.1%)
Both - votes: 147 (6.6%)
Neither - votes: 112 (5%)
There were 2227 total votes.
The poll ended: November 18th, 2023 2:30pm PST

If neither, why are you here?

This week's poll was suggested by mlemaudit. You a scanlator? I used to be...

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: The glass is
Choices:
Half empty - votes: 1029 (47.1%)
Half full - votes: 1157 (52.9%)
There were 2186 total votes.
The poll ended: November 11th, 2023 6:32pm PST

We did the same poll back in 2010, and the results are pretty similar both times

This week's poll was suggested by LazyReviewer. How do you see a glass of water water halfway between empty and full?

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: When was the last time you actually read manga, manhua, or manhwa in physical print form?
Choices:
Within the last week - votes: 419 (14.8%)
Within the last month - votes: 288 (10.2%)
Within the last year - votes: 519 (18.4%)
Within the last decade - votes: 579 (20.5%)
More than a decade ago - votes: 360 (12.8%)
I've only ever read digitally - votes: 657 (23.3%)
There were 2822 total votes.
The poll ended: November 4th, 2023 7:48pm PDT

I'm surprised that almost 25% of you have never read physical manga

Our member 8-3 is wondering about the last time you read manga, manhua, or manhwa in physical form. Probably been more than a decade for me...

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Question: What religion were you raised in (even if you no longer practice)?
Choices:
Christian - Catholic - votes: 1109 (30%)
Christian - Protestant or Evangelical - votes: 525 (14.2%)
Christian - Orthodox - votes: 183 (4.9%)
Mormon - votes: 43 (1.2%)
Jehovah's Witness - votes: 43 (1.2%)
Christian - Other - votes: 199 (5.4%)
Jewish - votes: 57 (1.5%)
Muslim - Sunni - votes: 304 (8.2%)
Muslim - Shi'a - votes: 29 (0.8%)
Muslim - Other - votes: 26 (0.7%)
Hindu - votes: 136 (3.7%)
Sikh - votes: 15 (0.4%)
Buddhist - votes: 121 (3.3%)
Confucianist or Taoist - votes: 18 (0.5%)
Shinto - votes: 6 (0.2%)
Other religion - votes: 31 (0.8%)
Spiritual but not religious - votes: 75 (2%)
No religion - agnostic - votes: 310 (8.4%)
No religion - atheist - votes: 468 (12.7%)
There were 3698 total votes.
The poll ended: October 28th, 2023 2:22pm PDT

I'm surprised that more people were raised Catholic than agnostic/atheist combined

Our member juliarox214 is interested in what religion you grew up with. The actual poll options were copied from some other online poll I found

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: When you see the title "Prince of _", what word do you use to fill the blank?
Choices:
Tennis - votes: 1043 (35.8%)
Stride - votes: 18 (0.6%)
Persia - votes: 1076 (37%)
Egypt - votes: 269 (9.2%)
the City - votes: 5 (0.2%)
Darkness - votes: 316 (10.9%)
Other - votes: 184 (6.3%)
There were 2911 total votes.
The poll ended: October 21st, 2023 8:31am PDT

Do we have more gamers than shounen sport manga readers? I'll admit that I've never played a Prince of Persia game...

This week's fun poll suggested by JediMando20ray is word association with "Prince of ___". You choose!

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: You haven't experienced this series before. There's an anime adaptation but it hasn't fully caught up to the manga. What do you do?
Choices:
Watch anime, then switch to manga and start where the anime has ended - votes: 493 (20.1%)
Watch anime, then switch to manga and read from the very beginning - votes: 725 (29.6%)
Watch anime, wait for next season, and ignore manga - votes: 143 (5.8%)
Watch anime and read manga in parallel - votes: 114 (4.7%)
Read manga to the end, then watch the anime - votes: 421 (17.2%)
Read manga only and ignore the anime - votes: 553 (22.6%)
There were 2449 total votes.
The poll ended: October 14th, 2023 11:29am PDT

Experiencing the same story twice? I don't think I have time for that anymore...

This week's poll was suggested by icassop. It deals with whether you'd watch anime or read the manga. Lots of options here!

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you prefer episodic series or ones with a clear, continuous plot?
Choices:
Episodic - votes: 257 (11.9%)
Clear, continuous plot - votes: 1903 (88.1%)
There were 2160 total votes.
The poll ended: October 7th, 2023 2:40pm PDT

I personally agree with the majority here

This week's poll was suggested by MelonnBreadd. We're not talking about story arcs here. Some series (in my experience, often times the slice of life series) feature episodic chapters. Imagine TV shows with the monster of the week (like Star Trek: The Next Generation). Then compare that a series that has a clear plot that keeps moving forward (like Star Trek: Picard). Now apply those ideas to manga, manhua, or manhwa. Which do you prefer?

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Question: Preferred layout for reading manga?
Choices:
Single page - votes: 1044 (43.3%)
Double page - votes: 209 (8.7%)
Long strip - votes: 1097 (45.5%)
Horizontal strip - votes: 62 (2.6%)
There were 2412 total votes.
The poll ended: September 30th, 2023 10:15am PDT

It's interesting how most of the written comments preferred single page, but the anonymous masses prefer long strip