Re: [CH] WebPoll - re chileheads future
Brent Thompson (brent@kanha.hpl.hp.com)
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:38:02 -0700
>> Do you thing we should bite the bullet and relocate the list?
>
> Dont jump at shadows please. Remember I dont care either way, but a
> lot of members do care.
Although I agree with Tony a poll is unnecessary here as so often true, I
was expressing concern about even having one publicized as worded above.
To "bite the bullet" means to do something unpleasant but that is required
and/or inevitable. Phrasing a question this way will tend to influence
some readers to believe relocating the list is required and/or inevitable
even without previously having had that opinion, hence skewing the opinion
base. It may have been inadvertent.
Making useful, unbiased polls is difficult. It's fortunate these are
frequently unneeded for polls.
--- Brent