Author: Moritz Berger
Date: 12:09:54 04/09/98
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On April 09, 1998 at 14:24:17, Tim Mirabile wrote: >Regarding the opinion polls, there is some interest here. In the normal >discussions in this message board and on the newsgroups there are >usually two small and very vocal groups on each side of an issue. >Sometimes a single poster , a minority of one, can generate more volume >than all other posters combined. Each side is often afraid to let any >post by the other side go unanswered for fear that public opinion may be >swayed by their opponents. Well, now we have a way to measure public >opinion... :) Yes, but the most important thing to begin with in an opinion poll is a meaningful wording of the question. E.g. "Here are the testing conditions for Fritz 5 on the SSDF list: - 44 MB hash tables minimum - opening book has to be on harddisk to enable learning Do you feel that the SSDF is giving Fritz an unfair advantage accepting these minimum requirements for the autoplayer (------> VOTE FOUL) or do you agree with those conditions as being fair and leading to meaningful ratings on the list (------> VOTE FAIR)". Why not pose the question this way instead of asking "if Fritz _*deserves*_ to be the top honcho at the SSDF" ???
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