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Where we all live (a poll) reset on 1st of Dec.

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 7:27 pm
by sally g
I thought it might be interesting to get an idea of where we all live. Not necessarily of where we originally came from, but where we now call our home. I've been quite general with the regions listed in the poll, but if you want to post and be more specific about the place where you are, then that would be great!

So having said that, I'd better start by being more specific myself.

I entered "Europe" in the poll, but I live in Northern England in the county of Lancashire, and outside a small city called Preston (my place of birth).

Not a bad place to live, if you can put up with the occasional wandering giant (as seen in my avvy) :D

PS. The poll has been reset to zero after abuse from an unknown source. It is now only available to registered members.

Re: Where we all live (a poll)

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 9:44 am
by goodshrnker
Do people really live in Greenland?

Re: Where we all live (a poll)

Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 10:01 am
by sally g
goodshrnker wrote:
Thu Nov 29, 2018 9:44 am
Do people really live in Greenland?
Apparently they do, but not too many. The first two paragraphs of Wiki have interesting facts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland

Talking of thinly populated places, I thought it safe not to include Antartica in the poll. Which as far as I'm aware doesn't have a native population (but of course does have residents at research stations, and visiting explorers).

Re: Where we all live (a poll)

Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2018 12:04 am
by sally g
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Well goodness me, it seems like we have more members from the continent of Africa than I'd have ever thought possible, so a warm welcome to you all!

Though if I were of a more cynical frame of mind, I might perhaps question why so many have made their presence known in such a very short space of time (in less than 24 hrs)

It surely couldn't be a piss take, could it? (though a mere member wouldn't have the means to achieve that I'm sure). Interesting.

Re: Where we all live (a poll)

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 3:22 am
by OhZone
Jersey Shore. But we hate that show. :P

Re: Where we all live (a poll)

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 3:26 am
by xxxxx
sally g wrote:
Fri Nov 30, 2018 12:04 am
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Well goodness me, it seems like we have more members from the continent of Africa than I'd have ever thought possible, so a warm welcome to you all!

Though if I were of a more cynical frame of mind, I might perhaps question why so many have made their presence known in such a very short space of time (in less than 24 hrs)

It surely couldn't be a piss take, could it? (though a mere member wouldn't have the means to achieve that I'm sure). Interesting.
I'm not so sure a member wouldn't be able to do this. With your permission I would be willing to try and manipulate one result.

I'm quiet curious myself.

Re: Where we all live (a poll)

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 7:49 am
by Elana
Okay, seemingly guests could vote...and it took only 32 different check boxes to disable that.
(On 32 different reloads of the settings page as after each setting change you get back to user selection)

Re: Where we all live (a poll)

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 10:56 am
by sally g
xxxxx wrote:
Sat Dec 01, 2018 3:26 am
sally g wrote:
Fri Nov 30, 2018 12:04 am
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Well goodness me, it seems like we have more members from the continent of Africa than I'd have ever thought possible, so a warm welcome to you all!

Though if I were of a more cynical frame of mind, I might perhaps question why so many have made their presence known in such a very short space of time (in less than 24 hrs)

It surely couldn't be a piss take, could it? (though a mere member wouldn't have the means to achieve that I'm sure). Interesting.
I'm not so sure a member wouldn't be able to do this. With your permission I would be willing to try and manipulate one result.

I'm quiet curious myself.
Yes, by all means try it, xxxxx (though I think Elana might have closed that particular door now).

But just to say, I did actually test this out myself by logging out, and found I was able to register another vote whilst off the site (adding one further figure to the Europe total). But after that I was unable to vote again, so it must have recognised that (off site) vote and barred me from adding more. So why the count for "Africa" was able to soar through the ceiling is a mystery to me. I find it hard to believe we had that many current members (and/or unregistered "visitors") from that region using the poll in that time period, so I can only assume there was mischief involved.
Elana wrote:
Sat Dec 01, 2018 7:49 am
Okay, seemingly guests could vote...and it took only 32 different check boxes to disable that.
(On 32 different reloads of the settings page as after each setting change you get back to user selection)
Good to know to you've solved that guest access issue (for a poll). I checked out the test too, so can confirm that voting is blocked whilst logged out.

However, we now have poll with figures that are inaccurate, so is there any way you can reset it to zero? It was after all only intended to be a poll of our genuine members.

Failing that, you could delete the topic entirely, and I'd be more than happy to set up a new poll.

Re: Where we all live (a poll)

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 11:35 am
by Elana
As it turns out I can reset a poll ;)
(Well actually delete and the recreate it)

With some luck we now get more believable results

Re: Where we all live (a poll)

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 11:48 am
by sally g
Elana wrote:
Sat Dec 01, 2018 11:35 am
As it turns out I can reset a poll ;)
(Well actually delete and the recreate it)

With some luck we now get more believable results
Nice one! :)

Re: Where we all live (a poll)

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 10:24 pm
by sally g
OhZone wrote:
Sat Dec 01, 2018 3:22 am
Jersey Shore. But we hate that show. :P
It 'shore' sounds like a nice place to be! :)

Re: Where we all live (a poll) reset on !st of Dec.

Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 3:09 pm
by OhZone
Ha! Shore is! It is pretty nice, even though it's over-taxed NJ. I like places like Island Beach which has such a lovely beach area, and it's close to Seaside if you want Boardwalk and rides and nightlife during the summer.

The Jersey Shore show, though, has people from out of the area, though. We call them "bennies." They are the rude, flashy, loud tourists from North Jersey and New York.

And if you're from South Jersey, they call them Shoobies, cause they used to come to the shore mainly from Philadelphia, with shoe box lunches instead of buying food from the local restaurants and such.

Re: Where we all live (a poll) reset on 1st of Dec.

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2018 6:29 am
by LtVictory
Was born in Scotland but now live in SE Texas. Yeehaw and stuff.

Re: Where we all live (a poll) reset on 1st of Dec.

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2018 3:10 pm
by sally g
LtVictory wrote:
Mon Dec 03, 2018 6:29 am
Was born in Scotland but now live in SE Texas. Yeehaw and stuff.
Nice one, and welcome! I've been visiting the Scottish highlands for many years, so I know your homeland quite well. I can't say the same about Texas, but it has always stirred my imagination as a unique kind of state which has been fiercely independant historically. It's also where some of my musical heroes hail from. Like Willie Neslson, Waylon Jennings and Don Henley, to name but three. :)
OhZone wrote:
Sun Dec 02, 2018 3:09 pm
Ha! Shore is! It is pretty nice, even though it's over-taxed NJ. I like places like Island Beach which has such a lovely beach area, and it's close to Seaside if you want Boardwalk and rides and nightlife during the summer.

The Jersey Shore show, though, has people from out of the area, though. We call them "bennies." They are the rude, flashy, loud tourists from North Jersey and New York.

And if you're from South Jersey, they call them Shoobies, cause they used to come to the shore mainly from Philadelphia, with shoe box lunches instead of buying food from the local restaurants and such.
Haha! Thanks for that insight Oz. It sounds like a nice place to me (well most of the time at least, when you're not fighting for space with the visitors). I guess the best thing about being a resident in a popular location, is that you get to enjoy it all year round in the quieter off season periods. The boardwalks you speak of sound similar to things we call "piers" in our UK seaside resorts. Which are long boarded walkways supported by iron and steel jutting out into the sea from the promenade, most of which host attractions and even theatres, along with the usual food outlets. Blackpool (just 16 miles from Preston) is famous for having three of them.

Re: Where we all live (a poll) reset on 1st of Dec.

Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2018 9:48 pm
by xxxxx
sally g wrote:
Sat Dec 01, 2018 10:56 am

Yes, by all means try it, xxxxx (though I think Elana might have closed that particular door now).
Yes, she did :D

Re: Where we all live (a poll) reset on 1st of Dec.

Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2018 4:32 am
by OhZone
LtVictory wrote:
Mon Dec 03, 2018 6:29 am
Was born in Scotland but now live in SE Texas. Yeehaw and stuff.
I have some great Facebook friends from Scotland, including a wee lesbian chick who's very cool, but just a tad too young for me. But I'm involved now, anyway.

I also have a cool friend from Houston.
OhZone wrote:
Sun Dec 02, 2018 3:09 pm
Ha! Shore is! It is pretty nice, even though it's over-taxed NJ. I like places like Island Beach which has such a lovely beach area, and it's close to Seaside if you want Boardwalk and rides and nightlife during the summer.

The Jersey Shore show, though, has people from out of the area, though. We call them "bennies." They are the rude, flashy, loud tourists from North Jersey and New York.

And if you're from South Jersey, they call them Shoobies, cause they used to come to the shore mainly from Philadelphia, with shoe box lunches instead of buying food from the local restaurants and such.
Haha! Thanks for that insight Oz. It sounds like a nice place to me (well most of the time at least, when you're not fighting for space with the visitors). I guess the best thing about being a resident in a popular location, is that you get to enjoy it all year round in the quieter off season periods. The boardwalks you speak of sound similar to things we call "piers" in our UK seaside resorts. Which are long boarded walkways supported by iron and steel jutting out into the sea from the promenade, most of which host attractions and even theaters, along with the usual food outlets. Blackpool (just 16 miles from Preston) is famous for having three of them.
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Yes, we have lots of piers. We call them piers too and some are famous, like the Steel Pier in Atlantic City.

I need to check out England and Scotland some day. I'll put Blackpool on my list!

xxx

Re: Where we all live (a poll) reset on 1st of Dec.

Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 3:48 am
by tinysupervicki
Houston tiny here ^^

Re: Where we all live (a poll) reset on 1st of Dec.

Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 7:37 am
by SWS33K3R776
I hail from a neighboring city near Palm Springs of the Republic of California.

Re: Where we all live (a poll) reset on 1st of Dec.

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 11:03 pm
by Sumguy13
From Cleveland, live in Chicago.

Re: Where we all live (a poll) reset on 1st of Dec.

Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2018 4:31 am
by gladewalker
Upstate NY

Re: Where we all live (a poll) reset on 1st of Dec.

Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 8:48 pm
by TheBigG
I come a land down under

Re: Where we all live (a poll) reset on 1st of Dec.

Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 10:46 pm
by sally g
TheBigG wrote:
Tue Dec 18, 2018 8:48 pm
I come (from) a land down under
"Where women glow and men plunder"? :D

Thanks BigG.

Thanks also for the U.S. posts above, which seem to suggest this site has a predominantly American audience.

Re: Where we all live (a poll) reset on 1st of Dec.

Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2018 3:23 am
by OhZone
gladewalker wrote:
Sun Dec 09, 2018 4:31 am
Upstate NY
I may be going to NYC this weekend.

Re: Where we all live (a poll) reset on 1st of Dec.

Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2018 5:04 am
by Elana
sally g wrote:
Tue Dec 18, 2018 10:46 pm
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Thanks also for the U.S. posts above, which seem to suggest this site has a predominantly American audience.
Or that people in the US are more willing to share their information

Re: Where we all live (a poll) reset on 1st of Dec.

Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2018 9:51 pm
by DrWonko
Like Glade, I live in Upstate NY.