A few words on polls.

[Mister Mets]

There are a few things to keep in mind when starting a poll.

- Make sure the question of the poll is the same as the title of the thread. Sometimes there are inconsistencies, which can confuse respondents. If your thread is called "Is Mary Jane Watson a great character?" and the poll question is "Is Mary Jane Watson a horrible character?" you're going to have some people accidentally giving a different response than they intended. "How vital is Mary Jane to the Spider-Man mythology?" is a different question from "Is Mary Jane an important part of the Spider-Man mythology?" The former is a question of degrees (suggesting multiple poll options) while the latter is a more simple "yes/no" answer.

- If you have a question in which there are many possible options (Who is your favorite Spider-man writer? Which of Spider-Man's enemies is the most dangerous? Which performance in the Spider-Man movies did you like the best?) it's probably best to include an "Other (Please Specify)" option, just in case you left something out, or someone has an unconventional choice.

- Sometimes a simple yes or no question works the best, as it prevents posters from coming up with a weasel answer. Just make sure it's a situation in which there isn't a third choice.

- Make sure that your options cover all the possible choices. For example, if your two possible answers to "Is Roger Stern your favorite Spider-Man writer?" are "Yes" and "No, he sucks" you're leaving out anyone who has an opinion somewhere in the middle, such as Roger Stern being my second favorite Spider-Man writer, or thinking that Roger Stern is just okay.

[Chris N]

Wait, who thinks that Roger Stern is just okay?

[CyberHubbs]

Misleading thread title.

Thought Mets had some very interesting news for everyone.

[NickFury90]

Wait, who thinks that Roger Stern is just okay?

*raises hand*

[sirvk]

Stern is okay, but would be the most overrated Spider-Man writer IMO.

[Mister Mets]

And here's an example of how not to do a poll.

First, it's unclear whether or not the original poster is talking about One More Day: the four part storyline, or developments which largely occurred in the last final issue of that storyline. As there's no explanation about just what OMD means, it's easy to come to the conclusion that the thread is asking your thoughts on the story, rather than your thoughts on the ways it changed some of the characters.

Second, as much as the original poster claims otherwise, there's a massive middle ground between the two extremes of hating something and loving it.

[Ben Smith]

Wait, who thinks that Roger Stern is just okay?

Roger Stern is the best Spider-Man writer in the character's history.

Yes, better than Stan, as I think Ditko did everything but write the dialogue in those original stories.

[coconutphone]

I hate everything Roger Stern stands for!

[Alan2099]

That's more than a few words.

[finfangfool]

I liked his Avengers run.