Forum:CT Archive/Main Page poll

So, this has been discussed for a few days in the SH, with people on both sides of the issue. Normally, I'd wait until there seems to be consensus emerging before starting a vote, but in this case, TOR comes out in less than a month and a non-snowball CT takes two weeks at minimum, so I think we need to make a decision ASAP. This vote is solely in regard to the specific poll proposed by Mark in the SH thread; if we adopt it and after a while someone wants to create additional polls, that would have to be decided on in a separate CT. I am splitting this into three sections; even if you oppose Issue 1, I encourage you to cast a vote on Issues 2 and 3 anyway.

Note: I am reserving my vote for now while I mull this over a little longer; I just thought we need to decide on this matter sooner rather than later.  Master Jonathan &mdash; Jedi Council Chambers Saturday, November 26, 2011, 23:03 UTC

Issue 1: Whether to put the poll on the Main Page at all
Exactly what it says on the cover. Do we want this or not?

Issue 2: If we do this, where should it go?
If Issue 1 produces consensus in favor of this, where do we want it? I'm proposing two options: Mark's original proposal of placing it in the left column between DYK and Official Friends, or placing it in the right column between "In the news" and our blog. Feel free to add other options if you don't like either of those. '''This issue is moot if Issue 1 fails to achieve consensus. Additionally, due to the lack of any policy or status quo to revert to in case of no consensus, this will be a simple plurality vote.'''

Issue 3: If we do this, how long should it stay?
If Issue 1 produces consensus in favor of this, how long should the poll stay up? TOR officially comes out on December 20. I've listed a couple options below; feel free to add your own options, but please don't split votes over a matter of just a few days. Like Issue 2 above, '''this issue is moot if Issue 1 fails to achieve consensus. Additionally, due to the lack of any policy or status quo to revert to in case of no consensus, this will be a simple plurality vote.'''

General discussion
I think I've covered the major issues above, but if there's an issue I've left out, let me know.  Master Jonathan &mdash; Jedi Council Chambers Saturday, November 26, 2011, 23:03 UTC