Pointless Polls

Boy, these things sure do look ugly on the front page.

The Chronicle Whoring Poll
(poll expires midnight, August 2, 1999)
What should be done about all the recent interest from
legitimate AC sites regarding hosting the Musashi Chronicles?

Results since 7/26/99

The UO Sucks Poll
(poll does not expire... yet)
How much does UO suck?

Results since 6/11/99

Old Poll Results

The How to Spell My Name Poll (7/9/99 to 7/19/99, 22 votes)
Which spelling of my name should be used?

55%   Wow. You're really starved for content, aren't you? (12)
27%   "Musashi", the name of the historical Japanese kensho. (6)
14%   "Mu", the way that requires the least calories to type. (3)
5%     "Mushashi", the way everyone misspells it when referring here. (1)

The Who Would Win In a Fight Poll part 2 (6/22/99 to 6/28/99, 67 votes)
Who would win in a fight between the major monotheistic deities?

37%   This is disturbing. Isn't this a UO site or something? (25)
19%   Yaweh, god of the Jews and Christians (13)
18%   I don't know, but I'm going to all 3 churches to play the odds. (12)
15%   Ahura Mazda, god of the Zoroastrians and ancient Persia (10)
10%   Allah, god of Islam (7)

The Shooting Game Poll (6/21/99 to 6/27/99, 36 votes)
What is your favorite shooting game?

33%   Posting to the Mu forum (12)
28%   I don't understand this poll. Where's Quake? (10)
17%   Ultima Online (6)
17%   Emailing themushroom@themushroom.com (6)
6%     L.A. Rush Hour '99 (2)

The Gospel Poll (6/21/99 to 6/27/99, 36 votes)
Who came out strongest in the Gospel Archives?

31%   Shayla Shayla. I believe in her. (11)
28%   Shadwolf. Drunk bikers who study genetics and archaeology rule! (10)
17%   WTF, how long is this thing? I do have a life, you know.  Put up some more pretty pictures of UO. (6)
14%   The peanut gallery. Inane insults forever. (5)
11%   Max Longstreet. Nothing like a good armchair Zoroastrianism lecture to make the web fun! (4)

The Who Would Win In a Fight Poll (6/15/99 to 6/20/99, 23 votes)
Who would win in a fight between the forum denizens?

30%   Would you stop it with these pointless gladiatorial pursuits? We have a war to prosecute! (7)
30%   Shadwolf. Drunk bikers rule! (7)
17%   Dethbot. He scares me. (4)
17%   Mourne. He used to hang out on the Ronald McDonald forum, you know. (4)
4%     Dostevoi. He may not have as much fighting experience, but young bodies heal faster in combat. (1)

The Future of the Mushroom War Poll (6/15/99 to 6/20/99, 25 votes)
What do you think of the Mushroom War today?

44%   I'm going to the next E3 show with a bullhorn and a list of profanities to shout at Mushroom staff. (11)
20%   I will not rest until the Mushroom url returns a Domain Unresolved error. (5)
16%   The last attack on the allies is unforgivable! Continue the war! (4)
16%   The poor boy has suffered enough. Let his site die in peace. (4)
4%     i tihnk teh mushrom is funy, stop being meen 2 tehm!!11 (1)

The Nighthawk Banning Poll (6/11/99 to 6/15/99, 18 votes)
Should Nighthawk have been banned from UO?

56%   No way. Like saying jap is the biggest problem in UO. (10)
33%   Nightwho? (6)
6%     Yup. Bye bye red guy! (1)
6%     Penalty box for using offensive language, maybe, banning no. (1)

The Do Polls Suck Poll (6/10/99 to 6/15/99, 39 votes)
Does this poll mean this site has degenerated into irrecoverable cheesiness?

31%   All is not lost, my son. Forget these cheap 3rd-party gimmicks and WRITE SOME NEW MATERIAL! (12)
21%   You suck. What's next, the Web o'Matic 2000 like ImaNewbie? I'm going to go read Seanbaby. (8)
21%   lol pollz r k3w1 d00d! (8)
21%   Mu can do no wrong! Mu is lord! I'm signing my girlfriend up for your contest. (8)
8%     Huh? You got some kinda problem with the poles? (3)