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  • Unoffical Poll: turnchat times that suit YOU! (Last try)

    (I'll try to get it right this time.)

    *sigh* (We really do need a smiley for that.) Alrighty then.

    It seems that I am not the only one who thinks turnchat times could be changed to suit everyone a little better. The norm seems to have been to have turnchats on Sunday 1600EST/2100GMT and Wednesday at the same time. We have more recently had some less standard times/days, including some chats being held on consecutive days! I think it is time we sorted out two or at most three times per week that suit as many people here as possible.

    This poll gives you the option to select as many of the above timeslots as you are available for. If the time doesn't suit you at all - don't click on it. If you think you could live with the time - by all means click on that time.

    The choices above are for a one hour period starting from the time for that option. For example, the option 2100GMT(1600EST) counts for a turnchat from this time until 2159GMT(1659 EST). You should consider this poll as covering times for the 24 hour periods of Sunday 0000GMT(Saturday 1900EST) until Sunday 2359GMT(Sunday 1859EST) and Wednesday 0000 GMT (Tuesday 1900EST) until Wednesday 2359GMT (Wednesday 1859EST).

    I may do a poll on different days later on, dependent on how this one goes. This first poll os for 5 days.

    Hopefully we should find there are some periods of time where most of those voting here can attend, and we can petition Ninot for an official poll and a change to times that are better for all, and standard.

    Remember, if you are keen to participate and there is a time you could turn up for, but prefer not to, click on that time as possible for you. This is only an UNOFFICIAL poll; you can always vote against the less preferable times later if there is the option. This poll is intended only to find out how possible it is to have times where all who are interested can turn up.

    I hope this doesn't confuse too many people.
    158
    0000 GMT Sun/Wed (1900 EST Sat/Tues)
    6.33%
    10
    0100 GMT (2000 EST)
    6.96%
    11
    0200 GMT (2100 EST)
    3.80%
    6
    0300 GMT (2200 EST)
    3.16%
    5
    0400 GMT (2300 EST)
    1.90%
    3
    0500 GMT (0000 EST Sun/Wed)
    0.63%
    1
    0600 GMT (0100 EST)
    1.27%
    2
    0700 GMT (0200 EST)
    1.90%
    3
    0800 GMT (0300 EST)
    1.90%
    3
    0900 GMT (0400 EST)
    1.90%
    3
    1000 GMT (0500 EST)
    1.90%
    3
    1100 GMT (0600 EST)
    2.53%
    4
    1200 GMT (0700 EST)
    2.53%
    4
    1300 GMT (0800 EST)
    3.80%
    6
    1400 GMT (0900 EST)
    3.16%
    5
    1500 GMT (1000 EST)
    3.80%
    6
    1600 GMT (1100 EST)
    4.43%
    7
    1700 GMT (1200 EST)
    3.16%
    5
    1800 GMT (1300 EST)
    3.16%
    5
    1900 GMT (1400 EST)
    6.96%
    11
    2000 GMT (1500 EST)
    8.86%
    14
    2100 GMT (1600 EST)
    11.39%
    18
    2200 GMT (1700 EST)
    7.59%
    12
    2300 GMT Sun/Wed (1800 EST) Sun/Wed
    6.96%
    11

    The poll is expired.

    Last edited by MrWhereItsAt; July 31, 2002, 10:09.
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  • #2
    Did you get this one right, finally?
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    • #3
      Yep

      It's 2am - I think I deserve a chance or, er, three.
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      • #4
        We should MWIA elect as the Apolytonian Poll Master . Really, he got it done with only 3 tries. Trip needed more for some polls in the last election .

        EDIT (to stay on topic): The options arent well choosen though. You should have used 2 hour steps, but have Sundays and Wednesdays separated. While on Sundays, I practically have time the whole day, at Wednesdays I'm at work.

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        • #5
          Right now these two seem to be best for 66% of the voters:
          0300 GMT (2200 EST)
          0400 GMT (2300 EST)

          During school these would be best for me.
          "Yay Apoc!!!!!!!" - bipolarbear
          "At least there were some thoughts went into Apocalypse." - Urban Ranger
          "Apocalype was a great game." - DrSpike
          "In Apoc, I had one soldier who lasted through the entire game... was pretty cool. I like apoc for that reason, the soldiers are a bit more 'personal'." - General Ludd

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          • #6
            Well, then vote for whichever times suit you BOTH days (ie the times that suit you on Wednesday probably suit you on Sunday too). Here your Sunday = my Monday and Wednesday = Thursday, and these two days are effectively identical to me. It is often hard to contemplate how the rest of the world can cope with eternally living in the past

            Sorry for all the muck-ups, but hopefully with the feedback here we can get an organised poll running sometime. I expect this is one indirect game related issue ppl won't mind seeing on the forum.
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            • #7
              *note*

              All GMT should really be BST or british summer time as thats what were on at the moment.

              To be accurate all GMT above should be -1 hour or be put in BST.

              Although British people usually understand GMT to mean the time in Britain other people trying to work out the time in their country may use the GMT to actually mean GMT.

              At a recent turn chat I can remember some one saying something about being a hour late because of confusion over this.
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              • #8
                Originally posted by Apocalypse
                Right now these two seem to be best for 66% of the voters:
                0300 GMT (2200 EST)
                0400 GMT (2300 EST)

                During school these would be best for me.
                If the hour were to stay at 16:00 EST... i wont be running for a second term in office

                if it were to change to one of the above. I will run again, probably.

                For the school year, i dont think 16:00 EST will work at all. But I cant go to an earlier time in any scenario, cuz that would only alienate more NA users.

                Yeah, i know alienating Euro users is bad too.. thats why we play at 16:00EST 21:00 GMT right now. But one of the groups is gonna have to give some major ground come opening day at school.
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                • #9
                  4 pm EST will be impossible for me during weekdays (once school starts) but if more people can make it then I'd have no prob.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by OPD
                    *note*

                    All GMT should really be BST or british summer time as thats what were on at the moment.

                    To be accurate all GMT above should be -1 hour or be put in BST.

                    Although British people usually understand GMT to mean the time in Britain other people trying to work out the time in their country may use the GMT to actually mean GMT.

                    At a recent turn chat I can remember some one saying something about being a hour late because of confusion over this.
                    Argh. Thanks OPD. Does this mean that the time you made that post was 15:29 actual GMT? And so GMT isn't the actual time in Greenwich, but is some kind of mean as the name suggests?

                    Apologies again for any confusion created - I use GMT because here in NZ we are supposed to be GMT +12, but for a while we seem to have been GMT +11 and I have no idea when your daylight saving times change over. EST is somewhere in the middle and it takes me a precious few seconds longer to think about the conversion.
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                    • #11
                      I may be stating the obvious, but personally, I feel the availability of the President should be weighted more heavily as he is the one we elected to play the game for us. Also, the ability of ministers to participate is more important than the average citizen.

                      Otherwise, good poll. Always good to see how we can fit as many other citizens as we can.
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                      • #12
                        I'm starting to get busier and busier earlier than I thought. Eventually the only good time for me will be 0700 GMT, so I don't think I'll vote and pollute the count since my vote doesn't really matter anyways and that time will never win.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Captain
                          I feel the availability of the President should be weighted more heavily as he is the one we elected to play the game for us. Also, the ability of ministers to participate is more important than the average citizen.
                          Ah yes, yet another excellent point, Captain.

                          Hopefully Ministers are keeping up with all the threads, as most diligent citizens are as well. In that case, I ask that the Ministers post their available times here also - there is a certain precedence in choosing a time best for most Ministers, if not all. Therfore this info will come in useful in considering any official poll or change to the current timechats.
                          Consul.

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                          • #14
                            as im making such a stink in the other thread, about the weeks notice, ill just state my mind here too

                            this is a very usefull thread to determine when turnchats should be scheduled

                            as opposed to the other one which is trying to dictate how we schedule the turnchats.
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                            • #15
                              Until Ocotber, I'm available between 19:00 and 23:30 GMT. No sooner, no later. But don't worry : I won't be a minister next term
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