Other Fantasy QuickPoll Archive
Below are all the QuickPolls that have run here in the Other Fantasy section. Scroll down to see the older polls...
Do you plan on seeing The Fellowship of the Ring on opening night? (346 Votes) Asked from 12/13/2001 to 12/19/2001 Yes (58.96%) No (35.84%) Undecided (5.20%) Read the 13 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you read the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin? (150 Votes) Asked from 12/19/2001 to 12/21/2001 Yes (62.00%) No (38.00%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Would you recommend The Fellowship of the Ring movie to others? (930 Votes) Asked from 12/21/2001 to 1/9/2002 Definitely (82.47%) Only if they liked the books (3.87%) Definitely not (4.09%) Haven't seen it yet (9.57%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you read the Ender books by Orson Scott Card? (410 Votes) Asked from 1/9/2002 to 1/22/2002 Yes (50.49%) No (49.51%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
How do you feel about Frank Herbert's son's plans on writing a sequel to Chapterhouse: Dune from his father's notes? (257 Votes) Asked from 1/22/2002 to 2/1/2002 It's a great idea (15.18%) It's an okay idea (34.63%) It's a terrible idea (17.90%) Huh? (32.30%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you read Terry Pratchett? (304 Votes) Asked from 2/1/2002 to 2/11/2002 Yes (51.64%) No (48.36%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you read Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series? (261 Votes) Asked from 2/11/2002 to 2/20/2002 Yes (75.10%) No (24.90%) Read the 11 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you seen the Harry Potter movie? (178 Votes) Asked from 2/20/2002 to 2/25/2002 Yes (61.80%) No (38.20%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you read George Martin's Storm of Swords? (339 Votes) Asked from 2/25/2002 to 3/11/2002 Yes (63.42%) No (36.58%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Did you like the Dune miniseries on the SciFi Channel? (74 Votes) Asked from 3/11/2002 to 3/13/2002 Yes (44.59%) No (6.76%) Never saw it (48.65%) Read the 1 comment on the Blackboard. Post your comments on this question.
What Fantasy World would you most like to visit in person? (385 Votes) Asked from 3/13/2002 to 3/21/2002 RJ's WoTland/Randland (40.52%) Martin's Westeros (8.57%) Brooks' Shannara (3.90%) Tolkien's Middle-Earth (22.08%) Pratchett's Discworld (10.13%) Goodkind's New/Old World (3.64%) Kay's Fionavar (3.38%) Herbert's Dune (3.38%) Other (4.42%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which book release are you most excited? (304 Votes) Asked from 3/21/2002 to 3/28/2002 Crossroads of Twilight (55.26%) A Feast for Crows (27.63%) Harry Potter - Order of the Phoenix (7.89%) Other (1.97%) The Illustrated Guide to Grass Growing (7.24%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which sci-fi/fantasy movie do you think will garner the most Oscar nominations next year: (183 Votes) Asked from 3/28/2002 to 4/1/2002 Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (10.38%) Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (86.89%) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1.64%) The Scorpion King (1.09%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Should Other Fantasy allow Spam on its board? (82 Votes) Asked from 4/1/2002 to 4/2/2002 Yes, and make the ASI OF Admins! (13.41%) No, SPAM can burn in Hell! (78.05%) Undecided (1.22%) What's SPAM? (7.32%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
How many of you have read Tolkien's The Silmarillion? (364 Votes) Asked from 4/2/2002 to 4/16/2002 Yes - loved it (35.99%) Yes - hated it (4.12%) Yes - It's okay (15.11%) No - not yet (31.87%) No - never ever! (6.87%) Who's Tolkien? (6.04%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What do you think about the recent announcement that the fifth Harry Potter book will be delayed indefinitely? (234 Votes) Asked from 4/16/2002 to 4/22/2002 Quality over quantity - no need to rush (17.95%) Crap today, crap tomorrow, who cares? (31.62%) I want my Harry Potter fix! Now! (23.93%) *shrug* I'll read it...sometime (20.09%) What's this Harry Potter thingamajig? (6.41%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What is your favorite Silmarillion scene? (178 Votes) Asked from 4/22/2002 to 5/7/2002 The Music of the Ainur (5.62%) The First Kinslaying (1.69%) The Theft of the Silmarils (4.49%) Beren and Lúthien (20.22%) Túrin and Glaurung (8.99%) Fall of Gondolin (14.04%) Fingolfin and Morgoth Battle (32.02%) Eärendel's Voyage (3.37%) Fall of Doriath (0.56%) Other (8.99%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you seen the new Spiderman movie? (274 Votes) Asked from 5/7/2002 to 5/16/2002 Yes - Loved It (44.89%) Yes - Hated It (2.55%) Yes - It's OK, I Guess (6.57%) No - But Will Soon (32.12%) No - Don't Care To See It (13.87%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you seen the new Star Wars movie, Attack of the Clones? (408 Votes) Asked from 5/16/2002 to 5/28/2002 Yes - Loved it (43.14%) Yes - Hated it (2.21%) Yes - It's OK (15.20%) No - The Force is about to make me go (22.30%) No - The Force is weak within me (2.94%) Yoda is my father (14.22%) Read the 9 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Does Yoda, in fact, kick it? (228 Votes) Asked from 5/28/2002 to 6/4/2002 Yes, he kicks righteous booty (88.60%) No, looks like a green mutant chihuahua (7.89%) Wasn't Yoda Boy in Baseketball? (3.51%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which Star Wars character can kick most butt? (196 Votes) Asked from 6/4/2002 to 6/10/2002 Jar Jar Binks (1.53%) Yoda (64.80%) Chewbacca (11.22%) Boba Fett (8.67%) Random Ewok (8.16%) Jar Jar's Mother (5.61%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you participated in an OF Book Club Discussion? (86 Votes) Asked from 6/10/2002 to 6/17/2002 Yes (20.93%) Not yet, but soon (22.09%) Never eva will, sucka (19.77%) What's an OF Book Club Discussion? (37.21%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What is your reaction to finding out that the next Goodkind book will be released in June 2003? (129 Votes) Asked from 6/17/2002 to 6/22/2002 Great! Can't wait until then (13.18%) Good, now when will he release the name? (11.63%) OK - nice for in-between WoT/SOIAF waits (27.13%) *snooze* (20.93%) Someone forget to take out the trash? (16.28%) What's this here Sword of Truth thingie? (10.85%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What is your opinion regarding recent news that A Feast For Crows may be delayed until March 2003? (209 Votes) Asked from 6/22/2002 to 6/30/2002 *goes to jump off the Wall in despair* (36.36%) Hurry Man, Hurry! (27.75%) Great timing - might read it after CoT (10.53%) *snooze* (12.44%) Who's the author again? JRR Markein? (12.92%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Do you like seeing WoT vs. [series] comments on this thread? (150 Votes) Asked from 6/30/2002 to 7/9/2002 Yes (47.33%) No (12.00%) Hell no (11.33%) Unsure (16.00%) What's WoT around here? (13.33%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What is your opinion regarding the OF Readers' Choice Awards? (89 Votes) Asked from 7/9/2002 to 7/18/2002 Great Idea (33.71%) Good (8.99%) Something to pass the time (11.24%) Bad Idea (0.00%) How come Orko from He-man wasn't there? (10.11%) Ni! (35.96%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
How willing would you be to pay for a prologue/PoV chapter of Martin's SOIAF right now? (111 Votes) Asked from 7/18/2002 to 7/24/2002 I'd sell plasma to raise the money (13.51%) Very willing (5.41%) I'd consider it (16.22%) Very hesitant (8.11%) Bad idea (11.71%) I'd curse him for being like Jordan (18.02%) No Opinion (6.31%) Who's Martin? (20.72%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Who is your favorite fantasy/sci-fi artist? (58 Votes) Asked from 7/24/2002 to 7/28/2002 Darrell Sweet (13.79%) Micheal Whalen (24.14%) John Howe (10.34%) No Preference (31.03%) Other Artist (20.69%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
How satisfied are you with the Comics coverage here at OF? (60 Votes) Asked from 7/28/2002 to 8/2/2002 Very satisfied (1.67%) Somewhat satisfied (3.33%) It's OK (16.67%) Could you create a Comics bit for OF? (10.00%) I hate Comics (41.67%) SacredBob deserves a shrine here (26.67%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you read American Gods? (133 Votes) Asked from 8/2/2002 to 8/9/2002 Yes - loved it (33.08%) Yes - it's OK (6.77%) Yes - it sucked (0.00%) No, but it's on my to-read list (20.30%) *makes warding sign* No! Never! (5.26%) What's American Gods? (34.59%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Are you more likely to consider a book if it's nominated for a Hugo Award? (82 Votes) Asked from 8/9/2002 to 8/15/2002 Yes - good stuff there (14.63%) No - the Hugos are overrated (20.73%) Undecided (13.41%) What's a Hugo Award? (51.22%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
How likely are you to preorder A Feast for Crows, the next A Song of Ice and Fire Book? (164 Votes) Asked from 8/15/2002 to 8/22/2002 Where's the preorder link?!? (34.15%) Very Likely (11.59%) Somewhat Likely (3.66%) Unsure (4.27%) Not Likely (21.95%) When Hell freezes over (9.15%) What's A Song of Ice and Fire? (15.24%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What do you think of the title to Goodkind's 8th Sword of Truth novel, Naked Empire? (121 Votes) Asked from 8/22/2002 to 8/29/2002 Great title (4.96%) It's OK (29.75%) It sucks (18.18%) Is he writing a steamy novel? (47.11%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have the Book Club discussions improved or lowered your chances of buying a discussed author's works? (82 Votes) Asked from 8/29/2002 to 9/7/2002 Yes - I hope to buy shortly (18.29%) Same likelihood for purchase (17.07%) No - I'm less likely to buy now (0.00%) Already read, but think more highly now (4.88%) Already read, but dislike author more (0.00%) I feel the same after the discussion (6.10%) No entiendo su inglés (53.66%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you bought/borrowed a book based on a recommendation here at OF? (108 Votes) Asked from 9/7/2002 to 9/15/2002 Yes (51.85%) No (21.30%) Hell Yeah! (10.19%) Hell No! (4.63%) What's a book recommendation? (12.04%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which are you more likely to read on an average day? (83 Votes) Asked from 9/15/2002 to 9/16/2002 A non-WoT fantasy novel (56.63%) WoT (12.05%) A science fiction novel (10.84%) A horror novel (1.20%) Another genre of fiction (12.05%) Non-fiction book (2.41%) Hooked on Phonics didn't work for me (4.82%) Post your comments on this question.
Which of these is your least favorite Fantasy author? (128 Votes) Asked from 9/16/2002 to 9/19/2002 Terry Goodkind (27.34%) Robert Jordan (10.94%) George RR Martin (2.34%) David Eddings (10.16%) Terry Brooks (14.84%) JRR Tolkien (3.91%) Yo Yo Ma (12.50%) Other (13.28%) I told you, I wasn't Hooked on Phonics! (4.69%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your favorite Fantasy author? (101 Votes) Asked from 9/19/2002 to 9/21/2002 Terry Goodkind (3.96%) Robert Jordan (24.75%) George RR Martin (27.72%) David Eddings (1.98%) Terry Brooks (2.97%) JRR Tolkien (19.80%) Yo Yo Ma (0.00%) Other (16.83%) I still ain't Hooked on Phonics, dude! (1.98%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you ever read a fantasy or sci-fi book in a language other than your native one? (153 Votes) Asked from 9/21/2002 to 9/27/2002 Yes - Non-English translation (13.07%) Yes - I don't normally speak English (21.57%) No (44.44%) I can't read (20.92%) Read the 14 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Do you have the OF Quotes of the Moment showing up on your screen to the right? (92 Votes) Asked from 9/27/2002 to 10/1/2002 Yes - OF only. No WoT for me! (18.48%) Yes - I have both OF and WoT Quotes (48.91%) No - but I'll add that soon! (15.22%) No - me likes WoT only! OF bad! (8.70%) Soy bruto porque no entiendo su pregunta (8.70%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Are the people who say "I can't read" on the OF Quickpolls really illiterate? (121 Votes) Asked from 10/1/2002 to 10/5/2002 Yes (9.09%) No (18.18%) Bonaduce rules! (14.88%) 42? (57.85%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which upcoming book do you think will have the best storyline? (141 Votes) Asked from 10/5/2002 to 10/7/2002 Martin's A Feast for Crows (47.52%) Goodkind's Naked Empire (5.67%) RJ's Crossroads of Twilight (23.40%) The Dune Butlerian Jihad trilogy (3.55%) Erikson's House of Chains (3.55%) Other (2.84%) Danny Bonaduce's autobiography (13.48%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which upcoming book do you think will have the worst storyline? (127 Votes) Asked from 10/7/2002 to 10/10/2002 Martin's A Feast for Crows (6.30%) Goodkind's Naked Empire (34.65%) RJ's Crossroads of Twilight (12.60%) The Dune Butlerian Jihad trilogy (8.66%) Erikson's House of Chains (0.79%) King's Wolves of the Calla: DT 5 (3.94%) Other (7.09%) Danny Bonaduce's autobiography (25.98%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What would be a drawing point for becoming a vampire, if you could? (87 Votes) Asked from 10/10/2002 to 10/12/2002 Being an Undead beats being dead any day (24.14%) The thrill of ripping open a victim (6.90%) I can fly! Watch this! *plop* (36.78%) My Inner Goth can run free then (10.34%) Vampires suck (9.20%) No, they really suck (12.64%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which would you rather read? (117 Votes) Asked from 10/12/2002 to 10/14/2002 A David Eddings story (23.93%) A Goodkind Sword of Truth novel (33.33%) The Illustrated Guide to Grass Growing (42.74%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
If you were a Dwarf, what type of Dwarf would you like to be? (123 Votes) Asked from 10/14/2002 to 10/17/2002 A D&D style Dwarf (23.58%) Like Tyrion in SOIAF (16.26%) Heigh ho! It's off to work we go! (5.69%) Digging with Gimli works for me! (33.33%) I'd rather be a Leprechaun (21.14%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Did you enjoy Peter Pan growing up? (96 Votes) Asked from 10/17/2002 to 10/20/2002 Yes, great movie (25.00%) It was OK, but the book was better (18.75%) No, because Tinkerbell sucks (22.92%) shaza posted my pic in his Profile (33.33%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Who would win in a fight between SOIAF's Hodor and WoT's Narg? (109 Votes) Asked from 10/20/2002 to 10/21/2002 Hodor! (44.04%) Narg smart. Narg stay! (26.61%) Bela (17.43%) That damn goat from Goodkind (11.93%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Kicking ass and taking names: Who is better at it? (115 Votes) Asked from 10/21/2002 to 10/23/2002 Ash (22.61%) Duke Nukum (14.78%) Lan whatchamacallit (29.57%) Hulk Hogan, as a Jedi (14.78%) ALF (18.26%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these characters would you want by your side in a fight? (128 Votes) Asked from 10/23/2002 to 10/25/2002 Gratch (4.69%) Hodor (4.69%) Gimli (3.13%) Aragorn (26.56%) Strawberry Shortcake (1.56%) Gonzo from the Muppets (12.50%) The Swedish Chef Bork (16.41%) Túrin Turambar (11.72%) Richard Rahl (17.97%) The Cowardly Lion (0.78%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Who would be best at Kung Fu Fighting? (118 Votes) Asked from 10/25/2002 to 10/29/2002 Jaime Lannister (7.63%) Tyrion Lannister (6.78%) Nynaeve al'Meara (16.10%) Miss Piggy (19.49%) Roland of Gilead (7.63%) Richard Rahl (3.39%) Gonzo (11.02%) The Swedish Chef, Bork (10.17%) Carl Douglas (11.86%) Lionel Richie (5.93%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Do you think having magical powers would make your life easier? (71 Votes) Asked from 10/29/2002 to 10/30/2002 Yes (43.66%) Hell yes - Chicks dig the wizard's robe (39.44%) No (7.04%) Hell no - I'd rather take Viagra (0.00%) Only if it made me a fighter like Bork (9.86%) Read the 1 comment on the Blackboard. Post your comments on this question.
If you could, what fantasy character would you dress as for Halloween? (100 Votes) Asked from 10/30/2002 to 10/31/2002 Frodo Baggins (7.00%) Hodor (6.00%) Vampire Lestat (15.00%) Nynaeve al'Meara (17.00%) Gratch (8.00%) Bela (10.00%) Bork (7.00%) Conan the Barbarian (10.00%) RJ (5.00%) George W Bush (15.00%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Are Elves wussies? (109 Votes) Asked from 10/31/2002 to 11/2/2002 Yes - they're pansies at heart (10.09%) No - they're fearless fighters (25.69%) Well, the female Elves are HOT! (44.04%) I'd pay for an Elf to fight a Munchkin (20.18%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Are Orcs really disgusting and evil creatures? (125 Votes) Asked from 11/2/2002 to 11/4/2002 Yes - and they smell bad too! (38.40%) Maybe, but we can Convert them! (20.80%) No - they just need some lovin'! (28.80%) I'm a true Son of an Orc (12.00%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Is Goodkind's Faith of the Fallen a good book? (129 Votes) Asked from 11/4/2002 to 11/6/2002 Yes, because Goodkind is a great author (24.03%) No, I don't like any Goodkind at all (6.98%) No, but other Goodkind books are OK (10.85%) Yes, but most other Goodkind books suck (17.05%) Goodkind question? DIE, infidel! (41.09%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is more likely to provide a satisfying experience: (126 Votes) Asked from 11/6/2002 to 11/7/2002 The Two Towers movie (26.19%) Star Wars: Episode II DVD (0.00%) Crossroads of Twilight (23.02%) Reading China Miéville (4.76%) The new Steven Erikson book (34.92%) A good bowel movement (11.11%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which would make for the coolest enemy creature? (201 Votes) Asked from 11/7/2002 to 11/11/2002 A giant Superorc (5.47%) Gratch on steroids (4.98%) Goodkind's damn goat (3.48%) A clone of Faile (15.92%) A rabid squirrel (21.39%) A stoned Chihuahua (10.95%) Bill Gates with devil horns (5.97%) Beavis' poop (6.47%) A mutant Chia Pet (4.48%) Hillary Clinton (20.90%) Read the 9 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Jedi Tournament II, Round 2 Picks: Which of these matches are you looking forward to the most? (133 Votes) Asked from 11/11/2002 to 11/13/2002 Hulk Hogan v. D’Artagnan (11.28%) Gandalf v. Madmartigan (6.02%) Syrio Forel v. Mr. T (15.04%) The Dread Pirate Roberts v. Zorro (24.06%) Sauron v. Ash (12.03%) Aragorn v. Xander "xXx" Cage (6.02%) Daredevil v. Lara Croft (2.26%) Blade v. Xena (6.02%) MGB v. Istavaun (commentators) (7.52%) Chewbacca v. [insert name] (9.77%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Jedi Tournament II, Round 2 Picks: Which match are you most looking forward to seeing (part II)? (118 Votes) Asked from 11/13/2002 to 11/16/2002 Buffy Summers v. Super Mario (25.42%) Tomas v. Thom Merrilin (4.24%) FitzChivalry Farseer v. Vampire Lestat (8.47%) Shadar Haran v. Willow Rosenburg (6.78%) Billy Blanks v. Steve Irwin (7.63%) Corran Horn v. Zaknafein Do’Urden (5.08%) Birgitte v. Worf (14.41%) Drizzt Do'Urden v. Jay and Silent Bob (15.25%) MGB v. Istavaun, Round II (2.54%) Again, Chewbacca v. [insert name] (10.17%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
How many of you read this Quickpoll for entertainment? (105 Votes) Asked from 11/16/2002 to 11/19/2002 Yes (57.14%) Yes, but it needs quokkas in them (13.33%) No, I want "serious" questions (11.43%) I want an ALF/Orko fight question here! (18.10%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Who would win in a fight between ALF and Orko? (87 Votes) Asked from 11/19/2002 to 11/21/2002 ALF (24.14%) Orko (22.99%) An Orange Cat! (20.69%) Who dat? (32.18%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is the coolest cartoon? (259 Votes) Asked from 11/21/2002 to 11/28/2002 Voltron (8.11%) Transformers (32.43%) Thundercats - Ho! (9.65%) Captain Planet (2.32%) Captain Euro (0.77%) He-Man (6.18%) She-Ra (2.70%) Thundarr the Barbarian (3.86%) Superfriends (1.93%) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (32.05%) Read the 18 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Are you excited about the Dec. 18th release of The Two Towers? (222 Votes) Asked from 11/28/2002 to 12/4/2002 Yes - Preordering/camping out for ticket (17.12%) Yes - Be there first night (23.87%) Yes - Will see within first two weeks (43.24%) Unsure (1.35%) No - might go if bored (1.80%) No - Peter Jackson can burn in hell! (0.45%) Why haven't they changed the title yet? (0.90%) I just want to see Hobbit frolicking! (1.35%) Gollum is my evil uncle (4.50%) *sniffle* Where's the Balrog? (5.41%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which fantasy series would make for the best Wishbone adaptation? (219 Votes) Asked from 12/4/2002 to 12/11/2002 Lord of the Rings (11.42%) A Song of Ice and Fire (13.70%) Dune (3.65%) Foundation Series (1.83%) Perdido Street Station (5.48%) Dark Tower (4.57%) Sword of Truth (10.05%) Any Salvatore (2.28%) Any Eddings (7.31%) Who's Wishbone? (39.73%) Read the 13 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Should the OF Quickpolls be left up for extra long periods just to annoy the hell out of those who complain constantly? (254 Votes) Asked from 12/11/2002 to 12/18/2002 Yes (22.05%) No (18.50%) Huh? (2.76%) Wishbone? (6.30%) Bonaduce? (7.48%) Christmas stress tough this year? (42.91%) Read the 11 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Opening Weekend: Have you seen The Two Towers? (449 Votes) Asked from 12/18/2002 to 12/31/2002 Yes - Loved it (53.23%) Yes - It was OK (9.35%) Yes - It sucked Gollum teats (3.12%) No - will later this weekend (12.47%) No - will within a week or two (15.14%) No - waiting for DVD (1.78%) No - Peter Jackson is Satan! (1.34%) They made a movie about that? (3.56%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which fantasy book will be the most anticipated for 2003? (383 Votes) Asked from 12/31/2002 to 1/4/2003 Martin's A Feast for Crows (26.11%) Erikson's Midnight Tides (2.35%) Goodkind's Naked Empire (46.48%) Wolfe's Knight (0.78%) Legends II Anthology (2.09%) Second Dune Butlerian Jihad book (0.52%) Stephenson's Quicksilver (0.26%) 5th Harry Potter book (18.02%) Hobb's Golden Fool (1.57%) Other (1.83%) Read the 9 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which book do you think will be the biggest fantasy/sci-fi flop of 2003? (317 Votes) Asked from 1/4/2003 to 1/14/2003 RJ's Crossroads of Twilight (16.40%) Goodkind's Naked Empire (29.65%) Martin's A Feast for Crows (6.94%) The second Dune Butlerian Jihad novel (11.04%) Legends II anthology (2.21%) Hobb's Golden Fool (1.58%) 5th Harry Potter Book (10.73%) Wolfe's Knight (2.52%) LotR: Secret Diaries (15.77%) Other (3.15%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your current favorite series? (487 Votes) Asked from 1/14/2003 to 1/23/2003 Lord of the Rings (Tolkien) (8.01%) A Song of Ice and Fire (Martin) (27.10%) Malazan Book of the Fallen (Erikson) (16.22%) WoT (Jordan) (21.36%) Sword of Truth (Goodkind) (3.29%) Original Dune series (Herbert) (2.87%) Shannara (Brooks) (4.31%) New/Long/Short Sun series (Wolfe) (4.11%) Farseer (Hobb) (3.29%) Other (9.45%) Read the 16 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
OF Celebrity Deathmatch: Who would you cheer on in a Fatal Three Way between Robert Jordan, Terry Goodkind, or George R.R. Martin? (182 Votes) Asked from 1/23/2003 to 1/26/2003 George R.R. Martin (30.77%) Terry Goodkind (1.65%) Robert Jordan (15.93%) No one - kill 'em all! (4.95%) Stewart from Beavis and Butt-head (5.49%) Screech from Saved by the Bell (6.04%) Gary Coleman (2.20%) Jackie Chan (12.09%) Can I shoot myself now? (12.09%) I'd rather watch grass grow (8.79%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Reader Requested Quickpoll: Which of the following authors, in your opinion, could write the biggest piece of crap and still reach #1 in the NY Times Bestselling List? (277 Votes) Asked from 1/26/2003 to 2/1/2003 Tom Clancy (25.99%) Terry Goodkind (8.66%) Robert Jordan (27.08%) George RR Martin (2.89%) Steven Ambrose (1.08%) Terry Brooks (3.25%) David Eddings (3.61%) John Keegan (0.00%) Lemony Snicket (0.72%) That damn Chicken Soup guy (26.71%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
If these creatures were real, which one would you like to date/marry/etc. the most? (231 Votes) Asked from 2/1/2003 to 2/7/2003 Dwarves (0.87%) Hobbits (2.60%) Elves (79.22%) Ogier (0.87%) Banshee (0.00%) Vampire (7.79%) Ande Tistii (6.49%) Jaghut (0.00%) Barbara Streisand (0.43%) Hillary Clinton (1.73%) Read the 16 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Do the sex and violent scenes in a series such as Martin's SOIAF bother you? (401 Votes) Asked from 2/7/2003 to 2/15/2003 Yes - too explicit! (14.96%) No - adds to the story! (43.64%) Unsure - sorta yeah, sorta no (18.95%) I don't read violent/sex stuff at all (0.75%) Click, click, boom, biotches! (21.70%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Are you a member of the Erikson Reading Cult? (276 Votes) Asked from 2/15/2003 to 2/21/2003 Yes (23.55%) No, but I wanna be (18.48%) No, I'd rather read WoT (13.41%) What in tarnation is this Erikson Cult? (44.57%) Read the 12 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Do you want to receive a monthly (or bimonthly) OF Newsletter? (293 Votes) Asked from 2/21/2003 to 3/1/2003 Yes (22.53%) No (13.31%) Hell Yes (45.73%) See #1 (5.46%) See #3 (12.97%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have the recent round of OF Interviews made you more interested in reading those authors' books? (213 Votes) Asked from 3/1/2003 to 3/9/2003 Yes - very much so (38.50%) I might buy them if I remember (15.96%) About the same as before (13.62%) No - less interested (4.69%) What interviews? (27.23%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Dwarf tossing: Good, clean fun or mean? (236 Votes) Asked from 3/9/2003 to 3/19/2003 Good, clean fun (59.32%) Mean (10.59%) I'm a Dwarf, toss me! (16.10%) Can I toss a salad instead? (13.98%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which would make for the most badass creature? (211 Votes) Asked from 3/19/2003 to 3/25/2003 Smurfs (15.17%) Gummi Bears (15.17%) ALF (7.58%) Orko (7.11%) Gilbert Gottfried (3.32%) Nynaeve's Braid (12.32%) Gratch in need of some Preparation H (7.11%) Bonaduce (1.90%) The Teletubbies (9.00%) I'd rather watch grass grow (21.33%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these is most likely to stop you from reading/buying a book? (302 Votes) Asked from 3/25/2003 to 4/6/2003 Teenager saves world (15.23%) Country Bumpkin rises to be King (3.64%) A Darrell Sweet book cover (4.97%) Anything with the acronym of "S-O-T" (6.62%) Sniffing (4.30%) A never-ending series of sequels (5.63%) Prequels to an unfinished series (10.93%) Mindless plotting (14.57%) Cardboard characters (26.49%) Perrin's Beard reveals itself! (7.62%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Now that Steven Erikson has announced that his books will be published in the US starting in 2004, how likely are you to buy them now? (186 Votes) Asked from 4/6/2003 to 4/13/2003 Very Likely (21.51%) Somewhat likely (9.68%) Maybe an impulse buy (7.53%) Not likely (5.38%) I'd rather read Goodkind (4.84%) Dude, I've been importing for a year now (5.91%) Silly Americans, we've had him for years (29.03%) Erikson is a cult hero, dammit! Yes! (4.84%) Itkovian has embraced my pain (11.29%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What are your opinions regarding the OF Readers'/Admins' Choice Awards? (114 Votes) Asked from 4/13/2003 to 4/17/2003 Loved it - interesting choices (14.04%) It was cool (23.68%) I read it, but didn't care to vote (15.79%) You people suck (15.79%) Don't ever run this again! (0.88%) Precious?!? (4.39%) Need a massage now, Larry (DF)? (3.51%) I wish the WoT people had this! (7.89%) Cookies?!? (6.14%) Why wasn't Bonaduce a presenter? (7.89%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
If you could, which of these creatures would you be? (252 Votes) Asked from 4/17/2003 to 4/24/2003 Hobbit (23.41%) Troll (2.38%) Vampire (36.51%) Remade (0.00%) Cactacae (0.79%) Khepri (0.79%) Jaghut (3.57%) Grimace (2.38%) Toejam (2.78%) Malkier the Canadian (27.38%) Read the 15 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What should be the official slogan for Other Fantasy? (seriously) (558 Votes) Asked from 4/24/2003 to 5/4/2003 Other Fantasy: Pray For Shelf Space (31.90%) OF: We Read More Than Just Sometimes (10.93%) OF: Because RAFO sucked (7.17%) OF: Breaking Your WoT Addiction (27.78%) OF: I Can't Believe It's Not WoT (8.78%) OF: Giving Fantasy A Whole New Meaning (7.17%) OF: Just read, dammit! (5.73%) I'm clueless, what's OF? (0.54%) Read the 30 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which are you most eager to buy? (230 Votes) Asked from 5/4/2003 to 5/8/2003 Goodkind's Naked Empire (17.39%) A Marquis de Sade novel (6.52%) Foucault's Discipline and Punish (5.22%) Happiness is a Warm Puppy (16.96%) An illustrated popup Jar-Jar Binks story (8.26%) A life-size Gumby costume (11.74%) Bonaduce! (3.91%) I'd rather cut the grass with my teeth (30.00%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which part of Other Fantasy is your personal favorite? (220 Votes) Asked from 5/8/2003 to 5/13/2003 OF Quizzes (17.27%) Book Reviews/Bookstore (3.18%) OF Message Board in general (53.18%) OF Book Club (5.00%) OF Book Recommendations (6.82%) Speculations (1.36%) Fiction Post (4.09%) Art Gallery (0.91%) Articles & Interviews (4.09%) I hate everything to do with OF (4.09%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these options makes you laugh the most? (295 Votes) Asked from 5/13/2003 to 5/18/2003 Bonaduce! (2.71%) Watching the grass grow (2.71%) Naked llama centerfolds (8.81%) Goodkind being a "good" author (14.58%) Jordan and Martin in a deathmatch (9.83%) Lake Titicaca (9.15%) 42 (17.29%) 867-5309 (4.07%) Trigger's Mojo (22.37%) The last choice, always! (8.47%) Read the 14 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Should Strongbad have his own section at OF? (174 Votes) Asked from 5/18/2003 to 5/22/2003 Yes (16.67%) No (11.49%) Undecided (1.72%) Who the hell is Strongbad? (54.60%) I'd rather Trig's Mojo get it instead (15.52%) Read the 9 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Do you prefer "serious" or "silly" OF Quickpoll questions/choices? (129 Votes) Asked from 5/22/2003 to 5/23/2003 Serious (22.48%) Silly (31.01%) I can't read (46.51%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors would you say is your favorite, among the ones you've read? (445 Votes) Asked from 5/23/2003 to 5/30/2003 Steven Erikson (9.44%) Terry Goodkind (3.82%) Robert Jordan (19.33%) Guy Gavriel Kay (3.15%) George RR Martin (30.56%) Dan Simmons (2.02%) JRR Tolkien (15.06%) Gene Wolfe (2.02%) Other (please list in comments) (9.21%) Where's the silly choice? (5.39%) Read the 34 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
The Sci-Fi Edition: Which of these authors would you say is your favorite? (226 Votes) Asked from 5/30/2003 to 6/5/2003 Isaac Asimov (13.72%) Ray Bradbury (4.87%) Jeffrey Ford (0.44%) William Gibson (2.21%) M. John Harrison (0.44%) Frank Herbert (25.22%) C.S. Lewis (10.62%) Jack Vance (4.87%) Other (list in comments) (20.35%) I HATE Sci-Fi! (17.26%) Read the 19 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
In general, would the focus on religious doctrine and/or belief be a plus or a minus in your decision to buy a book? (154 Votes) Asked from 6/5/2003 to 6/9/2003 A major plus - I love reading that stuff (11.69%) Plus - it might be interesting (28.57%) I'm wishy-washy - don't know (33.12%) A minus, but I could deal with it (18.83%) An ultra minus - rejected! (7.79%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Do you enjoy reading speculative fiction books that have iconoclasts in them? (249 Votes) Asked from 6/9/2003 to 6/13/2003 Yes (10.84%) No (4.42%) What the hell is an iconoclast? (30.92%) Pento must DIE! (22.49%) Pento is a sweet iconoclast (17.27%) Who the hell is Pento? (14.06%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you ever cheered for the bad guys in a book/movie? (276 Votes) Asked from 6/13/2003 to 6/21/2003 Yes, all the time (18.48%) Some of the time, maybe (40.94%) No, never! Good always triumphs! (1.81%) Narg Smart, Narg Stay (10.51%) Hodor? (16.30%) Well, I was hoping Liv Tyler would die (11.96%) Read the 11 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What are your opinions regarding Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix? (423 Votes) Asked from 6/21/2003 to 6/29/2003 Great book! (25.06%) It was good (10.87%) Meh (2.13%) Sucks (1.65%) Harry Potter is the Anti-Christ (8.04%) Haven't read the book (21.04%) Liked it better than WoT (7.57%) I am Harry Potter! (4.73%) Hodor? (18.91%) Read the 14 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
How did you react to __________'s death scene in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix? *spoilers might be in the comments, so caution there* (300 Votes) Asked from 6/29/2003 to 7/5/2003 Whoa! How could she? NOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! (23.67%) It fit the plot and the scene - nice job (16.33%) It was expected (6.00%) Unexpected, but weak (10.33%) YES!!!!!! Now HP must die next! (4.33%) People died? (2.00%) No reaction at all - meh (3.00%) I hate the series - Rowling should die (10.67%) I can't read (3.00%) Hodor? (20.67%) Read the 13 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Based on title alone (assuming you haven't read any of these books), which one sounds most appealing to you? (237 Votes) Asked from 7/5/2003 to 7/9/2003 Heroes Die (36.71%) The Golden Age (18.57%) Skin Folk (2.95%) Altered Carbon (8.02%) Everything is Illuminated (7.59%) The Physiognomy (4.22%) Jennifer Government (2.11%) Amnesia Moon (12.24%) The Pickup Artist (3.38%) Memoranda (4.22%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What is your opinion regarding the OF "Pimpings"? (188 Votes) Asked from 7/9/2003 to 7/11/2003 Great - many good books I've now read! (17.55%) Interesting - might buy a few (10.11%) It's OK...for others, just not my thing (2.66%) Meh *shrug* (4.79%) I don't like it - recs sucked goat butt! (1.60%) DIE, Erikson Reading Cult™, DIE! (10.11%) Pimpin' Ain't Easy, Dawg (5.85%) Druid's the ultimate Pimp Daddy (9.04%) Huh? (12.77%) Hodor? (25.53%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Hodor? (174 Votes) Asked from 7/11/2003 to 7/14/2003 Hodor (5.75%) Hodor! (16.67%) Hodor? (19.54%) Hodor! (26.44%) Hodor? (31.61%) Read the 11 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Terry Goodkind: Anti-Christ? (202 Votes) Asked from 7/14/2003 to 7/15/2003 Yes (0.99%) Hell Yes (14.85%) Minion of Martha Stewart (21.78%) Just a sucky writer (28.22%) Hey! I love Goodkind's stuff! (11.88%) You're weird (22.28%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Seriously, are you planning on buying Goodkind's latest SoT Novel, Naked Empire, when it is released July 21st? (270 Votes) Asked from 7/15/2003 to 7/20/2003 Oh hell yes! I'm so camping out for it! (6.30%) Probably - within the next month or so (17.41%) I'm waiting on the reviews (5.93%) Probably not - just don't like the books (23.33%) Only so I can do a book burning! (15.56%) Will the Goat or Gratch be in it? (11.85%) What's SoT? (19.63%) Read the 9 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
How many fantasy and/or sci-fi works have you read that are by women authors? (203 Votes) Asked from 7/20/2003 to 7/22/2003 None (5.42%) One (10.34%) 2-5 (34.48%) 6-10 (18.23%) Over 10 (22.17%) Why are you asking a serious question? (9.36%) Read the 13 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
How many fantasy and/or sci-fi works do you own/read that are by minority authors? (133 Votes) Asked from 7/22/2003 to 7/26/2003 None (17.29%) One (7.52%) 2-5 (25.56%) 6-10 (6.02%) More than 10 (10.53%) Again, why the serious question? (33.08%) Read the 12 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
(Based on numerous comments): Why would you want to be an OF Admin? (385 Votes) Asked from 7/26/2003 to 8/9/2003 To squelch whiners (7.01%) To squelch MB posters (1.56%) To squelch FP/quizzes (0.26%) It's a step closer to a chat green head (2.08%) It's a step closer to site domination (2.34%) It's a step closer to world domination (21.56%) I wouldn't want it - too much work (14.29%) How do you guys deal with those people? (8.05%) Are you threatening me? (42.86%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which nation seems to put out the best number of good sci-fi/fantasy works compared to pure crap? (174 Votes) Asked from 8/9/2003 to 8/14/2003 United States (28.74%) Great Britain (25.86%) Canada (8.05%) Colombia (1.15%) Argentina (0.00%) France (1.15%) Poland (2.30%) Russia (0.57%) Other (2.30%) Why this after a 2 week wait? (29.89%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
How often do you read the Fiction Post stories/poems? (170 Votes) Asked from 8/14/2003 to 8/21/2003 Religiously (3.53%) Every once in a while (12.35%) Once or twice (10.59%) There's a Fiction Post? (18.24%) I stay away from that *warding signs* (21.18%) Read it! I wrote something there! (3.53%) Don't read it! I wrote something there! (4.12%) Will you gimmie points if I read it? (26.47%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these comics/cartoon series should be the next to be turned into a full-length live-action movie? (181 Votes) Asked from 8/21/2003 to 8/25/2003 Itchy and Scratchy (10.50%) The Ambiguously Gay Duo (12.71%) The Sandman (15.47%) The Smurfs (16.57%) Thundarr the Barbarian (2.21%) The Care Bears (3.31%) Puff the Magic Dragon (3.31%) Dude, you stoned or what? (35.91%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What is your general opinion about the Author vs. Author threads here at OF? (324 Votes) Asked from 8/25/2003 to 9/4/2003 I love them! (4.63%) They give some info on authors (3.70%) Indifferent - it happens, I deal with it (10.19%) *clicks Ignore* Say what, again? (7.10%) I wish they'd just STFU. Grrr! (7.72%) There's a fight? Where? Where? (11.42%) You should provide popcorn for these! (5.86%) Huh? (8.64%) GOODKIND RULZ!!!!!!!! (14.81%) Choice #9 makes me want to vomit (25.93%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which unpublished book would you want to beg, borrow, or steal (©2002, Druid) the most? (191 Votes) Asked from 9/4/2003 to 9/8/2003 A Feast for Crows (52.36%) Midnight Tides (12.04%) New Spring: The Novel (8.90%) Dune 7 (3.14%) The next Goodkind book (2.09%) Bert and Ernie: The Untold Story (2.62%) Willy Wonka II: The Oompa-Loompas (4.71%) Other (9.95%) No puedo leer (4.19%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
If you were in prison, for which book would you trade Pento and a pack of cigs? (366 Votes) Asked from 9/8/2003 to 9/16/2003 The Eye of the World (18.03%) Gardens of the Moon (13.93%) A Game of Thrones (25.41%) Assassin's Apprentice (4.37%) Wizard's First Rule (8.20%) Snow Crash (4.92%) The Hobbit (12.30%) I'd rather keep Pento. (12.84%) Read the 13 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Do you think the OF Speculations page is valuable? (192 Votes) Asked from 9/16/2003 to 10/15/2003 Yes, keep it. (12.50%) No, get rid of it. (5.21%) Yes, but it needs some work. (31.77%) What?! (23.96%) Kuke: eats you! (26.56%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
So what did you do during the Great Crash of 2003? (159 Votes) Asked from 10/15/2003 to 10/22/2003 I read some OF recs like a good boy/girl (21.38%) Hallucinated about Pento in the Machine (4.40%) Tried to crack the Code of the Home Page (0.63%) Blamed it on the Illuminati (10.69%) What Crash? (3.77%) Sacrificed a pet to the Server Demons (11.32%) Thought about Self Immolation (0.63%) Cried and hugged my blanket like Linus (10.06%) I did nothing, ya know, the usual stuff (13.84%) Is this really working now? (23.27%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Would you be willing to assist in creating a database of bibliographical textual and biographical information about genre authors? (158 Votes) Asked from 10/22/2003 to 10/28/2003 Where do I sign up? (25.95%) No, but I'd like to see it happen. (29.75%) No, I think it's a dumb idea. (2.53%) I'd love to help, but can't. (9.49%) What the What in the Whoical wherenow? (32.28%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is the sexiest? (175 Votes) Asked from 10/28/2003 to 11/1/2003 Brainy Smurf (10.86%) Gargamel (4.57%) Wonder Dog (2.86%) Astro (2.86%) Elroy (1.14%) Ace and Gary (Ambiguously Gay Duo) (7.43%) Velma (22.29%) Delirum (2.29%) Death (Gaiman's) (22.86%) Death (Pratchett's) (22.86%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which, if any, of these characters do you think will die in A Feast for Crows? (157 Votes) Asked from 11/1/2003 to 11/6/2003 Daenerys (1.91%) Tyrion (3.18%) Bran (1.27%) Jaime (10.83%) Ser Jorah (29.94%) Sansa (8.28%) Melisandre (19.11%) Jon (1.91%) None of the above (23.57%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which, if any, of these elements do you tend to find most attractive in a story? (389 Votes) Asked from 11/6/2003 to 11/17/2003 An "everyman" hero (4.63%) Beautiful damsel in distress (2.06%) A dastardly villian (3.86%) Medieval-like setting (15.17%) Battle scenes (10.28%) Romance/lost love (5.91%) Dwarf tossing (14.14%) Plot twists (27.51%) Metaphysical/philosophical matters (12.85%) None of the above/Other (3.60%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
If Pento was a character in a fantasy book, what kind of character would he be? (18 Votes) Asked from 11/17/2003 to 11/17/2003 Damsel in distress and/or Princess (16.67%) Hero (5.56%) Villian (16.67%) Troll (16.67%) God (0.00%) Wizard (11.11%) I've got Pento Power! (11.11%) *protests Pento poll* (16.67%) other (5.56%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Would you agree or disagree with a statement saying that many fantasy writings of the past (and even the present) have elements that might be considered racist by some? (215 Votes) Asked from 11/17/2003 to 11/21/2003 Yes (45.58%) No (17.21%) Unsure (11.63%) Damn you for having no funny question! (25.58%) Read the 13 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Why do OF Quickpolls that have starred Pento in various fantasy roles (like fetching lass) seem to disappear so quickly? (112 Votes) Asked from 11/21/2003 to 11/25/2003 Pento is in the machine (9.82%) Because Pento isn't a fetching lass? (24.11%) Big Bro...err Big Pento is watching us (16.96%) OF Admins sometimes goof up (8.04%) You mean we've had Pento-themed ones? (41.07%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
(Note: Non-binding vote): Which of these names would be the best name for the database/FAQ project: (290 Votes) Asked from 11/25/2003 to 11/30/2003 The Bookshelf (34.14%) MADDENING TASK (8.28%) The Fictionary (32.07%) Directory Fantastica (21.38%) The Reference Desk (4.14%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
How many OF-recommended books do you think you'll buy/receive for Christmas this year? (172 Votes) Asked from 11/30/2003 to 12/8/2003 None (21.51%) 1 (7.56%) 2 (12.79%) 3 (8.72%) 4 (2.33%) 5 (2.91%) 6-10 (4.07%) I'm waiting for the OF Editor's Recs (8.72%) What recommendations? (23.26%) I'm just re-reading WoT for the holidays (8.14%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors would you most like to burn in effigy? (330 Votes) Asked from 12/8/2003 to 12/18/2003 Robert Jordan (10.61%) Terry Goodkind (30.61%) Ayn Rand (4.24%) George RR Martin (3.33%) JRR Tolkien (2.12%) Terry Brooks (3.64%) Steven Erikson (3.94%) None of them (11.52%) Burn them all! Fire! Fire! (22.42%) Bonaduce? (7.58%) Read the 19 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which OF Admin action figure would you like for Christmas? (288 Votes) Asked from 12/18/2003 to 12/29/2003 Alric seVinta (8.68%) Captain Psyko (3.82%) Dylanfanatic (8.68%) TaskmasterJack (5.90%) Vanin (5.21%) I need the complete set! (18.06%) I'll trade them all for a taco. (27.78%) What the...? (21.88%) Read the 13 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which New Year's tradition should we adopt for OF? (190 Votes) Asked from 12/29/2003 to 1/5/2004 Eating 12 grapes at midnight (2.63%) Eating black-eyed peas with dime inside (0.00%) Dwarf tossing (28.42%) Pin the tail on the Goodkind donkey (17.89%) Recite the past year's reading glories (3.68%) Sacrifice a chicken to the OF gods (12.63%) Have a moment of silence for Bonaduce (1.05%) Watch grass grow and appreciate it (5.26%) What's a tradition? (1.58%) OK, which Admin wrote this stupid poll? (26.84%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Pimpin' ain't easy: Who should be donning the pimpwear? (127 Votes) Asked from 1/5/2004 to 1/7/2004 Jamal White (Urkel) (8.66%) Bonaduce (3.94%) Terry Goodkind (19.69%) Druid (44.88%) They all need Nelly's Pimp Juice (22.83%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which author phrase annoys you most when you read it? (277 Votes) Asked from 1/7/2004 to 1/14/2004 Martin's "As soon as possible,I'll tell" (11.55%) RJ's "Read and Find Out" (39.71%) Anything Goodkind writes (48.74%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Do you find that you more frequently enjoy books written by authors of the same gender as you? (29 Votes) Asked from 1/14/2004 to 1/15/2004 Yes (34.48%) No (31.03%) Other (13.79%) I want a Dylanfanatic bobble-head! (20.69%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is the best book in George Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire Series (221 Votes) Asked from 1/15/2004 to 1/19/2004 A Game of Thrones (12.67%) A Clash of Kings (8.60%) A Storm of Swords (43.44%) A Feast for Crows will be (12.67%) I prefer the Dunk and Egg novellas (5.88%) I'd rather read Goodkind (16.74%) Read the 12 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of the following Tolkien stories is your favorite? (160 Votes) Asked from 1/19/2004 to 1/22/2004 The Hobbit (15.63%) The Fellowship of the Rings (8.13%) The Two Towers (10.00%) The Return of the King (40.63%) The published Silmarillion (11.88%) The History of Middle-Earth writings (3.75%) His non-Middle-Earth writings (0.00%) I'd rather read Goodkind (10.00%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of Steven Erikson's Malazan books is your favorite? (109 Votes) Asked from 1/22/2004 to 1/27/2004 Gardens of the Moon (6.42%) Deadhouse Gates (13.76%) Memories of Ice (17.43%) House of Chains (2.75%) Midnight Tides will be when it's out (1.83%) Blood Follows (1.83%) The Healthy Dead when it's out (1.83%) I would rather read Goodkind (54.13%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your favorite Goodkind story? (202 Votes) Asked from 1/27/2004 to 1/30/2004 Wizard's First Rule (27.72%) Stone of Tears (1.98%) Blood of the Fold (0.99%) Temple of the Winds (2.97%) Soul of the Fire (0.99%) Faith of the Fallen (11.39%) Pillars of Creation (0.00%) Naked Empire (2.97%) Debt of Bones (novella) (0.99%) I'd rather read...um...Shatner? (50.00%) Read the 9 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these single-volume books would you say is the best story you've read (or heard of, if you haven't read any)? (263 Votes) Asked from 1/30/2004 to 2/4/2004 One Hundred Years of Solitude (Márquez) (8.37%) Fahrenheit 451 (Bradbury) (22.05%) Don Quixote (Cervantes) (11.41%) Fictions (Borges) (2.28%) The Satanic Verses (Rushdie) (4.18%) Free Live Free (Wolfe) (0.38%) Left Hand of Darkness (Le Guin) (4.56%) King of Elfland's Daughter (Dunsany) (3.04%) The Name of the Rose (Eco) (9.51%) I'd rather read...wait, do I even read? (34.22%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Whose story was better, Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude or JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings? (272 Votes) Asked from 2/4/2004 to 2/10/2004 Read both, Márquez is better (5.88%) Read both, Tolkien is better (8.82%) Read only Tolkien, he's still better (50.37%) Read only Márquez, he's still better (0.37%) Read only Tolkien,but he's worse (1.84%) Read only Márquez, but he's worse (0.00%) Haven't read either one yet (4.04%) Oh come on! You know Goodkind's better! (12.87%) Pluh-eze! Shatner is the man! (9.19%) Bonaduce can whip them all! (6.62%) Read the 9 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these books/series would make for a great Oprah's Book Club™ selection? (328 Votes) Asked from 2/10/2004 to 2/17/2004 The Lord of the Rings (7.01%) A Song of Ice and Fire (20.12%) The Sword of Truth (9.15%) One Hundred Years of Solitude (4.88%) Foundation (1.52%) Hyperion (2.13%) Malazan Book of the Fallen (3.66%) Perdido Street Station (2.13%) The Knight (1.22%) You're really making me sick - Oprah? (48.17%) Read the 13 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
(Non Binding Vote) Which book would you like see discussed next for a Book Club discussion? (144 Votes) Asked from 2/17/2004 to 2/19/2004 One Hundred Years of Solitude (8.33%) Memories of Ice (8.33%) Random Harry Potter Book between 2-4 (13.89%) Ender's Game (18.75%) Wizard's First Rule (14.58%) The Gunslinger (8.33%) Another Robin Hobb novel (5.56%) Midnight Tides (4.17%) Smoke and Mirrors (4.17%) Where the Wild Things Are (13.89%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Describe your reaction in learning that there's now a surprise Book Club discussion of Goodkind's Wizard's First Rule? (220 Votes) Asked from 2/19/2004 to 2/24/2004 Elated (4.55%) *shrug* (28.18%) Cool (12.73%) Dude, you could you? (4.09%) Have you taken your medication recently? (20.45%) Who's Terry Goodkind? (5.00%) Why not Where the Wild Things Are (15.45%) Can we have a WoT Book Club discussion? (9.55%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these would you consider to be the most frightening type of character? (332 Votes) Asked from 2/24/2004 to 3/1/2004 Orc (0.30%) Balrog (18.67%) Short-tailed Gar (1.81%) Myrddraal (13.25%) Trolloc (0.60%) The Others from SOIAF (13.25%) Dragons (3.92%) Nazgûl (26.51%) A mime on the street corner (21.69%) Read the 24 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
If your life was going to inspire a book/series, in which style would you like it written? (295 Votes) Asked from 3/1/2004 to 3/10/2004 Fantasy (36.95%) SciFi (7.46%) Pratchett comedy (is his own category) (23.05%) Weird Fiction (7.80%) Horror (2.37%) Memoir (3.39%) Biography (1.36%) Romance (5.42%) Gaiman-esqe Comic (8.81%) Other (3.39%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
How many published sci-fi/fantasy authors do you think have visited the OF section? (310 Votes) Asked from 3/10/2004 to 3/19/2004 None (8.39%) One (1.61%) Two or three (16.77%) 4-6 (11.61%) 7-8 (2.58%) 9-10 (1.29%) More than ten? (5.48%) Will you tell us which ones? (32.58%) Are the Admins really booking agents? (6.77%) Bonaduce? (12.90%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Do you take the OF Quickpoll too seriously? (263 Votes) Asked from 3/19/2004 to 3/26/2004 Yes (6.46%) No (10.65%) Die!!! (18.25%) Pento Rulz! (19.01%) Bonaduce vs. Goodkind (13.31%) ¡OF rocks! (7.98%) ¿OF stinks? (1.14%) Foo! (12.55%) Other? (10.65%) Read the 13 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
If Pento were a monster, which would he be? (149 Votes) Asked from 3/26/2004 to 3/29/2004 Godzilla (4.70%) King Kong (0.67%) Mothra (2.01%) Celine Dion (45.64%) Pink Fluffy Bunny (25.50%) Weaver (1.34%) Donald Trump (17.45%) Other (2.68%) Read the 9 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Yes, a completely silly and "self-absorbed" poll question: Who would make for a cooler and most awesome Ninja? (210 Votes) Asked from 3/29/2004 to 4/1/2004 Bonaduce (25.24%) Terry Goodkind (25.24%) Yo mama! (49.52%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Is OF the main place you visit when you come to wotmania? (311 Votes) Asked from 4/1/2004 to 4/8/2004 Yes - only place I post at (10.29%) Yes - but I like the other sections too (27.01%) No - Com MB first, but this second (14.15%) No - Com MB and WoT MB, then this (0.32%) No - WoT MB first, this second (17.04%) No - WoT MB and Com MB, then this (2.25%) No - I rarely ever visit this place (18.33%) I want OF separate from wotmania! Now! (10.61%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your favorite author? (213 Votes) Asked from 4/8/2004 to 4/9/2004 Robert Jordan (95.31%) Terry Goodkind (4.69%) Read the 15 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your favorite author? (491 Votes) Asked from 4/9/2004 to 4/11/2004 JRR Tolkien (51.73%) George RR Martin (48.27%) Read the 31 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your favorite author? (127 Votes) Asked from 4/11/2004 to 4/13/2004 Kim Stanley Robinson (52.76%) Gabriel García Márquez (47.24%) Read the 9 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your favorite author? (157 Votes) Asked from 4/13/2004 to 4/14/2004 Frank Herbert (72.61%) Melanie Rawn (27.39%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your favorite author? (129 Votes) Asked from 4/14/2004 to 4/16/2004 Ray Bradbury (57.36%) Marion Zimmer Bradley (42.64%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your favorite author? (148 Votes) Asked from 4/16/2004 to 4/18/2004 China Miéville (27.70%) Neil Gaiman (72.30%) Read the 11 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your favorite author? (163 Votes) Asked from 4/18/2004 to 4/20/2004 Dan Simmons (50.92%) Guy Gavriel Kay (49.08%) Read the 15 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your favorite author? (111 Votes) Asked from 4/20/2004 to 4/21/2004 R.A. Salvatore (55.86%) Terry Brooks (44.14%) Read the 17 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your favorite author? (174 Votes) Asked from 4/21/2004 to 4/22/2004 C.S. Lewis (44.83%) J.K. Rowling (55.17%) Read the 16 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your favorite author? (147 Votes) Asked from 4/22/2004 to 4/23/2004 Gene Wolfe (51.70%) Octavia Butler (48.30%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your favorite author? (159 Votes) Asked from 4/23/2004 to 4/25/2004 Orson Scott Card (40.88%) Terry Pratchett (59.12%) Read the 13 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your favorite author? (127 Votes) Asked from 4/25/2004 to 4/27/2004 Ursula Le Guin (43.31%) Robin Hobb (56.69%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your favorite author? (129 Votes) Asked from 4/27/2004 to 4/28/2004 Raymond Feist (50.39%) David Eddings (49.61%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your favorite author? (426 Votes) Asked from 4/28/2004 to 4/28/2004 Steven Erikson (27.46%) Arthur C. Clarke (72.54%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your favorite author? (109 Votes) Asked from 4/28/2004 to 4/30/2004 Tad Williams (75.23%) C.S. Friedman (24.77%) Read the 14 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your favorite author? (185 Votes) Asked from 4/30/2004 to 5/2/2004 Elizabeth Haydon (24.86%) Stephen King (75.14%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of the following do you think is the better author? (71 Votes) Asked from 5/2/2004 to 5/4/2004 Fritz Leiber (35.21%) Michael Moorcock (64.79%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of the following do you think is the better author? (128 Votes) Asked from 5/4/2004 to 5/6/2004 H.G. Wells (50.78%) Jules Verne (49.22%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of the following do you think is the better author? (79 Votes) Asked from 5/6/2004 to 5/7/2004 H.P. Lovecraft (40.51%) Anne Rice (59.49%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of the following do you think is the better author? (142 Votes) Asked from 5/7/2004 to 5/9/2004 Philip Dick (29.58%) Isaac Asimov (70.42%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of the following do you think is the better author? (57 Votes) Asked from 5/9/2004 to 5/11/2004 Charles de Lint (64.91%) Jonathan Carroll (35.09%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of the following do you think is the better author? (61 Votes) Asked from 5/11/2004 to 5/16/2004 Theodore Sturgeon (50.82%) Stephen Baxter (49.18%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of the following do you think is the better author? (68 Votes) Asked from 5/16/2004 to 5/19/2004 Catherine Asaro (51.47%) Laura Resnick (48.53%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of the following would you say you like better as an author? (83 Votes) Asked from 5/19/2004 to 5/20/2004 Roger Zelazny (55.42%) Robert Heinlein (44.58%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
(Top 2 reseeded) Which of these should be added to the Second Round of the Author Quickpoll Series? (210 Votes) Asked from 5/20/2004 to 5/22/2004 Terry Goodkind (2.86%) George RR Martin (54.76%) Melanie Rawn (0.48%) Terry Brooks (4.29%) Orson Scott Card (16.67%) Jules Verne (20.95%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
(Top Two reseeded) Which of these authors should be added to the Second Round of the Author Quickpoll Series? (119 Votes) Asked from 5/22/2004 to 5/23/2004 Gabriel García Márquez (12.61%) Marion Zimmer Bradley (9.24%) C.S. Lewis (36.97%) C.S. Friedman (36.97%) Elizabeth Haydon (3.36%) Jonathan Carroll (0.84%) Read the 11 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
(Top two reseeded) Which of these should be added to the Second Round of the Author Quickpoll Series? (128 Votes) Asked from 5/23/2004 to 5/24/2004 China Miéville (31.25%) Octavia Butler (11.72%) Arthur C. Clarke (28.13%) Stephen Baxter (2.34%) Laura Resnick (4.69%) Robert Heinlein (21.88%) Read the 16 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
(Top two reseeded) Which of these should be added to the Second Round of the Authors Quickpoll Series? (167 Votes) Asked from 5/24/2004 to 5/25/2004 Guy Gavriel Kay (32.93%) Ursula Le Guin (21.56%) David Eddings (15.57%) Fritz Leiber (1.20%) Anne Rice (11.38%) Philip Dick (17.37%) Read the 12 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
(Runoff) Which of these should go on to the Second Round of the Author Quickpoll Series? (95 Votes) Asked from 5/25/2004 to 5/26/2004 Gabriel García Márquez (41.05%) Marion Zimmer Bradley (58.95%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which Star Trek captain was the most kickass godlike paragon of acting prowess? (263 Votes) Asked from 5/26/2004 to 5/30/2004 Patrick Stewart (58.17%) Shatner!!! (27.76%) See #2 (3.04%) Stepped in #2? (11.03%) Read the 14 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the Third Round of the Author Quickpoll Series? (7321 Votes) Asked from 5/30/2004 to 6/1/2004 George RR Martin (55.73%) Robert Jordan (44.27%) Read the 27 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the Third Round of the Author Quickpoll Series? (207 Votes) Asked from 6/1/2004 to 6/1/2004 Marion Zimmer Bradley (45.89%) Tad Williams (54.11%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the Third Round of the Author Quickpoll Series? (144 Votes) Asked from 6/1/2004 to 6/3/2004 C.S. Lewis (63.19%) Ray Bradbury (36.81%) Read the 11 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the Third Round of the Author Quickpoll Series? (194 Votes) Asked from 6/3/2004 to 6/4/2004 China Miéville (27.32%) Kim Stanley Robinson (72.68%) Read the 9 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
How shall I kill the moronic pendejo who's screwing around with the Quickpolls? (149 Votes) Asked from 6/4/2004 to 6/5/2004 Castrate the cabrón (52.35%) Draw and quarter the comemierda (12.75%) Gut the waste of space (14.09%) Just make this the last Quickpoll ever (20.81%) Read the 12 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the Third Round of the Author Quickpoll Series? (101 Votes) Asked from 6/5/2004 to 6/6/2004 Guy Gavriel Kay (48.51%) Neil Gaiman (51.49%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the Third Round of the Author Quickpoll Series? (139 Votes) Asked from 6/6/2004 to 6/7/2004 Ursula Le Guin (36.69%) Frank Herbert (63.31%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the Third Round of the Author Quickpoll Series? (111 Votes) Asked from 6/7/2004 to 6/9/2004 Arthur C. Clarke (36.94%) Stephen King (63.06%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the Third Round of the Author Quickpoll Series? (177 Votes) Asked from 6/9/2004 to 6/10/2004 Jules Verne (40.11%) Dan Simmons (59.89%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the Third Round of the Author Quickpoll Series? (98 Votes) Asked from 6/10/2004 to 6/11/2004 Roger Zelazny (19.39%) Steven Erikson (80.61%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the Third Round of the Author Quickpoll Series? (73 Votes) Asked from 6/11/2004 to 6/12/2004 Catherine Asaro (35.62%) Michael Moorcock (64.38%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the Third Round of the Author Quickpoll Series? (96 Votes) Asked from 6/12/2004 to 6/15/2004 Theodore Sturgeon (39.58%) Gene Wolfe (60.42%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the Third Round of the Author Quickpoll Series? (68 Votes) Asked from 6/15/2004 to 6/15/2004 Charles de Lint (20.59%) Robin Hobb (79.41%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the Third Round of the Author Quickpoll Series? (113 Votes) Asked from 6/15/2004 to 6/16/2004 Isaac Asimov (61.06%) Raymond Feist (38.94%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the Third Round of the Author Quickpoll Series? (107 Votes) Asked from 6/16/2004 to 6/18/2004 H.G. Wells (39.25%) Terry Pratchett (60.75%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the Third Round of the Author Quickpoll Series? (108 Votes) Asked from 6/18/2004 to 6/19/2004 Anne Rice (24.07%) J.K. Rowling (75.93%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the Third Round of the Author Quickpoll Series? (55 Votes) Asked from 6/19/2004 to 6/19/2004 JRR Tolkien (85.45%) Robert Salvatore (14.55%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Should the Smurfs be considered Other Fantasy? (139 Votes) Asked from 6/19/2004 to 6/21/2004 Yes (29.50%) No (41.73%) Can we say Smurfs Book Club discussion? (28.78%) Read the 9 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the Quarterfinals of the Author Quickpoll Series? (101 Votes) Asked from 6/21/2004 to 6/22/2004 China Miéville (40.59%) Dan Simmons (59.41%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the Quarterfinals of the Author Quickpoll Series? (350 Votes) Asked from 6/22/2004 to 6/24/2004 C.S. Lewis (41.71%) Frank Herbert (58.29%) Read the 14 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the Quarterfinals of the Author Quickpoll Series? (263 Votes) Asked from 6/24/2004 to 6/27/2004 Neil Gaiman (43.35%) Tad Williams (56.65%) Read the 13 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the Quarterfinals of the Author Quickpoll Series? (155 Votes) Asked from 6/27/2004 to 6/28/2004 Stephen King (44.52%) Robin Hobb (55.48%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the Quarterfinals of the Author Quickpoll Series? (102 Votes) Asked from 6/28/2004 to 6/29/2004 Steven Erikson (74.51%) Michael Moorcock (25.49%) Read the 13 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the Quarterfinals of the Author Quickpoll Series? (98 Votes) Asked from 6/29/2004 to 6/30/2004 Gene Wolfe (38.78%) Isaac Asimov (61.22%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the Quarterfinals of the Author Quickpoll Series? (196 Votes) Asked from 6/30/2004 to 6/30/2004 Terry Pratchett (32.65%) J.K. Rowling (67.35%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the semifinals of the Author Quickpoll Series? (337 Votes) Asked from 6/30/2004 to 7/1/2004 JRR Tolkien (54.30%) JK Rowling (45.70%) Read the 21 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the semifinals of the Author Quickpoll Series? (148 Votes) Asked from 7/1/2004 to 7/1/2004 Steven Erikson (50.68%) Isaac Asimov (49.32%) Read the 19 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the semifinals of the Author Quickpoll Series? (163 Votes) Asked from 7/1/2004 to 7/2/2004 Frank Herbert (59.51%) Robin Hobb (40.49%) Read the 15 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the semifinals of the Author Quickpoll Series? (63 Votes) Asked from 7/2/2004 to 7/3/2004 Tad Williams (69.84%) Dan Simmons (30.16%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
After we complete the Author Quickpoll Series, what should be next? (193 Votes) Asked from 7/3/2004 to 7/4/2004 Character Quickpoll Series (50.26%) Shatner Quickpoll Series (5.18%) Bonaduce Quickpoll Series (3.11%) Smurf Quickpoll Series (17.10%) Random Quickpoll Series (5.18%) Just Dwarf Tossing and be done with it (19.17%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the Finals of the Author Quickpoll Series? (325 Votes) Asked from 7/4/2004 to 7/7/2004 JRR Tolkien (69.54%) Frank Herbert (30.46%) Read the 18 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these authors should go on to the Finals of the Author Quickpoll Series? (210 Votes) Asked from 7/7/2004 to 7/8/2004 Steven Erikson (62.86%) Tad Williams (37.14%) Read the 13 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Author Quickpoll Series, Final Round: Vote for one of the following: (248 Votes) Asked from 7/8/2004 to 7/9/2004 Steven Erikson (38.71%) JRR Tolkien (61.29%) Read the 20 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Author Grandmaster Round: Who's the Grandmaster of Authors? (130 Votes) Asked from 7/9/2004 to 7/10/2004 Not Tolkien, but Choice #2 (26.92%) Shatner (36.92%) See #2 (36.15%) Read the 13 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Who has the sexier beard? (338 Votes) Asked from 7/10/2004 to 7/13/2004 George RR Martin (22.19%) Robert Jordan (23.37%) Is this payback for the ballot stuffing? (54.44%) Read the 13 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which monkey is the better writer? (193 Votes) Asked from 7/13/2004 to 7/15/2004 The one who recreated Hamlet (15.54%) One of those working in D. Adams' HGttG (29.02%) Terry Goodkind (37.31%) I don't get it (18.13%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
How many books, if any, have you bought based at least in part upon an OF Admin's recommendation? (254 Votes) Asked from 7/15/2004 to 7/19/2004 0 (30.31%) 1 (5.51%) 2 (11.42%) 3 (6.30%) 4 (7.09%) 5 (4.33%) 6-10 (9.45%) Over 10 (6.30%) Dude, will you mail me your books? (19.29%) Read the 22 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you read R. Scott Bakker's The Darkness That Comes Before? (340 Votes) Asked from 7/19/2004 to 7/27/2004 Yes (8.82%) No, but I plan on buying it soon (12.65%) No, but I might buy it sometime (20.88%) No, not interested (12.94%) Who is he? Tell me more! (37.35%) I'm a Rasta-Bakkerian (7.35%) Read the 21 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (239 Votes) Asked from 7/27/2004 to 7/28/2004 Hodor (53.56%) Narg (46.44%) Read the 20 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (560 Votes) Asked from 7/28/2004 to 7/29/2004 Bela (Jordan) (51.61%) Tyrion Lannister (Martin) (48.39%) Read the 29 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (193 Votes) Asked from 7/29/2004 to 7/30/2004 Death (Sandman) (39.90%) Death (Discworld) (60.10%) Read the 15 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (165 Votes) Asked from 7/30/2004 to 8/1/2004 Sam Gamgee (Tolkien) (69.70%) Tasselhoff (Weis & Hickman) (30.30%) Read the 11 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (190 Votes) Asked from 8/1/2004 to 8/2/2004 Nanny Ogg (Discworld) (53.68%) Wednesday (American Gods) (46.32%) Read the 14 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (170 Votes) Asked from 8/2/2004 to 8/3/2004 Harry Potter (50.00%) Bilbo Baggins (50.00%) Read the 12 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (226 Votes) Asked from 8/3/2004 to 8/4/2004 Aragorn (Tolkien) (85.84%) Drizzt (Salvatore) (14.16%) Read the 16 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (64 Votes) Asked from 8/4/2004 to 8/5/2004 Caine (Stover) (39.06%) Cnaiür (Bakker) (60.94%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (123 Votes) Asked from 8/5/2004 to 8/6/2004 Kellhus (Bakker) (52.03%) Mancy (Erikson) (47.97%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (171 Votes) Asked from 8/6/2004 to 8/8/2004 Uther Doul (Miéville) (62.57%) Richard Rahl (Goodkind) (37.43%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (188 Votes) Asked from 8/8/2004 to 8/9/2004 Mat Cauthon (62.77%) Jaime Lannister (37.23%) Read the 12 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (226 Votes) Asked from 8/9/2004 to 8/10/2004 Quick Ben (Erikson) (30.97%) Arya Stark (Martin) (69.03%) Read the 19 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (182 Votes) Asked from 8/10/2004 to 8/11/2004 Lan (Jordan) (90.66%) Waylander (Gemmel) (9.34%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (241 Votes) Asked from 8/11/2004 to 8/12/2004 Phèdre (Carey) (41.08%) Aviendha (Jordan) (58.92%) Read the 9 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (207 Votes) Asked from 8/12/2004 to 8/14/2004 Gerald Tarrant (Friedman) (51.69%) Pryrates (Tad Williams) (48.31%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (119 Votes) Asked from 8/14/2004 to 8/15/2004 Roland (King) (64.71%) Erik von Darkmoor (Feist) (35.29%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (195 Votes) Asked from 8/15/2004 to 8/16/2004 Allanon (Brooks) (12.31%) Gandalf (Tolkien) (87.69%) Read the 16 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (151 Votes) Asked from 8/16/2004 to 8/17/2004 Hermione (Rowling) (86.09%) Sioned (Rawn) (13.91%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (178 Votes) Asked from 8/17/2004 to 8/18/2004 Gollum (Tolkien) (76.97%) Randall Flagg (King) (23.03%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (235 Votes) Asked from 8/18/2004 to 8/19/2004 Moiraine (Jordan) (63.83%) Elrond (Tolkien) (36.17%) Read the 13 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (109 Votes) Asked from 8/19/2004 to 8/20/2004 Elric (Moorcock) (22.94%) Whiskeyjack (Erikson) (77.06%) Read the 9 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (139 Votes) Asked from 8/20/2004 to 8/22/2004 Shadow (American Gods - Gaiman) (51.80%) Dream (Sandman - Gaiman) (48.20%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (150 Votes) Asked from 8/22/2004 to 8/23/2004 Legolas (Tolkien) (81.33%) The Weaver (Miéville) (18.67%) Read the 9 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (46 Votes) Asked from 8/23/2004 to 8/24/2004 Sabriel (Nix) (58.70%) Glenin Ambrai (Rawn) (41.30%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (85 Votes) Asked from 8/24/2004 to 8/25/2004 Rohan (Rawn) (36.47%) Raistlin Majere (Weis & Hickman) (63.53%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (374 Votes) Asked from 8/25/2004 to 8/26/2004 Tyrion (Martin) (48.93%) Rand al'Thor (Jordan) (51.07%) Read the 17 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (126 Votes) Asked from 8/26/2004 to 8/27/2004 Fitz (Hobb) (40.48%) Severus Snape (Rowling) (59.52%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (105 Votes) Asked from 8/27/2004 to 8/29/2004 Crokus (Erikson) (66.67%) Croaker (Cook) (33.33%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (210 Votes) Asked from 8/29/2004 to 8/30/2004 Itkovian (Erikson) (44.29%) Aldarion (Tolkien) (55.71%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (115 Votes) Asked from 8/30/2004 to 8/31/2004 Thom Merrilin (Jordan) (77.39%) Jimmy the Hand (Feist) (22.61%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (138 Votes) Asked from 8/31/2004 to 9/1/2004 Lyra (Pullman) (51.45%) Dumbledore (Rowling) (48.55%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (77 Votes) Asked from 9/1/2004 to 9/2/2004 Joscelin (Carey) (42.86%) Applecore (Williams) (57.14%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (142 Votes) Asked from 9/2/2004 to 9/3/2004 Bugg (Erikson) (44.37%) Rincewind (Pratchett) (55.63%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (149 Votes) Asked from 9/3/2004 to 9/4/2004 Danaerys (Martin) (65.77%) Simon (Williams) (34.23%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (78 Votes) Asked from 9/4/2004 to 9/6/2004 Druss (Gemmel) (47.44%) Rhodry (Kerr) (52.56%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (138 Votes) Asked from 9/6/2004 to 9/7/2004 Aslan (Lewis) (26.09%) Jon Snow (Martin) (73.91%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (67 Votes) Asked from 9/7/2004 to 9/8/2004 Yagharek (Miéville) (58.21%) Elelar (Resnick) (41.79%) Read the 1 comment on the Blackboard. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (79 Votes) Asked from 9/8/2004 to 9/9/2004 Corwin (Zelazny) (37.97%) Butler (Artemis Fowl) (62.03%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (95 Votes) Asked from 9/9/2004 to 9/10/2004 Masterharper Robinton (McCaffrey) (33.68%) Carrot (Pratchett) (66.32%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (117 Votes) Asked from 9/10/2004 to 9/11/2004 Anomander Rake (Erikson) (64.96%) Caramon Majere (Weis & Hickman) (35.04%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (53 Votes) Asked from 9/11/2004 to 9/12/2004 Lirael (Nix) (56.60%) Cailet (Rawn) (43.40%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (60 Votes) Asked from 9/12/2004 to 9/13/2004 Sam Vimes (Pratchett) (66.67%) Fizban (Weis & Hickman) (33.33%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (147 Votes) Asked from 9/13/2004 to 9/14/2004 Kruppe (Erikson) (51.02%) Granny Weatherwax (Pratchett) (48.98%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (135 Votes) Asked from 9/14/2004 to 9/15/2004 Tool (Erikson) (58.52%) Prince Aritha (Feist) (41.48%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (55 Votes) Asked from 9/15/2004 to 9/16/2004 Severian (Wolfe) (74.55%) Phaeton (Wright) (25.45%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (72 Votes) Asked from 9/16/2004 to 9/17/2004 R. Daneel Olivaw (Asimov) (37.50%) Johnny Dread (Williams) (62.50%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (102 Votes) Asked from 9/17/2004 to 9/18/2004 Marvin (Adams) (35.29%) Ender (Card) (64.71%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (146 Votes) Asked from 9/18/2004 to 9/19/2004 Bean (Card) (23.97%) Yoda (Star Wars) (76.03%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (164 Votes) Asked from 9/19/2004 to 9/20/2004 Darth Vader (Star Wars) (95.12%) Lou Arrendale (Moon) (4.88%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (133 Votes) Asked from 9/20/2004 to 9/21/2004 Captain Nemo (Verne) (47.37%) Captain Kirk (Star Trek) (52.63%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (102 Votes) Asked from 9/21/2004 to 9/22/2004 Guy Montag (Bradbury) (25.49%) Winston (Orwell) (74.51%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (152 Votes) Asked from 9/22/2004 to 9/23/2004 Chewbacca (Star Wars) (65.79%) Dirk Gently (Adams) (34.21%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (128 Votes) Asked from 9/23/2004 to 9/24/2004 Spock (Star Trek) (75.78%) Martin Silenus (Simmons) (24.22%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (68 Votes) Asked from 9/24/2004 to 9/25/2004 Takeshi Kovacs (Morgan) (26.47%) Valentine (Card) (73.53%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (211 Votes) Asked from 9/25/2004 to 9/26/2004 Petra (Card) (42.65%) Q (Star Trek) (57.35%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (832 Votes) Asked from 9/26/2004 to 9/27/2004 Duncan Idaho (Dune) (29.57%) Sax Russell (Kim Stanley Robinson) (70.43%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (75 Votes) Asked from 9/27/2004 to 9/28/2004 Anyanwu (Butler) (21.33%) Orlando Gardiner (Williams) (78.67%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (165 Votes) Asked from 9/28/2004 to 9/29/2004 Han Solo (Star Wars) (69.09%) Lazarus Long (Heinlein) (30.91%) Read the 9 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (79 Votes) Asked from 9/29/2004 to 9/30/2004 Michael Valentine Smith (Heinlein) (50.63%) Snow Queen (Vinge) (49.37%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (143 Votes) Asked from 9/30/2004 to 10/1/2004 The Shrike (Simmons) (41.26%) Data (Star Trek) (58.74%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (126 Votes) Asked from 10/1/2004 to 10/2/2004 Sol Weintraub (Simmons) (32.54%) Luke Skywalker (Star Wars) (67.46%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (75 Votes) Asked from 10/2/2004 to 10/3/2004 Sausany Valderia (Asaro) (38.67%) Thomas Hockenberry (Simmons) (61.33%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (134 Votes) Asked from 10/3/2004 to 10/4/2004 Admiral Thrawn (Star Wars) (30.60%) Paul Atreides (Dune) (69.40%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (52 Votes) Asked from 10/4/2004 to 10/4/2004 Leto II (Dune) (90.38%) Cayce Pollard (Gibson) (9.62%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (74 Votes) Asked from 10/4/2004 to 10/5/2004 Arthur Dent (Adams) (86.49%) José Arcadio Buendía (Márquez) (13.51%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance in the Character Quickpoll Series? (106 Votes) Asked from 10/5/2004 to 10/6/2004 Ford Prefect (Adams) (85.85%) Sam (Zelazny) (14.15%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (132 Votes) Asked from 10/6/2004 to 10/6/2004 Gollum (Tolkien) (74.24%) Hodor (Martin) (25.76%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (166 Votes) Asked from 10/6/2004 to 10/7/2004 Gandalf (Tolkien) (63.25%) Moiraine (Jordan) (36.75%) Read the 12 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (128 Votes) Asked from 10/7/2004 to 10/8/2004 Aragorn (Tolkien) (61.72%) Lan (Jordan) (38.28%) Read the 9 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (61 Votes) Asked from 10/8/2004 to 10/9/2004 Kellhus (Bakker) (57.38%) Gerald Tarrant (Friedman) (42.62%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (568 Votes) Asked from 10/9/2004 to 10/11/2004 Hermione (Rowling) (52.46%) Arya Stark (Martin) (47.54%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (266 Votes) Asked from 10/11/2004 to 10/11/2004 Jon Snow (Martin) (48.50%) Death (Discworld) (51.50%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (144 Votes) Asked from 10/11/2004 to 10/13/2004 Cnaiür (Bakker) (38.89%) Crokus (Erikson) (61.11%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (118 Votes) Asked from 10/13/2004 to 10/14/2004 Butler (Coifer) (16.95%) Severus Snape (Rowling) (83.05%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (141 Votes) Asked from 10/14/2004 to 10/15/2004 Kruppe (Erikson) (46.81%) Carrot (Pratchett) (53.19%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (231 Votes) Asked from 10/15/2004 to 10/16/2004 Aviendha (Jordan) (58.87%) Danaerys (Martin) (41.13%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (94 Votes) Asked from 10/16/2004 to 10/17/2004 Uther Doul (Miéville) (27.66%) Anomander Rake (Erikson) (72.34%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (106 Votes) Asked from 10/17/2004 to 10/18/2004 Aldarion (Tolkien) (66.98%) Sabriel (Nix) (33.02%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (81 Votes) Asked from 10/18/2004 to 10/19/2004 Lirael (Nix) (29.63%) Raistlin Majere (Weis & Hickman) (70.37%) Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (99 Votes) Asked from 10/19/2004 to 10/20/2004 Applecore (Williams) (36.36%) Lyra (Pullman) (63.64%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (270 Votes) Asked from 10/20/2004 to 10/20/2004 Bilbo Baggins (Tolkien) (71.11%) Mat Cauthon (Jordan) (28.89%) Read the 20 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (85 Votes) Asked from 10/20/2004 to 10/21/2004 Tool (Erikson) (82.35%) Rhodry (Kerr) (17.65%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (274 Votes) Asked from 10/21/2004 to 10/22/2004 Roland (King) (55.47%) Thom Merrilin (Jordan) (44.53%) Read the 14 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (148 Votes) Asked from 10/22/2004 to 10/23/2004 Whiskeyjack (Erikson) (59.46%) Sam Vimes (Pratchett) (40.54%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (136 Votes) Asked from 10/23/2004 to 10/24/2004 Sam Gamgee (Tolkien) (86.76%) Yagharek (Miéville) (13.24%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (104 Votes) Asked from 10/24/2004 to 10/25/2004 Nanny Ogg (Pratchett) (44.23%) Shadow (Gaiman) (55.77%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (172 Votes) Asked from 10/25/2004 to 10/26/2004 Rincewind (Pratchett) (36.63%) Legolas (Tolkien) (63.37%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (103 Votes) Asked from 10/26/2004 to 10/27/2004 Severian (Wolfe) (40.78%) Thomas Hockenberry (Simmons) (59.22%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (186 Votes) Asked from 10/27/2004 to 10/27/2004 Ender (Card) (47.31%) Q (Star Trek) (52.69%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (164 Votes) Asked from 10/27/2004 to 10/29/2004 Kirk (Star Trek) (26.83%) Spock (Star Trek) (73.17%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (145 Votes) Asked from 10/29/2004 to 10/30/2004 Chewbacca (Star Wars) (26.21%) Han Solo (Star Wars) (73.79%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (103 Votes) Asked from 10/30/2004 to 10/31/2004 Duncan Idaho (Dune) (65.05%) Orlando Gardiner (Williams) (34.95%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (104 Votes) Asked from 10/31/2004 to 11/1/2004 Winston (Orwell) (45.19%) Valentine (Card) (54.81%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (143 Votes) Asked from 11/1/2004 to 11/2/2004 Darth Vader (Star Wars) (79.02%) Luke Skywalker (Star Wars) (20.98%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (92 Votes) Asked from 11/2/2004 to 11/3/2004 Michael Valentine Smith (Heinlein) (28.26%) Leto II (Dune) (71.74%) Read the 1 comment on the Blackboard. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (163 Votes) Asked from 11/3/2004 to 11/4/2004 Data (Star Trek) (41.72%) Paul Atreides (Dune) (58.28%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (118 Votes) Asked from 11/4/2004 to 11/4/2004 Yoda (Star Wars) (77.12%) Johnny Dread (Williams) (22.88%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the third round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (74 Votes) Asked from 11/4/2004 to 11/5/2004 Arthur Dent (Adams) (41.89%) Ford Prefect (Adams) (58.11%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which author is most likely to have groupies following him on a booksigning tour? (271 Votes) Asked from 11/5/2004 to 11/8/2004 Robert Jordan (17.34%) George RR Martin (14.02%) Steven Erikson (4.06%) Stephen King (35.79%) Terry Goodkind (5.54%) China Miéville (4.43%) Dude, I get more groupie action! (18.82%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the fourth round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (201 Votes) Asked from 11/8/2004 to 11/9/2004 Gollum (Tolkien) (54.73%) Death (Pratchett) (45.27%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the fourth round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (187 Votes) Asked from 11/9/2004 to 11/9/2004 Gandalf (Tolkien) (74.87%) Severus Snape (Rowling) (25.13%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the fourth round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (220 Votes) Asked from 11/9/2004 to 11/11/2004 Aragorn (Tolkien) (75.91%) Roland (King) (24.09%) Read the 14 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the fourth round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (119 Votes) Asked from 11/11/2004 to 11/12/2004 Kellhus (Bakker) (44.54%) Crokus (Erikson) (55.46%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the fourth round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (182 Votes) Asked from 11/12/2004 to 11/13/2004 Hermione (Rowling) (54.95%) Aviendha (Jordan) (45.05%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the fourth round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (107 Votes) Asked from 11/13/2004 to 11/14/2004 Carrot (Pratchett) (42.99%) Ford Prefect (Adams) (57.01%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the fourth round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (123 Votes) Asked from 11/14/2004 to 11/15/2004 Anomander Rake (Erikson) (55.28%) Raistlin Majere (Weis & Hickman) (44.72%) Read the 1 comment on the Blackboard. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the fourth round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (450 Votes) Asked from 11/15/2004 to 11/17/2004 Aldarion (Tolkien) (51.11%) Lyra (Pullman) (48.89%) Read the 11 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the fourth round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (136 Votes) Asked from 11/17/2004 to 11/17/2004 Whiskeyjack (Erikson) (56.62%) Duncan Idaho (Herbert) (43.38%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the fourth round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (132 Votes) Asked from 11/17/2004 to 11/18/2004 Valentine (Card) (30.30%) Bilbo Baggins (Tolkien) (69.70%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the fourth round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (119 Votes) Asked from 11/18/2004 to 11/19/2004 Tool (Erikson) (45.38%) Legolas (Tolkien) (54.62%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the fourth round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (99 Votes) Asked from 11/19/2004 to 11/20/2004 Severian (Wolfe) (30.30%) Shadow (Gaiman) (69.70%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the fourth round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (355 Votes) Asked from 11/20/2004 to 11/22/2004 Darth Vader (Star Wars) (48.73%) Yoda (Star Wars) (51.27%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the fourth round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (150 Votes) Asked from 11/22/2004 to 11/22/2004 Han Solo (Star Wars) (56.00%) Sam Gamgee (Tolkien) (44.00%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the fourth round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (224 Votes) Asked from 11/22/2004 to 11/24/2004 Leto II (Herbert) (37.50%) Paul Atreides (Herbert) (62.50%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the fourth round of the Character Quickpoll Series? (66 Votes) Asked from 11/24/2004 to 11/24/2004 Spock (Star Trek) (62.12%) Q (Star Trek) (37.88%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
For what should we be most thankful for this year? (452 Votes) Asked from 11/24/2004 to 11/29/2004 Goodkind announcing end to SoT soon (11.28%) Jordan announcing "Two more books!" (20.35%) Martin to finish AFFC before Bush leaves (27.43%) Shatner starring in new TV series, CD (4.87%) Firefly has been pushed back 5 months (0.88%) Erikson still not fat, no beard in sight (12.83%) Bakker doesn't need pimp cane at signing (2.88%) Bonaduce working hard for his money (0.88%) Roast goat (4.20%) Dude... isn't it Christmas time already? (14.38%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which Admin-themed Holiday gift is on your wish list? (197 Votes) Asked from 11/29/2004 to 12/1/2004 Tickle Me TaskmasterJack (13.71%) Aemon Teddy Bear Bobblehead (5.08%) Dylanfanatic's Holiday CD: Shatner Sings (19.29%) Rock 'em Sock 'em Vanin (8.12%) Alric™ Action Figure with kung fu grip (16.24%) Pento's Prison Survival Kit (28.93%) Raserei... himself, plus Elvis upgrade (8.63%) Read the 12 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these characters should advance to the Quarterfinals of the Character Quickpoll Series? (177 Votes) Asked from 12/1/2004 to 12/2/2004 Gollum (Tolkien) (63.84%) Bilbo Baggins (Tolkien) (36.16%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these characters should advance to the Quarterfinals of the Character Quickpoll Series? (82 Votes) Asked from 12/2/2004 to 12/2/2004 Aragorn (Tolkien) (86.59%) Legolas (Tolkien) (13.41%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these characters should advance to the Quarterfinals of the Character Quickpoll Series? (206 Votes) Asked from 12/2/2004 to 12/3/2004 Gandalf (Tolkien) (69.90%) Hermione (Rowling) (30.10%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these characters should advance to the Quarterfinals of the Character Quickpoll Series? (183 Votes) Asked from 12/3/2004 to 12/4/2004 Han Solo (Star Wars) (52.46%) Yoda (Star Wars) (47.54%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these characters should advance to the Quarterfinals of the Character Quickpoll Series? (86 Votes) Asked from 12/4/2004 to 12/5/2004 Whiskeyjack (Erikson) (82.56%) Crokus (Erikson) (17.44%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these characters should advance to the Quarterfinals of the Character Quickpoll Series? (242 Votes) Asked from 12/5/2004 to 12/7/2004 Anomander Rake (Erikson) (55.79%) Shadow (Gaiman) (44.21%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these characters should advance to the Quarterfinals of the Character Quickpoll Series? (142 Votes) Asked from 12/7/2004 to 12/7/2004 Ford Prefect (Adams) (51.41%) Spock (Star Trek) (48.59%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the Semifinals of the Character Quickpoll Series? (165 Votes) Asked from 12/7/2004 to 12/8/2004 Gollum (Tolkien) (36.97%) Gandalf (Tolkien) (63.03%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the Semifinals of the Character Quickpoll Series? (181 Votes) Asked from 12/8/2004 to 12/9/2004 Aragorn (Tolkien) (61.33%) Han Solo (Star Wars) (38.67%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the Semifinals of the Character Quickpoll Series? (146 Votes) Asked from 12/9/2004 to 12/9/2004 Paul Atreides (Herbert) (54.11%) Ford Prefect (Adams) (45.89%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the Semifinals of the Character Quickpoll Series? (116 Votes) Asked from 12/9/2004 to 12/10/2004 Whiskeyjack (Erikson) (56.03%) Anomander Rake (Erikson) (43.97%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What would you do for someone to buy you a great book for Christmas? (230 Votes) Asked from 12/10/2004 to 12/13/2004 Go caroling dressed as Robert Jordan (5.22%) Recite Goodkind interview quotes (3.91%) Dress up as a Legolas-style elf (10.00%) Re-enact the sword fighting from LotR (15.65%) Go around town saying Bah, Humbug! (8.26%) Grovel and say nice things to the Admins (5.65%) Worship the ground where GRRM treads (8.26%) Move to Canada and stalk Erikson/Bakker (9.57%) Join the William Shatner Fan Club (8.70%) I hates Christmas! Precious! (24.78%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the Finals of the Character Quickpoll Series? (190 Votes) Asked from 12/13/2004 to 12/14/2004 Gandalf (Tolkien) (52.11%) Aragorn (Tolkien) (47.89%) Read the 14 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which character should advance to the Finals of the Character Quickpoll Series? (169 Votes) Asked from 12/14/2004 to 12/15/2004 Paul Atreides (Herbert) (55.62%) Whiskeyjack (Erikson) (44.38%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Character Quickpoll Series Final: Which is the better character in terms of development, presence in the storyline, importance, etc.? (164 Votes) Asked from 12/15/2004 to 12/15/2004 Gandalf (Tolkien) (63.41%) Paul Atreides (Herbert) (36.59%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Character Quickpoll Series Grandmaster Round: Is Gandalf, as played by Ian McKellan, anywhere near the Cool factor of Captain Kirk, as played by William Shatner? (163 Votes) Asked from 12/15/2004 to 12/17/2004 No (20.25%) Hell No (36.81%) Shatner Rules! (42.94%) Read the 9 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What was your reaction when learning that William Shatner, ol' Captain Kirk himself, recently won an Emmy award for acting? (162 Votes) Asked from 12/17/2004 to 12/19/2004 Ah, you're kidding me! Really? Wow. (33.33%) Dude...I am not worthy of Shatner (25.31%) Bonaduce should have won, ya know (10.49%) Shat...ner. Oh, I get it now! (30.86%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your favorite dwarf tossing scene? (168 Votes) Asked from 12/19/2004 to 12/20/2004 The Safety Dance video (20.83%) Gimli in The Two Towers (59.52%) I thought you meant salad tossing (19.64%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
If General Zod were to appear, you would do which thing? (164 Votes) Asked from 12/20/2004 to 12/21/2004 Kneel - he's Zod and we must kneel (12.20%) Die in a fit of rebellion (9.76%) Pray that Shatner will save us (25.61%) Who's General Zod? (52.44%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which would make for the most ideal Christmas present? (357 Votes) Asked from 12/21/2004 to 12/27/2004 Blowup Shatner Doll (5.60%) Zod action figure, with red laser eyes (4.48%) Tickle-Me Narg (10.64%) Mithril golf clubs (13.45%) Terry Goodkind piñata (9.24%) Robert Jordan-style pimp cane (9.52%) George RR Martin's beard (2.80%) Your very own superplague to play with (5.88%) An evening with Arwen (29.97%) Christmas? Bah, humbug! (8.40%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which would be the coolest way of ringing in the new year? (307 Votes) Asked from 12/27/2004 to 1/1/2005 Burn the Yuletide tree (6.19%) Storm a castle deep in festivities (11.40%) Pillage a village for local Dark Lord (14.98%) Hope for a Shatner holiday carol CD (4.89%) Give the Vulcan salute to strangers (4.89%) Make Resolution to worship ALF (1.30%) Get drunk, sing Ballad of Bilbo Baggins (18.89%) Go watch Fat Abott...err Fat Albert (0.33%) Toss the nearest dwarf (36.16%) Worship the sacred Bonaducian mysteries (0.98%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is a New Year's resolution you may actually keep? (224 Votes) Asked from 1/1/2005 to 1/4/2005 Join the Erikson Reading Cult™ (9.38%) Become a Rasta-Bakkerian™ (3.13%) Both #1 and #2 (6.70%) Burn copy of latest Goodkind book (8.48%) Dress up like a Robert Jordan pirate (4.91%) Burn incense to Shatner and Bonaduce (2.68%) Do Rain Dance to bring Martin's AFfC (29.46%) Streak across the WoT MB for OF cause (9.38%) Raise attack Tribbles,train them to kill (19.20%) Dude, I resolve to worship you (6.70%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
If you haven't already, how likely are you to read any of the books mentioned in the Best Release/Best Read of 2004 Categories of the 2005 OF Awards? (175 Votes) Asked from 1/4/2005 to 1/7/2005 Very Likely (16.57%) Likely (28.00%) Uncertain (15.43%) Not Likely (6.86%) Very Unlikely (6.29%) I'd rather read Walter the Farting Dog (4.57%) Dude, there's a book about farting dogs? (8.57%) No, but I will read to you a joke book (0.00%) Is Bonaduce starring in one of them? (1.71%) I'd rather kiss you than read a book (12.00%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Do we need more serious or silly OF Quickpolls for the next few weeks? (118 Votes) Asked from 1/7/2005 to 1/9/2005 Serious (28.81%) Silly (20.34%) I'm a member of the Very Silly Party (11.86%) Whoever wins, can Snoop Dogg be in it? (9.32%) Snoop Dogg? OF has gone to the dogs! (10.17%) *barks out answer to this Quickpoll* (19.49%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is the cooler dwarf? (183 Votes) Asked from 1/9/2005 to 1/11/2005 Gimli, from Lord of the Rings (49.18%) "Safety Dance" 's dancing dwarf (7.10%) Who cares? Let's toss them both! (43.72%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your favorite type of hero/heroine? (126 Votes) Asked from 1/11/2005 to 1/13/2005 Plucky orphan waif (15.08%) Lucky farmboy (not Canadian) type (17.46%) Maltreated dwarf transvestite (7.94%) Used and abused courtesan (11.11%) One-eyed monkey man (2.38%) Cotton-eye Joe (8.73%) Dude with all four limbs chopped off (8.73%) Crippled lemur sage (5.56%) Danny Bonaduce-type in drag (0.79%) I prefer the Dark -especially the thighs (22.22%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which foreign/second languages would you love to learn/have learned in order to read great stories, including fantasy/sci-fi, in that original language? (186 Votes) Asked from 1/13/2005 to 1/16/2005 Spanish (13.44%) French (12.37%) Italian (5.38%) German (12.90%) English is my second language (13.98%) Russian (6.99%) Polish (1.08%) Serbian/Croatian (0.54%) I've learned multiple languages (8.60%) Klingon (24.73%) Read the 12 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
If a soundtrack could be written to complement your favorite fantasy/sci-fi work, which singer would you want to sing/write the songs? (200 Votes) Asked from 1/16/2005 to 1/20/2005 Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) (10.00%) Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin, solo) (25.00%) James Hetfield (Metallica) (19.00%) David Coverdale (Whitesnake) (1.00%) Tom Araya (Slayer) (1.50%) Bob Dylan (19.50%) Eric Bloom (Blue Oyster Cult) (8.00%) Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath, solo) (4.50%) Barry Manilow (5.00%) Danny Bonaduce (Partridge Family) (6.50%) Read the 18 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Are rabid lemurs a fitting punishment for those who keep asking about the listed Amazon release date for George R.R. Martin's A Feast for Crows? (189 Votes) Asked from 1/20/2005 to 1/24/2005 Yes (7.41%) Hell Yes (29.63%) No - too harsh (7.41%) No, not harsh enough - give 'em Shatner! (46.03%) You know Martin's my dad, right? Daddy! (9.52%) Post your comments on this question.
When do you believe Martin will announce on his site that A Feast for Crows is ready for editing/publication? (167 Votes) Asked from 1/24/2005 to 1/26/2005 Later this month (0.60%) February (5.39%) March (5.39%) April (13.77%) May (4.79%) June (8.98%) July (2.99%) August (1.80%) Last four months of the year (13.77%) Dude? Martin's gonna croak first! (42.51%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What is your favorite part about OF? (211 Votes) Asked from 1/26/2005 to 1/31/2005 The Interviews/Q&A sessions (5.69%) Book Club (3.32%) Quizzes (9.48%) Quickpoll (29.86%) Surveys (1.42%) Author/book discussions (19.91%) News (15.17%) The OF Awards (2.84%) The Speculations Page (1.90%) I just only lust after Shatner (10.43%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What do you believe will be Jaime Lannister's fate by the end of A Song of Ice and Fire? (270 Votes) Asked from 1/31/2005 to 2/4/2005 He will die in battle (24.44%) He will marry Brianne (21.48%) He'll hook back up with Cersei (5.93%) He'll become a monk and make cheese (12.22%) Playing the pipes as a lonely goatherd (3.70%) He'll start a rock band in Westeros (2.59%) Nah, he'll just sing Shatner cover songs (6.30%) Jaime is the next Enrico Palazzo! (1.11%) Who's Enrico Palazzo? (12.22%) He'll take O.J.'s place in Naked Gun (10.00%) Read the 9 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What will be the ultimate fate of Tyrion Lannister by the end of A Song of Ice and Fire? (186 Votes) Asked from 2/4/2005 to 2/8/2005 He'll be dead by murder/killed in battle (9.14%) He'll become a Lord, but not King (27.96%) King Tyrion the Short, baby! (8.60%) He's going to be a dwarf giggolo (9.68%) Cay we say "dwarf tossing?" (16.67%) He'll be touring with Men Without Hats (3.76%) Tyrion vs. Gimli - deathmatch! (10.75%) He'll be the next Too Short, rap star (0.54%) Can't we just burn him for a witch? (6.45%) Bring out the jester hat! (6.45%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What will be the ultimate fate of Jon Snow by the end of A Song of Ice and Fire? (206 Votes) Asked from 2/8/2005 to 2/11/2005 He'll marry Dany, become King (31.55%) He'll become King, but not marry Dany (10.19%) He'll stay at the Wall (18.45%) He dies in battle (5.34%) Him and Ghost become lovers (5.83%) Releases white-boy rap, "Informer" (11.17%) He becomes US Secretary of Treasury (9.22%) Be on The Surreal Life with Bonaduce (2.91%) Farmer Jon Snow...catchy, huh? (1.94%) Pimp Daddy - livin' the life (3.40%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What will be the ultimate fate of Cersei by the end of A Song of Ice and Fire? (163 Votes) Asked from 2/11/2005 to 2/15/2005 She'll still be together with Jaime (1.23%) She'll be shagged to death (21.47%) She'll be dead, but by another way (34.36%) She'll play a wicked queen in a TV movie (2.45%) She'll be constantly confused with Circe (1.23%) She'll be burned for a witch (3.68%) Or will she be able to float on water? (2.45%) Will she weigh the same as a duck? (14.11%) Or maybe it's a church that floats? (2.45%) Do you even give a damn about this? (16.56%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What will be the ultimate fate of George R.R. Martin by the end of A Song of Ice and Fire? (262 Votes) Asked from 2/15/2005 to 2/20/2005 He'll go on to write many more novels (16.79%) He'll retire at the end of SOIAF (5.34%) RR: Rump Ridin'! Ride 'em, cowboy! (2.67%) He'll smuggle Elizabethan porn, MP style (6.49%) He'll be on Animal Planet - Tiger hunter (2.29%) Flashin' the bling-bling as pimp daddy (4.96%) Selling replica swords and coins on HSN (9.92%) Tour with Shatner and Bonaduce (10.69%) Record "Ballad of Hodor" with Nimoy (8.40%) He'll be dead before SOIAF is finished (32.44%) Read the 1 comment on the Blackboard. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your favorite character from Monty Python and the Holy Grail? (157 Votes) Asked from 2/20/2005 to 2/23/2005 King Arthur (1.91%) Sir Bedevere (2.55%) Sir Lancelot (7.64%) Sir Robin (11.46%) Sir Galahad (5.10%) Patsy (1.27%) Tim, the Enchanter (9.55%) The Rabbit (16.56%) The French (28.66%) The Old Man from Scene 24 (15.29%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Monty Python, Take 2: Which of these is your favorite secondary character from Monty Python and the Holy Grail? (203 Votes) Asked from 2/23/2005 to 2/28/2005 The Black Knight (19.70%) Dennis the Peasant (15.76%) Any of the girls from Castle Anthrax (11.82%) Herbert (0.99%) The Knights who say Ni! (24.14%) Sir Nothing Appearing in This Film (1.97%) The old man who says "I'm not dead yet" (16.26%) The Three-headed Giant (0.00%) The Trojan Rabbit (5.42%) The legendary Black Beast of Arrgggh! (3.94%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Who would win in this ultimate, knockdown, dragout, ultraüberbloody, viscious, nasty, hardcore and then some, awesome deathmatch extravaganza? (230 Votes) Asked from 2/28/2005 to 3/4/2005 A garden gnome (44.35%) An Oompa Loompa (55.65%) Read the 11 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Do you read any of the recommendations in the Official Recommendations Thread? (265 Votes) Asked from 3/4/2005 to 3/12/2005 Yes (21.89%) No (17.36%) I just worship Shatner (12.08%) Or maybe Lee Majors is my god! (1.51%) What about Bonaduce's recs? (1.51%) I can't read (12.83%) Are you threatening me? (32.83%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you read any of William Shatner's sci-fi writings? (278 Votes) Asked from 3/12/2005 to 3/21/2005 Yes - loved them (1.44%) Yes - they're okay... (2.52%) Yes - they sucked monkey ass (1.08%) No - but I will soon! (2.52%) No - no way in hell will I read Shatman! (24.10%) Huh? He's written sci-fi? (20.86%) I feel...this..urge..to...speak like him (11.15%) Khhhhhhaaaaaaannnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!! (36.33%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
In which fantasy world would you like to take a vacation? (392 Votes) Asked from 3/21/2005 to 4/1/2005 Robert Jordan's Randland (29.08%) Erikson's world of the Malazan Empire (5.36%) Martin's Seven Kingdoms (7.65%) Tolkein's Middle Earth (25.26%) Weis & Hickman's Deathgate Cycle Worlds (1.79%) Kay's Tigana (2.55%) Kay's Fionavar (5.87%) Hawaii... yo! (14.03%) I'm too pasty to be out in the sun (8.42%) Read the 12 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Should OF have done an April Fool's Day prank? (244 Votes) Asked from 4/1/2005 to 4/6/2005 Yes (15.57%) No (13.93%) Ummm...why now, brown cow? (13.93%) I thought this Quickpoll WAS the joke! (22.13%) Shut up, you ignorant slut! (34.43%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Is bcondray Superman? (204 Votes) Asked from 4/6/2005 to 4/12/2005 Yes (4.41%) No (9.80%) He's Batman! (19.61%) Tacos?! (38.73%) Brad rocks, but Shatner is Superman (27.45%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Do you tend to enjoy reading books written by authors of the opposite sex than you? (228 Votes) Asked from 4/12/2005 to 4/18/2005 Yes (28.07%) No (6.14%) Only specific authors (7.89%) Depends... it always depends (57.89%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Who would win in a race? (201 Votes) Asked from 4/18/2005 to 4/23/2005 George R.R. Martin (9.45%) Robert Jordan (5.97%) Steven Erikson (25.87%) Scott Bakker (9.45%) Robin Hobb (14.93%) Dylanfanatic (34.33%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which fantasy author would write the best death/execution scene for Alric seVinta for his heinous act of including another Admin in a Quickpoll? (372 Votes) Asked from 4/23/2005 to 5/3/2005 Robert Jordan (4.30%) George R.R. Martin (45.97%) Steven Erikson (8.60%) Scott Bakker (0.54%) Robert Salvatore (2.15%) William Shatner (6.99%) Terry Goodkind (7.80%) Bonaduce (1.61%) Dylanfanatic should, as revenge (22.04%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your favorite serial OF Quickpoll question choice? (218 Votes) Asked from 5/3/2005 to 5/11/2005 Bonaduce (3.67%) Shatner (19.27%) Watching the Grass Grow (9.63%) Soy un bruto (1.83%) No soy capitán (1.38%) Yo Yo Ma (5.96%) Yo Mama (3.21%) The Killer Rabbit (17.89%) George RR. Martin (see below) (28.90%) Robert Jordan (see above) (8.26%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Do you consider fantasy/sci-fi/speculative fiction to be on par with big L Literature? (271 Votes) Asked from 5/11/2005 to 5/18/2005 Yes (40.59%) No (8.49%) Maybe (5.54%) Paper, Rock, Scissors time to decide! (6.27%) Well, Shatner just drools Lit, ya know (1.85%) I'd rather watch grass grow than answer (4.43%) Isn't Goodkind the epitomy of good Lit? (7.01%) I'm waiting for Survivor: The Book (2.95%) Ewww! Literature is some STD, right? (9.59%) ¿Qué? (13.28%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Are you going to see Star Wars: The Revenge of the Sith opening weekend? (425 Votes) Asked from 5/18/2005 to 6/1/2005 Yes - midnight show (16.47%) Yes - matinee on the first day (3.53%) Yes - evening of the first day (8.71%) Yes - sometime during the weekend (19.53%) No - waiting until the crowds clear (23.76%) No - Lucas can kiss my Wookiee ass (7.53%) I wanna see the 1970s Christmas Special (2.12%) I'd rather see a sequel to Spaceballs (5.18%) I'm going Ewok hunting this weekend (8.00%) I'd rather make out with you (5.18%) Read the 15 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these upcoming events are you most eager to happen? (459 Votes) Asked from 6/1/2005 to 6/15/2005 A Feast For Crows finally released (46.62%) Olympos finally released (2.18%) Firefly Discussion Club starting (1.74%) Latest Harry Potter Book Released (28.10%) Terry Pratchett Book Club (2.83%) That date with Chewbacca (4.79%) Robin Hobb's new book (5.01%) Getting the OF Admins signed poster (2.18%) For this quick poll to be finished (4.79%) Larry 5.3... funtastic upgrade! (1.74%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What fantasy cliche are you? (402 Votes) Asked from 6/15/2005 to 6/29/2005 Grizzled Soldier (9.20%) Super Hero (1.24%) Thief (7.71%) Lover (5.22%) Wizard (19.90%) Farmboy destined to be King (12.19%) Princess (10.95%) Dashing Rebel (13.43%) Uber Villain (6.72%) I could only exist in SciFi (13.43%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Who is your daddy? (233 Votes) Asked from 6/29/2005 to 7/5/2005 Darth Vader (27.90%) Aragorn (19.31%) King Kong (1.72%) Shatner (11.59%) Willow (8.15%) Morpheus (3.43%) The Blob (0.86%) Batman (5.15%) Pento (3.43%) I have no beginning... I end on Tuesday (18.45%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
The sequel to which of these would you most like to see? (370 Votes) Asked from 7/5/2005 to 7/19/2005 G.G. Kay's Tigana (6.49%) Frank Herbert's final Dune novel (14.32%) Roger Zelazny's Lord of Light (2.16%) Space Balls the Movie (18.65%) Willow (8.11%) Dark Crystal (3.24%) Neil Gaiman's American Gods (12.70%) C.S. Friedman's In Conquest Born (1.35%) Livin' & Lovin': Mr. T Style (2.70%) *burns quickpoll with eyes* (30.27%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Did you read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Princethe weekend of 16-17 July? (436 Votes) Asked from 7/19/2005 to 7/29/2005 Yes - Loved it (42.43%) Yes - it was okay (9.86%) Yes - hated it (2.06%) Yes, but I'm still reading it! (6.42%) No - but I just bought it! (5.73%) No - but I hope to within the month! (6.88%) No - I'd rather sodomize a goat (6.19%) You know witchcraft is evil, right? (4.36%) Sodomize a goat? WTF? (10.32%) I wish there were more than 10 options! (5.73%) Read the 9 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your favorite Harry Potter story? (275 Votes) Asked from 7/29/2005 to 8/8/2005 The Philosopher's/Sorceror's Stone (1.09%) Chamber of Secrets (0.36%) Prisoner of Azkaban (26.55%) Goblet of Fire (19.64%) Order of the Phoenix (15.27%) Half-Blood Prince (16.36%) None of them (5.82%) All of them equally (5.82%) I prefer the fan fiction (1.82%) I only read WoT (7.27%) Post your comments on this question.
Have you pre-ordered George R.R. Martin's upcoming A Feast of Crows? (238 Votes) Asked from 8/8/2005 to 8/16/2005 Yes, from US - Amazon (via wotmania) (3.78%) Yes, from US - Amazon (not via wotmania) (1.26%) Yes, from US - Amazon UK (want it quick) (1.68%) Yes, from US - other (book chain, etc.) (2.10%) Yes, not from US - Amazon UK/other (3.36%) Yes, not from US - Amazon US (0.00%) No - will buy it in physical store (54.20%) No - going to book signing to buy it (4.62%) No - Martin can eat my shorts (15.13%) Isn't Martin a Jordan impersonator? (13.87%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
If they were going to make your favorite book into something, what would you prefer? (199 Votes) Asked from 8/16/2005 to 8/23/2005 A live-action film (39.70%) An animated film (15.08%) A video game (4.02%) A stage play (1.01%) A complex musical interpretation (3.02%) A Mime show (3.52%) Don't mess with perfection (33.67%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which genre do you prefer? (249 Votes) Asked from 8/23/2005 to 8/31/2005 Science Fiction (11.24%) Fantasy (75.10%) Horror (0.80%) New Wierd (0.00%) Mystery (2.41%) The Shatner Perspective (2.41%) 1 Kuke photo for a Pento Flan-o-graph? (2.01%) Bah! (6.02%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Anomander Rake? (250 Votes) Asked from 8/31/2005 to 9/12/2005 Noble leader of his people (9.60%) Power-hungry egoist (3.60%) One bad mutha (26.40%) Should be played by Shatner in the movie (4.00%) Tragic figure (6.80%) Who? Why am I here? (42.80%) Kuke! or maybe ?ekuK (6.80%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
As a hero, what would you rather have? (308 Votes) Asked from 9/12/2005 to 9/24/2005 a sarcastic sidekick (15.91%) a magical sword (12.66%) a good blaster (4.22%) a lot of luck (17.53%) wit, wisdom and intelligence (34.42%) a belt full of great gadgets (4.22%) Kuke on a Rope (2.27%) I'd rather be comic relief (8.77%) Read the 11 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What are your thoughts regarding those counting down the release dates to Jordan and Martin's latest installments? (365 Votes) Asked from 9/24/2005 to 10/7/2005 Great, can't wait to get my hands on KoD (36.99%) I'm dying to have a feat fit for crows! (31.23%) So not reaching out for KoD on the shelf (2.47%) AFfC is for the birds, not for me! (0.27%) I'm counting down for the Bonehunters (5.48%) I'm grasping the Thousandfold Thought (1.92%) At least three of these apply - stumped! (11.78%) I'm a stalwart Goodkind fan - booyah! (2.47%) I miss Bonaduce pimpage... (1.37%) I'd rather watch grass grow (6.03%) Read the 9 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which author, if he/she has one or were to have one, would you most want to read? (252 Votes) Asked from 10/7/2005 to 10/16/2005 Robert Jordan (21.03%) George R.R. Martin (33.73%) Steven Erikson (10.32%) Scott Bakker (1.98%) Terry Goodkind (2.38%) Other famous/nearly famous author (4.76%) Sir, I want more choices! (7.94%) Give me Shatner or give me death! (2.38%) A mime's blog entry would be fun (7.14%) I can't read (8.33%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
¿Por qué no lees una historia de fantasia o ficción ciencia en un otro idioma? (165 Votes) Asked from 10/16/2005 to 10/21/2005 Porque no entiendo ninguna otro idioma (15.76%) Ich verstehe nichts (16.97%) Je ne parle pas! (16.97%) ¡Te odio! En inglés, por favor! (50.30%) Read the 17 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
What should OF have done for its 4th anniversary? (214 Votes) Asked from 10/21/2005 to 10/26/2005 Naked Admin jump out of cake (8.41%) Naked hottie jump out of cake (23.83%) Special discussion on the Smurfs (8.41%) Have Iron Maiden play at benefit concert (6.07%) I don't get #4 *confused* (7.48%) I got #4 and am still laughing (2.80%) Bonaduce vs. Shatner deathmatch (11.21%) Praise the works of Terry Goodkind (10.75%) *vomits over #8* (17.29%) Have worship post for the OF Admins (3.74%) Read the 9 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
With author's hair/facial hair style would you most want to have? (210 Votes) Asked from 10/26/2005 to 11/1/2005 Jordan's beard/pimp cane combo (11.43%) Martin's beard/Merlin Olson look (5.24%) Erikson's balding pate (1.43%) Bakker's leonine tresses (4.29%) Goodkind's ponytail/beard combo (3.81%) Shatner's glorious toupee (2.86%) I want Bonaduce's red hair! (1.43%) Um...shoot me, please? (23.81%) Dude, they should want MY hair! (41.90%) I'm Teddy Savalas reborn! Kojak rules! (3.81%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
When you see the word 'pimp' do you think of OF posters first? (166 Votes) Asked from 11/1/2005 to 11/9/2005 Yes (12.65%) No (28.92%) I just only lust after Goodkind (3.01%) Will you be my pimp? (1.81%) I dunno, but pimpin' ain't easy! (13.25%) Sheesh, how low can we go? (12.65%) Death row? (3.61%) What a brutha know? (4.22%) Dude! Marry me now! (1.20%) *busts a cap on a gnome* Die! (18.67%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Did you buy A Feast for Crows within the first week of release in your home region? (274 Votes) Asked from 11/9/2005 to 11/17/2005 Yes - preordered/reserved at store (16.42%) Yes - first day (17.15%) Yes - first week (9.12%) Yes - but after first week (non-US) (3.28%) No - will within a week (5.11%) No - will within a month (8.39%) Uncertain when I'll buy it (18.61%) I'd rather read Goodkind (4.74%) Does Shatner make a surprise appearance? (5.84%) Are the Rabid Lemurs feeding still? (11.31%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which SOIAF character would you most want to see a PoV from among those not having one yet in the series? (203 Votes) Asked from 11/17/2005 to 11/26/2005 Rickon (12.81%) Ghost (17.73%) Hodor (9.36%) Tommen (8.87%) Ser Allisor Thorne (9.85%) Janos Slynt (2.46%) Drogon (the Dragon) (9.85%) Shatner (10.34%) My Mama, foo! (1.97%) Mr. T (16.75%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Was A Feast for Crows a better book then Knife of Dreams? (257 Votes) Asked from 11/26/2005 to 12/4/2005 Hell yes! Loved AFfC, Hated KoD (7.00%) Yes, but I liked them both (21.01%) Yes, but both sucked donkey ass (1.95%) No, Loved KoD, Hated AFfC (4.67%) No, but I liked them both equally (5.06%) No, but I liked them both, just KoD more (9.73%) No, but both really sucked donkey ass (0.39%) Haven't read either one (14.79%) Only read one - no comparison (24.12%) Hodor! >Narg (11.28%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
. (328 Votes) Asked from 12/4/2005 to 12/17/2005 How the Harry Potter series will end (15.55%) The only thing surviving SOIAF (24.70%) What WoT fans are anticipating longingly (8.23%) What needs to happen to SoT (4.88%) Worse than ¿ (1.22%) !!! (3.35%) =42? (19.82%) Shatner? (4.27%) Picard? (5.49%) I wish you'd just die, dude (12.50%) Read the 16 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
In this lovely holiday season, what would you like to receive from the OF Admins? (302 Votes) Asked from 12/17/2005 to 12/28/2005 A replica One Ring (7.62%) A heron-marked sword (25.83%) Valyrian steel sword (25.83%) Replica Goodkind ponytail (2.32%) Shatner's toupee (3.64%) ARC to Bakker's upcoming book (4.64%) Bonaduce Blowup Doll (1.99%) Our Admin passwords (16.89%) Autographed glossy photo of Mike Mackert (4.64%) Me gustaría matarte, pendejo! (6.62%) Read the 14 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which would be the best way to ring in the New Year here at OF? (168 Votes) Asked from 12/28/2005 to 1/3/2006 Invade WoT MB, kick ass, take names (17.86%) Join in singing Kumbayah, read Jordan (4.76%) Burn Goodkind in effigy (18.45%) Costume Party (6.55%) Dwarf Tossing (20.24%) Shatner Worship/Praise Service (2.38%) Worshipping OF Admins (0.00%) Being sacrified by Admins for OF's glory (2.38%) Smoking pipeweed, feeling good (11.90%) Getting in touch with your Inner Hodor (15.48%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
If you had to live in a world influenced by the ideas of one of the following authors, which one would you choose? (Please feel free to say why you chose that author in the comments section) (217 Votes) Asked from 1/3/2006 to 1/10/2006 L. Ron Hubbard (0.92%) Robert Heinlein (6.91%) Terry Goodkind (5.99%) Ayn Rand (3.69%) Upton Sinclair (1.38%) Karl Marx (8.29%) C.S. Lewis (35.02%) Frank Herbert (12.90%) Ursula Le Guin (7.37%) Aren't #3 and #4 the same? (17.51%) Read the 12 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
If you had to choose the most apt metaphor for your 'love' for an author, you would say your love is like: (119 Votes) Asked from 1/10/2006 to 1/13/2006 A boil on your bottom (5.04%) The clap (6.72%) A festering cold sore (3.36%) A urinary tract infection (3.36%) Yeast infection (4.20%) Smegma (14.29%) A bloody booger (8.40%) A rash (3.36%) A itch near your buttocks (19.33%) Nothing like the sun (31.93%) Read the 23 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Should Other Fantasy become separate from wotmania? (210 Votes) Asked from 1/13/2006 to 1/17/2006 Yes - completely divorce itself from it (8.10%) Only a new URL - affliate still with it (16.19%) No - OF should be subordinate to it (24.76%) No - OF should be abolished (1.90%) No, but the Admin writing this should go (49.05%) Read the 16 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is your favorite Sword of Truth book? (88 Votes) Asked from 1/17/2006 to 1/19/2006 Wizard's First Rule (38.64%) Stone of Tears (0.00%) Blood of the Fold (5.68%) Temple of the Winds (0.00%) Soul of the Fire (0.00%) Faith of the Fallen (12.50%) Pillars of Creation (0.00%) Naked Empire (3.41%) Chainfire (5.68%) I love them all equally (34.09%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which author has/could develop a religion/way of life that would/has appealed most to you? (85 Votes) Asked from 1/19/2006 to 1/24/2006 L. Ron Hubbard (38.82%) Terry Goodkind (61.18%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
(Reader-sponsored): Have you read any book by an author discussed here at OF in a language other than your native one? (195 Votes) Asked from 1/24/2006 to 1/30/2006 Yes - non-English book (7.69%) Yes - in English (English is 2nd lang.) (17.95%) No (47.18%) Does Australian count? (27.18%) Read the 15 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Have you entered one of the contests that have been promoted here at OF in the recent months? (148 Votes) Asked from 1/30/2006 to 2/5/2006 Yes - I won a book! (2.03%) Yes - but I haven't won anything yet (12.16%) No - But I will soon (14.19%) No - Not eligible/no interest in them (41.22%) You bastard! That contains *spoilers*! (30.41%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which would you rather do? (161 Votes) Asked from 2/5/2006 to 2/8/2006 Toss a dwarf (52.17%) Flay an elf (11.18%) Worship Shatner (11.80%) MPS with you! (4.35%) All of the above? (20.50%) Read the 9 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Are you a Jedi? (214 Votes) Asked from 2/8/2006 to 2/12/2006 Yes (19.63%) No (9.81%) I'm a Sith (14.02%) I worship squirrels instead (14.02%) There is no spoon...nor Force (8.41%) I follow the Way of the Coconut™ (9.81%) Can't I just flay an elf already? (4.67%) Only if I can have Goodkind's hair! (1.87%) Is Goodkind secretly Sith? (7.48%) I love you, man! (10.28%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Imagine you have a Drow. What do you do with him/her? (130 Votes) Asked from 2/12/2006 to 2/15/2006 Flay them (4.62%) Enjoy their company (16.92%) Eat a blood orange (20.77%) I want a Sith! (23.08%) Snuggle and pet them (23.85%) Make slippers out of them (10.77%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Of these Canadian Authors, which one is your favorite? (123 Votes) Asked from 2/15/2006 to 2/18/2006 Scott Bakker (7.32%) Steven Erikson (31.71%) Guy Gavriel Kay (13.82%) Caitlin Sweet (2.44%) No! (10.57%) I prefer the Bare Naked Ladies (17.07%) No comment (4.07%) Canadian Bacon (13.01%) Read the 15 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Would it be cool if a fantasy story could be written using the passive periphrastic? (147 Votes) Asked from 2/18/2006 to 2/20/2006 Very cool! (8.16%) Not cool at all, dude! (14.29%) It'll be okay, I guess (9.52%) I'm dazed and confused (68.03%) Read the 16 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Who has the best invented language for his story? (132 Votes) Asked from 2/20/2006 to 2/22/2006 Tolkien (78.79%) Jordan (7.58%) Martin (3.79%) Goodkind (2.27%) I hate languages now! (7.58%) Read the 10 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Is the passive voice used too much in fantasy writing? (112 Votes) Asked from 2/22/2006 to 2/25/2006 Yes (38.39%) No (61.61%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Do you find yourself wishing that complainers would be the first to die, whether it be in a fantasy novel or in real life? (271 Votes) Asked from 2/25/2006 to 3/8/2006 Yes (50.55%) No (9.23%) Damn! I should die now, huh? (22.88%) Good thing you don't complain, right? (17.34%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Reader Submitted *crosses himself* Which OF admin would you pay the most money to never see wearing a thong? (147 Votes) Asked from 3/8/2006 to 3/13/2006 Alric seVinta (2.04%) Dylanfanatic (17.01%) TaskmasterJack (2.72%) §ol (0.68%) Dodge. (2.04%) Craig (0.00%) Cornith (0.00%) Any of the Admins (25.17%) I want Shatner in a thong! (12.24%) I'd rather Larry write the Quickpolls (38.10%) Read the 3 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
News-related question: Is Dan Brown (The DaVinci Code) guilty of plagiarism from Holy Blood, Holy Grail? (177 Votes) Asked from 3/13/2006 to 3/17/2006 Yes (23.73%) No (35.59%) Uncertain (23.73%) I hate you being serious with this poll! (16.95%) Read the 20 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Are you planning on participating in the Book Club discussion on Monday? (122 Votes) Asked from 3/17/2006 to 3/22/2006 Yes - will be reviewing books (9.02%) Yes - at least reading the posts (12.30%) Maybe - depends on matters (9.02%) No - didn't know about it (34.43%) No - no interest at all (23.77%) No - personal commitments (11.48%) Read the 5 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
If I were to recommend a book for you to read, would you try to find it to read? (152 Votes) Asked from 3/22/2006 to 3/25/2006 Yes (reply in comments for suggestion) (30.92%) No (11.84%) Uncertain (24.34%) Only if the book isn't in Spanish(reply) (25.66%) I only want recs from Jake (reply still) (7.24%) Read the 14 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which sounds like the cooler Cult-like name for an author's fanclub? (225 Votes) Asked from 3/25/2006 to 4/1/2006 Erikson - The Erikson Reading Cult™ (8.89%) Bakker - The Rasta-Bakkerians™ (16.89%) Goodkind - Way of the Bearded Ponytail™ (8.00%) Jordan - The Path of RAFO™ (33.33%) Martin - Tyrion Dwarf Tossing Brigade™ (31.11%) Other (suggest) (1.78%) Read the 8 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Who would win in a battle between a Meerkat and a Sranc? (122 Votes) Asked from 4/1/2006 to 4/5/2006 Meerkat (12.30%) Sranc (12.30%) Each would kill the other - no winner (0.82%) They'd be friends, not enemies! (10.66%) A Gar could whoop their asses (17.21%) Ha! I get the joke now! (Not really) (36.07%) But seriously, I got the joke! (Explain) (10.66%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is most important to you when reading a fantasy? (156 Votes) Asked from 4/5/2006 to 4/10/2006 Characterizations (48.08%) 'world building' (mostly epic fantasies) (26.92%) How well an author writes narratives (18.59%) Other (describe below) (6.41%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Say you're trapped on a trans-Atlantic flight with an author who wants to talk only about politics. Which of these authors would you most want beside you blabbing on about political matters? (213 Votes) Asked from 4/10/2006 to 4/15/2006 George R.R. Martin (32.39%) Terry Goodkind (6.57%) Dan Simmons (4.69%) William Shatner (12.21%) *shoots self, dies* (44.13%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which place/world would you most like to explore? (165 Votes) Asked from 4/15/2006 to 4/24/2006 Ambergris (VanderMeer) (0.61%) Eärwa (Bakker) (10.30%) Bas-Lag (Miéville) (12.73%) Newford (de Lint) (5.45%) Westerlands (Goodkind) (24.85%) Earthsea (Le Guin) (28.48%) TekWars (Shatner) (1.21%) Compton (Dre & S.D. Dogg) (6.06%) East LA (Cheech) (7.27%) Deliverance (Dickey) (3.03%) Read the 12 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Who should the OF Admins try to interview next (after the pending Moorcock interview)? (150 Votes) Asked from 4/24/2006 to 5/2/2006 Hal Duncan (3.33%) Nalo Hopkinson (2.00%) Kelly Link (12.67%) K.J. Bishop (2.00%) Nick Mamatas (1.33%) Jeffrey Ford (3.33%) Margo Lanagan (0.67%) Naomi Novik (2.00%) Christopher Paolini (13.33%) Raymond Feist (59.33%) Read the 11 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Greatest SF Writer, Redux: Out of the choices not listed on the main Quickpoll page for May 2nd, which is your choice for the greatest? (142 Votes) Asked from 5/2/2006 to 5/7/2006 Jules Verne (13.38%) Frank Herbert (21.13%) Orson Scott Card (19.01%) James Blish (0.00%) Ursula Le Guin (7.04%) Kurt Vonnegut (3.52%) Larry Niven (1.41%) Douglas Adams (31.69%) Stephen Baxter (0.70%) J.G. Ballard (2.11%) Read the 15 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
If you are stuck in a Borgesian labyrinth, what do you do? (130 Votes) Asked from 5/7/2006 to 5/14/2006 Wait for Homer to appear (8.46%) Follow the Garden of Forking Paths (3.85%) Ponder the meaning of the Aleph (4.62%) Study the Kabbalah for clues (6.92%) Explore the Library of Babel (13.85%) Participate in Averroës' Search (0.77%) Pray there aren't two kings, labyrinths (2.31%) Avoid the Circular Ruins (5.38%) Seek out the three versions of Judas (3.08%) Not know who is writing this page ;) (50.77%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Who would win in a battle? (134 Votes) Asked from 5/14/2006 to 5/18/2006 Mecha-Streisand (27.61%) Robert Smith (22.39%) Huh? I'm dazed and confused! (50.00%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Into which format should Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series be adapted? (268 Votes) Asked from 5/18/2006 to 5/30/2006 Movie (3.73%) Mini-series (10.07%) A Jack Chick tract (8.21%) Mime performance (12.69%) Goat-loving documentary (6.34%) Chicken plucking porn (11.94%) Televangelist show (12.69%) Burlesque show (5.60%) Charades (7.84%) Snuff film - as in snuffing out Terry! (20.90%) Read the 7 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Since it's apparent that the Quickpoll writers have run out of ideas, which sorts of themes would you like to see more in future OF Quickpolls? (122 Votes) Asked from 5/30/2006 to 6/2/2006 More questions about Shatner (10.66%) Exploring the mystery that is Bonaduce (1.64%) Loads of questions on Dwarf tossing (17.21%) How 'bout more elf flaying, please? (4.92%) Unicorn slash fantasy (18.85%) Orc mating habit questions (15.57%) More WoT questions (4.92%) Hell if I know, dude (10.66%) STFU? (12.30%) Only questions about me (you, not me-me) (3.28%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Do Orcs have fëar (souls)? (150 Votes) Asked from 6/2/2006 to 6/12/2006 Yes - but different from Elves/Men (18.00%) Yes - they are derived from Elves (42.67%) Yes - they are derived from Men (0.67%) Uncertain (9.33%) No - they are beasts in nature (16.67%) No - they are imprisoned Maiar (4.00%) Hell if I know, never have read Tolkien (8.67%) Read the 4 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Because you can't escape the World Cup even here: Which of these characters would make an excellent football/soccer player? (339 Votes) Asked from 6/12/2006 to 6/23/2006 Kellhus (13.86%) Whiskeyjack (7.96%) Tyrion (5.60%) Richard Rahl (6.19%) Cnaiür (1.18%) Gandalf (4.72%) Legolas (42.48%) Shatner (7.08%) Bonaduce (0.59%) Jesus Christ Superstar (10.32%) Read the 13 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which is the most unintentionally funny thing you've read/heard about in genre writing? (106 Votes) Asked from 6/23/2006 to 6/27/2006 Goodkind - Chicken that isn't a Chicken (33.96%) Heinlein - Spinning Nipples (5.66%) Cross - Venom Cock (need I say more?) (3.77%) Goodkind - Sister of Dark/Namble sex (6.60%) Shatner - any Star Trek scene with Spock (8.49%) Dude, do I need to read these? (37.74%) You left out some! (reply in Comments) (3.77%) Read the 2 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Can the hedgehog be buggered? (151 Votes) Asked from 6/27/2006 to 7/8/2006 Yes (29.80%) No (47.02%) OMG, I know that song/quote! (23.18%) Read the 6 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
OF Demographic Survey: How old are you? (190 Votes) Asked from 7/8/2006 to 7/11/2006 Under 13 (0.00%) 13-15 (7.89%) 16-19 (22.11%) 20-25 (38.42%) 26-30 (18.42%) 31-35 (7.37%) 36-40 (4.21%) 41-45 (1.05%) 46-50 (0.53%) Over 50 (0.00%) Read the 11 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these do you hate the most? (227 Votes) Asked from 7/11/2006 to 7/18/2006 Pirates (7.93%) Ninjas (13.66%) Cowboys (67.84%) Hate 'em all (5.29%) I only love the Disciples! (5.29%) Read the 12 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Memorable moments: Which of these is the first memorable movie moment that you saw in a theater (not on video/DVD): (286 Votes) Asked from 7/18/2006 to 7/29/2006 The Hyperspace Leap (Star Wars, 1977) (16.43%) Luke, I am your Father (SW: ESB, 1980) (9.44%) E.T. phone home (E.T., 1982) (9.79%) The Dark Crystal (TDC, 1982) (1.40%) Willow (1988) (2.10%) I'm Batman (Batman, 1989) (6.99%) Hobbiton (LotR: FotR, 2001) (45.80%) The Monolith (2001: ASO, 1969) (4.20%) Khhhaaaannn!!!! (Star Trek II, 1982) (2.45%) Keystone Cops (before your time, sonny) (1.40%) Read the 21 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Was the last book you read: (245 Votes) Asked from 7/29/2006 to 8/7/2006 An epic fantasy (47.35%) A standalone non-epic fantasy (8.98%) 'New Weird' type of book (3.27%) SF that isn't too technical (5.71%) 'Hard' SF (6.12%) Other genre fiction (crime, romance) (7.35%) Literary fiction (8.98%) Classics (5.31%) I only read Letters to Penthouse dude! (2.04%) I can't read (4.90%) Read the 26 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which appeals to you more: (205 Votes) Asked from 8/7/2006 to 8/13/2006 Having a Yeard like Goodkind (3.41%) Speaking...like Shatner (10.24%) Having hair like Bakker (1.95%) Going bald like Erikson (0.98%) Having Bonaduce hair (1.46%) Having a Jordan pimp cane/hat combo (31.71%) Being pasty like snoopster (7.80%) Stalking the likes of you (5.37%) These options suck, change the channel! (37.07%) Read the 13 comments on the Blackboard about this question. Post your comments on this question.
Which of these books do you think is most deserving of the Hugo Award for Best Novel of 2005? (130 Votes) Asked from 8/13/2006 to 8/20/2006 Ken MacLeod, Learning the World (0.77%) George Martin, A Feast for Crows (36.15%)  |