Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
  • Mood: busy

Generally Sponsored Poetry Poll for November 2009 Poetry Fishbowl

The general fund currently contains $10. Let's go over some options...

There are three poems being microfunded: "The Transformations of Terror," "Warning Sine," and "Choralia." None of these are $10 or less from being fully funded, but $5 or $10 would give you a good chunk of lines from any of them. You could spend $10 on one, $5 on each of two, or $5 on one of these and $5 elsewhere.

There are also poems left over from the fishbowl that you could select. There is one $5 poem left, "Carved in Stone." There are four $10 poems left: "Othertongues," "rromani chib," "Sticks and Stones," and "Traces of Intelligence." You could spend $10 on a single poem, or $5 on "Carved in Stone" and $5 on one of the microfunded poems.

I encourage folks to vote, because there are a lot of options here so a tie could easily happen if the votes spread out. This poll will run at least until Saturday morning. I'll check it then, and close it if there's a clear winner; if it's tied, I'll give it more time.

Poll #1481738 Generally Sponsored Poetry for November 2009
This poll is closed.
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All. Participants: 8

Would you like to do some microfunding?

View Answers
Yes, $10 toward "The Transformations of Terror"
0(0.0%)
Yes, $10 toward "Warning Sine"
0(0.0%)
Yes, $10 toward "Choralia"
1(14.3%)
Yes, $5 each toward "The Transformations of Terror" & "Warning Sine"
2(28.6%)
Yes, $5 each toward "Warning Sine" & "Choralia"
1(14.3%)
Yes, $5 each toward "Choralia" & "The Transformations of Terror"
0(0.0%)
Yes, $5 toward "The Transformations of Terror" AND publish "Carved in Stone"
2(28.6%)
Yes, $5 toward "Warning Sine" AND publish "Carved in Stone"
0(0.0%)
Yes, $5 toward "Choralia" AND publish "Carved in Stone"
0(0.0%)
No, I want one of the $10 poems.
1(14.3%)

If there is no microfunding, which $10 would you want?

View Answers
"Othertongues"
2(40.0%)
"rromani chib"
1(20.0%)
"Sticks and Stones"
1(20.0%)
"Traces of Intelligence"
1(20.0%)
Tags: cyberfunded creativity, fishbowl, poetry, poll
Subscribe

  • A Little Slice of Terramagne: YardMap

    Sadly the main program is dormant, but the YardMap concept is awesome, and many of its informative articles remain. YardMap was a citizen science…

  • Goldenrod Gall Contents

    Apparently all kinds of things go on inside goldenrod galls, beyond the caterpillars who make them. Fascinating. I've seen the galls but haven't…

  • Science and Spirituality

    Here's an article about science and spirituality, sort of. It doesn't have a very wide view of either. Can you be scientific and spiritual? This…

  • Post a new comment

    Error

    switch
    default userpic

    Your IP address will be recorded 

    When you submit the form an invisible reCAPTCHA check will be performed.
    You must follow the Privacy Policy and Google Terms of use.
    Help
  • 3 comments
janetmiles

janetmiles

November 6 2009, 21:05:15 UTC 11 years ago

Too many choices! (I think the phrase is either "spoiled for choice" or "decision paralysis".)
ysabetwordsmith

Hmm...

ysabetwordsmith

November 6 2009, 23:52:09 UTC 11 years ago

I was kind of concerned about that as a possible outcome of allowing multiple epics to be microfunded at once, especially when adding them into polls. I'd be willing to condense the options somehow, but I'm not sure what would be a "fair" way to do that.

Maybe offer options only for the oldest epic? Or all the epics, but only one version (i.e. all $5 or all $10)?

Anything I do essentially removes some choices from what voters can do; I'm hesitant to do that. But I'll have to if the current version causes decision paralysis, which is a real problem.

Thoughts?

Poll vote

Anonymous

November 9 2009, 16:28:08 UTC 11 years ago

I'm casting a vote for $5 towards "Transformations of Terror" and for the remaining $5 to entirely fund "Carved in Stone". LJ won't let me take part in the poll, 'cause I don't have an account; I hope placing this in comments will serve in its stead. Thanks!

Just George