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For those who missed it last night: the 2009 Arthur C Clarke Award shortlist.
 
 
 
 
 
 
At the weekend, concern was expressed that I hadn't run a GOOD or BAD poll for a while. There was a fear that people might have gotten out of the habit of making arbitrary judgements. Hence: a new year treat for you all! Don't think, just click.

Poll #1325707
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Bringing your own tankard to a party

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GOOD!
50 (61.0%)

BAD!
32 (39.0%)

Heritage beards

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GOOD!
35 (42.2%)

BAD!
48 (57.8%)

Needing to fill out a form to apply for a form

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GOOD!
3 (3.5%)

BAD!
82 (96.5%)

Mathcore

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GOOD!
36 (47.4%)

BAD!
40 (52.6%)

New Shoe Rock

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GOOD!
25 (33.3%)

BAD!
50 (66.7%)

"Xakus's kicking feet disappeared. The lips of the vegetative tube squelched shut. Jelly glistened. The flaps quivered like an epileptic vulva".

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GOOD!
12 (14.6%)

BAD!
70 (85.4%)

German sausage coated with so much pepper it makes your taste buds explode

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GOOD!
54 (64.3%)

BAD!
30 (35.7%)

Spaghetti Hoops

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GOOD!
37 (45.1%)

BAD!
45 (54.9%)

Final Fantasy XII

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GOOD!
25 (33.3%)

BAD!
50 (66.7%)

End-of-year lists

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GOOD!
58 (69.9%)

BAD!
25 (30.1%)

Naming bands after Italian restaurants

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GOOD!
23 (27.7%)

BAD!
60 (72.3%)

The '90s being almost two decades ago

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GOOD!
23 (27.1%)

BAD!
62 (72.9%)

Fibreoptic Christmas trees

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GOOD!
38 (45.8%)

BAD!
45 (54.2%)

Pride & Prejudice

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GOOD!
65 (78.3%)

BAD!
18 (21.7%)

CHEEEESE

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GOOD!
77 (91.7%)

BAD!
7 (8.3%)

 
 
 
 
 
 
But for this, I will make an exception.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Poll #1229576
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

Neal Stephenson

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GOOD
67 (83.8%)

BAD
13 (16.2%)

 
 
 
 
 
 
Following on from a mutually surprising discussion last weekend:

Poll #1229575
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What is Neal Stephenson's best book?

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The Big U
0 (0.0%)

Zodiac
6 (8.6%)

Snow Crash
20 (28.6%)

Interface
0 (0.0%)

The Diamond Age
13 (18.6%)

Cobweb
0 (0.0%)

Cryptonomicon
21 (30.0%)

Quicksilver
5 (7.1%)

The Confusion
0 (0.0%)

The System of the World
3 (4.3%)

In the Beginning was the Command Line
2 (2.9%)

Anathem
0 (0.0%)

What is Neal Stephenson's worst book?

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The Big U
15 (25.9%)

Zodiac
7 (12.1%)

Snow Crash
1 (1.7%)

Interface
4 (6.9%)

The Diamond Age
7 (12.1%)

Cobweb
3 (5.2%)

Cryptonomicon
8 (13.8%)

Quicksilver
5 (8.6%)

The Confusion
2 (3.4%)

The System of the World
6 (10.3%)

In the Beginning was the Command Line
0 (0.0%)

Anathem
0 (0.0%)



Justification in the comments welcomed.
 
 
 
 
 
 
To be clear: I have not watched "Journey's End" yet, because [info]bibliolicious is out at a gig this evening. But I wouldn't wish to deprive anyone of poll-clicking fun, and anyway I'm planning to pretty much avoid the internet for the next 24 hours, so:

Poll #1218259
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Partners in Crime

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GOOD!
21 (55.3%)

BAD!
17 (44.7%)

The Fires of Pompeii

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GOOD!
35 (87.5%)

BAD!
5 (12.5%)

Planet of the Ood

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GOOD!
28 (71.8%)

BAD!
11 (28.2%)

The Sontaran Stratagem

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GOOD!
25 (65.8%)

BAD!
13 (34.2%)

The Poison Sky

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GOOD!
18 (47.4%)

BAD!
20 (52.6%)

The Doctor's Daughter

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GOOD!
17 (44.7%)

BAD!
21 (55.3%)

The Unicorn and the Wasp

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GOOD!
25 (67.6%)

BAD!
12 (32.4%)

Silence in the Library

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GOOD!
37 (94.9%)

BAD!
2 (5.1%)

Forest of the Dead

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GOOD!
31 (81.6%)

BAD!
7 (18.4%)

Midnight

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GOOD!
29 (80.6%)

BAD!
7 (19.4%)

Turn Left

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GOOD!
32 (88.9%)

BAD!
4 (11.1%)

The Stolen Earth

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GOOD!
28 (75.7%)

BAD!
9 (24.3%)

Journey's End

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GOOD!
21 (60.0%)

BAD!
14 (40.0%)

Season 4 overall?

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GOOD!
29 (78.4%)

BAD!
8 (21.6%)

Best season?

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SEASON ONE!
14 (36.8%)

SEASON TWO!
1 (2.6%)

SEASON THREE!
11 (28.9%)

SEASON FOUR!
12 (31.6%)



Feel free to link to your Who posts in the comments. Actually, that would be really helpful, because by the time I get around to watching the episode any relevant posts will probably be buried at about skip=300, and thus difficult to find.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Poll #1207064
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What is RTD's best Doctor Who episode?

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Rose
0 (0.0%)

The End of the World
4 (9.3%)

Aliens of London
0 (0.0%)

World War Three
1 (2.3%)

The Long Game
0 (0.0%)

Boom Town
0 (0.0%)

Bad Wolf
3 (7.0%)

The Parting of the Ways
7 (16.3%)

The Christmas Invasion
1 (2.3%)

New Earth
0 (0.0%)

Love & Monsters
7 (16.3%)

Army of Ghosts
0 (0.0%)

Doomsday
2 (4.7%)

The Runaway Bride
1 (2.3%)

Smith and Jones
2 (4.7%)

Gridlock
2 (4.7%)

Utopia
5 (11.6%)

The Sound of Drums
0 (0.0%)

The Last of the Time Lords
1 (2.3%)

The Voyage of the Damned
0 (0.0%)

Partners in Crime
0 (0.0%)

Midnight
7 (16.3%)

What is RTD's worst Doctor Who episode?

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Rose
1 (2.4%)

The End of the World
0 (0.0%)

Aliens of London
6 (14.6%)

World War Three
0 (0.0%)

The Long Game
1 (2.4%)

Boom Town
3 (7.3%)

Bad Wolf
0 (0.0%)

The Parting of the Ways
0 (0.0%)

The Christmas Invasion
1 (2.4%)

New Earth
6 (14.6%)

Love & Monsters
7 (17.1%)

Army of Ghosts
0 (0.0%)

Doomsday
0 (0.0%)

The Runaway Bride
0 (0.0%)

Smith and Jones
0 (0.0%)

Gridlock
2 (4.9%)

Utopia
0 (0.0%)

The Sound of Drums
0 (0.0%)

The Last of the Time Lords
3 (7.3%)

The Voyage of the Damned
10 (24.4%)

Partners in Crime
1 (2.4%)

Midnight
0 (0.0%)

 
 
 
 
 
 
It has been brought to my attention that some of my friends are wrongheads on the matter of M. Night Shyamalan's films. Hence:

Poll #1205761
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The Sixth Sense

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GOOD
80 (90.9%)

BAD
8 (9.1%)

Unbreakable

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GOOD
54 (66.7%)

BAD
27 (33.3%)

Signs

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GOOD
19 (24.7%)

BAD
58 (75.3%)

The Village

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GOOD
24 (31.6%)

BAD
52 (68.4%)

Lady in the Water

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GOOD
8 (12.7%)

BAD
55 (87.3%)

The Happening

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GOOD
7 (14.3%)

BAD
42 (85.7%)



EDIT: Martin has the summary poll.