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CornField Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 09:29 PM
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There's something a bit strange going on with this poll
Here's a screen shot I took just a couple minutes ago of that USA Today poll:



If I hit the "latest results" link the percentages all over the place. (On this one, they only add up to a total of 50% -- other times they've been 100+%)
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KingFlorez Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 09:30 PM
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1. Freepers
Their antics are screwing up the poll
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evlbstrd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 09:31 PM
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2. Crappy code.
Bad webmaster.
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 09:33 PM
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3. Bingo
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KerryOn Donating Member (899 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 09:36 PM
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4. The screen shot looks to be...
Edited on Thu Aug-25-05 09:36 PM by KerryOn
exactly one half if you multiply by 2, everything looks to be in line with when I voted.

28x2 = 56
6x2 = 12
16x2 = 32
Total 100
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fooj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 09:37 PM
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5. I went to vote on it earlier and there was nothing inside the box.
Totally blank. Just USA Today /Quick questions...that was it.

Peace.
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wli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 11:36 PM
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6. these online polls are getting rigged now, too n/t
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