True, gathering arguements for/against the issue was not the intended purpose of this poll...but I'm OK with it.
Yes, this may affect the poll outcome to some extent...but that's OK too...if a person is sitting on the fence about the issue and reads (re-reads) the points made here, causing a shift one way or the other...that's great.
Yes, this poll is completely vunerable to sabotage...but it's just an informal measure. We're not going to change the world with it.
I think you took my post a little out of context.
I was trying to make a point that negative statements or positive statements for that matter should not be associated with any poll of this sort.
For one, by polling people outside the true sample you are creating an allowance for a large sample error.
Also, the bias created by people who are not truly part of the polling sample will create more of a margin for error. That was my point with the Iraq statement... it was a comparison with no direct bearing on this discussion.
Okay.. maybe my point was out of place as this is an opinion poll and thread, anyone has the right to speak up... However, I feel like there has been plenty of discussion on this subject in other threads and to discuss it in association with a poll may be affecting the results.
I did intend to create any ill will and I apologize if you took it that way.
I chose to bring up an issue to discuss just as everyone else in this thread, I did not realize the manner in which I was bringing it up would cause such a response.
