Weekly Poll #189

We're going to do a very different type of poll this week! This is a poll I actually wanted to do last week following the museum poll, but I was on vacation, so I decided to hold it back until this week, since this is a poll where I wanted to be able to check a couple times throughout the day to respond to any potential discussion.

We've been doing a lot of "what's your favorite episode involving a certain type of setting/villain?" questions for the weekly polls lately. In the past few weeks, there has been a lot of debate in the comments about whether every possible option should be included in the poll, or if the options should be limited to only episodes/films where the type of setting or villain in the question plays a significant role in the overall plot. For example, two weeks ago with the museum poll, episodes like "Chiller Diller Movie Thriller" and "The Spooky Case of the Grand Prix Race" where a museum played a small role in the episode were suggested as options. There was also some discussion over whether episodes including Alcatraz should count as a museum since it is one in real-life, even though none of the episodes presented Alcatraz as a museum.

I really appreciate when you all remind me if I've forgotten an option, or propose a potential option that people might want to choose. There are definitely times where I forget to include an episode, and I'm sure there will be times in the future where I forget options again.

Two weeks ago, we started with 10 options for the museum poll, and we ended up with 26 different options by the end of the week. I was thinking it would be a good idea to do a poll like this to see people's preference of how broad you want the poll options to be, just so there's less confusion over what should count. I think it would be good to have most of us on the same page, so people aren't having to go back and revote multiple times because options keep being added. I'm sure I'll still forget to include an option somebody thinks should count every once in a while, and I'm happy to still add options as needed.

In the past, I've tried to limit it to only options where the setting/villain play a prominent role in the plot, so that the amount of poll options don't get too overwhelming for people. However, I am open to making the polls include all possible options if that's what most people on here would prefer. The results of this poll will determine how I approach the options for weekly polls in the future. Obviously, the results of this poll won't please everybody, but I think it would be nice to establish what the majority of people on the blog want, so I can write up these polls with a clearer idea in mind of what everybody thinks should and shouldn't count.

If you have any thoughts you want to share on this issue, feel free to share them in the comments!

Here are the results for last week's poll:
What is your favorite Scooby episode spotlighting an aspect of American history?
The Loch Ness Mess - 19
Witch's Ghost - 12
The Spirits of '76 - 9
To Switch a Witch - 7
Gourmet Ghost - 7
A Mystery Solving Gang Divided - 5
Vote Velma - 3
Big Scare in the Big Easy - 2
World of Witchcraft - 2
Sweet Dreams Scooby - 1
A Night Louse at the White House - 0