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The timing of this poll is definitely going to throw off the results. It's nearly 2AM on the US West Coast, and most people are going to be asleep.
by johnfn 15y ago
The timing of this poll is definitely going to throw off the results. It's nearly 2AM on the US West Coast, and most people are going to be asleep.
- danmaz74 15y agoIf it stays in the first page for 24 hours, the final result will be significant enough.
- abp 15y ago(in)significant enough, yes. "(Rest of) Europe" goes out through the roof and now guess which of the EU-countries.
- utvara 15y agoDo non EU countries qualify for (Rest of) Europe ;)
- loxs 15y agoNope, countries like Switzerland, Norway, Ukraine, Russia and Turkey certainly don't qualify... </sarcasm>
- dkersten 15y agoOnly countries that qualify for the eurovision contest count ;-)
- willvarfar 15y agoIsrael then?
- dkersten 15y agoPretty much any country kinda close-ish to Europe.
- ordinary 15y agoWe're currently 24 hours in. Saving results for posterity: United States - NYC and SF area 1473 points Canada 519 points UK 590 points (Rest of) Europe 1632 points Australia/Oceania 271 points South America 181 points (Rest of) Asia/Pacific 247 points Africa 76 points (Rest of the) United States 2220 points China 71 points India 294 points
- brackin 15y agoAlthough many Europeans are at work and may not be on HN, I'd expect to see the most votes from Asia.
- itmag 15y ago"Although many Europeans are at work and may not be on HN" Uhm, that's exactly why I'm on HN.
- dum 15y agoI would say the same thing.
- anons2011 15y ago:) indeed.
- Right 15y ago+1
- kunley 15y agoOT, but frankly such attitude is recurring and I can't imagine how it is compatible with HN "ethos". If you're at work, be effective there or change the work. What's to be so proud in slacking during work hours? Would you want such people working in your startup?
- juliendsv-mbm 15y agoI don't think reading some news after lunch, or while having your morning coffee, is that bad for your productivity ...
- kunley 15y agoWhen someone claims that he's on HN "exactly because he's at work", it's not sounding like some innocent morning coffee break.
- brackin 15y agoAlthough many Europeans are at work and may not be on HN, I'd expect to see the most votes from Asia.
- jann 15y agoThe timing isn't really the issue. As danmaz74 said, it needs to be on 24h. If you would start it during the day in an US-timezone, other time zones would be underrepresented.
- eliben 15y agoSince you'd like to get reliable results from all over the world, there's hardly any single suitable timing for such a poll. The only hope is for it to stay visible for close to 24 hours.
- seltzered_ 15y agothat and I almost clicked united states half awake, before realizing the other united states (the rest of the states) was way down below.