Reporting on the inaction about polling ability - still holding off on December contest

[Mira]

19. You sound disillusioned, I don't like to put the idea of giving up out there...

and I refuse to join you in that.
I chose to think the programmers are assigning different priorities, and our need for polling has not reached the top of the line.

I'm disappointed hat we never got an answer about my queries of "when"; at the time I said I was holding December contest entries and wanted to report to the participants with a timeline.

I believe if polls were not to happen they certainly have the guts to tell us about that decision; I fully trust that Skinner meant it when he said in the switch over that polls were a feature to come.

It is true that this inattention gave me the feeling our contests were not as appreciated by those with scheduling powers as I had hoped - though I'm quite sure that the GD folks liked the diversion we brought to them every month.

I am sad that you, regnaD kciN, not only seem to throw in the towel where there was no fight (yet), but to extend veto power to those few who "may" dismissively call us a hobby group.
You have won /hosted /volunteered often and have been a tireless participants as an entrant. Therefore you know that the folks appreciate our work, most seem to delight in it.

As you all can tell I am making liberal use of the new posting buttons. I love them almost as much as I will love the polling ability.
Polling is used for things all the time. We are not the only ones who use them.

Furthermore, I believe as is evidenced in the new front page, that there is humor and whimsy in the minds of the "powers that be", and that they ultimately welcome and understand the need for a properly presented diversion from the routine of hosting a progressive political discussion site serving many diverse people.