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Pick a number from 1-10 (VOTE BEFORE READING THREAD)

1
- 1 (1.5%)
2
- 2 (2.9%)
3
- 6 (8.8%)
4
- 8 (11.8%)
5
- 9 (13.2%)
6
- 5 (7.4%)
7
- 18 (26.5%)
8
- 6 (8.8%)
9
- 4 (5.9%)
10
- 9 (13.2%)

Total Members Voted: 68

Voting closed: June 27, 2010, 04:16:08 pm


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Author Topic: Experiments in biases and prejudices.  (Read 2886 times)

MetalSlimeHunt

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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #45 on: June 20, 2010, 10:47:16 pm »

That would likely be the people who avoid the popular choices.
They've already thought to avoid 7, so they probably avoid 3 as well.

I don't think so. 1-6 and 9 all have a value from one to four. 7 has a value of 15, and 10 has six. Eight has five, however. I think that we need to wait for the results to pile up, so we can get a more accurate picture. Our test group is too small at the moment.
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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #46 on: June 20, 2010, 10:50:02 pm »

That's why I set the poll up for a week.
Of course, the best place to post this to get results would be Dwarf Mode Discussion, based on number of posts and whatnot.

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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #47 on: June 20, 2010, 10:54:00 pm »

I have an idea. Move the thread to other parts of the forum per day. That way, you'll collect info from all different sources and scour the site of the information needed for some oddball reason.

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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #48 on: June 20, 2010, 10:56:02 pm »

I chose three because that's how many gods there are and so is my favorite number.
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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #49 on: June 20, 2010, 11:01:27 pm »

I have an idea. Move the thread to other parts of the forum per day. That way, you'll collect info from all different sources and scour the site of the information needed for some oddball reason.

The problem is that if we do so, the thread will likely be locked or moved back to General Discussion. The only way we could get that to work is if we got authorization to do so from Toady.
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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #50 on: June 20, 2010, 11:01:35 pm »

My thought process went something like the following:
1. deteremined not to land in a stack and to land in the least populated answer
2. not 7; most likely the most picked
3. not 3; 2nd most likely to be picked
4. next number in head, 5; did not choose because being in the middle of the set, it was likely to have been done
5. next number in head, 4; did not choose since I figured it seemed like a number few would choose, and thus would be chosen by those of similar mind
6. next up, 6; almost chose based on a thought process of popular christian numerology, but again guessed others seeking to avoid popular numbers would select it
7. next, 1; chose it because it hadn't even crossed my mind up until that point (all other numbers had at least been quickly looked over), it was on the outside edge of the set and a small number
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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #51 on: June 20, 2010, 11:03:02 pm »

I have an idea. Move the thread to other parts of the forum per day. That way, you'll collect info from all different sources and scour the site of the information needed for some oddball reason.
The problem is that if we do so, the thread will likely be locked or moved back to General Discussion. The only way we could get that to work is if we got authorization to do so from Toady.
The odds of it working do seem too slim to work. Okay, scrap that idea then.

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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #52 on: June 20, 2010, 11:03:27 pm »

Votes:
1=1
2=2
3=3
4=4

Coincidence?
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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #53 on: June 20, 2010, 11:04:56 pm »

I have an idea. Move the thread to other parts of the forum per day. That way, you'll collect info from all different sources and scour the site of the information needed for some oddball reason.
The problem is that if we do so, the thread will likely be locked or moved back to General Discussion. The only way we could get that to work is if we got authorization to do so from Toady.
The odds of it working do seem too slim to work. Okay, scrap that idea then.

We could at least ask. It isn't like he'll lock the thread for us presenting the idea.
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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #54 on: June 21, 2010, 02:26:54 am »

I picked 5 because I hate 7.
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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #55 on: June 21, 2010, 02:42:11 am »

Votes:
1=1
2=2
3=3
4=4

Coincidence?

It makes a nice bell curve until you get to outlier 7.

I picked three, because three is nice. The pool ball 3 is red, it's the first prime odd number, it's just a nice number.

I even design DF forts in groups of three's.
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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #56 on: June 21, 2010, 02:50:11 am »

I chose 6, not because of some devil bullshittery, but because it's related to eighteen, which is my actual favourite number.
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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #57 on: June 21, 2010, 07:48:49 am »

I picked 5 because I hate 7.

Everyone hates 7 for that horrible act of cannibalism he inflicted upon his fellow number 9.
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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #58 on: June 21, 2010, 08:07:51 am »

I picked 10 because it seemed like a good idea.
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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #59 on: June 21, 2010, 08:16:02 am »

i picked 5 and i don't know why.

it gave me an idea for a cool tv show though. it's called hip hop cop and it's about a cop and his hilarious sidekick who is a little fat kid named mashed 'tatersi don't know where the hip hop comes in (maybe the cop freestyles all the time)
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