Thread for coordinating the order and timing of ILM ballot polls

I've never used Numbers -- I was using OpenOffice until I discovered Google Docs was a million times easier. Are there contextual menus? Right-click on the column header bringing up Sort options?

No... I've hunted around and even googled for answers. Maybe I'll download OpenOffice this week and copy the ballots over.

I recommend Googledocs! Here's a copy of the basic poll .xls, just Save a Copy and go to town on it.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmhW_PgsyKKodGZkUi14NV9mYUZ2bUhyV29QU3hBV3c

(thx WmC for your email!)

been away from ILX again lately, but of course I'll gladly run the Neptunes poll for everyone's pleasure (there *are* people waiting for it, I guess?). If I could only ask for about 24 more hours for preparation? my poll knowledge needs a bit of dusting off, it's been a while for me (sadly)

No problem! This was short notice.

I see aero's voodoo curse is taking effect.

Did rock n roll die?

Apparently so.

Can we just skip ahead to Wang Chung?

Counting down Joni Mitchell poll here:
Oh I Wish I Had a POLL, I Could Skate Away On: The Joni Mitchell Tracks/Albums Results Thread (ILM ARTIST POLL #26)

Albums today, tracks over the rest of the week.

have been pretty excited about the Neptunes poll! V79 lemme know if you want any help or advice i can offer from my experience running the Timbaland poll. i was thinking i might start putting together a Neptunes discog playlist on Spotify. i'm really hoping you a) do a 'worst' sub-poll and b) include Pharrell and Chad solo productions.

scott walker poll would be nice too, especially maybe a month after bish bosch comes out.

someone do blue oyster cult svp

I emailed V79 again. Hope he's up for this even with sparse ILXing.

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I would vote in a Scott Walker

Got an email from V79 last night -- his internet access is spotty, but he's planning on getting the Neptunes poll started this afternoon/evening.

can i call dibbs on a tv theme tune quicky poll?

Ooh! Hawaii Five-O, Grange Hill, Channel 4 Tour de France theme ... so many choices

Oh hell yes, great idea!

Might as well!

perfect strangers will crush the competition

or knight rider

http://nothingsgonnastopmenow.com/

thank you for being a friend

1. "Barney Miller" (10,478 points, 253 first-place votes)

good thing the thread got bumped, because - sorry for the delay, but I'm starting my Neptunes poll right now, hope everything goes well on this one

The Barney Miller thread

It'll be my 894th birthday by the time the Pink Floyd poll gets here *sigh*
But Bruce Springsteen on the horizon :D

I would vote for The Greatest American Hero theme song imo

well you still have the rest of the day to enjoy the 80s poll, vg

There's an 80s poll?

AG you and I both know that I will be almost completely mystified by the top 10 lol :)

a hoy hoy, I think tv themes could go ahead anytime and coexist with Neptunes outside this thread's list without any conflict or ballot fatigue issues.

V79, thanks for getting the Neptunes rolling!

It'll be my 894th birthday by the time the Pink Floyd poll gets here *sigh*
But Bruce Springsteen on the horizon :D

Would you go so far as to describe The Boss as a "distant ship's smoke" then?

yeah? i'll wait for the 80s poll to end - maybe a monday start?

lol pplains :D

wuld like to withdraw my vu solo career
too lazy/busy/think the numbers would end up funky anyway

The Joni Mitchell poll has officially ended. Full results can be read here:
Oh I Wish I Had a POLL, I Could Skate Away On: The Joni Mitchell Tracks/Albums Results Thread (ILM ARTIST POLL #26)

I want to do another poll -- I'm thinking something like a Emo, Screamo, Mallcore + [post]-Hardcore poll. Not sure if that's the best way to describe it... Anyway, can I get added to the end of the list? (I'm sure it won't be up until 2014.)

Been thinking about doing a music books poll for a while. I think it'd probably run alongside these, rather than joining the list (might even do it on ILbooks). Throwing it out there, seeing if there's enthusiasm, big poll fatigue

I'm not fatigued of polls but I am pretty sick of the vague decade/genre polls, don't see the point.

a books one would be interesting. I know what my #1 would be.

books one sounds like a great idea!

I would like a books one, if only to get more recommendations on music books to read >:)

which reminds me, new Townsend next week :D

Towns(h)end that should be

wo are you

book one would be very cool.

lol Sakey

aa

1. Pet Shop Boys - Billy Dods (finished)
2. Beatles - Mark G (finished)
3. Prince - Jamie_ATP (finished)
4. U2 - Ismael Klata (finished)
5. Beach Boys - iatee (finished)
6. Led Zeppelin - WmC (finished)
7. Timbaland - some dude (finished)
8. Guided By Voices - Johnny Fever (finished)
9. Stevie Wonder - Eric H. (finished)
10. "Producers" - Shakey Mo Collier (finished)
11. Pulp - Finefinemusic (finished)
12. James Brown - strongo/Shakey Mo Collier (finished)
13. Jacksons - Jamie_ATP (finished)
14. David Bowie - WmC (finished)
15. Paul Simon - Lamp (finished)
16. Rolling Stones - rogermexico (finished)
17. The Kinks - C. Grisso/McCain (finished)
18. Depeche Mode - crüt (finished)
19. Beastie Boys - Johnny Fever (finished)
20. ABBA - donna rouge (finished)
20B. Bee Gees - Shakey Mo Collier (finished)
21. Neil Young - clemenza (finished)
22. Fleetwood Mac - Clarke B. (finished)
23. The Cure - nate woolls (finished)
24. Kate Bush - Ismael Klata (finished)
25. The Who - Tarfumes the Escape Goat (finished)
26. Joni Mitchell - Mordy (just finished)
27. The Neptunes - V79 (voting now open for Neptunes, no picture ID required, no voter suppression in effect, please vote)
28. Saint Etienne - Billy Dods
29. Kraftwerk - jon via chi
30. Hüsker Dü - Pleasant Plains
31. Bruce Springsteen - Jamie_ATP
32. Miles Davis - WmC
33. Madonna - or something
34. The Fall - Mark G
35. PJ Harvey - Nasty, Brutish & Short
36. Cocteau Twins - Le Bateau Ivre
37. New Order - Bee OK
38. Sonic Youth - ArchCarrier
39. Motown Singles - a hoy hoy
40. Stax - seandalai
41. Disco - Tuomas
42. Jay-Z - some dude
43. The Clash - Gukbe
44. R. Kelly - Spottie_Ottie_Dope
45. Tom Waits - chap
46. The "Classic Rock" Canon - Doctor Casino
47. Elvis Costello - kornrulez
48. Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry - charlie h
49. Pink Floyd - Elvis Telecom
50. Ween - WmC
51. Steely Dan - Bee OK
52. Bob Dylan - tipsy mothra
53. Sleater-Kinney + offshoots - C.Grisso/McCain
54. Outkast - The Reverend
55. US Indie Singles of the 1980s - NickB
56. Autechre - Leee
57. Brian Eno - WmC
58. Wire - Z S
59. Chic Organization - Donna Rouge
60. Spaceman 3 (& descendants) - Elvis Telecom
61. Radiohead - nate woolls
62. Yo La Tengo/Dump - clemenza
63. P-Funk - Shakey Mo Collier
64. Iggy Pop, incl. Stooges - flopson
65. Boo Radleys - Bee OK
66. XTC - Shakey Mo Collier
67. Italo - daavid
68. Emo/Screamo/Mallcore/(post)Hardcore - Mordy

Dropped iatee's VU Solo and added Mordy's next one -- did I miss anything?