I could do Jimi Hendrix. What was the usual time frame before every poll started lasting four months? Two weeks voting, one week rollout?
fwiw I normally like to err on the side of giving ppl as much time as possible HOWEVER what i noticed from the emo poll is that doing it fairly quick (1 week noms, 2 weeks voting/campaigning, 1 week rollout) is that it kept everyone's interest and attention seemingly nonstop for the month. i feel like extending any part of it might've risked peeling ppl off or ppl losing interest and then needing to regain it again. which is to say i've changed my mind and think if possible it should be as taut a timeline as possible (w/out being unreasonably quick).
― Mordy, Saturday, 11 March 2017 17:59 (seven years ago) link
For a single artist, you don't even need a nominations period. Just "here is a link to his songography, now vote dummies!"
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Saturday, 11 March 2017 18:12 (seven years ago) link
i will be opening up Talking Heads on Monday.
let me update the old list...
― Bee OK, Saturday, 11 March 2017 18:22 (seven years ago) link
A. Pavement - Johnny Fever (finished) B. Manic Street Preachers - Jamie_ATP (finished)C. Blur - Nasty, Brutish & Short (finished)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 (finished)27. The Neptunes - V79/some dude (finished)28. Saint Etienne - Billy Dods (finished)29. Hüsker Dü - Pleasant Plains (finished)30. Bruce Springsteen - Jamie_ATP (finished)31. Madonna - Johnny Fever (finished)32. Miles Davis - WmC (finished)33. The Fall - Mark G (finished)34. PJ Harvey - Nasty, Brutish & Short (finished)35. Cocteau Twins - Le Bateau Ivre/LeRooLeRoo (finished)36. Sonic Youth - ArchCarrier (finished)37. New Order - Bee OK (finished) 37B. The Doors - Ismael Klata (finished)38. The Clash - Gukbe (finished)39. Motown Singles - a hoy hoy (finished)40. Jay-Z - some dude (finished)41. Elton John - Johnny Fever (finished)42. Stax - seandalai (finished)43. Disco - Tuomas (finished)44. R. Kelly - Spottie_Ottie_Dope (finished)45. Tom Waits - chap (finished)45B. Velvet Underground and Solo Careers - Shakey Mo Collier (finished)46. The “Classic Rock” Canon - some dude (finished)47. Elvis Costello - kornrulez (finished)48. Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry - charlie h (finished)49. Pink Floyd - Elvis Telecom (finished)50. Steely Dan - Bee OK (finished)51. Bob Dylan - tipsy mothra (finished)52. Sleater-Kinney + offshoots - C.Grisso/McCain (finished)53. Outkast - Spottie (finished)54. Autechre - Leee (finished)55. Brian Eno - WmC (finished)56. Radiohead - nate woolls (finished)57. Spaceman 3 (& descendants) - Elvis Telecom (finished) 58. "Epics" - Leee (finished)59. XTC - Οὖτις (finished)60. The Boo Radleys - Bee OK (finished)61. Yo La Tengo - Van Horn Street/clemenza (finished)62. Creedence Clearwater Revival - crüt (finished)63. Ramones - tipsy mothra (finished) 64. Italo - daavid (finished)65. P-Funk - Οὖτις (finished) 66. Metallica - pplains (finished)67. Spoon - Bee OK (finished)68. Queen - charlie h (finished)69B. Pixies - Johnny Fever (finished)69. Nirvana - Gavin, Leeds (finished)70. Extreme Metal - Viceroy (finished)71. Tom Petty - rogermexico. (finished)72. The Smiths - nate woolls (finished)73. Bauhaus/Tones on Tail-Love and Rockets/Peter Murphy - Bee OK (finished)74. Stereolab - Moka (finished)75. Van Halen - Johnny Fever (finished)76. Devo - soref (finished)77. Can - Z S Moka (finished)78. Oasis - Bee OK (finished)79. George Michael - Ismael Klata (finished)80. The Stooges/Iggy Pop - Moka (finished)81. Leonard Cohen - Simon H. (finished)
on deck: Talking Heads - Bee OK
Hard Rock/Hair Metal - gr8080Stephin Merritt - GukbeFairport Convention et al (R Thompson, S Denny) - Billy DodsJimi Hendrix - some dudeGenesis + solo - NickBThe Burt Bacharach songbook - C. Grisso/McCainDead C - Raymond CummingsRoyal Trux + side projects - sleeveJohn Fahey - Naive Teen Idol?Rush - Matt #2Gamble & Huff/Philly International Records - jetfanBilly Joel - Doctor CasinoLow - aldoNine Inch Nails - chapREM - rogermexico.Bjork - Eric H.Wu-Tang Clan - SpottieShoegaze/Dream Pop/Post-rock (Albums and EPs) - Bee OKCovers - kornrulez6969New Pornographers/AC Newman - staggerleeThey Might Be Giants - Johnny FeverNo Wave - sarahellDFA - Van Horn StreetMisfits/Samhain/Danzig - gr8080Beatles solo careers - ΟὖτιςErykah Badu - Eric H.Nick Cave/Bad Seeds/Birthday Party/et al - charlie hHerbie Hancock - crütAphex Twin - Stevie DThe Jesus and Mary Chain - Bee OKBlondie - Bee OK pollrunner needed for this oneJimmy Jam & Terry Lewis - SpottieSiouxsie & the Banshees/The Creatures - LeRooLeRooAM Radio Gold - Jeff WEurovision - nxdSteve Albini - nate woollsYellow Magic Orchestra - frogbsElvis Presley - EulerByrds + offshoots - kornrulez6969Cardiacs + affiliated - imagoTropicalia/MPB - Frederik BChic Organization - pollrunner needed for this oneFrench/Francophone - Van Horn StreetSmashing Pumpkins - Bee OKThe Cars/Ric Ocasek - crütTim Buckley - Naive Teen IdolVan Morrison - kornrulez6969Animal Collective - flappy birdThe Cramps - MokaBristol trip-hop - chapWire - kornrulez6969jungle/drum 'n bass - Le Bateau IvreSuede - Bee OKRobyn Hitchcock - campreverbPower Ballads - rogermexico.
**Added
Grunge - Cosmic SlopArtists poll - Dan WorsleyKylie Minogue - BradNelsonMath-rock/Hardcore/Post-Hardcore poll - Odysseus
― Bee OK, Saturday, 11 March 2017 18:48 (seven years ago) link
I could rouse myself out of lethargy for Talking Heads.
― hardcore dilettante, Sunday, 12 March 2017 05:23 (seven years ago) link
The Name of This POLL Is...- ILM artist poll #82 - TALKING HEADS - (voting is open until Sunday March 26, 2017)
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 14 March 2017 02:50 (seven years ago) link
I'd like to do a Phil Spector poll.
― example (crüt), Thursday, 16 March 2017 04:34 (seven years ago) link
POLL Me Up Up Up Up Up Up Up Up – TALKING HEADS – ILM Artist Poll #82 - (The Results Thread)
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 29 March 2017 01:38 (seven years ago) link
I coulda sworn we did Spector already...?
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 29 March 2017 01:47 (seven years ago) link
Sign me up to do a "songs under 2 minutes" poll.
― ...and DON'T *bleeep* IT UP! (Leee), Friday, 7 April 2017 13:56 (seven years ago) link
Last weekend to vote in the 70s soul tracks poll!
― ArchCarrier, Saturday, 8 April 2017 18:59 (seven years ago) link
From the 70's straight into the 80's:
Wanna Be POLLIN' Somethin' ~~~ It's the ILM 80's R&B TRACKS POLL! ~~~
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 12:00 (seven years ago) link
There should be one of these for live albums.
― 20-lol pileup (WilliamC), Wednesday, 26 April 2017 14:24 (seven years ago) link
can someone please go, this can't end with Talking Heads. even if that is a great band to end with. i would do another one but it does take a lot out of me and need a bit more time before my next one.
Moka in the mood to do a poll?
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 13 June 2017 03:15 (six years ago) link
I've got time and I like running polls so in the absence of anything else I'll run the Blondie if there's no objections. I can't do graphics though so if anyone would like to run that side of things that would be good.
― nate woolls, Monday, 19 June 2017 16:53 (six years ago) link
Blondie would be great! i signed up for that poll but replaced it with Jesus and Mary Chain, which i might run for my next one.
― Bee OK, Monday, 19 June 2017 23:34 (six years ago) link
ONE POLL OR ANOTHER - ILM Artist Poll #83 - BLONDIE
― Bee OK, Friday, 23 June 2017 02:10 (six years ago) link
any interest in a nu metal trax poll?
― Mordy, Wednesday, 5 July 2017 16:29 (six years ago) link
OH, YOUR POLL IS BEAUTIFUL - ILM Artist Poll #83 - BLONDIE - RESULTS THREAD
― Winter Is Coming (Bee OK), Thursday, 13 July 2017 00:10 (six years ago) link
I've been waiting for about 4 years to run my next poll. I'd like to organize a Van Morrison one...he's a major figure with a huge catalog and deserves an ILM poll. What do you good people think?
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 14 July 2017 23:08 (six years ago) link
seems reasonable imo
― mookieproof, Saturday, 15 July 2017 00:12 (six years ago) link
i say open it up now, this will be perfect for poll number 84
― Winter Is Coming (Bee OK), Saturday, 15 July 2017 01:10 (six years ago) link
Yes!
― wtev, Sunday, 16 July 2017 10:34 (six years ago) link
so, replacing the Covers poll? seems fine to me, and you're near enough to the top that you'd be in the next roll call anyway. I say go for it.over in the billy joel thread website decided to do a listening thread for now but return to the poll idea if it still seems like a good idea after that's wrapped (which would be a few months at least). i've been in line for just shy of four years, so can I hold on to that claim ticket or is that weird?
― ﴿→ ☺ (Doctor Casino), Sunday, 16 July 2017 11:51 (six years ago) link
And we are up and running.Backstreet JellyPOLL: ILM Van Morrison Poll Discussion Thread
― kornrulez6969, Monday, 17 July 2017 14:17 (six years ago) link
I have no idea what's going on with things being out of order, or if there is still an order, but I'm planning on doing the No Wave poll either in December/early January to coincide with the 40th anniversary of No New York blah blah blah
― sarahell, Wednesday, 19 July 2017 20:52 (six years ago) link
you'll be fine sarahell, the order is messed up anyways. just make sure no other poll is running, maybe bump this thread saying you are going to open it and off you go.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 19 July 2017 23:43 (six years ago) link
tbf up until recently it was still very clearly a line, and plenty of people are in it waiting their turn, just there's been some amount of ppl not being ready when their turn comes around and so we've done a bit of jumping down to ppl slightly lower in the list to respect that? i think?
― ﴿→ ☺ (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 20 July 2017 00:25 (six years ago) link
good point and i agree. we should keep the order as best that we can. there are gaps that i wish did not happen...
― Bee OK, Thursday, 20 July 2017 01:12 (six years ago) link
If I was down to run any of these I would have volunteered for a music video poll series.
― billstevejim, Friday, 21 July 2017 01:26 (six years ago) link
#84: Linden Arden POLL the Highlights--ILM Van Morrison Poll Results
― Bee OK, Thursday, 3 August 2017 20:30 (six years ago) link
I had so much fun in that poll that I'm regretting my ballot-poll-hating past
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 01:13 (six years ago) link
They can be great, especially with acts that have huge discographies that you're not 100% familiar with. For me, the Kinks and Parliament-Funkadelic polls were momentous.
― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 9 August 2017 00:11 (six years ago) link
who wants to run a poll? we are in need for a new poll.
i was thinking about bumping Smashing Pumpkins for my next poll but because i ran Talking Heads this year i will wait and open that Mega one around Feb of 2018. i will probably run "Shoegaze/Dream Pop/Post-rock (Albums and EPs)" since we got a fantastic new Slowdive album this year and it's my next poll on this list.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 10 August 2017 03:01 (six years ago) link
would be cool with a Glen Campbell poll
― Spottie, Thursday, 10 August 2017 03:04 (six years ago) link
anyone in the mood to run a poll?
i will do Shoegaze albums this year, maybe Oct or Nov.
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 00:19 (six years ago) link
I might be ready for the wu poll...
― Spottie, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 03:27 (six years ago) link
I could run Elvis before 1 September
― droit au butt (Euler), Wednesday, 16 August 2017 16:38 (six years ago) link
The rare poll where I would, at the very least, make an attempt to relisten to the two Worldwide Hits box sets I got through once and shelved years ago. I would, before I die, like to be able to say I'm a bigger fan of Elvis's music than I am of Elvis, the Guy Who Changed the World. Who I'm a very big fan of. They're not quite inseparable.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 17:16 (six years ago) link
I would love an Elvis poll
― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 17:33 (six years ago) link
Seconded
― lefal junglist platton (wtev), Thursday, 17 August 2017 16:08 (six years ago) link
thirded
― gospodin simmel, Thursday, 17 August 2017 16:15 (six years ago) link
― Spottie, Tuesday, August 15, 2017 8:27 PM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
alright got some interest in the wu thread so im starting noms tomorrow.
― Spottie, Thursday, 17 August 2017 19:28 (six years ago) link
niiiice
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Monday, 21 August 2017 05:48 (six years ago) link
i've been mostly away for a long time but hope i can at least vote in that one
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Monday, 21 August 2017 05:49 (six years ago) link
Got sick and busy so i will start as soon as i can, planning on this week.
― Spottie, Monday, 21 August 2017 20:23 (six years ago) link
feel like its about time we added ZZ Top and QOTSA/Desert Sessions to the list
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Saturday, 2 September 2017 05:34 (six years ago) link
Wu is under wayWU-TANG CLAN — Artist Poll — Nominations, Discussions, Parameters (noms close Sept 17)
― Spottie, Thursday, 7 September 2017 22:41 (six years ago) link
Any interest in a Drexciya + Side Projects poll?
― Frederik B, Monday, 11 September 2017 10:13 (six years ago) link
Asked this in the band thread but...
Have we not done a T Rex poll?!?
― Naive Teen Idol, Tuesday, 19 September 2017 00:11 (six years ago) link