Population Research

[Dyluck]

This is a demographic research about the people of Troll's Bane, not a voting contest or something, so please answer as truthfully as possible and select the answer that best fits you. When the poll asks whether you "know most of the people in a group", it means there must be less than 10 people in that group that you have never had at least a few converstions with before. (Keep in mind this is in character)

Arrows are for helping to identify names in bold

Group 1:

• Adano Eles
  Aragon <
  Christiana
  Damien <
  Darlok
  Dhalsim
  Elkrim
  Falk Vom Wald
  Fenrir Kriegswolf
  Fieps
  Jafingo
  Juliana
  Loki Feuerhaar
  Morgaine La Fey
  Moyave
  Muck
  Lennier <
  Pellandria
  Ronais
  Sirius <
  Tialdin
  Turnupto
  Sun Long <
  Xaveria
  Zasmia

Group 2:

• Astral <
  Brendan Mason
  Cain Freemont
  Callysto
  Caranthir <
  Drogla
  Dyluck <
  Elaralith
  Ellaron
  Erdrick <
  Ezo
  Grof
  Hermie
  Iqloo
  Khanja
  Korn
  Korwin <
  Lief Deltora
  Lord Sauron
  Mishrack
  Muten Roshi
  Niniane
  Peilten
  Roke <
  Serpardum
  Sevious Helios
  Veralion
  Vindigan

[Drogla]

questions: why did you arange these names as you did. why certain names bolded? why these names? what is teh value of this? and why m i not on list one? i like the number one, but some reason dispise of the number two. nuber thre is my favorite though. there should ahve beena group three!just for me

[Moyáve]

((ooc: i believe list one are German players and list two American players. Names written in bold seem to be the more famous characters. So it seems to be a popularity research...or something like this ))

Greetings Dyluck.
I can't figure out the sense of these both lists...and much less i can't understand how you were able to know which persons i don't like, and then write their names in bolt letters...
It would be nice to know for what purpose you're doing this poll.
..Oh and..why you put MY name on it...

Moyáve

[Ronais]

Ronais kommt an den Brettern vorbei und bemerkt die Umfrage.
Er überfliegt die Namen und findet den seinigen und den seines Bruders.
Lächelt geht er weiter, mit der Freude, dass seine halbe Familie bekannt ist.

[Dyluck]

Well Drogla, I don't know why you would think it's a good idea to openly announce that you despise an entire long list of people. I'd be careful now if I were you.

Greetings Moyave. I've don't know who you like and who you don't like, so why would you think this is meaning of the bold names?

Greetings Ronais. Yes this is the most wanted list of criminals in Troll's Bane. Just kidding


No, the bolded names aren't of popular people, but the criteria for the bolded names might have coincidentally made some of them popular or well known. That was probably why my mind was clouded and had to go back and unbold a few names that shouldn't have been bolded, but no worries, it doesn't make a big difference.

I won't disclose the meaning of the bold names or the purpose of this poll yet, but you can all feel free to guess if you like.

By the way, it would be helpful if you left your name and told which choice you picked, if you don't mind that is. I'm especially interested to know who picked 'D'.

[Aragon]

A short translation of the poll to only-german speaking people:

Eine kurze Übersetzung der Umfrage Dylucks:

Dies ist eine demographische Studie über die Bewohner Troll's Banes. Es ist keine Wahl oder ähnliches. So bitte antwortet so wahrheitsgemäss wie möglich.
Wenn gefragt wird, ob "du die meisten der Leute in den beiden Gruppen kennst", meint es, dass in den Gruppen nicht mehr als 10 Leute sind, mit denen du nicht zumindest schon eine kurzes Gespräch gehabt hattest.
(Bitte denkt daran, dass dies im rpg-forum ist)

A) Ich kenne die meisten Leute von beiden Gruppen

B) Ich kenne die meisten Leute der Gruppe 1, aber nicht der Gruppe 2

C) Ich kenne die meisten Leute der Gruppe 2, aber nicht der Gruppe 1

D) Ich kenne nur die meisten fettgedruckten Namen

E) Ich kenne die meisten Namen der Gruppe 1 und nur die fettgedruckten von Gruppe 2

F) Ich kenne die meisten Namen der Gruppe 2 und nur die fettgedruckten von Gruppe 1

G) Ich kenne nicht die meisten von beiden Gruppen, aber ich habe von ihnen gehört

H) Es gibt mehr als 10 Leute von Gruppe 1, von denen ich noch nie gehört habe

I) Es gibt mehr als 10 Leute von Gruppe 2, von denen ich noch nie gehört habe

J) Es gibt mehr als 10 Leute jeder Gruppe, von denen ich noch nie gehört habe

[Elkrim]

Greetings Dyluck,

I left my name right now...
and I've picked choice E.
No more words to say!

Farewell,
Elkrim.


((Maybe we should open a german Thread, wich refers to this one...
I think a lot of german people won't read this topic unless they read Aragons translation.))

[Serpardum]

I picked C

[Dyluck]

Thank you for the suggestion Elkrim, but I'm not sure if that may help me or not in the end. For the people who won't read these messages, then how will many others and I communitcate with those people when there are important issues or discussions about our town in the future? I think maybe those people won't matter to me for those issues anyways then. But maybe I should try my best anyways, I don't know. ((If anyone who can translate this to a german thread, please do it if you like. But please just link or direct them here and don't start another poll though))

[Sun Long]

hmm, why is it important for you to know all this?

[Brendan Mason]

((I must answer this OOC as my chracter is sufeering from memory loss-I picked choice G...the highlighted people are bilingual?))

The names seem familiar...but my mind is like dust right now...

[Fieps]

I chose the Answer "B" from the bold.

[Adano Eles]

I have chosen B too, as I only know a few of the group 2 persons.

((How did you select those names? It's a wild mixture of older players, newer ones and newbies who just arrived yesterday. The bold ones seem to be the oldest of them. Probably everything below 20000))

[Mishrack]

Greets Dy, so we finally see some output from allthose strange questions you'v ebeen harassingpeople with of late
Anyway, I consider meself an A person then

[Cois Vulkan]

Irgendwie komme ich mir auf dieser Liste vergessen vor

[Roke]

Perhaps the bold names have something to do with the Magic Academy.

[Drogla]

dyluck, i never sid i dispised the lists and whatever the point of this is. the number two. i ahve always dispised that number. sorry if i said something else. didnt mean to

[Cain Freemont]

I must say, Dyluck, you have quite outdone yourself on perplexing the entire population. Care to divulge what the purpose of the list is and why my name is on it? In any case, I read the poll carefully and discovered that I needed to choose type A to justify myself. Hopefully you will not baffle us for too long, as we do want to know sooner or later.




Your type A,

[Dyluck]

I must say I'm rather surprised by the sudden increase in answer A overnight.
The names are simply a sample selection of some people who have been very active in the town or on the walls these past few weeks and days
I intend to use this poll to support an observation of mine on a certain issue, but here's no single purpose that this poll can be for. If one knows how to look at the information, it can give us at least some rough ideas about what kind of people are here, how well this community knows each other, and how well they communicate. As of now, over 30000 people have entered our town before, and about 1500 of them have written on the town walls before, and about 35 people have come to answer this poll so far.

[AndrewHorton]

ooc: if its grouped german and american players where is my name?? surely ye have not forgotten me.

#me sighs

I guess im dead or long gone..

[Quain]

I voted "A" on your poll, since I know most of the people in both group.

[Dyluck]

So, after 2 days, it seems there are only about 45 existing people in this town.

[Serpardum]

No.....

There are only 45 people in this town who look at the messages and then looked at this specific message and then chose to vote on this.

[Dyluck]

We obviously know that, you've missed the point Serpardum.

[Caranthir the great]

I chose 'A'.

Thank you, Dyluck.
By 'bolding' my name you made a old dwarf glad

But, I am also interested why I particulary was picked as one of 'the bolded ones'
Because everybody loves me and I am so cute n' fluffy?


Or then some actual reason?

[Tialdin]

why I am not bolded?

[Brendan Mason]

Mage...I am quite curious...what is the purpose of the bolded names...
please...I insist, tell us.

[Dyluck]

The bolded names are simply people who have been very active on the walls in a time long ago, and is frequently found in it's historic papers.