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Post by thegrimreaper on Mar 28, 2009 14:53:06 GMT -5
those who cannot be bothered to vote are probably not too worried about what gets made and having a little bit of "security" disuades those that are out to make mischief.
Not everyone who collects will visit my site, or here. In fact there may be many collectors who do not even know that forums of any type exist.
The poll is to give Al an idea as to what is wanted. ie 30% of voters want figurine XYZ.
He does not need to know that 4761 collectors out of the 12764 wanted figure XYZ.
If he did, he'd put a leaflet in all magazines, and then not everyone would respond.
also poll.com is easy to bypass and revote as many times as you want no matter what they say. If you want , set up a test poll and i'll add 10 votes for an obscure option in no time at all ;-)
this is from their own pages "Poll results are subject to error and are for entertainment only." LOL
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Post by Lior Knight on Mar 28, 2009 16:57:34 GMT -5
My point that if the whole survey based on 20 something votes than it hardly serves its purpose on accurate statistics. Have more people take the poll means the accuracy of the survey is higher.
There would always be a risk of people enlisting their friends and relatives to vote for something so having a poll that requires registration may downsize the risk but never prevent it entirely. But consumers that do buy this figures and do care to a degree on what is made should get a much easier access to the poll.
In any case, we can discuss it till next week and never agree on the idea of what survey should be but at the very least be sure to spread the work on other forums as well to not only get more accurate idea of what the consumers would want more (and not just a limited fan base) but also to use it as a reminder that this line is being released and its worth keeping tacks as they can affect future releases.
After all, its in our interest to promote the line so it won't get cancelled before time.
And speaking of which, guys be sure you spread the word that Buffy been released this month on other forums you visit.
Also, how many people here (outside of UK) want to get one but cannot because of high shipping rates on ebay? I'd like to make a list of members and see if we can find a solution.
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Post by thegrimreaper on Mar 28, 2009 17:12:41 GMT -5
My point that if the whole survey based on 20 something votes than it hardly serves its purpose on accurate statistics. Have more people take the poll means the accuracy of the survey is higher. There would always be a risk of people enlisting their friends and relatives to vote for something so having a poll that requires registration may downsize the risk but never prevent it entirely. But consumers that do buy this figures and do care to a degree on what is made should get a much easier access to the poll. In any case, we can discuss it till next week and never agree on the idea of what survey should be but at the very least be sure to spread the work on other forums as well to not only get more accurate idea of what the consumers would want more (and not just a limited fan base) but also to use it as a reminder that this line is being released and its worth keeping tacks as they can affect future releases. After all, its in our interest to promote the line so it won't get cancelled before time.
And speaking of which, guys be sure you spread the word that Buffy been released this month on other forums you visit. Also, how many people here (outside of UK) want to get one but cannot because of high shipping rates on ebay? I'd like to make a list of members and see if we can find a solution. Lior, I agree that as many people as possible should vote. The vote is here : superherofigurineforum.com/index.php?showtopic=731&st=0&#entry122428if people can't be bothered to register then it is their problem and they should not then complain in future if their preferred character has not been made / considered. and safe to say more than 100 folk will vote. That said, would you prefer 20 knowledgeable buffy fans vote and their opinions taken on board by Eaglemoss, or would you prefer 100 people vote, most of whom don't really care one weay or they other, or are voting for the 20th time, end up swaying the results.  and to prove that poll.com is flawed I set up a quick poll over there. poll.pollcode.com/33Q5Q. Did this test work? A. iv'e got 5 votes for "satsuma" so far ... ;D ;D ;D ;D We have been running polls and monitioring who votes for a while now. EM trust us and therefore trust our results. Either way we can all work together to promote this collection.  |
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Post by Lior Knight on Mar 28, 2009 17:58:35 GMT -5
Re: the poll you made to test it, I keep getting "We're sorry, you've already voted in this poll!" on top of the page so not so sure how unsafe it is. Regardless, there are plenty of other online surveys which can be more secure.
The bottom line would remain how many people would bother to vote if its more time consuming. While I accept your point that people who care enough won't mind to do whatever necessary to vote, I do not agree that its right to discard people just because they can't be bothered to sign up somewhere...after all, if somebody buys these figures, her or his opinion is valid no matter if he/she care enough to sign up or not.
The best option would be setting up a poll on Eaglemoss site itself to promote Eaglemoss production but since its already been chosen to be limited to one forum then at this stage it not really matters.
Either way, this discussion of polls is very much Off Topic so lets get back to the topic as dwelling on this brings us nowhere.
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Post by buffduffdan on Mar 30, 2009 19:50:06 GMT -5
Apologies but we've had to restart poll. New way is much more secure and my fault for not following standard forum procedure! To all those who voted then please come back to vote in the new poll, and those who are yet to then please come over and vote The more votes then the more accurate the results! Would also ask you get anybody else with an interest in these figurines to come and vote, even if they simply register, vote and never return! Thanks  www.superherofigurineforum.com |
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Post by Shiloh on Jun 8, 2009 7:52:02 GMT -5
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Post by buffduffdan on Jun 16, 2009 7:46:17 GMT -5
Hey guys, just to let you know that soon we'll be sending off a Q&A to Alan Cowsill, Editor of the Buffy figurine specials. If you have any questions you'd like us to consider including then post away here or over on the Superhero Figurine Forum - www.superherofigurineforum.com |
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Post by sueworld2003 on Jun 19, 2009 6:11:27 GMT -5
The Angel figure must be out by now. So has anyone managed to get hold of one yet?
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Post by Thorn Of Deucalion on Jun 24, 2009 19:37:19 GMT -5
anyone know if these are going to be available to Australia? I email them and nothing.  . |
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Post by buffduffdan on Aug 17, 2009 19:27:05 GMT -5
Know this thread doesn't get much love anymore but for those interested, Spike should be out in a week or 2. Then the 4th figure will be the Master in Novemeber, with Faith being #5 |
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Post by skytteflickan88 on Aug 24, 2009 13:33:50 GMT -5
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Post by madvicks on Aug 24, 2009 13:43:51 GMT -5
LMAO! Enterprising! I hope some one offers the seller the equivalent of £9.99.
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Post by Lior Knight on Aug 24, 2009 15:24:25 GMT -5
LOL! People are very optimistic. I wonder where did this seller get the bubble he/she lives in? 'Cause I want one too. ;D
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Post by skytteflickan88 on Aug 26, 2009 11:31:39 GMT -5
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Post by sueworld2003 on Aug 26, 2009 13:42:26 GMT -5
Well I have to say I adore this line. I notice that the Spike figure has already hit eBay in the UK, and so I can't wait to get hold of mine.
From what I can see he looks just as good as the prototype. ;D
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Post by Thorn Of Deucalion on Sept 16, 2009 1:53:23 GMT -5
I have Buffy and Angel on pre-order from a store so far, so do we have anymore info? Like the order they are coming out ? (I have seen 2 diff ones), or the outfits? I really want a Cordy and Darla from 'Angel' not from 'Buffy'... And we are getting the Master? That one I could wait for, why pick him? ... thegrimreaper I sign up on your forum but could not find the Buffy stuff?, do you have anymore info about whats next?  Thanks. |
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Post by buffduffdan on Sept 18, 2009 10:31:28 GMT -5
The Buffy figures do have a section on the Superhero Figurine Forum It can be found in the "Other Eaglemoss collections" area! So far only we only have the order for the first 5 figures: Buffy, Angel, Spike, Master, Faith! No word on who will follow or what costumes. I'm hoping we might get a pic of the Master soon |
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Post by msperoxideluv on Sept 18, 2009 12:22:10 GMT -5
If any of our UK forum members would be willing to pick me up a Spike and ship to US. Please PM me.
Cheers!
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Post by buffduffdan on Sept 18, 2009 16:56:58 GMT -5
Looks like I was right:  Love the pose of him and the detail Big thanks to Alan at Eaglemoss for replying to me so quickly and for the sneak! |
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