From a creator perspective or initial poster: Memes are easier to create - because you can be more general and there's less likelihood for error. Also you can edit afterwards. Polls you can't edit afterwards, and you always screw something up. For example - I apparently should have included Andrew over some of the other people. (But I found Andrew sort of inconsequential so forgot him. Or at least that's the excuse I'm going with at the moment. LOL!) And I'm not sure Cordy really had much of a redemptive arc in Buffy. Also there's less risk in a meme, with a poll - if no one participates, but you, you are sitting there with the equivalent of egg on your face.
But Polls are far more interesting. All a meme does is reveal what you think. Interacting with it is difficult. It's very - look at me, very ego-centric. And you're right it's hard to know if anyone else has done it. And from a participant or reader standpoint - memes are work for participants - instead of just clicking on a ticky box - you have to cut past the questions, delete the answers, and write new answers. Time consuming. A poll on the other hand is fun, you click a box, you see how others responded and you get the reward of seeing that you may not be alone in all your views. While at the same time, noting there are people who feel the exact opposite.
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Date: 2009-11-22 04:47 am (UTC)And I'm not sure Cordy really had much of a redemptive arc in Buffy. Also there's less risk in a meme, with a poll - if no one participates, but you, you are sitting there with the equivalent of egg on your face.
But Polls are far more interesting. All a meme does is reveal what you think. Interacting with it is difficult. It's very - look at me, very ego-centric.
And you're right it's hard to know if anyone else has done it. And from a participant or reader standpoint - memes are work for participants - instead of just clicking on a ticky box - you have to cut past the questions, delete the answers, and write new answers. Time consuming. A poll on the other hand is fun, you click a box, you see how others responded and you get the reward of seeing that you may not be alone in all your views. While at the same time, noting there are people who feel the exact opposite.