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This week's poll was suggested by LazyReviewer. Maybe ruling the world is too much pressure, but what about ruling anything? You can comment below what's the limit to what you would like to rule

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http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Question: You are a pedestrian at an intersection for cars. There is a signal and a crosswalk. You will...
Choices:
Never jaywalk: I will always wait for the signal to cross - votes: 562 (24.4%)
Situationally jaywalk: if no cars around or I feel safe about it, I'll cross regardless of the light - votes: 1660 (72.2%)
Always jaywalk: It's up to the cars to avoid me - votes: 78 (3.4%)
There were 2300 total votes.
The poll ended: September 28th, 2024 10:20am PDT

So almost 25% of you will follow the letter of the law

This week's poll was suggested by lollylopmr. How often will you follow the rules while walking at an intersection?

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http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: Does colored manga, manhwa, manhua, or webtoon make a difference to you?
Choices:
Definitely agree: I only read full color - votes: 104 (4.2%)
Somewhat agree: I like color and would prefer it - votes: 423 (16.9%)
Neutral: Either is fine as long as I like the plot and art - votes: 1157 (46.2%)
Somewhat Disagree: It doesn't matter but it is always nice to see my favorites in color - votes: 240 (9.6%)
Definitely Disagree: Color has no impact on how I choose what to read - votes: 578 (23.1%)
There were 2502 total votes.
The poll ended: September 21st, 2024 10:37am PDT

Looks like most people don't care, but more people are starting to prefer color over greyscale

This week's poll was suggested by our member Viki.kdrama (who I'm sure has no affiliation with that website). Does reading in color matter to you?

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http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: What's the longest break you've taken from reading manga?
Choices:
Less than a day - votes: 106 (5%)
A few days - votes: 270 (12.8%)
A week - votes: 361 (17.1%)
A few months - votes: 678 (32.1%)
A year - votes: 242 (11.4%)
Many years - votes: 457 (21.6%)
There were 2114 total votes.
The poll ended: September 14th, 2024 10:20am PDT

A surprising many of us have taken multi-year breaks in the past. I guess if you voted in this poll though, you're currently not on break

This week's poll was suggested by juliarox214. Since you started reading manga (or manhua/manhwa), what's the longest break you've taken where you didn't read anything? Can you go on without this hobby?

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: You're very talented at 1 skill or subject, but you don't like it. You're also terrible at another, but you're very passionate about it. If you had only enough time to pursue 1, which would you choose?
Choices:
The one I'm very good at but don't enjoy - votes: 729 (37.4%)
The one I'm very bad at but enjoy - votes: 1222 (62.6%)
There were 1951 total votes.
The poll ended: September 7th, 2024 10:43am PDT

Most of us would choose happiness over other things. Of course we could complicate this more if we had to attach money values. People naturally interpret this with jobs

This week's poll was suggested by 8-3 and inspired by We Never Learn: BOKUBEN. Would you choose between the thing you're good at or the thing you like?

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http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: How often are you voluntarily away from your cell phone (i.e., not including times you lost it)?
Choices:
I always have it - votes: 785 (32.9%)
Only when prohibited by school or work rules - votes: 394 (16.5%)
I sometimes choose to leave it behind - votes: 863 (36.2%)
I usually don't have it - votes: 164 (6.9%)
I almost never have it around - votes: 98 (4.1%)
I don't own a cell phone - votes: 82 (3.4%)
There were 2386 total votes.
The poll ended: August 31st, 2024 10:28pm PDT

I guess there's hope for some of us to not be glued to our phones

This week's poll is also from lollylopmr. How often are you near the ball and chain of your cell phone? Is it tethered to your mind? (Although technically how often you use your phone is a different question)

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: How often do you clear your browser history and/or cookies?
Choices:
After each session - votes: 158 (8.5%)
Daily - votes: 62 (3.3%)
Weekly - votes: 72 (3.9%)
Monthly - votes: 125 (6.7%)
Yearly - votes: 110 (5.9%)
Never - votes: 298 (16.1%)
Only when I have a problem with a specific site - votes: 1029 (55.5%)
There were 1854 total votes.
The poll ended: August 24th, 2024 8:46am PDT

Now I wonder how often people delete entries on your browser history to hide something...

This week's poll was suggested by our user lollylopmr. How often do your clear your browser's history and/or cookies? I don't think I ever clear them. (This is not asking about the cache.) I also find it really annoying when sites automatically log you out of them when you don't want them to

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you independently follow the author / illustrators of the stories you read?
Choices:
Yes, lots! - votes: 247 (12.7%)
Sometimes, if they're really exceptional... - votes: 689 (35.5%)
Only a few - votes: 433 (22.3%)
No, never - votes: 574 (29.5%)
There were 1943 total votes.
The poll ended: August 17th, 2024 10:33pm PDT

That's more than I thought!

This week's poll was suggested by Afiaki. Do you follow the authors of the stories you read via social media or other means?

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: How many chapters do you read a month (30 days)?
Choices:
0-10 - votes: 451 (18.9%)
11-50 - votes: 383 (16.1%)
51-100 - votes: 409 (17.2%)
101-500 - votes: 633 (26.6%)
501-1000 - votes: 262 (11%)
1001-5000 - votes: 133 (5.6%)
5000+ - votes: 109 (4.6%)
There were 2380 total votes.
The poll ended: August 10th, 2024 9:26am PD

You people with 5000+ chapters need to touch some grass

This week's poll is about bragging rights, and it was suggested by articowl. Who reads the most? Definitely not me. I probably only read like 20 chapters a month.

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you think romance is better when?...
Choices:
Main protagonist is male - votes: 552 (20.1%)
Main protagonist is female - votes: 653 (23.7%)
Story is told from a third-person POV (e.g., their child) - votes: 145 (5.3%)
Doesn't matter - votes: 1401 (50.9%)
There were 2751 total votes.
The poll ended: August 3rd, 2024 1:14pm PDT

Pretty even split between male vs. female, so it probably doesn't matter too much

We got another poll idea from Nyxsha. This one has to do with a romance and which perspective you view it from

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: How long have you been using MangaUpdates?
Choices:
Less than 1 year - votes: 292 (9.2%)
1 year - votes: 128 (4%)
2 years - votes: 167 (5.2%)
3 years - votes: 169 (5.3%)
4 years - votes: 139 (4.4%)
5 years - votes: 135 (4.2%)
6 years - votes: 105 (3.3%)
7 years - votes: 82 (2.6%)
8 years - votes: 80 (2.5%)
9 years - votes: 59 (1.9%)
10 years - votes: 273 (8.6%)
11 years - votes: 94 (3%)
12 years - votes: 171 (5.4%)
13 years - votes: 145 (4.6%)
14 years - votes: 189 (5.9%)
15 years - votes: 284 (8.9%)
16 years - votes: 166 (5.2%)
17 years - votes: 131 (4.1%)
18 years - votes: 69 (2.2%)
19 years - votes: 24 (0.8%)
20 years - votes: 281 (8.8%)
There were 3183 total votes.
The poll ended: July 27th, 2024 9:00am PDT

I'm surprised how so many of you have been here since the beginning. I also suspect that people remember that they've been around either 10 or 15 years since those are multiples of 5, even if they haven't been around that long