You could always ask for help! I wss going to help Nate with the Smiths poll but JF helped instead. I'm sure there are a couple of us who would be willing to do some quick designs.
Even better would be to have a template exclusive of ILM artist polls that we could all use and edit easily, something simple that could fit in every poll.
All said and done I don't mind one bit text only results.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Sunday, 20 March 2016 23:27 (eight years ago) link
I like that last one.
― Mark G, Sunday, 20 March 2016 23:38 (eight years ago) link
I totally leaned on ledge's images for the Autechre poll! Otherwise I just post some hueg pictures with some Impact font on it.
― Sorry To Be The Bearer Of Bad Poos (Leee), Sunday, 20 March 2016 23:40 (eight years ago) link
I prefer yesterday but they are probably more work.
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 21 March 2016 00:37 (eight years ago) link
I drifted off of this thread due to lack of time but I am glad to see that Drugs A. Money has apparently taken on the Royal Trux poll, which I am still excited for but would definitely run with like text-only results
― the 'major tom guy' (sleeve), Monday, 21 March 2016 01:17 (eight years ago) link
Ok, now that the Nomination/voting thread for Bauhaus is over can I start the Stereolab voting thread so I can rollout results as soon as the Bauhaus results are over? Or how does it work?
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 21 March 2016 18:43 (eight years ago) link
Also I see the usual is top 20 songs and top 5 albums. The scoring that mostly every poll has used for songs is as follows:
Scoring [1:40, 2:36, 3:33, 4:30, 5:28, 6:26, 7:25, 8:24, 9:23, 10:22, 11:21, 12:20, 13:19, 14:18, 15:17, 16:16, 17:15, 18:14, 19:13, 20:12 ]
but what about the top 5 albums? is it: 1:40, 2:36, 3:33, 4:30, 5:28?
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 21 March 2016 18:53 (eight years ago) link
You get to choose
― Lionel Richie the Wardrobe (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Monday, 21 March 2016 19:37 (eight years ago) link
I've used the same scores for the top 5 albums as the top five songs in the past. There's a link to my Smiths spreadsheet near the end of the Smiths results thread, feel free to use that if you like.
― nate woolls, Monday, 21 March 2016 20:07 (eight years ago) link
Thanks nate!
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 21 March 2016 20:07 (eight years ago) link
We POLL Our Audience: You, The Night and The Music - BAUHAUS - Love and Rockets, Tones on Tail, Peter Murphy etcetera - ILM artist poll number 73 - results thread
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 30 March 2016 00:44 (eight years ago) link
Who is up next?
― kornrulez6969, Saturday, 2 April 2016 16:43 (eight years ago) link
Hendrix or Can would be great!
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 2 April 2016 18:50 (eight years ago) link
70s lite rock going from the enemy to ironic "yacht rock" to essential.
― human life won't become a cat (man alive), Tuesday, April 5, 2016 2:16 PM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
That's a good one.
― Hi! I'm twice-coloured! (Sund4r), Tuesday, April 5, 2016 2:17 PM (6 minutes ago)
I'd love to see AM Gold as a companion to some dude's classic rock poll.
― Honor thy pisstake as a hidden intention. (WilliamC), Tuesday, 5 April 2016 19:27 (eight years ago) link
That's gonna be a sweet poll, but isn't it a little ways down in the queue?
― never ending bath infusion (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 5 April 2016 20:03 (eight years ago) link
Ha, I didn't even realize somebody had already gotten in line for that.
― Honor thy pisstake as a hidden intention. (WilliamC), Tuesday, 5 April 2016 20:08 (eight years ago) link
It was floated somewhere in the midst of the some dude classic rock ballot/rollout period. Man, what a summer that was.
― never ending bath infusion (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 5 April 2016 21:09 (eight years ago) link
So Stereolab poll is almost over, who's next?
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 7 April 2016 22:03 (eight years ago) link
The queue is basically just a suggestion at this point. If no one steps up in the next day or two, I might get Van Halen underway.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 7 April 2016 22:14 (eight years ago) link
Well, it'd still be appropriate to try and bug whoever's actually next - gr8080 for hard rock/hair metal, Gukbe for Stephen Merritt, or Billy Dods for Fairport, unless I missed those. If they're in the weeds or out to sea, it'd be Z S for Can, some dude for Hendrix, NickB for Genesis, or Veg for Pearl Jam.
― never ending bath infusion (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 7 April 2016 22:20 (eight years ago) link
Well, like I said, I'm not gonna muscle anyone out of my way, but if no one ahead of me is ready to go, I'm actually in a good spot to run one over the next 2-3 weeks.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 7 April 2016 22:22 (eight years ago) link
people put their names on this list so long ago, it's really hard rounding them up/reminding them tbh
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 7 April 2016 22:28 (eight years ago) link
can u take me off the list? i don't have much free time these days
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 7 April 2016 22:29 (eight years ago) link
sure no problem, here's how it stands now:
Hard Rock/Hair Metal - gr8080Stephin Merritt - GukbeFairport Convention et al (R Thompson, S Denny) - Billy DodsCan - Z SJimi Hendrix - some dudeBauhaus/Tones on Tail-Love and Rockets/Peter Murphy - Bee OKGenesis + solo - NickBThe Burt Bacharach songbook - C. Grisso/McCainDead C - Raymond CummingsRoyal Trux + side projects - sleeveJohn Fahey - Naive Teen Idol?Rush - Matt #2Oasis - pollrunner needed for this oneGeorge Michael - Ismael KlataTalking Heads - Bee OKGamble & Huff/Philly International Records - jetfanVan Halen - Johnny FeverBilly 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 DBlondie - Bee OKJimmy 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 - Stooges/Iggy Pop - French/Francophone - Van Horn StreetSmashing Pumpkins - Bee OK
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 7 April 2016 22:31 (eight years ago) link
I'll be very busy in the next month because it's again national fair month and the bar/club I open in the zone is very time consuming this month, but I'll be open afterwards to run the hendrix or can poll if ZS and somedude don't jump in :)
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 7 April 2016 22:33 (eight years ago) link
The Bauhaus poll is over.
Oasis - pollrunner needed for this one
I don't even like Oasis but I'm kind of eager to see this one happen
― soref, Thursday, 7 April 2016 22:41 (eight years ago) link
is the Cars/Ric Ocasek poll still happening?
― soref, Thursday, 7 April 2016 22:42 (eight years ago) link
oh right yeah scratch the Bauhaus/L&R/ToT poll thx for the catch
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 7 April 2016 22:48 (eight years ago) link
Polls I'd be up to running mid-May onwards if the original poll runners are away or missing in action:
Can - Jimi Hendrix - Bjork - Erykah Badu - Aphex Twin - Stooges/Iggy Pop -
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 7 April 2016 22:53 (eight years ago) link
i'm still on the case for Hendrix, just kinda waiting for my life to calm down before i start the whole process
― "Robots are sexy as shit" - Big Sean (some dude), Thursday, 7 April 2016 23:04 (eight years ago) link
I remember asking ZS/Karl about the Can poll and he didn't seem very enthused about running it, so I'd love to see what you'd fashion out of that, Moka.
― Jenny Ondioleeene (Leee), Thursday, 7 April 2016 23:20 (eight years ago) link
I can run a poll if nobody's around, but it has to be for a band I can tolerate.
I can also move the Covers poll up. I volunteered for it back in 2013, and it's looking like it won't happen until 2 or 3 years, which is insane if you think about it.
― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 7 April 2016 23:24 (eight years ago) link
Excellent I'll wait for Zs to chime in. What about you Eric, want me to help out on the bjork/badu polls?
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 8 April 2016 00:04 (eight years ago) link
Yeah my stereolab poll was in queue for 2.5 years or so. With the current system it's only 2 polls per month... maybe doing simultaneous voting could help so we run 4 polls per month.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 8 April 2016 00:06 (eight years ago) link
Eric if you do want to run the bjork poll I've got some ideas for the banner graphics so maybe I can help you out with those and you do the numbers/rollout.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 8 April 2016 06:28 (eight years ago) link
Because I like running polls and I'm interested in the results I'll do Oasis and Pearl Jam (if VG doesn't mind) - can't do graphics though.
― nate woolls, Friday, 8 April 2016 06:34 (eight years ago) link
I don't know enough of either bands to provide graphics but I can try.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 8 April 2016 08:58 (eight years ago) link
It's hard to know any kind of theme to use with either of those bands, they don't really have a look. I'd be happy with just band photos I think, just something to brighten up the rollout a bit.
― nate woolls, Friday, 8 April 2016 10:39 (eight years ago) link
For PJ I'd suggest using flannel shirt motifs in the graphics ;-)
― willem, Friday, 8 April 2016 11:15 (eight years ago) link
i was going to use the immense archive of ames bros pj tour posters for graphics
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 8 April 2016 16:06 (eight years ago) link
They do have a look! Google Pearl Jam singles or Oasis singles. Pearl Jam does that grunge aesthetic of saturated blurry images. Oasis does either wide shots or closeups of stuff framing everything. A quick sketch in my mind would be have a frame around the banner. Song title in their logo typography, additional ranking data in some other sans font over that kind of photos.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 8 April 2016 16:21 (eight years ago) link
That's for oasis. Pearl jam would probably be inspired by grunge aesthetics. David Carson style mixed with those saturated photos.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 8 April 2016 16:22 (eight years ago) link
It obviously needs some polishing but it's a quick sketch. Something that fits each artist's album/singles artwork:
http://i.imgur.com/aRqqADw.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/XqLYGxY.jpg
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 8 April 2016 18:01 (eight years ago) link
Moka, you do really good work and it's appreciated.
― Austin, Friday, 8 April 2016 18:04 (eight years ago) link
Thank you!
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 8 April 2016 18:07 (eight years ago) link
let's pool money so that moka can work full time on the ILM polls
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 8 April 2016 18:18 (eight years ago) link
LM Artist Poll No. 74 · STEREOLAB · Results Thread
― Jenny Ondioleeene (Leee), Friday, 8 April 2016 18:22 (eight years ago) link
I think we should all chip in to a stipend to hire Moka as official ILM Ballot Poll Graphic Designer.
― Jenny Ondioleeene (Leee), Friday, 8 April 2016 18:23 (eight years ago) link
beautiful!
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 8 April 2016 18:25 (eight years ago) link