Mitch's coaster poll

Check is in the mail.

I do have to agree that Jeff's poll seems more relevant and useful.

I appreciate CoasterBuzz a lot. The whole website is relevant and useful. I can't imagine what my internet routine would be without it.

Just donate the amount of the check to GKTW, Jeff. ;)

I think the CBuzz 100 is a nice gauge on what is hot at the minute...in the US. I like Mitch's poll (which really doesn't move the popular US coasters much from any other polls). I like looking at Mitch's poll to see where the rest of the world lands.

Considering that CB's audience is 92% American, I'm OK with the American slant.

I've decided that an annual poll in a medium (the Internets) that is very real time is kind of silly though. I mean, I'm almost embarrassed that the CB100 is weekly! Kids want to know what's hot now now now. That's why they like the Twitter and the Facebook.

Jeff said:
I mean, I'm almost embarrassed that the CB100 is weekly!

In a situation that encompasses adults riding roller coasters, rating and ranking them, sharing their opinions and others reading those aggregate opinions and feeling strong enough to debate for pages and pages of type that's what embarasses you? ;)

I was trying to mitigate the apparent silliness of it all, so thanks for helping me dodge that bullet. Dick. :)

I just don't see the point on ranking things that much. It's like beer. I'll have a favorite IPA for a year, until something better comes along. Sometimes, it's fun to do it, for the fun of it, but I don't see the point in taking anything so seriously.

Yeah, I used to get into ranking all my coasters in Mitch's poll every year until I just stopped giving a crap. Too much work, and it just doesn't matter. And what's funny is that I really haven't had to do any more work the last few years since I've barely ridden any new coasters in that time. I'm a crappy enthusiast. Or just lazy. Or both. Yeah...both.

Or Maverick.

That's why I stopped claiming the enthusiast title some years ago. It was something I got really into for a while, then lost a lot of interest in when I realized that my other hobbies/life priorities were more gratifying.

Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy a good coaster or 6 from time to time, but I don't devote my whole summer or make plans around opening days or anything anymore.

I have also moved away from making dedicated trips to parks anymore. Having kids and a real job does that to you, I suppose. That said, anytime I'm in a new place for business or pleasure, the first thing I'll check is the calendar for the nearest park.

I appreciate polls because it does affect my travel plans. My taste align fairly well with Mitch's results so I do make decisions about whether to stay on that extra day after a conference to check out <new coaster> based on the poll results (in addition to TR's, buzz, and some other factors).

What is with all this maturity / not making coasters the center of your world?!? You Philistines! :)

My sentiments exactly. It's just like when all my friends stopped playing D&D, just because they all had to go get jobs and get married. Traitors! ;)

I'm the same as I ever was. I don't get to 10 or 20 parks a year lke some people because it can be really expensive, especially gas and hotels. I usually get to go to 3 or 4 a year, maybe more if I have more money. I rarely get to any park further than 6 or 8 hours away.

That Kings Island park gets me every year, for some reason. I just love it. It's the closest to me, but I wish I lived closer to it.

Eh, I wasn't going to, but I went ahead and did the poll. I'd already ranked my entire coaster record here on CBuzz, so it was just a matter of scanning down the list for the woodies and plugging them into the ballot generator. I don't care *all* that much about these polls, but I do find it mildly interesting how my preferences compare. The reason I took the time to rank my list on CBuzz was mainly for myself; but I would be hard pressed to explain in any rational way *why* I like having that list. :) Beyond the top 25% I don't care much. It's basically a ranking of, "given the choice between riding this or that coaster again, which would I pick?"

Now all we need is a charm poll! Mark which of the following charmed you in 2010:

• lampposts
• trees
• bodies of water
• hilly terrain
• old smelly dark rides
• melted light globes

10 points to you for Toro being your favorite wooden coaster. But I'm deducting five because you rank MF higher ;).

"Hi, I'm Clint. Have we ever argued on Coasterbuzz?"

birdhombre said:
Now all we need is a charm poll! Mark which of the following charmed you in 2010:

• lampposts
• trees
• bodies of water
• hilly terrain
• old smelly dark rides
• melted light globes

It's an idea so stupid that it's brilliant.

Too Long. Didn't Rank.

That new helper link really streamlined the process for me; otherwise too cumbersome.

I would like the chance to list rides as "tied" but at least this one let me go in and edit it myself before pasting it into an e-mail.