POLL results!! (at last!)
Califf, Jennifer (jcaliff@nsai-petro.com)
Thu, 6 Nov 1997 18:34:57 -0600
The results are in! I finally finished compiling these things, and I
thought the results were interesting. The Brain is still busy analyzing
the results -- he's more than a little disappointed that Reinhart didn't
do better in the popularity catagories. Anyway, on to the poll!
1.As a viewer, which country do you prefer?
[]Empire -- 11 (41%)
[]Alliance -- 15 (56%)
[]Phezzan -- 1 (4%)
Majority liked the Alliance. I'm not surprised -- it's closer to what
the US is like than the Empire.
2.If you had to live there, which would you prefer?
[ ]Empire -- 9 (33%)
[ ]Alliance -- 13 (48%)
[ ]Phezzan -- 5 (19%)
Not a majority this time, but the Alliance still came out on top.
3.Which army has the best uniforms?
[ ]Empire(beginning of series) -- 18 (67%)
[ ]Empire(end of series) -- 2 (7%)
[ ]Alliance -- 7 (26%)
[ ]PKC -- 0 (0%)
[ ]The Earth Church -- 0 (0%)
Alliance, we love you but we like the Empire's uniforms better.
4.In general, do you prefer the ship designs for the
[ ]Empire -- 20 (80%)
[ ]Alliance -- 5 (20%)
No surprise here either. What the Empire lacks in popularity they more
than make up for in style.
5.At the beginning of the story, which government would you say is most
corrupt?
[ ]Empire -- 10 (37%)
[ ]Alliance -- 15 (56%)
[ ]Phezzan -- 2 (7%)
And yet despite the fact that most people say the Alliance government is
more corrupt, almost the same percentage prefer the Alliance and many
would choose to live there. Maybe it's because the Alliance is the
closest to what those of us in the United States and similar democracies
are used to in terms of both government and culture. That's my best
explanation. Others?
6.Who is your favorite character:
a. in the Empire?
Kircheis -- 15 (58%)
Reinhart -- 6 (23%)
Mittermeyer -- 2 (8%)
H. von Mariendorf -- 1 (4%)
Oberstein -- 1 (4%)
Silent Admiral -- 1 (4%)
b. in the Alliance?
Yang -- 23 (85%)
Schenkopp -- 2 (7%)
Attenborough -- 1 (4%)
Cazellnu -- 1 (4%)
c. of all?
Yang -- 17 (68%)
Reinhart -- 4 (16%)
Kircheis -- 3 (12%)
H. von Mariendorf -- 1 (4%)
Yang swept his catagories, surpassing all others as by far the favorite
character in the series. I found it odd that most preferred Kircheis in
the Empire, yet Reinhart placed higher overall. Probably because most
of those who like Kircheis also like Yang and preferred him overall, but
most of those who liked Reinhart preferred him overall to Yang.
7. Excluding Reinhart, Kircheis, and Yang, who is your favorite
character:
a. in the Empire?
Mittermeyer -- 13 (52%)
Oberstein -- 4 (16%)
H. von Mariendorf -- 2 (8%)
All the following got 1 vote each (4%)
Fahrenheit
Merkatz
Muller
Ovlessor
Reuntal
Westphale
b. in the Alliance?
Schenkopp -- 7 (27%)
Julian -- 5 (19%)
Attenborough -- 4 (15%)
Frederika -- 4 (15%)
Bucock -- 2 (8%)
Cazellnu -- 2 (8%)
Sitolet -- 2 (8%)
c. of all?
Mittermeyer -- 5 (20%)
Frederika -- 3 (12%)
Attenborough -- 2 (8%)
Julian -- 2 (8%)
Poplan -- 2 (8%)
Schenkopp -- 2 (8%)
All the following got 1 vote each (4%)
Annerose
Fahrenheit
H. von Mariendorf
Merkatz
Oberstein
Rubinsky
Reuntal
Westphale
Cheif of JCoS during last battle w/ Bucock
The only sweeping victor was Mittermeyer in the Empire. Schenkopp did
well in the Alliance, but votes there were more widely spread than in
the Empire.
8. In a fleet battle, where would you prefer to be:
[ ]in Reinhart's fleet -- 7 (26%)
[ ]in Yang's fleet -- 13 (48%)
[ ]in Iserlohn Fortress -- 6 (22%)
[ ]at home on Heinessan/Odin/El Facile/Shampool/etc. -- 0 (0%)
one write in vote for Kircheis' Fleet (4%) ^_^
Looks like Yang's popularity is showing here. I'm really surprised that
no-one wanted to be at home away from the battle. Buncha hawks in this
group I suppose. ^_^
9. In your opinion, who is stupider, Paeta or the two admirals stationed
at Iserlohn when Yang was sent to take the fortress?
[ ]Paeta -- 12 (44%)
[ ]the stationed admirals -- 15 (56%)
I'd say both placed as equally stupid. I'm not sure why I included this
question -- I just felt like it.
10. Who is your least favorite character in the series?
Truniht -- 5 (20%)
Fork -- 4 (16%)
DeVille -- 3 (12%)
Oberstein -- 3 (12%)
Rubinsky -- 3 (12%)
All the following got 1 vote each (4%)
Braunswieg
Grand Bishop of Terra
Le Beau
Paeta
Yang
Guy who ** J. Edwards
Admiral from El Facile
Trunhit, Fork, Obo and Lex Luthor didn't surprise me at all, but I was
surprised that Cardinal DeVille placed so high. Must be something I
don't know about. ^_^;;
11. Which is your favorite set of credits (of those you have heard)
[ ]1st opening -- 12 (27%)
[ ]1st closing -- 5 (11%)
[ ]2nd opening -- 5 (11%)
[ ]2nd closing -- 1 (2%)
[ ]3rd opening -- 6 (13%)
[ ]3rd closing -- 5 (11%)
[ ]4th opening -- 0 (0%)
[ ]4th closing -- 0 (0%)
1st opening won, likely because so many haven't seen far enough into the
series. Well, that and it is a nice song. (Don't want to offend anyone,
do I? ^^;;)
12. Do you know how the story ends?
[ ]Yes -- 16 (62%)
[ ]No -- 10 (38%)
Fairly well split here. This means watch those spoiler warnings guys!
Too many people don't know what happens and probably don't want to know
either. Whatever you do, don't create a subject header that says
"Oberstein really DOES love his dog! [SPOILER]" or "The DEATH of (main
character's name here)!"
13. If not, which characters do you expect will be alive at the end of
the story? (please list)
Frederika -- 5 (12%)
Mittermeyer -- 5 (12%)
Julian -- 4 (10%)
Yang -- 4 (10%)
Cazellnu -- 3 (7%)
2 votes (5%)
Annerose
H. von Mariendorf
Muller
Poplan
Reinhart
Ruental
no guess
1 vote (2%)
Fahrenheit
Konev
Mecklinger
Oberstein
Rubinsky
noone
No comment here. I don't want anyone spoiled. I did think some of the
choices were interesting though.
14. Who is your favorite couple?
[ ]Yang and Frederica -- 9 (31%)
[ ]Reinhart and Mariendorf -- 2 (7%)
[ ]Kircheis and Annerose -- 2 (7%)
[ ]Julian and Charltte -- 0 (0%)
[ ]Mittermeyer and his wife -- 5 (17%)
[ ]Cazellnu and his wife (Francis?) -- 1 (3%)
[ ]Julian and the redhead (name?) -- 0 (0%)
[ ]Annerose and the Emporer -- 0 (0%)
[ ]Yang and Jessica -- 2 (7%)
[ ]Lapp and Jessica -- 0 (0%)
[ ]Bucock and his wife -- 0 (0%)
[ ]Kempf and his wife -- 0 (0%)
[ ]Poplan and Konev -- 1 (3%)
[ ]Reinhart and Annerose -- 1 (3%)
[ ]Reinhart and Kircheis -- 2 (7%)
[ ]Reuntal and anyone -- 2 (7%)
[ ]Oberstein and his dog -- 1 (3%)
1 write-in vote for Kircheis and Baroness Westphale (3%) ^_^
(Gee, who could've voted for them? ^_-)
The popularity of Yang and Mittermeyer is showing through I think. I'm
extremely proud that someone voted for Oberstein and his dog. ^_^
15. Remember the thing with the idol group that Jennifer made up? If
Reinhart and co were to form the idol group, which name do you prefer?
[ ]Reinhart and the Admirals -- 6 (21%)
[ ]Reinhart and the Reich -- 0 (0%)
[ ]The Reich Stuff -- 8 (29%)
[ ]The Sailor Starlights -- 2 (7%)
[ ]Swinging on a Star -- 0 (0%)
[ ]Destiny -- 5 (18%)
[ ]Might Makes Right -- 2 (7%)
[ ]Kaempfer -- 0 (0%)
[ ]Goetterdaemmerung -- 2 (7%)
1 write-in vote for the Golden Lion Group and 1 write-in vote for none
of the above
(4% each)
THANK YOU GOD!!! The Reich Stuff won. I was really worried there for a
while. I included it because I wanted a fair vote, but I really didn't
want Reinhart and the Admirals to win. I would've had to exercise my
executive veto on that one if it had won.
16. How old are you?
Both the mean and median of those who responded was 25 years old. The
youngest was 19 and the oldest was one who would only write "too old".
I figure if you won't tell, you must be pretty over the hill. ^_^
17. Are you male or female?
[ ]male -- 23 (85%)
[ ]female -- 4 (15%)
Big surprise here, huh?
18. How much LoGH have you seen
[ ]just the first movie -- 1 (4%)
[ ]part of the first series -- 3 (11%)
[ ]through the first series -- 2 (7%)
[ ]part of the 2nd series -- 5 (19%)
[ ]through the 2nd series -- 3 (11%)
[ ]part of the 3rd series -- 2 (7%)
[ ]through the 3rd series -- 4 (15%)
[ ]part of the 4th series -- 1 (4%)
[ ]through the end of the series -- 5 (19%)
1 write-in vote that said "only what I've seen and read on the internet"
I think another good question would've been whether or not you watch
subs only and whether or not you had read any of the novels. Oh well,
next time.
Thanks to all those who responded! Maybe I'll do this again next year.
I'd love to hear comments and feedback. Lets get this ML alive again!
Jennifer
jcaliff@nsai-petro.com
Gekigan-punch !!!!! Let's Go Gekiganger 3 !!!!!