I'm hoping it will make it through to the morning Eastern and then be self-sustaining till the West Coast gets up. Thought it was better to post now while the worldwide poll is on the front page though the timing isn't ideal. Interesting that we've got three votes in from NY already.
Sorry, was just following the original suggestion and as I'm not too familiar with the US thought their must be some reason for Austin and Ann Arbor. Austin I've seen in discussions about tech centres, Ann Arbor I know nothing about.
I think the next major adjustment would be to add Atlanta/Florida and DC/Baltimore/Philadelphia. There are already some "other east coast", but I think this will stay on the front page long enough to get many more votes than it has now, so the mixup will become smaller as votes come in.
Edit: I'd also make Michigan into "Michigan/Ohio/Pittsburgh", add "Mountain States (Arizona/Utah/Colorado/NM/ID)", and add Other Midwest, and Other South. Then I'd leave it alone. :)
OK I've added them, although they don't appear in order unfortunately so people might get confused. The other east coast is only about 10 at the moment.
This looks like it might have been flagged down so might need a new poll in the morning.
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Edit: OK did all of that. I think this won't make it to morning on the front page so perhaps someone else can submit a new poll based on this in the morning, maybe with some more options for SF and we can get a fuller picture.
Michigan/Ohio/Pittsburgh is a really weird grouping. 2 states from the midwest, and a city from Pennsylvania. I get that they're sort of geographically colocated, but there's no way Pittsburg will have more people represented on HN Indiana/Illinois/Kentucky.
Good point. I haven't been to The Great Lakes yet, so I'm not surprised my sense of the geography in that area is lacking. The closest I've been, outside of airports, is Minneapolis, St. Louis, Boston, and NYC.
@Poll Creator: Michigan / Ohio / Pittsburgh lumped together, are you kidding me? We need separate options for those states. I would go further and add Detroit, Ann Arbor etc as it's own options.
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I've lived here since I was 10, and worked mostly in Maryland. Used to work in Silver Spring MD, then Hanover MD.
"Which of these does not belong in the list?"
Edit: I'd also make Michigan into "Michigan/Ohio/Pittsburgh", add "Mountain States (Arizona/Utah/Colorado/NM/ID)", and add Other Midwest, and Other South. Then I'd leave it alone. :)
This looks like it might have been flagged down so might need a new poll in the morning.
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Edit: OK did all of that. I think this won't make it to morning on the front page so perhaps someone else can submit a new poll based on this in the morning, maybe with some more options for SF and we can get a fuller picture.
Nice work. Oh well, even if this poll is on its way off HN's front page, glad to help you learn the geography of the US. :)
[ ] SF / Bay Area
[ ] New York City
[ ] Seattle/Redmond area
[ ] Random city in Michigan
[ ] First house to the left after you run into the cow
[ ] Vegas, baby!
[ ] Somewhere on the coast
[ ] Somewhere not on the coast
[ ] Not in the US