I visit GameFAQs every day to vote in their poll. Not because I want my voice to be heard, but rather because I like choosing a simple answer from a list and clicking a button. Some days this proves rather difficult, however. Take today’s poll for example: “Do you plan on getting the seventh Harry Potter book tomorrow?”
Simple enough question, right? Right. But GameFAQs is limited to five answers and one important one is missing. I don’t plan on buying Harry Potter tomorrow, but I’m also not going to wait until the movie comes out. Where’s the answer for people like me who will buy the book in the next few weeks? I definitely want to read the sucker, but I’m not driving off this island just to grab a copy so that I can fit into a category. Clearly GameFAQs either forgot this option or just assumes that its zealous readers are the all-or-nothing variety. I’d vote for the latter, but I’m not sure if it will be a choice.
The fourth option does not imply that you are going to wait to buy the book when the movie comes out. If you read the answer again, I think you’ll find that given your plans, your answer would be the fourth one. If that were your answer, that means the following is true:
You’re not buying the book tomorrow.
You will watch the movie when it comes out.
You fit this category, my friend.
They did forget one though. What about people that aren’t buying the book tomorrow, but perhaps in a few weeks, yet have no plans to ever see the movie? That’s the one they’re missing :-)