At 2-13-16-11-3, yet another way of looking at it is: A whopping 50% more people are choosing Yes, Please! than are choosing No Way!, while just 18% more people would rather it not be done than those who believe it should probably be done.

Yet another way: Out of 45 responses to date, a third of the folks are ok with things either way. A third would rather it not happen. A third would rather it did.

Enough responses are in to demonstrate that the responses are very typical of proposed good improvements in any organization.

Poll responses for bad proposals are heavily lopsided to the negative.

When discussing proposed changes for the better, Management is always faced with naysayers, the "if it ain't broke..." and other crowds who cling to the status quo, feaful of change, regardless of the benefits of improvement. These people magnify negatives while ignoring the benefits, amazingly, even when they're the recipients. For them, it's not about right and wrong, but about holding on to what is familiar.

Fear of change and wanting to hold on to what's comfortable/familiar is not sufficient justification to avoid making improvements. Good management considers valid reasons against proposed changes, but chucks the "if it ain't brokes" out the window, where they belong.

Look, people, this has gotten ridiculously silly. Most of you have totally lost all perspective with respect to what was being proposed:

- A few changes that would have taken the admins ten to twenty minutes to implement

- Most people might have noticed something was different about the board, but about half wouldn't have been able to put their finger on it - the changes are THAT SMALL.

Polls are great to ensure you, as the admin, are not pulling an "oops" and for tweaking the final product before it's implemented. They are NOT suited for making a decision whether or not to improve the board. That decision is yours, not mine, and not theirs. You either know, or you don't know. It's a command decision. Either make it, or close the thread and we'll muddle along with a board that says "I'm disorganized and unkempt" every time it's opened. Personally, I prefer a neater living room, but if you want to defer that decision to the masses, and the masses prefer it messy, if they're comfortable portraying that image to the rest of the world, so be it.

- Mugs