My Worst Challenge

AV1611VET said:

I take it then you're voting Noah's Flood?

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Actually, I'm not voting at all, because the question is ambiguous... because the word 'worst' is ambiguous. Is the 'worst' flood the one that killed the most people, or is the 'worst' flood (as floods go) the one that killed the fewest people? You've clarified that it's either about the number of people killed or the percentage of people killed. But you haven't clarified if killing people is good or bad when it comes to establishing the ranking of floods.

AV1611VET said:

I take it then you're voting Noah's Flood?

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The voting booth was washed away.

AV1611VET said:

Do you see now why I called it a challenge thread?

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No.

partinobodycular said:

Actually, I'm not voting at all, because the question is ambiguous... because the word 'worst' is ambiguous. Is the 'worst' flood the one that killed the most people, or is the 'worst' flood (as floods go) the one that killed the fewest people? You've clarified that it's either about the number of people killed or the percentage of people killed. But you haven't clarified if killing people is good or bad when it comes to establishing the ranking of floods.

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Or perhaps the worst flood is hardly a flood at all, perhaps just a pathetic trickle of water.
Or perhaps it is the worst flood because it never actually happened but despite that, millions of people all over the world imagine that it actually happened so they where fooled by this "flood".
Or perhaps the costliest to someone. Maybe person X left the bath running upstairs, it overflowed, and flooded the floor and carpet etc. Costing this person lots of money.

Hmm wouldn't Noah's flood be the best given it was given from God?
Or does God give worst things?

I dont think the poll options should include mythology if we're asking about history.

durangodawood said:

I dont think the poll options should include mythology if we're asking about history.

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AV does consider the Noahic Flood a historical event though.

AV1611VET said:

How one votes says a lot about them.

If one votes says more.

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A non-vote for this sort of thing also says that they don't consider this something worth voting on.

Noah's flood wasnt bad at all though as it got rid of a very evil generation..

AV1611VET said:

If one votes says more.

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What does that say?

AV1611VET said:

No argument there.

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And like many online polls, they're just not worth casting a vote in.

I just want to see what the 'challenge' is.

What about the fall of Numenor, when the entire small continent slipped into the sea in the Second Age?

AV1611VET said:

I take it you voted OTHER?

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Im wondering how the fall of Numenor would fit into a question about history?

Also I didnt vote. See post #33

AV1611VET said:

The answer to Post 33 is that one obviously isn't a history buff, and doesn't feel confident enough to vote.

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You seem to think you know a lot about me.

But I dont think you can get that much insight about people from how they react to your various wrong-headed "challenges".