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Poll Results – Monday
The Do You Want to Know the Name of the Doctor? poll is at just under 2,000 results and now 69% say no while 16% say yes.
I wonder if events over the next couple of episodes may do anything to change that opinion. This poll is closed, but I may open another closer to the date of the finale.
So Far, 67% Say No
The Do You Want to Know the Name of the Doctor? poll is just under 1500 results and 67% of you say no. 18% say yes. The rest breaks down like this:
If you haven’t voted yet, you still can!
Poll Results So Far
Interesting. The Do You Want to Know the Name of the Doctor? poll now has over 500 responses. Earlier in its run (about 200 responses), “no” had 80% of the vote. This result has just now dropped to 69%. I find that interesting.
It may be unscientific to talk about poll results before polling is over, but it’s an unscientific poll anyway, so I don’t think that much additional harm can result.
I’m interested in your thoughts. Please feel free to leave comments. If there’s a technical difficulty leaving comments, I’d be most grateful if you let me know. I’m not finding any issue, but it’s possible for the comments system to work for me and not for you.
Poll – Do You Want to Know the Name of the Doctor?
Do you want to know the name of the Doctor?
- no (69%, 1,357 Votes)
- yes (16%, 315 Votes)
- don't know (7%, 134 Votes)
- doesn't matter (5%, 106 Votes)
- on the condition that ... (please elaborate in comments) (2%, 35 Votes)
- other (please elaborate in comments) (0%, 8 Votes)
Total Voters: 1,955

Edit: Here and here are where most people are leaving their comments, far as I can tell. If you spot a location for significantly more comments, please do let me know and I’ll add a link.
Edit 2: The poll logs IPs to prevent duplicate voting, so if you’re behind a NAT with someone who already voted, you won’t be able to until you can sign on from a different IP address. Sorry!
Edit 3: The poll is now closed. Thanks, everyone!
Results – The Most Boo-hoo-tiful Story
Thanks, everyone who participated in The Most Boo-hoo-tiful Story poll earlier this week. There were 197 participants! Nicely well done!
The winner is Doomsday, with 21% at 42 votes.
Here’s the list of all episodes that received votes:
Doomsday (Ten/Rose) (21%, 42 Votes)
The Angels Take Manhattan (the Ponds) (17%, 34 Votes)
The End of Time (Ten/Wilf) (13%, 26 Votes)
Vincent and the Doctor (Van Gogh) (11%, 22 Votes)
Journey’s End (Donna/Rose/Ten) (7%, 13 Votes)
The Parting of the Ways (Nine/Rose) (4%, 8 Votes)
The Last of the Time Lords (the Master/Ten) (4%, 8 Votes)
The Family of Blood (John/Joan/Martha) (4%, 7 Votes)
Father’s Day (Rose/Pete) (3%, 6 Votes)
The Girl Who Waited (the Ponds) (3%, 5 Votes)
The Doctor’s Wife (Eleven/TARDIS/the Ponds) (2%, 4 Votes)
The Girl in the Fireplace (Madame de Pompadour) (2%, 4 Votes)
Forest of the Dead (River/Ten) (2%, 3 Votes)
A Good Man Goes to War (the Ponds) (2%, 3 Votes)
Other – specify in comments (1%, 2 Votes)
The Doctor Dances (Nancy/Jamie) (1%, 2 Votes)
A Christmas Carol (Kazran/Abigail) (1%, 2 Votes)
Planet of the Ood (the Ood/Donna) (1%, 2 Votes)
The Fires of Pompeii (Donna/Ten/Caecilius’s family) (1%, 1 Votes)
Asylum of the Daleks (Oswin/the Ponds) (1%, 1 Votes)
Dalek (Rose/the Dalek) (1%, 1 Votes)
The God Complex (Eleven/Amy/Rita) (1%, 1 Votes)
I didn’t find comments that let me know what “Other” was selected. If this was you, would you be willing to share in comments in this post?
Again, thanks!
The Most Boo-hoo-tiful Story
This post at Reddit got me thinking about stories that make me cry, which then got me thinking about stories that make you cry. Thus, a poll.
What episode/story made you cry the most?
Given is a randomized list of most of the ones that got me – I left out a few that might indicate issues with my psychology. As an aid to memory, in the parentheses are some of the characters you may or may not have cried about.
Please pick the #1 most weepy one. If your top pick isn’t in the list, please mention it in the comments. Also feel free to elaborate in the comments what exactly got you, why, etc.
What episode/story made you cry the most?
- Doomsday (Ten/Rose) (21%, 42 Votes)
- The Angels Take Manhattan (the Ponds) (17%, 34 Votes)
- The End of Time (Ten/Wilf) (13%, 26 Votes)
- Vincent and the Doctor (Van Gogh) (11%, 22 Votes)
- Journey's End (Donna/Rose/Ten) (7%, 13 Votes)
- The Last of the Time Lords (the Master/Ten) (4%, 8 Votes)
- The Parting of the Ways (Nine/Rose) (4%, 8 Votes)
- The Family of Blood (John/Joan/Martha) (4%, 7 Votes)
- Father's Day (Rose/Pete) (3%, 6 Votes)
- The Girl Who Waited (the Ponds) (3%, 5 Votes)
- The Girl in the Fireplace (Madame de Pompadour) (2%, 4 Votes)
- The Doctor's Wife (Eleven/TARDIS/the Ponds) (2%, 4 Votes)
- Forest of the Dead (River/Ten) (2%, 3 Votes)
- A Good Man Goes to War (the Ponds) (2%, 3 Votes)
- Other - specify in comments (1%, 2 Votes)
- The Doctor Dances (Nancy/Jamie) (1%, 2 Votes)
- A Christmas Carol (Kazran/Abigail) (1%, 2 Votes)
- Planet of the Ood (the Ood/Donna) (1%, 2 Votes)
- The Fires of Pompeii (Donna/Ten/Caecilius's family) (1%, 1 Votes)
- Asylum of the Daleks (Oswin/the Ponds) (1%, 1 Votes)
- The God Complex (Eleven/Amy/Rita) (1%, 1 Votes)
- Dalek (Rose/the Dalek) (1%, 1 Votes)
- The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (Madge) (0%, 0 Votes)
- School Reunion (Sarah) (0%, 0 Votes)
- 42 (Kath/Korwin) (0%, 0 Votes)
- Gridlock (Face of Boe/Hame/Ten) (0%, 0 Votes)
- Blink (Sally/Billy) (0%, 0 Votes)
- Voyage of the Damned (the Van Hoffs/Astrid/Frame/Ten) (0%, 0 Votes)
- Cold Blood (Rory/Amy) (0%, 0 Votes)
- The Big Bang (Eleven/Amelia/Rory/Amy) (0%, 0 Votes)
- Earthshock (Adric) (0%, 0 Votes)
- Amy's Choice (Rory/Amy) (0%, 0 Votes)
- Turn Left (Donna/Colesanto) (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 197
