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Taking internet polls too seriously is one of the more foolish things one can do.
That hasn’t stopped Joy Burch from announcing the top ten and top 100 entries from the “Like Canberra” voting process.
People nominated almost 14,000 reasons why they like living in the ACT. These ‘likes’ were sorted into a number of categories, and earlier this year the community was asked to vote on their most special things about Canberra.
“After two months of polling, where almost 135,000 votes were received, we have finally arrived at our ‘Top100’. The list includes an amazing variety of people’s favourite places, activities and experiences – a real indication that there is so much to do and see in our city.”
Canberra’s ‘Top Ten’ favourite things, in order from 1 to ten are:
1. Floriade/Night Fest
2. Fantastic views of the mountains
3. Scotty and Nige from 104.7
4. Skyfire
5. Summernats
6. Australian War Memorial
7. Questacon
8. National Zoo and Aquarium
9. Old Bus Depot Markets
10. Brodburger
Your thoughts dear readers?
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I think this list tells us a lot about the demographic that votes on this kind of lists.
Although I am glad to see the National Zoo and Aquarium in there.
Or more likely the result of very poor website design (covered in an earlier ra thread).
I clicked on something out of puzzling curiosity as to why anyone would nominate it and discovered i had ‘liked’ it and could not ‘unlike’ it. i imagine many people went ‘who the hell are scotty and nige?’ clicked on their name and discovered they had voted for them.
damien haas said :
I had this exact problem, and so have many other people I’ve spoken to.
I’m going to use this to explain how Brodburger got up there.
I am pretty disappointed The Riot Act didn’t make it in.
I see there is ‘each suburb has it own local shop’ on the list….
Hmmmm
I don’t have a local shops in my suburb
I’m also confused by the ‘no traffic or traffic jams’ line too
However my favourite would have to be ‘footy games at BRUCE stadium’ hehehehe. Proof no one calls it Canberra Stadium.
p996911turbo said :
Floriade would be every young Berra hipster’s dream wouldn’t it?
Pick the odd one out! Everything else is a place or an event – and then Scotty and Nige?
At least I learned something today – I would have guessed Scotty and Nige hadn’t been on the radio in years…
Barcham said :
I’m glad you pointed that out because for a moment i thought WTF!
i’d be more worried about Brod-bloody-burger and Summernats. At least Scotty and Nige are reasonably canberran, and entertaining. And they’re not that awful woman from 106.
I can’t see the reason all these people keep claiming to actually HATE BrodBurger, I think it’s a very decent burger joint, even if it does tend to suffer from hyperbolic praise, I think it must be a case of Hype Backlash.
Pretty great list and fairly encompassing of this great little city.
But Poachers’ Pantry?? Pretty sure that is well in NSW…
Rollersk8r said :
There was a huge people section that Scotty and Nige were in, so odd one out in the way tey got votes I’d say.
As for site, I clicked on something I didn’t like and was able to undo my vote.
These things are a bit of fun so well done to all who were voted into te Top 100 I say
Rollersk8r said :
Really? You don’t see the hate threads on here every time 104.7 wins the ratings? It as regular on RiotACT as Canberra heading to the coast on a long weekend
EvanJames said :
What is un-Canberran about Brodburger and Summernats?
EvanJames said :
Only if you count something like gonorrhea as being a fun way to spend your morning…
Was “Roadworks” an option? We’re obviously mad for them.
Holden Caulfield said :
You can’t like Summernats if you post on RiotACT, it’s full of bogans. This is where the social elite hang out who are better than everyone else.
Who TF are Scotty and Nige?
ryza said :
True. I suppose you have to look at the list as a list of things that people like about ~living in Canberra~, rather than a list of things ~about~ Canberra. And one thing that’s good about living in Canberra is that you have quick and easy access to Poachers’ Pantry, even if it is a few minutes over the border.
I am speechless. Unlike Scotty and Nige.
How did Charney get on? I voted for it dozens of times.
Haha what a joke sums up the absolute stupidity of doing things like this.
Closeness to Sydney? lol.
And how about the food ones, Dickson Noodle house Laksa, High tea at the Hyatt, Weekend breakfast at Tilley’s?
Engaged and Educated populace with progressive views and a truly open attitude to diversity?
Bahahahahaha.
p996911turbo said :
I took my kids to the national zoo and aquarium a few years ago and it was a complete run down disgusting poo hole.
DrKoresh said :
Brodburger is pretty good, do t get me wrong, it’s just not THAT good. I went once and it no where near lives up to the hype.
Scotty and Nige are on the work radio daily. It’s like they read through 4chan archives and repeat 4 year old Internet memes. Honestly, who wants to be that guy?
Scotty and Nige are radio announcers? I thought they were just actors doing ads for a local car dealer.
Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd said :
I remember being taken there in the mid-nineties as a youngster. At that time the ‘Zoo’ part of the Zoo and Aquarium consisted of an emu that chased people around the park, scaring the crap out of me and some kangaroos that presumably wandered in off the ridge.
good to see choku bai jo got a guensey… and the wig.
but where’s the ‘no need to use indicators’? and mully being gone..?
Meanwhile at the Kremlin the dynamic duo have been expunged from history:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-03-15/top-reasons-to-like-canberra/4576110
Much of it is irony. Otherwise how on earth would the intense inconvenience, not to mention traffic risk, of “fog on the lake” have gotten in?