Boidoh Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 Final result. The Toa Mangai of Earth wore the Kakama. 1 Quote Add me on 3DS: 0516-7750-0068Add me on Wii U: Boidoh "I am Lloyd Garmadon, son of Lord Garmadon." - Lloyd, Episode 4: Never Trust a Snake"I am Lloyd Garmadon, son of Lord Garmadon." - Lloyd, Episode 44: Corridor of EldersLike, Comment, And Subscribe for Nintendo Content - NinBoidoh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxim21 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Oh come on, this poll wasn't even open for a week. That's rushing it to a ridiculous point. 1 Quote Keep in mind that if Star Trek fans had, as a group, said, "No point in talking about this anymore, it's never going to come back," it never WOULD have come back.-- Greg Farshtey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boidoh Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 Well we have to end the Toa Mangai of Ice poll at one point... This one was open for 6 days and one day wouldn't make much of a difference. Quote Add me on 3DS: 0516-7750-0068Add me on Wii U: Boidoh "I am Lloyd Garmadon, son of Lord Garmadon." - Lloyd, Episode 4: Never Trust a Snake"I am Lloyd Garmadon, son of Lord Garmadon." - Lloyd, Episode 44: Corridor of EldersLike, Comment, And Subscribe for Nintendo Content - NinBoidoh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMSOG Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 While I know that it will likely not make a difference, I understand where Maxim's coming from...one day wouldn't hurt. 2 Quote Hi. If you remember me from when I was most active on BZP, from 2009-2011... I know I was cringy. But please keep in mind I was literally 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boidoh Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 (edited) I already took the results to Greg, but if anything changes between now and tomorrow, then... erm... Do.. something? That wont happen unless someone summons a herd of fans from across the globe and force them to vote for some other option. Barely anybody voted in the time period between yesterday and today. Edited December 14, 2014 by Boidoh 2 Quote Add me on 3DS: 0516-7750-0068Add me on Wii U: Boidoh "I am Lloyd Garmadon, son of Lord Garmadon." - Lloyd, Episode 4: Never Trust a Snake"I am Lloyd Garmadon, son of Lord Garmadon." - Lloyd, Episode 44: Corridor of EldersLike, Comment, And Subscribe for Nintendo Content - NinBoidoh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorek Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I already took the results to Greg, but if anything changes between now and tomorrow, then... erm... Do.. something? That wont happen unless someone summons a herd of fans from across the globe and force them to vote for some other option. Barely anybody voted in the time period between yesterday and today.Again, it's that sort of determinism that people are taking issue with. Yes, it looks like the Toa of Earth would win, and likely nothing would be different. But you can't know that for sure, and even if it is the case, is there any harm in waiting that extra day, since it will still be the same result? Closing it early simply goes back against the pre-established guidelines and interrupts the flow of the process for absolutely nothing. 7 Quote BS01's Ambassador (Like us, Follow us) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeb Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 So 47 people have voted. I agree keeping it open for one more day wouldn't have hurt. Out of curiosity, how many active members on BZPower are there? Quote The artist formerly known as ŜﮞρЄЯ־GЄNіﮞŜ־CЯЄ▲Ŧ۞Я BBC#69 Entry: Roodaka - Master of Manipulation BFTGM entries: Zigben · Ventox · Deflecto “Hail Denmark.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishers64 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 (edited) So 47 people have voted. I agree keeping it open for one more day wouldn't have hurt. Out of curiosity, how many active members on BZPower are there?About 100-200, depending on seasonal fluctuations and quantity of New!Bionicle news. Edited December 15, 2014 by fishers64 2 Quote Hero Factory RPG | Bionicle Mafia XXIX: Storyline & Theories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxim21 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 So 47 people have voted. I agree keeping it open for one more day wouldn't have hurt. Out of curiosity, how many active members on BZPower are there?Depend on your definition. 1324 members visited the site at least one time in the past month, according to a quick search in the member list. 1 Quote Keep in mind that if Star Trek fans had, as a group, said, "No point in talking about this anymore, it's never going to come back," it never WOULD have come back.-- Greg Farshtey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuuli Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I thought Toa Naho wore the kakama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Cup of Fail Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 (edited) Well Greg said yes that Toa Naho wore the Kakama but people was disagreeing do to that he said no to the same thing a lot time ago. Witch I didn't gotten anything link of old info that Greg had said no before Edited December 18, 2014 by ShadowWolfHount Quote My Topics MOCs: Construct-a-Astronaut __________________________________________________ Find Me On Flickr Twitter Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSciFiGuy Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Whelp...guess my vote for an Ice toa is late. But I don't mind an earth Toa wearing it. As long as its not a Pohatu clone Quote Bionicle: ANP aims to create narrated versions of all the Bionicle books, with voice actors for each character, and music taken from various media to enhance the story. Check here if you're interested in voicing a character, and here for the chapters that've already been released!Formerly: Tahu Nuva 3.0Looking for a Bionicle Beanie. Black one with the symbol on it. Contact me if you are willing to sell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archon~ Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 So whats the call on this? Closed, submit to GF? 1 Quote Archon *** "For one to truly feel alive, the person must kill oneself a little bit each and every day." Check out my MOC, one of the new generation of Toa on Spherus Magna! ***Toa Kyraan*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALVIS Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Boidoh submitted the results of all of the Kanohi polls to Greg several weeks ago, but since Greg apparently took a break from answering questions over the holidays, they haven't been answered. Boidoh, I'd suggest you repost them so that he can make a pronouncement. 2 Quote "You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant." -- Harlan Ellison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archon~ Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Also the polls are getting closer and closer now hahaOh man. Quote Archon *** "For one to truly feel alive, the person must kill oneself a little bit each and every day." Check out my MOC, one of the new generation of Toa on Spherus Magna! ***Toa Kyraan*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Komali Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Honestly I'd like to think the stoic Ice toa would have found it to be of great use. Run up a Knowledge Tower and stop at the top no skidding. Get a good jump to the next so on and so forth. I do have to wonder the only Toa team shown to use multiple masks on a regular basis are the Mata/Nuva Takanuva didn't even keep a new Kanohi when found. Wonder why as we know all they need is a Suva. Heh funny thing been watching skyrim let's plays lately and noticed the Dragon burial mounds and the Burrow entrances look alot like large Suva. The funniest thing the Dragon priests of said areas all wear masks. *X-files theme plays* Oh dear. Quote Bionicle is amazing. Legends Never Die! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuvaTube Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Agree, Toa of Earth. I love the idea of an Onu-Toa digging super fast lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmybob83 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Who exactly gets to decide what gets cannonized, and who does the cannonizing, and how many people have to have a say in it before it's final, exactly? This isn't the good old days where someone would present Greg with some idea that needed a little thought and consideration, and if he thought it fit and made sense, he said "OK." This is a couple dozen people saying "I want this because, reasons," about something extremely inconsequential, and Greg saying "OK whatever." There's no substance behind it. Quote My collection: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=551205 [MOC] Rahkshi - The 42: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=551007 [MOC] Toa Hagah: http://www.bzpower.com/board/topic/16807-toa-hagah-complete-customized-set/ [bUY] 3D Printable Kanohi: http://www.bzpower.com/board/topic/16930-3d-printable-kanohi-olisi-elemental-energy-more/ Help finish my Kraata collecion: http://www.bzpower.com/board/topic/16086-buyingtrading-kraata/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonesiii Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Who exactly gets to decide what gets cannonized, and who does the cannonizing, and how many people have to have a say in it before it's final, exactly? This isn't the good old days where someone would present Greg with some idea that needed a little thought and consideration, and if he thought it fit and made sense, he said "OK." This is a couple dozen people saying "I want this because, reasons," about something extremely inconsequential, and Greg saying "OK whatever." There's no substance behind it. To the last two sentences first, just describing things in those two different ways doesn't make that accurate. Some "I want this" things were canonized in the "good old days", and surely some thought is going into the new ones (not always the best thought though.. .Cordak...)... and more importantly, how do you know there's no substance behind them? Generally Greg will have reasons for accepting what he does... To the first questions, Greg's in charge, and it can vary depending on what's called for. 1 Quote The Destiny of Bionicle (chronological retelling of Bionicle original series, 9 PDFs of 10 chapters each on Google Drive): Part 1 - Warring with Fate | Part 2 - Year of Change | Part 3 - The Exploration Trap | Part 4 - Rise of the Warlords | Part 5 - A Busy Matoran | Part 6 - The Dark Time | Part 7 - Proving Grounds | Part 8 - A Rude Awakening | Part 9 - The Battle of Giants My Bionicle Fanfiction (Google Drive folder, eventually planned to have PDFs of all of it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmybob83 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Who exactly gets to decide what gets cannonized, and who does the cannonizing, and how many people have to have a say in it before it's final, exactly? This isn't the good old days where someone would present Greg with some idea that needed a little thought and consideration, and if he thought it fit and made sense, he said "OK." This is a couple dozen people saying "I want this because, reasons," about something extremely inconsequential, and Greg saying "OK whatever." There's no substance behind it. To the last two sentences first, just describing things in those two different ways doesn't make that accurate. Some "I want this" things were canonized in the "good old days", and surely some thought is going into the new ones (not always the best thought though.. .Cordak...)... and more importantly, how do you know there's no substance behind them? Generally Greg will have reasons for accepting what he does... To the first questions, Greg's in charge, and it can vary depending on what's called for. Yeah, these recent decisions by Greg are brimming with substance and reason... Which is why he confused the Rode with the Olmak, and nearly contradicted himself on the Naho/Kakama thing. Bionicle hasn't been Greg's focus for years, so I highly doubt he's doing heavy soul-searching when approving these poll results. 1 Quote My collection: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=551205 [MOC] Rahkshi - The 42: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=551007 [MOC] Toa Hagah: http://www.bzpower.com/board/topic/16807-toa-hagah-complete-customized-set/ [bUY] 3D Printable Kanohi: http://www.bzpower.com/board/topic/16930-3d-printable-kanohi-olisi-elemental-energy-more/ Help finish my Kraata collecion: http://www.bzpower.com/board/topic/16086-buyingtrading-kraata/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munty Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) Greg is not in charge of anything anymore. The only reason he keeps answering these questions is because people keep asking them. Jimmybob makes a good point which I'd like to elaborate on if I may... There were 3 options for this poll (for those who voted that they care) The Toa of Earth won the vote with 24 people chosing him. There were another 24 people who voted AGAINST that being canonised. There were also a further 22 votes from people who do not want it to be canonised AT ALL! So why is it that the opinion of 24 people is more important than that of the other 46? And why are these polls being treated as representative of the Bionicle fanbase as a whole when less than 50 people have actually had a say in it? Even after the voting is done, the question still goes to Greg who can then overturn it anyway, though he has no actual power to do so really. People just let him for some reason... Why can't 24 people just headcanon the Toa of Earth in this mask, 22 headcanon the Toa of ICe in it and the 22 of us who want it left ambiguous just go one using our imagination for such things. After all, that's what Lego is all about, polls like this serve only to limit us evermore within the confines of unnecessary canon... Edited January 20, 2015 by Munty 2 Quote Check out my Bionicle store on Bricklink here!> > > Bionic Bricks < < < Let me know if you can help me find these last few collectibles!Also looking for WILD KRAATA and a VMKK Yo!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonesiii Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 jimmy, Greg can make mistakes, but that doesn't mean every decision will be a mistake; that's a Hasty Generalization fallacy. And I'm not sure if it was established that he did confuse Rode wit Olmak. It makes sense for Axonn's mask to be rare too. Munty, yes, Greg is in charge of Gen 1's canon. And yes, this poll was close, but again, Greg can decide canon without fan input at all; don't confuse such polls with a contest or election. The idea that there's some magical need for whole-fanbase representation or for a huge majority misses the point of asking for fan advice. Polls do get a closer idea of that than just canonizing a suggestion directly, though, so to complain about the polls not asking everybody under the sun is rather unfair... Plus, some things in a story like this are aimed even at minorities, so surely roughly 50/50 ones make sense occasionally. But even in a contest or an election, a slight win will still be a win. However, Greg could also decide that it's too close to call and leave it unestablished. 2 Quote The Destiny of Bionicle (chronological retelling of Bionicle original series, 9 PDFs of 10 chapters each on Google Drive): Part 1 - Warring with Fate | Part 2 - Year of Change | Part 3 - The Exploration Trap | Part 4 - Rise of the Warlords | Part 5 - A Busy Matoran | Part 6 - The Dark Time | Part 7 - Proving Grounds | Part 8 - A Rude Awakening | Part 9 - The Battle of Giants My Bionicle Fanfiction (Google Drive folder, eventually planned to have PDFs of all of it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuuli Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 He might have had power before, and before he said Naho wore the Kakama. And yes gen 1 is way over and it's time to start a new journey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxim21 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) He might have had power before, and before he said Naho wore the Kakama.Actually, that's the contrary; before he said Naho did not wear a Kakama. And Greg still have the power to canonize things in G1, that's something he made pretty clear. Polls do get a closer idea of that than just canonizing a suggestion directly, though, so to complain about the polls not asking everybody under the sun is rather unfair...Actually, that's not totally true. How the poll is done can totally distort what fans think; this poll is actually a pretty good case: when the results were reported to Greg, there was a pretty decent advantage towards the Toa of Earth, now there's almost a tie between Ice and Earth. I'm well aware that's impossible to get a really big portion of the fanbase to vote here, but polls should at least be run so as much of the fanbase as possible could give its opinion. Edited January 21, 2015 by maxim21 1 Quote Keep in mind that if Star Trek fans had, as a group, said, "No point in talking about this anymore, it's never going to come back," it never WOULD have come back.-- Greg Farshtey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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