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  I have thought of doing a steel coaster poll.  My tabulation program
could very easily be converted for use.  The only tricky part would be
creating a ballot that wasn't too large and intimidating.  My initial
thought is to include only those steelies that are over 80 feet tall
AND over 1500 feet long.
  If there is no interest I won't waste the bandwidth and time to do
it.  Also, I would probably need assistance creating the ballot.
I do not have a list of all the steel coasters in the world (let
alone one that lists their heights and lengths).  Anyone who would
like to assist with this should contact me via e-mail.

Let Me know if there is interest,

Mitch

You already have the reputed MOST accurate wooden coaster poll on the
'net, a steel coaster poll, conducted the same way would be the perfect
compliment! When you set your qualifications, don't forget about Arrow
mine rides, which might not be 80 feet, but are still warmly regarded.
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Ted Ansley
**Rollercoaster Fan<atic>**

Therefore - restricting the survey to single rides would mean that all
shuttle loops are treated as one ( not fair when most are braked on the
return run - except for Montezoomas revenge)

Therefore perhaps it should just be a vote for a favourite instead of a
weighted average of those coasters ridden.

As for myself - the steel list is as follows - Montu, Kumba, The Big One
,Nemesis ...

Michael Bolton

You've a hard job ahead firming up a format - there are well over 500
currently operating steel coasters (all categories).  Many of these are
already listed in the WWG coasters A-Z index below but not, of course, in
the format you will require.

Incidentally I am looking for accurate information regarding coasters
in Asia and Japan - as Ted says, there's little published information
and we don't seem to have a Japanese correspondent on the RRC group
yet - there must be someone out there so please make yourself known!

Also anyone there from Eastern Europe - I believe that there may be
quite a few coasters in this area and locally manufactured - can anyone
help with this please?

AlanB, Manchester, England.

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Ric Turner

ACE Regional Rep, California
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Matterhorn Forever!

One of the nice things about these polls is that it makes us actually
sit down and think about this.  While I did a top 10, primarily for my
sig (which I still need to rewrite -- it got lost in the crash), I had
never thought in detail about the rest.

So when it actually came time to submit my list, I gave it quite a bit
of thought.  It also brought back a lot of great memories of a great
coaster season.  With snow around the corner (and here for some
people), it's nice to take the time to reminisce on a larger scale.
Because, I think we tend to only talk about the GREAT coasters out
here.  Going through my list, I realized how many FINE coasters I;ve
ridden this year, many of which I hadn't thought about in a while!  I
only wish I hadn't missed much of the discussion out here while my
computer was at the hospital.

Plus, these polls are always great for stimulating discussion!

Personally, I'd include all the steelies you can, with the possible
exception of the portable ones, unless they're unique, bigger, better
or special.  (I'd include Cedar Point's, Wildcat for instance.)  To be
honest, I couldn't even begin to rank the portables I've ridded.  In
most cases, they were just one for the list, a pleasant diversion.  I
can usually barely remember them, much less rank them and compare
them!

Plus, using these would add a WHOLE BUNCH of wins to most of the top
150 or so coasters, which would make the differences in the rankings
MUCH smaller.

But whatever you choose to do, PLEASE go ahead with this idea!

David
David H.

<NOTE: All of my witty or poignant sigs were destroyed
 with my old hard drive!  I hope to have more soon!>

Would it make a steel coaster poll more manageable if the participants
provide their own list?  I mean, while there are thousands of steel
coasters out there, I'm sure that there are some that none of the survey
participants have ridden.  The problem I can see with that is that if
something gets misspelled......

Well, it is a thought.  Perhaps an initial poll could be limited to North
America?  Or divided by continent?  Just a thought...

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