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Far-Queue posted...

I usually only vote in the poll when someone mentions it on the board. Doubt I'm the only one. There's likely hundreds, if not thousands, of users who don't vote in the poll, so it's not a very reliable barometer for user numbers. Certainly indicates a drop in poll-takers, which could (and probably does) indicate user drop-off, but we can't know for certain how many users have stopped coming altogether

We could say "For every X amount of people who vote in the poll, there are Y amount of people who don't." Zero votes in the poll doesn't mean exactly zero people using the site, but it's a good metric for overall site usage.