Gatey, the poll is about giving all a say, even those who stay quiet most of the time but still read the forum, so I suppose that might be a sizeable silent group. But the comments people are willing to make do help a lot, and have to be considered as well as the raw numbers. Having worked in government for many years and dealing with lobby groups and politicians, you have to be careful not to give too much weight to the most vocal, and the quieter people more often than not have far greater votes - of which politicians are well aware (well sometimes, but only when a public backlash happens! which is far more common now than it used to be)