Well, looks like the Busse fanboys decided that they couldn't stay out of it and rallied the troops to push this poll into absurd levels of innacuracy.
Take note OP and others thinking about doing polls on here, this just shows how online polls can always be skewed in favor of whoever has the largest organized group of people to throw at it, which really make them useless for anything but arguments.
For what it's worth, I would choose M390 over INFI every day, I prefer edge-retention and stain-resistance over toughness in my folders and small fixed blades.
Lol, what a cry baby.
I didn't even vote in the poll, what are you talking about? Do you actually think the results of this poll mean anything valid?
LOL, do you think the polls would have meant anything before the fanboys showed up(your words)? So then why bring it up at all about fanboys ruining the poll? Crying about fans of a certain steel coming and voting in a legit poll is called being a crybaby. Just own it. Just for the record, I would not ever take m390 over INFI or cpm3V, but I have different priorities than you. toughness and anti chipping are my main criteria.
When a steel has 1 vote the first day, and then 90 votes 2 days later, while none of the other steels in the thread go up more than a couple votes, then it's obvious that someone rallied a bunch of people to just swing by to upvote and leave. Why start a thread in the Busse section to get people over here to upvote INFI (since most people who hang out there don't hang out in GD and thus didn't see this poll) except to mess with the poll by skewing the numbers? It takes any validity of the poll and removes it, and lets everybody know it was the Busse guys that did it; not making a very good name for yourselves. 'Excellent job hogs', 'INFI RULES LOL', etc. gives a poor impression of Busse fans for those who aren't, and leaves a poor taste for anybody hoping to actually gain anything from this thread (not me).
You also failed to read my whole post, or else you'd see that I would choose M390 for *small* fixed blades and folders, I would choose 3V for when toughness is actually useful instead of just a sales tactic.
You are wrong on so many levels it is not even funny. So you like people to not vote basically. In fact, yes, getting the fans of INFI to vote is the right way to show people the real interest in this forum of INFI. You don't like it, that's your problem. It is called Freedom. But I agree that there should be two polls, I would say that you break up a poll into folder knife steel and fixed blade steel.
You are wrong on so many levels it's actually hilarious.
No other steel in this list has it's own subforum (mainly because no other steel in this list is proprietary to one brand), so no other steel can have a fan go to their subforum and tell people to go vote for it. Everybody else who picked their favorite steel saw this thread while in General Discussion, so those votes came naturally. I'm with RamZar on this one, INFI is one of those steels that is too niche to include in a broad spectrum of widely available steels, it doesn't fit this poll.
Well, looks like the Busse fanboys decided that they couldn't stay out of it and rallied the troops to push this poll into absurd levels of innacuracy.
Take note OP and others thinking about doing polls on here, this just shows how online polls can always be skewed in favor of whoever has the largest organized group of people to throw at it, which really make them useless for anything but arguments.
For what it's worth, I would choose M390 over INFI every day, I prefer edge-retention and stain-resistance over toughness in my folders and small fixed blades.
Wow, thw butthurt seems extra strong with this one....why? Its just an online poll? There are thousands of members here on bladeforums, us INFI fans make up a small percentage of that total population. If everyone here or even just 30% of the forum cared to vote, these polls might look a lot different (or not because INFI is pretty damned special...)
Tell any group of people not to vote? Simply because you don't like their presence here? Isnt that akin to fascism or socialism, or some otherwise not very cool -ism? Common now...
If the majority of people on this forum aren't passionate enough about their blade steels to take 30 seconds to cast a vote, why should that be our problem?
Also whoever posted that huge list of "niche" steels, I'm really having trouble with the logic.
#INFIFTW 🤘🤘🤘
I didn't even vote in the poll, what are you talking about? Do you actually think the results of this poll mean anything valid?
I saw the first poll and didn't know that a second one has been made. It can be tough to keep track of everything going on in this forum. Based on my experiences and tastes I would have voted for INFI with or without the heads up from Cobalt if I had seen the new and improved poll before...I know many would have done the same.Nobody here was 'passionate' about voting for INFI until someone else started a thread saying 'go, be passionate about INFI here'. Any semblance of authenticity to the INFI votes here is negated by the thread over in the Busse subforum telling everybody about the poll.
It sure gives insight as to how fanatical INFI owners are, that's for sure.
Why not? It's a poll, set up in General, to get a wider view. Yes, we like INFI, but this poll is open to anyone, popular vote, no next level "college" BS. It is as fair as can be. You cry foul, and you haven't even voted.
...Sounds like most of my friends after each presidential election... "I can't believe that candidate won, how is that possible?"
My response: "Did you vote?"
Theirs: "Well no... But it wouldn't have mattered."
Me:
This is fairer, yet same argument. Gimme a break.
So...we're being led like sheep into General, and told what to do?
Am I reading you correctly?
You have the same power to inform others of this poll.
I know for a fact that one of our "easily guided" regulars came over here and threw a vote for M390. So, please... I've been a member here for over 10 years, a Busse forum mod for over 6...and I assure you that our regular posting members are not "led easily".
They are free thinkers, like you, who caught Cobalt's thread and decided to participate.
Trust me. If we were all "led easily", INFI would have over 500 votes or more by now.
This is General Knife Discussion. Open to all. If no one else wishes to vote (such as yourself), to give a more balanced view in this poll, we should not be faulted for that.