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Submission + - Ask Slashdot: Is there majority support for any DST alternative? (nbcsandiego.com) 4

superposed writes: Daylight Saving Time (DST) starts Saturday night in the U.S. This is a perennial cause of complaint in Slashdot, but there may not be majority support for replacing it with either permanent summer time (more light in evenings, less in mornings) or permanent winter time (more light in mornings, less in evenings). This poll will determine if a majority would support either over DST. If votes for D are higher than A, then there is majority support for ending DST and replacing it with the greater of B or C. But if A > D, there is not majority support for a switch to either setting permanently.

Which would you prefer?

A. DST is better than both permanent summer and permanent winter time
B. summer time > DST > winter time
C. winter time > DST > summer time
D. either permanent winter or summer time would be better than DST

Submission + - Daylight Saving Time Preferences (poll) (gallup.com) 2

superposed writes: Daylight Saving Time is a perennial flashpoint on Slashdot that is coming up again this weekend in the U.S.. Gallup reports that most Americans prefer to eliminate DST but they canâ(TM)t agree on which alternative to adopt. In other words, there is no majority support for any of the three options: switch twice a year, permanent standard time, or permanent advanced time.

Each of these has downsides. I suspect that DST is a solid second-choice winner that canâ(TM)t get a plurality, but might win in anti-plurality voting (everyoneâ(TM)s least-bad choice).

To assess that, please choose the poll item that best matches your ranking of most-preferred to least-preferred option. Then we can hash out a winner via instant-runoff or anti-plurality voting in the comments (they will probably differ).

A. Standard, Advanced, DST
B. Advanced, Standard, DST
C. Standard, DST, Advanced
D. Advanced, DST, Standard
E. DST, Standard, Advanced
F. DST, Advanced, Standard
G. Sync with CowboyNeal

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