Forum:50 years, 50 characters

It's early days yet but I've been thinking about the fiftieth anniversary of Coronation Street next year and if there's maybe anything we can do to get in on the action. I know we're not a fan site, being concerned more with the facts of the show, but it's a big event and a good opportunity to perhaps attract some new people to the site.

My idea is to run an opinion poll, asking people to vote for their favourite characters, and post the results on this site in the run-up to the anniversary. To maximise the voter base, we could advertise on sites like Digital Spy and Corriespace. I want this to be a big poll, like the various Doctor Who ones done by DWM and OG (sorry if you're not a Who fan and don't understand that reference). I don't know yet how it will be organised, or what the format will be, or how the results will be compiled, but I thought I'd introduce the topic early. I plan to do most, if not all, of the work myself, but I would appreciate some ideas on how to go about it.

The reason I'm posting this so early is because I want to give myself a target of finishing most of the main character articles by the time the poll closes, and because I was so taken with the idea I couldn't sit on it long!

Oh, and the title of this thread is NOT intended to be the title of the poll. So what does everyone think? David 17:34, October 11, 2009 (UTC)