Polls in general.
ESPN.com has a nice daily format, but naturally it is strictly sports.
Okay. Even Yahoo!'s daily lightweight poll prompts me to vote as many days as I don’t. In some of them I’ve been surprised at the responses, but usually my vote is among the 'winners." 
Believe it or not, I have even toyed with the idea of “Your Favorite SDMB Polls” but wonder which forum it ought to be started in. IMHO? As I have been persuaded in recent times, it’s better to start a “pre-poll data collection thread” before attempting to be comprehensive in the poll options.
How do you feel about such an approach?
An updated summary
View Poll Results: What are your 5 Favorite Topics in Cafe Society?
This poll will close on 06-08-2012 at 07:58 PM
TV Shows 37 74.00%
Movies 30 60.00%
Books 27 54.00%
Food 24 48.00%
Music 20 40.00%
sci-fi/fantasy related 19 38.00%
beer, wine and booze 12 24.00%
ID stuff (books, songs, actors, etc.) 11 22.00%
Famous People 10 20.00%
Other (post and say) 6 12.00%
Song Lyrics 5 10.00%
Lord of the Rings 5 10.00%
Star Wars 5 10.00%
Doctor Who 5 10.00%
Visual Arts 4 8.00%
something obscure 4 8.00%
Pratchett 4 8.00%
Comics 3 6.00%
Theater 2 4.00%
knitting 2 4.00%
other crafts 2 4.00%
favourite female singer (male, too) 1 2.00%
Poetry 1 2.00%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 50
I voted ‘Other’ in addition to music, books, etc. because of the contests. That may sound incredibly self-serving, as I’m the guy that runs the Short Fiction contests and Poetry Sweatshops. I hope it doesn’t come off that way, though.
I meant it as a tribute to the brave people who submit to these contests, as well as the general support shown by the SDMB for people’s creative endeavours. It’s a little scary to show your work, which was created under less than ideal circumstances, for everyone’s scrutiny. The fact that the commentary has been respectful and constructive, and the pieces submitted keep getting better each time, is a real testimony to the positive environment on this message board. We couldn’t do contests like that at 4Chan…
I am assuming that the OP is a woman because she left out a VERY popular and important topic that can only have been left out due to her feminine bias:
porn/boobies/nudity
Also, and I think it’s understandable that this topic may not have been included, but I find that the most useful and interesting threads are threads that point me to new and interesting things in the media. New movies, books, TV shows, musicians and such. Frex, there was a thread on realistic vs. op art that was really thought-provoking and interesting, and led me to some works by interesting artists. There was another on artsy/unusual architecture that was great fun. And one I DID start was on covers of songs that completely reinvented the original. It’s hard to CATEGORIZE such threads, but damn, if you could, it would be the BEST CATEGORY EVAH!
Agreed! (says one of the stalwarts who hangs out in **E-Sabbath’s **Great Ongoing Guitar Thread…)
Well, Evin, What have been your favorite SDMB Polls? (started Yesterday, 09:33 AM) has yet to get any traction, so you and I may be the ones to care about such things. 
Sorted Summary:
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View Poll Results: What are your 5 Favorite Topics in Cafe Society?
This poll will close on 06-08-2012 at 07:58 PM
TV Shows 49 70.00%
Movies 43 61.43%
Books 41 58.57%
Food 34 48.57%
Music 31 44.29%
sci-fi/fantasy related 25 35.71%
ID stuff (books, songs, actors, etc.) 19 27.14%
beer, wine and booze 16 22.86%
Famous People 13 18.57%
Song Lyrics 10 14.29%
Other (post and say) 9 12.86%
something obscure 7 10.00%
Star Wars 6 8.57%
Comics 5 7.14%
Visual Arts 5 7.14%
Lord of the Rings 5 7.14%
Doctor Who 5 7.14%
Theater 4 5.71%
Pratchett 4 5.71%
Poetry 2 2.86%
knitting 2 2.86%
other crafts 2 2.86%
favourite female singer (male, too) 2 2.86%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 70
Still time to vote.
I guess one month doesn’t count as a zombie, does it?
Rats.
Oooh! There’s another topic! ZOMBIE RATS
Here’s a sorted summary:
View Poll Results: What are your 5 Favorite Topics in Cafe Society?
This poll will close on 06-08-2012 at 07:58 PM
TV Shows 65 72.22%
Movies 58 64.44%
Books 55 61.11%
Food 40 44.44%
Music 36 40.00%
sci-fi/fantasy related 33 36.67%
ID stuff (books, songs, actors, etc.) 24 26.67%
Famous People 19 21.11%
beer, wine and booze 18 20.00%
Song Lyrics 10 11.11%
something obscure 10 11.11%
Lord of the Rings 10 11.11%
Other (post and say) 9 10.00%
Visual Arts 7 7.78%
Star Wars 7 7.78%
Pratchett 7 7.78%
Comics 6 6.67%
Theater 5 5.56%
Doctor Who 5 5.56%
other crafts 4 4.44%
Poetry 2 2.22%
favourite female singer (male, too) 2 2.22%
knitting 2 2.22%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 90
My first thought, seeing the polling options, was “how did Zeldar not include The Wire as a separate category!?”
Well, I was damn well tempted! 