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I didn't see "sometimes" listed as an option, so I didn't vote.
I RARELY pass on the OBRM lrt, and I despise the OBRM miners, so I rarely remote mine. I never rule out remote mining at the beginning of race creation - I just can never afford it in the end. I only rule it out once I go into the game with an OBRM race. There's no way I'm going to invest all the minerals and resources required to produce a fleet of OBRM miners who will need roughly what? about 800 years to pay for theirselves? (Freestyle Math)
However, I took over a race created by someone else not long ago that had neither OBRM or ARM selected, and when I could build the best remote mining robots and the best mining hull, I did. I found them very useful for mineral extraction (I easily had far more minerals than the limited production of my planets could use) and the ships were highly valuable to some other players. Now I better understand the benefit of NOT taking OBRM. When building these monster-sized remote miners, one can fully appreciate the oft-ignored, cheapo radscoop engine.
ARM, on the other hand, is an LRT that I've never appreciated - except with the AR prt. It doesn't cost a lot, the miners are more efficient, smaller, and cheaper to build, but most importantly, you begin with two free miners. That in itself is a godsend for the poor AR, whose idea of remoteless mining seems to include the use of fingernails, or maybe blowing on the ground, then catching and sifting the dust that arises for mineral content.
I havn't checked the poll results yet, but I'm going to venture a guess and then check to see if the results support my belief. I'm guessing most people prefer HG and -f economic models, making the +10% pop capacity of OBRM attractive, the RW points (needed for habitat) gained from OBRM attractive, therefore reducing remote mining to a waste of effort, minerals and resources by most counts. ARM might be an attractive lrt, but most prefer the extra capacity and the points from OBRM, and you can't have both, so ARM is an extravagance that few think they can afford. If ARM was a free lrt gained only by not taking OBRM, my opinion is that more than a few players would probably still opt for OBRM instead. That certainly sums up my own sentiments, and I'm an HG player (albeit a lousy one). 
I suspect HP's, on the other hand, are more evenly split on the issue of remote mining. My guess is that players who play AR's and HP economies will be the overwhelming majority of users who use remote mining. This is not me. But if I WERE an HP player, I wouldn't rule out remote mining.
As for that MT fella (HATTERSON!).... Grrrr! I don't even want to hear about the MT. The MT frees everyone of their PRT & LRT burdens, except for the HE. You don't see the MT handing out the "Super-Duper-Trans-Galactic-Ship-Whoosher" Any/Any Gate so the HE can overcome his sacrifices for a paltry 5k boranium, do ya?  It's not fair and I hate him. Unfortunately, a game without random events seems like heresy. I stand alone on this one as the lone heretic, I'm convinced.
Editting - The following addition:
Okay, checked the count and it's 13 against and 5 for remote mining atm. I think that's an indication that maybe  my opinion is right for once. Probably 1 or 2 who voted for will build remote miners even with OBRM selected, and the other 3-4 who play AR's and HP's. Whaddaya say, guys? You who voted for remote mining, want to tell me your favored economic model?
[Updated on: Wed, 25 June 2003 01:11]
I'M NOT AN EXPERT AND I'M OFTEN PROVEN WRONG. TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN YOU READ MY POSTS.
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