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I don’t use my edc that much (blasphemy, I know) so I prefer twisty to make the light as compact as possible. If I used it more, I would definitely vote reverse clicky.
Twisty.
My true EDC flashlight is a twisty NiteCore Sense AA on my keys. Just like my true EDC knife is a Victorinox Alox Farmer on the same keys.
I sometimes (often) carry other lights/knives, but they are not actually EDC. Mainly because they are too big and bulky or not legal (big knives) to carry everywhere.
Wow! I do not have one of those alox, but I have a Victorinox Tinker as an EDC knife. Well this might have been off trail though but I like knives too. I also have a Wenger Scout and I use em during BSP (Boy Scouts of the Philippines) camping.
Well I chose reverse clicky. Just comfortable with that setup.
I would change the options to read like this:
Forward clicky
Reverse clicky
Twisty
reverse twisty //delete
momentary/electronic
Slide //delete
There are very few light using a magnetic slide switch (assuming that is what you are talking about), and almost all of them are dive lights. Also, I have never heard of a reverse twisty. (unless you mean loosen to turn on, in which case there are also very few lights in that category.)
For me, I prefer reverse clicky.
What about magnetic control ring?
All my favorite EDC’s are mag control, eg: Sunwayman V11r, M11r, V10r, Jetbeam RRT0SE, RRT01, Niteye Eye10 etc.
My favorite would be electronic switch or magnetic control ring… neither of which seem to be choices in your survey.
I’m surprised you listed “slide” as a choice, but failed to list “electronic switch”.
Slide switches are ancient. I don’t know of any modern lights that still use slide switches.
I keep a Fenix LD01 on my keys and like that it’s a twisty so there’s less chance of it accidentally turning on in my pocket.
I appreciate your suggestions guys, though I never knew the existence of magnetic control switch as I am unaware of it. I am in a third world country still, after all, and do not have the benefits of the latest tech just yet.
Next is, I did not delete some of the choices as suggested earlier because in some countries, they still use those types of switches and some would even “swear” by them. Not to mention, some minority will still want a reverse twisty (yup, loosen up to turn on) in their keys.
Regards,
Chris Alonzo
Ignorant question though, is momentary switch the same as electronic, or are they entirely different from one another?
Mechanically, an electronic switch is composed of a momentary pushbutton switch in combination with a special driver or circuit to allow it to function as an electronic switch.
So they “could” be grouped in a single category?
Possibly… but it’s confusing.
Some older lights or tactical lights do have momentary pushbuttons in which the main current flows through them directly. Meaning the light only stays on while the button is held down.
An electronic switch is really composed of the circuit plus the pushbutton. When people think of momentary pushbutton, they don’t necessarily think of electronic switch. Personally, I think they should be two different categories.
Ok then, update inevitable.
… These names you use are confusing. I know there will be yet another flame war over nomenclature, but Locking Push Button switches operate in one of two ways, “Make Before Break” and “Break Before Make”. This is also commonly expressed as “Momentary ON” and “Momentary OFF”.
It’s a lot more descriptive, actually, than arbitrary, ambiguous “forward” and “reverse”: When the button is pressed, the contact Makes and current flows. At another point in the switch cycle, the “clicky” lock Breaks.
OR…
A Locking Push Button switch has three States, the Off (or Open), the On (Locked) and Momentary. When it’s Off, and you press it, if the Momentary engages first, meaning the current flows without clicking, that’s Momentary ON. If it clicks ON and then the Momentary State Opens the switch (current stops flowing), that’s called Momentary OFF.
I’m assuming your term “Momentary push-button” means a switch with no lock… That’s also ambiguous as you also list “Electronic push-button” as an option, which is redundant in this case.
When the IEEE decides to use “clicky” to describe switches, THEN I’ll start using that term. Meanwhile, if you want the light ON by default, “Forward Clicky” would mean the opposite of what you’d get if you started from OFF. Grammatically it sounds like you’re describing “PUSH button” vs. “PULL button”, which is another type of switch altogether… This is why Electronic Engineers over the years since the Push Button Switch was invented came up with these simple, unambiguous terms like “Momentary ON” and “Momentary OFF”.
If I had the choice, I’d vote for Momentary ON, since I often only need a quick peek at something in the dark & don’t need to wear out my “clickie”…
Just my pitch for using standard terminology to avoid confusion.
Only on the Internet do you find a Push Button switch being characterized by the noise it makes when it is operated…
Dim
(Full Disclosure: Working for an Allen-Bradley distributor will make you this crazy too!)
forward clicky .. 
I prefer a forward clickie with momentary function. Multimode/variable brightness lights with a head twist (magnetic or otherwise). Reverse click and electronic switch with a delay present are my least favored switch types.
The standard nomenclature used by virtually all flashlight manufacturers is “forward clicky” or “reverse clicky” for the types of switches you described. It would probably be more confusing to try to use your names instead of the industry standard ones people are familiar with.
I think we need to acknowledge that cool lights now come with two switches ad this poll assumes that only a single switch.
I would like to think that almost everyone would prefer “a” switch with lots of easy variable power choices whether mechanical, electrical or magnetic rotary (non clickly) switches are a very cool solution.
With that said having the ability t “just turn that whole thing off” is a very good way to cut parasitic drain off at the knees.
FYI I received my Nitecore P36 and LOVE the UI!!!
The shape of things to come.
If you check one end of the SWM V11R I’m pretty sure you’ll find a forward clicky there. 
The output might well be mag ring controlled, but the “switch” isn’t.