Polls

Lotesse · 03-05-2007, 12:36 AM

Why are there never any polls created here? I am under the impression that it is definitely able to be done, to create a poll upon which members may vote. Perhaps only moderators have the ability to construct a votable poll? If not, and/or if so, could someone please, let us citizen members know one way or the other.

It occurs to me that this board is quite capapble of creating polls, simple votable polls. Every single other board I am a member of has poll capability; why does Entmoot not use this feature? Especially with all this endless hoopla about "Presidential elections," what kind of election has any merit without the ability to vote upon said "election," by using a real poll? Just wondering. Things that make one go "Hmmm..."

***Jonathan*** · 03-05-2007, 02:44 AM

Do a search on threads with "Polls" in their title

Lotesse · 03-05-2007, 02:52 AM

O.K., I just did that like you recommended, but not one poll showed up. Am I missing something? A poll is where a reistered member can click a choice of options to vote on a thing, any thing - usually the poll will have a minimum of 4 choices, where the member can pick one and click on it, thus lodging their vote on said poll. I see no polls here. Can you point me out to one specific poll, even from the past, even if it's an old, closed poll? I'd just like to view it, if such a thing exists around here.

***Jonathan*** · 03-05-2007, 03:02 AM

Oh, I meant that when you search on "Polls" several thread just like this one shows up, where people ask how to create polls and stuff and where the mods have already answered why polls are not allowed.

There have been admin-created polls on this board but I can't remember in which threads they were. But they exist out there.

Edit: Ah, here's a Rate ROTK poll

Lotesse · 03-05-2007, 03:22 AM

Wow! You found one, Jonathan; so there it is - Dating way back to december of '03, by Greg the admin from way back then... Cool, thanks for finding that, baby! Now - my question is, how come we can't make polls around here nowadays? And who has the ability, the "power" to make polls - only admins, or only admins & mods, or - OR, can every member create a poll if he or she wants to, and if so, how? questions, questions...

***Earniel*** · 03-05-2007, 05:54 AM

Members can't do polls, only mods and admins can. There have been some by now even if you haven't seen them, but they're rare. The last poll was one of Spock's in GM a few months ago. It got deleted apparently, but I've just restored it.

brownjenkins · 03-05-2007, 12:20 PM

We went through this before, an the official word was no.

see here

It was decided that it would waste my time (which is kind of ironic when you think about the idea of forums in the first place

), and Ben's space (which is certainly his to apportion, though I'd say we give it the C.S. Lewis forum space

).

sisterandcousinandaunt · 03-06-2007, 12:47 AM

Harsh. Truly, truly, harsh.

Gwaimir Windgem · 03-06-2007, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brownjenkins

It was decided that it would waste my time (which is kind of ironic when you think about the idea of forums in the first place

), and Ben's space (which is certainly his to apportion, though I'd say we give it the C.S. Lewis forum space

).

Careful...don't want to provoke the Presidential Wrath...

03-05-2007, 12:36 AM	#1
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Polls Why are there never any polls created here? I am under the impression that it is definitely able to be done, to create a poll upon which members may vote. Perhaps only moderators have the ability to construct a votable poll? If not, and/or if so, could someone please, let us citizen members know one way or the other. It occurs to me that this board is quite capapble of creating polls, simple votable polls. Every single other board I am a member of has poll capability; why does Entmoot not use this feature? Especially with all this endless hoopla about "Presidential elections," what kind of election has any merit without the ability to vote upon said "election," by using a real poll? Just wondering. Things that make one go "Hmmm..." __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Last edited by Lotesse : 03-05-2007 at 12:38 AM.

03-05-2007, 02:44 AM	#2
*Jonathan* Entmoot Attorney-General, Equilibrating the Scales of Justice, Administrator ♎ Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,891	Do a search on threads with "Polls" in their title __________________ An unwritten post is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and it’s halfway to being just like every other bloody entry that’s ever been written. ☻

03-05-2007, 02:52 AM	#3
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	O.K., I just did that like you recommended, but not one poll showed up. Am I missing something? A poll is where a reistered member can click a choice of options to vote on a thing, any thing - usually the poll will have a minimum of 4 choices, where the member can pick one and click on it, thus lodging their vote on said poll. I see no polls here. Can you point me out to one specific poll, even from the past, even if it's an old, closed poll? I'd just like to view it, if such a thing exists around here. __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

03-05-2007, 03:02 AM	#4
*Jonathan* Entmoot Attorney-General, Equilibrating the Scales of Justice, Administrator ♎ Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,891	Oh, I meant that when you search on "Polls" several thread just like this one shows up, where people ask how to create polls and stuff and where the mods have already answered why polls are not allowed. There have been admin-created polls on this board but I can't remember in which threads they were. But they exist out there. Edit: Ah, here's a Rate ROTK poll __________________ An unwritten post is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and it’s halfway to being just like every other bloody entry that’s ever been written. ☻ Last edited by Jonathan : 03-05-2007 at 03:06 AM.

03-05-2007, 03:22 AM	#5
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Wow! You found one, Jonathan; so there it is - Dating way back to december of '03, by Greg the admin from way back then... Cool, thanks for finding that, baby! Now - my question is, how come we can't make polls around here nowadays? And who has the ability, the "power" to make polls - only admins, or only admins & mods, or - OR, can every member create a poll if he or she wants to, and if so, how? questions, questions... __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

03-05-2007, 05:54 AM	#6
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Members can't do polls, only mods and admins can. There have been some by now even if you haven't seen them, but they're rare. The last poll was one of Spock's in GM a few months ago. It got deleted apparently, but I've just restored it. __________________ We are not things.

03-05-2007, 12:20 PM	#7
brownjenkins Advocatus Diaboli Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Reality Posts: 3,767	We went through this before, an the official word was no. see here It was decided that it would waste my time (which is kind of ironic when you think about the idea of forums in the first place ), and Ben's space (which is certainly his to apportion, though I'd say we give it the C.S. Lewis forum space ). __________________ Your reality, sir, is lies and balderdash and I'm delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever.

03-06-2007, 12:47 AM	#8
sisterandcousinandaunt Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,535	oooh, BJ. Harsh. Truly, truly, harsh.

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