UBB.Developers Forums General Discussion Chit Chat Polls

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Very good question set...

Usually overused the first week, then dies down to something useful Setting the usergroups to at least full member status does cut down on this tho

My responses in order:
No
Yes
No

I don't think they're overused... I use them a lot to ask my users questions, and people use them to ask other people questions... and even if someone does use them a lot, it's always fun to answer them.

I will enable polls, of course, good fun.

And, no, there won't be any restrictions on the polls... My boards are EXTREMELY leniant... to the point where someone could flame them and I wouldn't ban them or anything. Which makes me a horrible forum admin. But, eh. Good times.

Wow only 10 votes. I thought for sure there would have been more participation.
(In other words; BUMP)

i dont like the fact that polls are in a whole seperate sorta window.

as they appear now, all you see is the first person's post, asking you to take a poll. you dont know what the poll is about, or what the options are.

then, there's the confusion with replies -- when you answer the poll, your answers are not displayed in the thread, but rather in their own seperate entity.

someone could reply to the thread (like that damn drkknght fellow) without voting on the poll -- others could vote on the poll, without replying to the thread.

... annoying, and, i could imagine, purdy confusing for those not exactly computer (or ubb) literate.

granted, i dunno a thing about coding, so its possible this isn't even feasible, but it'd be easier if the first post actually stated the question and the various answers, within the thread (no popups).

it should also display the current results in the first thread.

when you click on "reply" you get the standard reply space area, with this box that im typing in now. but, right above that, and rigth below the message icon area, you should have the voting options to the question(s), with little radio dials next to each (so you can pick'em)

hitting "reply" would do a few things at once:

for starters, it would update the initial post with the current results.

secondly, it would reply to the thread, as normal, displaying your feedback on teh poll (which is optional). the first line of the post (with a blank space after it, automatically added), should state, in bold, your selection, like this:

***************
yes

i do enjoy computers
***************

... and thats the way it is!