Here are answers to some common questions members have been asking us about the Polls feature:
Can I know which polls I have already voted on? Yes. Click POLLS in the top nav bar. Notice the two tabs above each poll (POLL and RESULTS). If you have not voted on the poll, you will be shown the POLL page first. If you have already voted on that poll, the RESULTS tab will be open. So you can just scroll down the page and vote on any that the POLL tab is open on. As soon as you vote, the tab will turn over to RESULTS. If you want to see the poll again after you vote, you can click the POLL tab. Also on that page, there is a link to see how the votes break down based on gender and age. We think you will find this interesting.
Another way to see your polls is to click first on POLLS in the dark green top nav above, then click on the “MY POLLS” link. There you will see 2 tabs (MY POLLS CREATED and MY POLLS TAKEN). - - - - - - - - - - I’d like to enter a poll just to gather the resulting numbers and more serious feedback. Does my poll HAVE to appear in the forum? All polls are available to be voted on by all members. But NOT all polls have to be forum polls... it's up to each poll author. You can create a poll either to appear in the Forums (where it is open for discussion here), OR you can create a poll to appear only in the formal Polls area (open for comments there only). You should not create duplicates.
We created these two options because some authors may want to keep their poll in the Polls area where comments may be more serious, more focused and less likely to go off topic than a forum poll might be (did I say hijack?), while other poll authors may prefer the more active, casual discussion of their poll in a forum thread. - - - - - - - - - - Where can I see a plain list of the polls? To view a list of ALL the polls that have been entered by ALL members– click ALL POLLS To view the polls that YOU have entered and taken- click the MY POLLS link.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For more info on the new polls, see the moderator's reply to Emc_eile in her thread "Unable to Include Replies"
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Can I know which polls I have already voted on?
Yes. Click POLLS in the top nav bar. Notice the two tabs above each poll (POLL and RESULTS).
If you have not voted on the poll, you will be shown the POLL page first.
If you have already voted on that poll, the RESULTS tab will be open. So you can just scroll down the page and vote on any that the POLL tab is open on. As soon as you vote, the tab will turn over to RESULTS. If you want to see the poll again after you vote, you can click the POLL tab. Also on that page, there is a link to see how the votes break down based on gender and age. We think you will find this interesting.
Another way to see your polls is to click first on POLLS in the dark green top nav above, then click on the “MY POLLS” link. There you will see 2 tabs (MY POLLS CREATED and MY POLLS TAKEN).
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I’d like to enter a poll just to gather the resulting numbers and more serious feedback. Does my poll HAVE to appear in the forum?
All polls are available to be voted on by all members. But NOT all polls have to be forum polls... it's up to each poll author. You can create a poll either to appear in the Forums (where it is open for discussion here), OR you can create a poll to appear only in the formal Polls area (open for comments there only). You should not create duplicates.
We created these two options because some authors may want to keep their poll in the Polls area where comments may be more serious, more focused and less likely to go off topic than a forum poll might be (did I say hijack?), while other poll authors may prefer the more active, casual discussion of their poll in a forum thread.
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Where can I see a plain list of the polls?
To view a list of ALL the polls that have been entered by ALL members– click ALL POLLS
To view the polls that YOU have entered and taken- click the MY POLLS link.
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For more info on the new polls, see the moderator's reply to Emc_eile in her thread "Unable to Include Replies"