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Re: "How about we test a poll?"
IMHO polls should end at a certain time. After it has ended, votes cannot be changed anymore.
May 15 · 6 months ago
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26 votes were cast.
🐐 satch · 2023-05-15 at 10:15:
I think if polls can end at a certain time that should at least be optional. Personally, I like polls the way they are right now.
👤 emilis · 2023-05-15 at 19:18:
I would like to have a possibility to see the results without voting.
🚀 skyjake · 2023-05-15 at 20:25:
@emilis That is now possible by disabling your client cert when viewing the page.
Of course, there would be nicer ways to do it... However, I do want to encourage poll participation. That is why new polls have their own notification type that gets sent to all users when a new poll is posted.
🍵 michaelnordmeyer · 2023-05-16 at 10:09:
@satch If polls have no end time, they are not actionable, because the result can change in the future.
If you want to use a poll to decide on a feature for the community, which voted in the polls, then you have to take screenshots a certain time to prove the result, which is a weak proof.
Also, the poller can arbitrarily skew the results by deciding when to use the then current result as the end result. They just wait and pick.
🍵 michaelnordmeyer · 2023-05-16 at 10:11:
@emilis I was thinking about commenting that as well, but decided against it. Pollees, me included, could be influenced by seeing the results first.
🚀 skyjake · 2023-05-16 at 10:14:
Good points @michaelnordmeyer. I will probably add a configurable duration value for the poll after which voting will close.
🍵 michaelnordmeyer · 2023-05-16 at 10:14:
BTW, it's interesting, that the least important entry on geminispace.org (polls) gets the most engagement.
🐐 satch · 2023-05-16 at 13:06:
haha
i agree that there are real advantages to having set end times for any kind of formal poll
If polls are required to have a time out duration, I think that there should be a very long option available.
Boxcelceor!
How about we test a poll? — Bubble's polls have neat bar graphs done with box drawing characters. How is this working for everyone: