How to create a poll

[redmarvel]

Ok folks, this has been driving me nuts.

When you are creating a poll and you can't think of all the possibilities or the number of possibilities exceed the limits of the poll you have 2 choices.

1. Create a nominating thread

or

2. Include an "OTHER" option as the final option

This way, you've got your bases covered. With option 1 you can say there were not enough nominations for a specific item to be included. With option 2 be prepared to have "other" get the most votes.

If you want to get really particular you can also have "none of the above", "no opinion", "can't decide" options

 

[Erzengel]

Make it f'ing public!!!!

 

[DOG LIPS]

Vote or die!

And public!

 

[Iceman]

Also don't include options that you don't want winning your poll. Try any method to bias the result in favour of your personal choice.

 

[Erzengel]

Yes pubic.

 

[Ronny Shade]

and don't make a "multiple answers" thread and forget to set the "multiple answers" option

 

[Kaleb]

stroke it softly :0

 

[Bratgirl]

Did I do something wrong? It's my first poll and wasn't sure about it all

 

[redmarvel]

Did I do something wrong? It's my first poll and wasn't sure about it all

Not unless you're BT18. The one driving me up the wall is the "Greatest Lead Singer / Frontman poll"

http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showthread.php?t=241287

Honestly, half the folks listed in it don't deserve it and will never get a vote while a heck of a lot of more deserving folk are not included. An "other" option might have blown away Freddy Mercury (or maybe not because he is a fantastic Lead Singer / Frontman). Just 15 minutes of searching on the net would have gotten BT18 the same list that I found using Google and then he could have created a more comprehensive list of possibilities.

 

[redmarvel]

Make it f'ing public!!!!

I rarely make polls public because I don't want to force people to share their real opinions and get them flamed. If they want to share their opinion they can put it in a post but anonymous voting is usually more honest.

 

[redmarvel]

stroke it softly :0

*lol* different kind of pole, and I think any kind of rubbing will do the trick

 

[Erzengel]

I rarely make polls public because I don't want to force people to share their real opinions and get them flamed. If they want to share their opinion they can put it in a post but anonymous voting is usually more honest.

I won't come down on your ass for saying McDonalds is better than Wendys.

 

[redmarvel]

I won't come down on your ass for saying McDonalds is better than Wendys.

*lol* WOULD NEVER HAPPEN... I hate McDumDum's, I think I'ld pick Harvey's or Lick's if I were going to a burger joint.

 

[Erzengel]

Well that's an example, your favorite fast food place, what's the big deal if it's public. Number of hookers you've killed, yeah that might be better kept private.

 

[redmarvel]

Polls about Politics / Religion / Sexual Preferences / Age / Location / Law breaking / Cleanliness (how often do you wash your hands) should all be anonymous, if you want honest answers

 

[Erzengel]

It's the internet and anonymity. Having a bunch of strangers know I'm more conservative, got busy in college and such doesn't bother me. But hey to each it's own.

The one thing I do have about private threads is multiple voting.

 

[redmarvel]

In this poll I don't think a multiple vote would work well:

http://www.superherohype.com/forums/poll.php?do=showresults&pollid=17150

Though I agree, multiple choices are often needed.

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Just chill in the woods till you see a straight-ass limb and then shave it down all smooth-like.

 

[jaguarr]

This thread needs a poll. And there is no way in living hell I would ever eat at a restaurant called "Licks", because I would always be suspicious of what the chef was doing to my food before it was brought to my table.

jag

 

[Bratgirl]

Not unless you're BT18. The one driving me up the wall is the "Greatest Lead Singer / Frontman poll"

http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showthread.php?t=241287

Honestly, half the folks listed in it don't deserve it and will never get a vote while a heck of a lot of more deserving folk are not included. An "other" option might have blown away Freddy Mercury (or maybe not because he is a fantastic Lead Singer / Frontman). Just 15 minutes of searching on the net would have gotten BT18 the same list that I found using Google and then he could have created a more comprehensive list of possibilities.

Oh, ok. For a second when I saw this after I made that poll I thought it was something I did wrong.