polls
08-01-01, 09:35 AM
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polls
is it just me.. or have the polls changed? now they seem to go to the top and show up as unread whenever there is a new vote in them...
before they only went to the top or showed up as unread when there was a new reply.
before they only went to the top or showed up as unread when there was a new reply.
08-01-01, 10:02 AM
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Someone had complained earlier because the polls didn't go up when they voted, so maybe Geoff changed it. I guess it makes sense because many of the polls are simple questions that really require no discussion beyond voting, just like the polls that were answered with one line or less replies before.
08-01-01, 10:32 AM
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i thought the earlier complain was that post count didnt go up with new votes.. and that was pretty much blown off, because post count is not a concern..
i like the idea of them going up with new votes.. but damn.. it is definitly going to be harder to keep up with the threads.. since now there will be 2-3 times more unread.. but Im more interested in replies then vote count
oh well... just my rant for the day.
i like the idea of them going up with new votes.. but damn.. it is definitly going to be harder to keep up with the threads.. since now there will be 2-3 times more unread.. but Im more interested in replies then vote count
oh well... just my rant for the day.
08-01-01, 10:46 AM
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Re: polls
Originally posted by twikoff
is it just me.. or have the polls changed? now they seem to go to the top and show up as unread whenever there is a new vote in them...
before they only went to the top or showed up as unread when there was a new reply.
is it just me.. or have the polls changed? now they seem to go to the top and show up as unread whenever there is a new vote in them...
before they only went to the top or showed up as unread when there was a new reply.
08-01-01, 10:51 AM
#6
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assuming that a new vote bumps the thread to the top (and not a phantom bump), the main forum page now looks somewhat deceiving. in the "Last Post" column at the far right, the time stamp will be the time of the last vote, but underneath it will have the username of the person that last posted a message. so if twikoff posted the last message at 10:05 today, and I voted at 10:18, the "Last Post" column will read:
08-01-01 10:18 AM
by twikoff
08-01-01 10:18 AM
by twikoff
08-01-01, 11:20 AM
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ack... after a few hours of actually using it.. i think i would rather do away with polls completely, rather then having them move to the top everytime someone votes in them.. too deceiving
08-01-01, 11:25 AM
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This is getting annoying. Now the top of the forums, especially Other and Movie Talk, are going to be all pools
Do Away With Polls or Start a Polls Forum!!!
Do Away With Polls or Start a Polls Forum!!!
Last edited by Josh Hinkle; 08-01-01 at 11:27 AM.
08-01-01, 02:23 PM
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I have noticed that now, after I vote, instead of being taken to the results (as it has been in the past), I am taken right back to the poll. To see the results, I have to click on "view results," even after I've voted. Anyone else have this problem?
08-01-01, 03:44 PM
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IMO a poll thread should be bumped only by a response, not by a simple vote with no contribution to the discussion at hand. Although the poll results are worthy of review, one vote in and of itself adds little to a thread; it's the posts that matter.
08-01-01, 07:08 PM
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Originally posted by Boot
IMO a poll thread should be bumped only by a response, not by a simple vote with no contribution to the discussion at hand. Although the poll results are worthy of review, one vote in and of itself adds little to a thread; it's the posts that matter.
IMO a poll thread should be bumped only by a response, not by a simple vote with no contribution to the discussion at hand. Although the poll results are worthy of review, one vote in and of itself adds little to a thread; it's the posts that matter.
08-02-01, 01:14 PM
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Originally posted by Fur Q
so every time someone votes for twakoff we all know.
i always vote twekoff.
so every time someone votes for twakoff we all know.
i always vote twekoff.
08-02-01, 08:29 PM
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The otter forum is known for overabused jokes. Besides, what can you do? Declare that twikoff cannot be a poll option? If that happens, I'm sure you'll see something else pop up in it's place.
It's only a few days old. Let it run its course.
It's only a few days old. Let it run its course.