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How would you all feel about weekly polls?

Posted by gibby (edited )
Tags: suggestions, polling

They could be user submitted and the admins/mods could choose a poll to display every week.

I think it would fit well in the sidebar with the percentage of overall votes being shown once your vote is cast.

I think small things like that help build a sense of community and helps keep people engaged. The topic of the polls could be as lighthearted or serious as the mods decide, though i'd personally like a mix of both.

Thanks to whoever fixed the tags, i'm still not entirely sure how to tag topics appropriately.

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      gibby
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      Well I guess it would be up to the community to decide what the polls would be about because the way i'm thinking of it, the polls would be user submitted and approved by the mod team. I'm...

      Well I guess it would be up to the community to decide what the polls would be about because the way i'm thinking of it, the polls would be user submitted and approved by the mod team.

      I'm envisioning anything from favorite Nintendo characters to serious political polls like opinions on NAFTA or something similar.

      Initially I was thinking of a sitewide poll, but topical polls could be interesting.

      Also, no problem on the tags. :) You can see any changes made to the topic (if there are any) under the "Topic log" in the sidebar. There's a bit of info on topic tagging in the docs if you're interested.

      Thanks, I probably should have read the docs before posting anyways.

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        1. gibby
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          Yeah, kinda similar to ask.survey. But those tend to be more open-ended questions whereas i'm thinking more of a "choose-an-option" poll. I was part of a forum once that did something similar to...

          Yeah, kinda similar to ask.survey. But those tend to be more open-ended questions whereas i'm thinking more of a "choose-an-option" poll.

          I was part of a forum once that did something similar to what i'm saying, except they were daily polls and everyone really enjoyed them.

          Thinking about this a bit more tho, I think topical polls could work just as well, maybe even better since users can not only vote, but also give a more detailed opinion in the comments of the topic.

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      2. Algernon_Asimov
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        There is no "mod team". There is only Deimos: the owner, the creator, the administrator, the developer, the moderator.

        approved by the mod team.

        There is no "mod team". There is only Deimos: the owner, the creator, the administrator, the developer, the moderator.

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  2. Algernon_Asimov
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    I'm going to look at this suggestion through the lens of the Tildes goals - specifically, the goal that "In-depth content (primarily text-based) is the most important". How would these polls be...

    I'm going to look at this suggestion through the lens of the Tildes goals - specifically, the goal that "In-depth content (primarily text-based) is the most important".

    How would these polls be considered in-depth content? What would be the point of them? What would they contribute to Tildes?

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  3. EscReality
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    Not a poll per say but I already do a weekly food question in ~food. Just something random about the communities eating and cooking habits. They usually get good traction and foster quality...

    Not a poll per say but I already do a weekly food question in ~food.

    Just something random about the communities eating and cooking habits. They usually get good traction and foster quality conversation, it's definitely good for community building.

    We also have regular posts in ~books.

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