Hey there! I created a poll in our forum yesterday. I got 100+ views but ZERO votes. I think a big reason is that people are reluctant to register an account just too cast a vote, even if they are actually interested in the topic. So my question is, is it possible to vote a poll anonymously? I sear…

[image] Jamie_Liu1: I think a big reason is that people are reluctant to register an account just too cast a vote, even if they are actually interested in the topic. Could you explain a little more about the size and state or your community here? Are you just starting out? If you enable lots…

Good point! I didn’t think about this actually. Yes you are right, we are just starting out. So maybe I should try what @codinghorror suggested above, using a third-party tool. Thanks for sharing your thought!

Better still, think of more reasons to make them want to register.

[image] Stephen: think of more reasons to make them want to register. Agree @Stephen . So @Jamie_Liu1 , can you make the poll data/responses/analysis only available to registered users–and make clear that only registered users can like, reply, etc to any resulting topics? Maybe add a message fo…

@papyrophilia Good suggestions! Thanks a lot! I will try to improve my survey and come back here to keep you informed of the results.

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codinghorror (Jeff Atwood) April 10, 2020, 3:39am 2

You would need to embed an anonymous polling or forms tool — for example Google Forms. It depends on the tool.

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