# Consequences of editing post containing poll

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/consequences-of-editing-post-containing-poll/234884>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [August 2, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consequences-of-editing-post-containing-poll/234884 "2022-08-02T20:00:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![darkpixlz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/darkpixlz/32/549896_2.png) [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/consequences-of-editing-post-containing-poll/234884/2 "2022-08-02T20:04:55Z")

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I think that it’s pretty dumb that all votes get completely wiped every time I edit a post. I get that it’s dangerous to let people edit options and keep it, but if I add, remove, or edit the poll it shouldn’t completely wipe it.

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