I’ve found that when my users start with polls, they make all kinds of errors which often aren’t realised until the poll is well underway. Unfortunately, any edits to a poll cause the poll data to be wiped. This is understandable for poll integrity, but is sometimes highly undesirable when a simple…

I’ve moved this one over to #installation rather than have it as an endorsed guide as it falls under the ‘sidestepping UI in rails’ scope (similar to the email in one previously). I think we could do with some kind of halfway house for these kinds of tips as they are useful, but have an element of …

Perhaps one tag more would be helpful, like #unofficial-tip or #dig-your-own-grave. Then categories could be more… on topic, but there would be an indicator telling that there is demand of some knowledge and a risk to fail miserably.

[image] Robert: I usually run a Topic to create a draft poll outline and invite senior members to suggest improvements or missing options. Then I run the poll. Yeah, so do I, especially for highly important polls. But I also want to encourage my users to do it themselves independently, and …

Why can’t we just fix this in the UI? Poll integrity, blah blah blah. It’s usually just a typo, and leaving it there kills me, but it is better than wiping the votes. … I shouldn’t have to make that choice. And why not change it later if an admin wants to? Sometimes the polls are just fun, and …

How to change a poll while it is live (without losing the data)

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merefield (Robert) January 17, 2023, 10:37am 4

That’s a nice tip.

I usually run a Topic to create a draft poll outline and invite senior members to suggest improvements or missing options.

Then I run the poll.

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How to change a poll while it is live (without losing the data)

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