# Let users add more poll options while the poll is running

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/let-users-add-more-poll-options-while-the-poll-is-running/136309>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** polls, completed\
**Created:** [December 17, 2019, 1:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/let-users-add-more-poll-options-while-the-poll-is-running/136309 "2019-12-17T13:10:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 4:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/let-users-add-more-poll-options-while-the-poll-is-running/136309/2 "2019-12-18T04:05:55Z")

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This is generally a bad idea:

- adding items to a poll means they will be added late and won’t get many votes

- this is fundamentally unfair to all voters; what if you realize you need to change your vote due to new poll options?

- you can end up with dozens of voting options which is overwhelming

If you really need an open poll, **first start a topic gathering poll option feedback as in “what options should be in our poll?”** , let that run for a day or two, then gather all the suggested options (within reason, plus consolidation) into a new poll topic.

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