# Polls UX: Problems and solutions

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/polls-ux-problems-and-solutions/46722>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [July 1, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/polls-ux-problems-and-solutions/46722 "2016-07-01T19:18:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![claas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/claas/32/71725_2.png) [@claas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/claas)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 7:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/polls-ux-problems-and-solutions/46722/4 "2016-07-15T07:36:56Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> Where is your evidence of these problems? I have literally never heard any of these complaints before from our 400+ hosted customers, or here on meta.

Here’s what I can I say: I have set up a new corporate Discourse instance and created a [multiple choice] poll. What I then noticed was that

- at least one colleague responded to the vote in a reply rather than voting,
- more than one colleague stated they had voted when in fact their vote had not been saved and
- at least one colleague stated he didn’t identify the poll as such, but rather thought it was a simple text list of options.

Based on these indications, I discussed these issues, established a connection with UX design and came up with the above mentioned hypotheses and explanations.

This is all the evidence I can offer. On the contrary, I would argue that not having heard of these from 400+ hosted customers does not prove the inexistence of the problems either.

> [@codinghorror](#):
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> I appreciate the effort, but “because claas said so” is a weird way to propose changes.

Just for the record: This is not about me.

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