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Webmaster Location: USA Posts: 159	Posted - Wed Nov 06, 2002 5:04 pm  _________________
SteveG Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6695	Posted - Wed Nov 06, 2002 5:13 pm  So how come I put a vote in that doesn't show? _________________
Webmaster Location: USA Posts: 159	Posted - Wed Nov 06, 2002 5:16 pm  SteveG wrote: So how come I put a vote in that doesn't show? I'll resest it, then try again. Also, create your own Poll and see what happens. Paul _________________
groucho Posts: 334	Posted - Wed Nov 06, 2002 5:26 pm  Webmaster wrote: This new POLL feature for the forum is... Hey, where's the box for "polls are the most annoying and pointless feature of any forum and their use should be stigmatized in much the way kiddie porn is"? Not saying *I* would check that box of course... Chris
Webmaster Location: USA Posts: 159	Posted - Wed Nov 06, 2002 5:27 pm  NOTE: The Polls are in testing. In the near future, it is very likely that the Polls will be only initiated by administrators. Currently however, members may create their own polls, until further notice. - Paul _________________
SteveG Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6695	Posted - Wed Nov 06, 2002 6:10 pm  I know it's a pain, but I suspect that to get enough votes in a poll, the originator (even when testing it, as now) has to be able to make it 'sticky', or it has to be automatically 'sticky', otherwise it will get lost... _________________
Webmaster Location: USA Posts: 159	Posted - Wed Nov 06, 2002 6:16 pm  SteveG wrote: I know it's a pain, but I suspect that to get enough votes in a poll, the originator (even when testing it, as now) has to be able to make it 'sticky', or it has to be automatically 'sticky', otherwise it will get lost... Good point SteveG. _________________
SteveG Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6695	Posted - Wed Nov 06, 2002 7:55 pm  Having thought about this a bit more, how about saying that polls can be 'sticky' for, say, a day (or two) and then 'unstick' themselves? On balance, this would probably keep the top of the forums from getting too clagged up with polls. Can you devise an automatic timer to control poll stickiness? Or maybe just start a new Polls Forum???? _________________
Webmaster Location: USA Posts: 159	Posted - Wed Nov 06, 2002 8:15 pm  SteveG wrote: Having thought about this a bit more, how about saying that polls can be 'sticky' for, say, a day (or two) and then 'unstick' themselves? On balance, this would probably keep the top of the forums from getting too clagged up with polls. Can you devise an automatic timer to control poll stickiness? Or maybe just start a new Polls Forum???? The timer would be difficult, but a forum for polls might be a good idea. Maybe a forum for forum members to post whatever (within reason) polls they choose, and limit the standard forums to polls only by the M.D.? -Paul _________________
Cal Location: USA Posts: 577	Posted - Wed Nov 06, 2002 8:22 pm  And... does the poll hold members to only one vote, or can they slip in as many as they want? Cal _________________ Cal
Webmaster Location: USA Posts: 159	Posted - Wed Nov 06, 2002 8:32 pm  Cal wrote: And... does the poll hold members to only one vote, or can they slip in as many as they want? Cal It is supposed to. One vote per member per poll. Paul _________________
ozpeter Location: Australia Posts: 3200	Posted - Thu Nov 07, 2002 7:06 am  Is this poll thingy why "Active Topics" has stopped working? Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a000d' Type mismatch: '[string: ""]' /inc_func_common.asp, line 856 is the error message. (at least on my machine!) - Ozpeter
Webmaster Location: USA Posts: 159	Posted - Thu Nov 07, 2002 7:26 am  ozpeter wrote: Is this poll thingy why "Active Topics" has stopped working? Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a000d' Type mismatch: '[string: ""]' /inc_func_common.asp, line 856 is the error message. (at least on my machine!) - Ozpeter Was it working before? - Paul _________________
post78 Location: USA Posts: 2887	Posted - Thu Nov 07, 2002 8:26 am  Quote: Was it working before? I don't hang out there, because it's the bad part of town, but when I walked through to do my grocery shopping two days ago it worked fine. _________________ Answer = 1. Probably.
Webmaster Location: USA Posts: 159	Posted - Thu Nov 07, 2002 10:00 am  ozpeter wrote: Is this poll thingy why "Active Topics" has stopped working? Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a000d' Type mismatch: '[string: ""]' /inc_func_common.asp, line 856 is the error message. (at least on my machine!) - Ozpeter Also, is it "Active Topics" or "Active Polls" where you get this error message? Any help is appreciated. -Paul _________________
Cal Location: USA Posts: 577	Posted - Thu Nov 07, 2002 10:05 am  I get it on Active Topics _________________ Cal
Webmaster Location: USA Posts: 159	Posted - Thu Nov 07, 2002 10:12 am  Cal wrote: I get it on Active Topics Yep, I see it too now. Thanks Cal. _________________
zemlin Location: USA Posts: 1156	Posted - Thu Nov 07, 2002 1:54 pm  IMHO a poll message should pop back to the top when a vote is placed, not just when a reply is written. Even an active poll can roll of the bottom very quickly. _________________ Karl Zemlin - www.cheap-tracks.com Host of the World Wide Cool Edit Collaboration Procedural Debate
Havoc Posts: 735	Posted - Thu Nov 07, 2002 3:21 pm  The "new poll" line is where the "reply to topic" line was. This is not handy. Can you move it to someplace a bit out of the way please?
VoodooRadio Location: USA Posts: 3971	Posted - Fri Nov 08, 2002 1:16 pm  Thanks!! _________________ I said Good Day! Voodoo
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