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I would happily add Polls to discussions, so there would be no need to Reply, but it's restricted somewhy.
Kevin said in a discussion http://forums.adobe.com/message/4469268:
We have: the product improvement program, feature requests, and a beta test program. That is how we listen to our users. We do not bias or influence our users in any way. All we do is listen.
So why there's no way to create polls and do some statistics in Adobe Forums?
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Thanks
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Jeff, can you answer?
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Nope. Sorry.
Jeff
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Thanks for answer. One more question, is there a reason? Thanks.
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At this point, poll creation is limited to administrators and they are not available in all forum spaces. Polls are distinct from Discussions. They don't appear within discussions, but are separate items like Ideas and Documents.
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But it would be a great opportunity to obtain statistics of user's choice. Many forum participants don't like to reply. I have many unanswered discussions with hundreds of views and only a few replies. Those topics just need a confirmation of application behaviour. Most people tend to just press radiobuttons and View Stats. A Poll is better than a Discussion without any reply.
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Steven,
Many forum participants don't like to reply. I have many unanswered discussions with hundreds of views and only a few replies.
This is very common, and usually indicates that few, who viewed the Discussion, have an answer, or anything constructive to add.
As many of your posts were in the PrPro CS 5/5.5/6 Forum, I will use that as an example: I try to view/read most threads in that forum. Where I have something to add, I will do so, especially if it's a viable answer to a question. I will often go back and view/read those same threads, when others have replied, so that I can learn something new. In active threads, that might mean that I will view them many times, but still have nothing to add, so Views numbers will go up. I feel that some others might do that, as well.
As for the Polls, I learned something from John C's response. I thought that I recalled that one could initiate a Poll, without MOD consoles, but see that I am either incorrect, or that policy has been changed. Due to differences between Discussions and Polls, I can see where one would not be able to add a Poll to a Discussion - but now I have the definitive answer.
Thanks for asking, as I have now learned something new today.
Good luck,
Hunt
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Thanks for clarifying, Bill.
One with a moderator privileges can add Polls to forums?
You're right, if you don't have to add something, you will not reply, that's why a Poll is better.
For example, I suggest a Feature, but you don't have anything to add to it, but if there would be a question with selectable options, like:
You would just tick an option and see results
It would give an idea about usefulness of the suggested feature.
For Bugs:
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So, since a regular user can't start a poll... go the the appropriate forum and create a message with a title "something like"
MOD - Poll Needed RE Canon X-99 Camera
Then, in the body, enter the lines you would like to have made into a poll
- I own the X-99 and use it to film everything
- I own the X-99 and rarely use it due to ergonomics
- It is too expensive for me so will not buy
- I hate Canon and will never buy one
- What is an X-99?
You MAY get a MOD to create a poll for you
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Thanks John, will give it a try.
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OT
John T.,
Your faux-poll example made me laugh. Thanks. I needed that.
Hunt
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Glad to bring a laugh... I thought of an example from the latest "movie news headlines" but I'm really tired of even seeing headlines about the latest stupidity from the current "it" girl, so decided to keep my example at least partly on target