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Old 04-15-2012, 04:57 PM
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What would happen if a poll was moved into GQ?

What happens if a mod tries to move a thread with a poll into a forum that does not allow them? Will the poll still work, or does the software disable it? Or does the sky fall and the oceans boil?
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Old 04-15-2012, 05:45 PM
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I'm pretty sure I've seen an occasional poll in GD, attached to a thread that originated in IMHO. They still worked. You just can't create a poll in one of those fora.
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Old 04-19-2012, 03:11 AM
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I, on the other hand, remember the mods saying that the polls would automatically close, and remember seeing a few that did close when moved.

Maybe this will then serve as a bump to get the mods to clarify.
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Old 04-19-2012, 07:46 AM
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If we miss one occasionally it ain't the end of the world nor is it an invitation to set up polling in GD. It just means we missed closing a poll as part of the housework on that thread. Nothing more should be inferred from it.
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Old 04-19-2012, 07:53 AM
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Which clarifies that they don't AUTOMATICALLY close. Thank you.
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