# "An error occurred: When creating multiple polls, include unique names by adding name=example to your \[poll\] tags." HUH?!

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**Created:** [May 29, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-error-occurred-when-creating-multiple-polls-include-unique-names-by-adding-name-example-to-your-poll-tags-huh/1002238 "2024-05-29T17:30:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-error-occurred-when-creating-multiple-polls-include-unique-names-by-adding-name-example-to-your-poll-tags-huh/1002238/1 "2024-05-29T17:30:02Z")

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Am trying to do 4 movie polls in one post, copying and pasting the first template for the next 3, just changing the names of the movies in question each time, but got this error. I have ZERO idea what the issue is or what it wants me to do/add. ???

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**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-error-occurred-when-creating-multiple-polls-include-unique-names-by-adding-name-example-to-your-poll-tags-huh/1002238/2 "2024-05-29T18:06:27Z")

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I believe this is what you need to do-- after you create your first poll, you’ll see info like this in square brackets:

poll type=regular results=always public=false chartType=bar

Add this to the string to give each poll a unique name:

name=uniquepollnamegoeshere

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-error-occurred-when-creating-multiple-polls-include-unique-names-by-adding-name-example-to-your-poll-tags-huh/1002238/3 "2024-05-29T21:09:37Z")

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Nope, didn’t work, still got the same message.

Oh well, doing them post by post then, whatever.

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**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-error-occurred-when-creating-multiple-polls-include-unique-names-by-adding-name-example-to-your-poll-tags-huh/1002238/4 "2024-05-29T21:16:16Z")

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It needs to look like this :-

```auto
Select an option.
[poll name=poll1 type=regular results=always public=false chartType=bar]
* Option 1
* Option 2
[/poll]
Select an option.
[poll name=poll2 type=regular results=always public=false chartType=bar]
* Option 1
* Option 2
[/poll]

```

Which will give you this :-  
Select an option.

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-error-occurred-when-creating-multiple-polls-include-unique-names-by-adding-name-example-to-your-poll-tags-huh/1002238/4))_

Select an option.

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-error-occurred-when-creating-multiple-polls-include-unique-names-by-adding-name-example-to-your-poll-tags-huh/1002238/4))_

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-error-occurred-when-creating-multiple-polls-include-unique-names-by-adding-name-example-to-your-poll-tags-huh/1002238/5 "2024-05-29T21:18:22Z")

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Oh. I put it at the end. Thanks anyway.