# Another test to ignore - just how many options can the polling feature handle?

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**Created:** [October 16, 2009, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-test-to-ignore-just-how-many-options-can-the-polling-feature-handle/514098 "2009-10-16T22:41:58Z")
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### Author: ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2009, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-test-to-ignore-just-how-many-options-can-the-polling-feature-handle/514098/1 "2009-10-16T22:41:58Z")

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A test to see how many options this thing can take. I hope that I can cancel this thread before I post it, my apologies if I do not succeed.

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### Author: ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2009, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-test-to-ignore-just-how-many-options-can-the-polling-feature-handle/514098/2 "2009-10-16T22:46:42Z")

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Well, the good news is that polling can handle up to 134 options before I stopped goofing around with it.

The bad news is that you get a thread even when you stop before creating a poll. Sorry about that, folks.

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### Author: ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2009, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-test-to-ignore-just-how-many-options-can-the-polling-feature-handle/514098/3 "2009-10-16T23:01:12Z")

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So, does that mean I can close this one?

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### Author: ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2009, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-test-to-ignore-just-how-many-options-can-the-polling-feature-handle/514098/4 "2009-10-16T23:53:50Z")

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Yes, this can be closed unless someone wants to call me an idiot.