# Did the danged poll function work this time? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 26, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715 "2023-11-26T11:54:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715/1 "2023-11-26T11:54:52Z")
Having problems posting polls, testing here. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715/1))_ ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715/2 "2023-11-26T17:08:25Z")
(just kidding, it worked) ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715/3 "2023-11-26T17:26:16Z")
It works. Did you intend it to be public? That’s now the default, and you have to deliberately set it if you don’t need it to show who voted which way. There is a button to do so. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715/4 "2023-11-26T21:44:57Z")
Yeah, thanks. I needed to post 5 consecutive polls over in my music thread and I repeatedly got an error message on the 5th poll. I thought I broke the polling machine, but it eventually worked. mmm ---
**Author:** ![TwoCarrotSnowman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twocarrotsnowman/32/15879_2.png) [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715/5 "2023-11-26T22:04:28Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > Did you intend it to be public? That’s now the default, and you have to deliberately set it if you don’t need it to show who voted which way Thanks - that’s worth knowing! Did it change recently? ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715/6 "2023-11-26T22:08:39Z")
Yes. The default used to be secret ballot and you had to set it to public. Now it’s the other way around. I haven’t the faintest idea who thought this was a bright idea. ---
**Author:** ![TwoCarrotSnowman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twocarrotsnowman/32/15879_2.png) [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715/7 "2023-11-26T22:25:20Z")
Thanks, I’ll have to remember to set the photo competition polls to private when I create them. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2023, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715/8 "2023-11-26T22:26:16Z")
i thought there was a limit of 4 consecutive posts by any 1 poster, but i’ve just tried it in a test thread and it seems to be at least 5 now ! ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715/9 "2023-11-26T23:35:54Z")
I had never heard of a consecutive poll limit. I attempted posting that 5th poll 5 or 6 times before it finally took. mmm ---
**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:** [November 27, 2023, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715/10 "2023-11-27T09:39:37Z")
I thought it was any posts - not just polls. 🤷 ETA: It appears that if it’s your own thread (as yours was) you can post as many times as you want, otherwise you are limited to 4 consecutive posts. (That explains my above post - i was using the testing thread that i’d started) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715/11 "2023-11-27T13:44:22Z")
I shall test this with post #1 ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715/12 "2023-11-27T13:44:38Z")
I shall test this with post #2 ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715/13 "2023-11-27T13:44:48Z")
I shall test this with post #3 ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715/14 "2023-11-27T13:44:56Z")
I shall test this with post #4 ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715/15 "2023-11-27T13:45:03Z")
I shall test this with post #5 ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715/16 "2023-11-27T13:45:14Z")
I shall test this with post #6 ---
**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:** [November 27, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715/17 "2023-11-27T16:18:36Z")
If you try that in [this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-again/986419/) thread you’ll get an error after #4 ! ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715/18 "2023-11-27T16:43:12Z")
You are correct. But the error message is different. In your linked thread, it tells me to wait for someone to reply before posting 5 in a row, which makes sense. In my polls thread, where I tried to post 5 consecutive polls, it gave a weird message that had nothing to do with posting consecutive replies (it said something like I must have poll options listed). mmm ---
**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:** [November 27, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715/19 "2023-11-27T16:52:05Z")
Yes, it’s nothing to do with polls. I thought it was that originally but after research i discovered that it couldn’t be because it was in a thread that you started… You poll posting problem must have been a gltch in [Jaco’s Continuum](https://youtu.be/gpD32Mn4F6g) or something. ---
**Author:** ![TwoCarrotSnowman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twocarrotsnowman/32/15879_2.png) [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715/20 "2023-11-27T21:07:27Z")
_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-danged-poll-function-work-this-time/993715/20))_