# Discussion thread for the "Polls only" thread (Part 3)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 29, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157 "2026-01-29T18:21:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-thread-for-the-polls-only-thread-part-3/1027157/3431 "2026-10-12T21:49:25Z")

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> [@Polls only: No discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/7050):
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> Is it preferable that polls not bring up hot-button, divisive political topics on a way that threatens to monopolize the discussion thread?

I voted no because while I wouldn’t want a topic to monopolize the discussion thread, I have faith that one of us would spin off a new thread if things were going that way.

I wouldn’t want to police the polls that people post. Sometimes you don’t know that something is a hot-button topic.

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