# How many SDMB "automatic" polls are still open?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-automatic-polls-are-still-open/586954>\
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**Created:** [June 26, 2011, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-automatic-polls-are-still-open/586954 "2011-06-26T23:29:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-automatic-polls-are-still-open/586954/1 "2011-06-26T23:29:05Z")

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Just curious. If you know of one that’s no longer visible on the thread list for a particular forum, and which is yet to be closed, why not post a link to it here?

Maybe we can add some votes. 😉

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-automatic-polls-are-still-open/586954/2 "2011-06-27T15:49:54Z")

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Sounds like inciting a zombie riot to me. You may get lynched. Or at least have your brains eaten.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-automatic-polls-are-still-open/586954/3 "2011-06-27T16:22:31Z")

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> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> Sounds like inciting a zombie riot to me. You may get lynched. Or at least have your brains eaten.

Sounds thrilling!

It’s just that some poll posters don’t bother to put a closing date on their creations and polls tend to slide into the background unless the thread has some actual posts to it.

I have found it cumbersome to use …

> **[Google Search](http://www.google.com/search?q=poll%2Bview%2BOR%2Bpoll%2BOR%2Bresults%2Bsite%3Aboards.straightdope.com&hl=en&num=10&lr=&ft=i&cr=&safe=images&tbs=)**

… to try to run them down – even my own older ones.

I just thought one or two others might have an interest in bringing those old ones to the forefront so more votes could liven up the party(ies).

Looks like I was wrong! 😉

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**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-automatic-polls-are-still-open/586954/4 "2011-06-27T20:49:19Z")

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**Zeldar** , I can’t entirely blame you for your curiosity. On the other hand, raising up old polls from the dead is somewhat pointless because opinions are likely to change over time. Nothing against you, and don’t take it as such, but I’m going to close this thread for that reason.

ETA: And, moving this to ATMB.