# Polls in the Election forum **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 16, 2011, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-in-the-election-forum/592919 "2011-08-16T16:54:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aankh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@Aankh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aankh)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-in-the-election-forum/592919/1 "2011-08-16T16:54:11Z")
I’m trying to start a poll ancillary to a thread there, but can’t figure out how. Are they enabled or am I missing something obvious? ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-in-the-election-forum/592919/2 "2011-08-16T17:14:57Z")
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=11650050#post11650050](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=11650050#post11650050) > [@](#): > > **FAQ - Technical issues for Posting** > POLLING is an automated feature available in three forums: In My Humble Opinion, Cafe Society, and the Game Room. It’s also enabled in About this Message Board, for testing. ---
**Author:** ![Aankh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@Aankh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aankh)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-in-the-election-forum/592919/3 "2011-08-16T17:30:15Z")
Ah okay. Can it be enabled there? I’m sure polling in an Election forum is appropriate. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-in-the-election-forum/592919/4 "2011-08-16T17:54:31Z")
We’ll take it up for discussion and get back to you soonest. ---
**Author:** ![Aankh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@Aankh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aankh)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-in-the-election-forum/592919/5 "2011-08-16T18:50:55Z")
Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-in-the-election-forum/592919/6 "2011-08-16T19:22:21Z")
I think it would be a good idea. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2011, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-in-the-election-forum/592919/7 "2011-08-16T22:29:17Z")
I’d also like to lobby to be able to fight in the war room. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-in-the-election-forum/592919/8 "2011-08-17T01:57:52Z")
I’d like to panic in the Crisis Room, if nobody minds… ETA: I don’t hang out in Elections, but it does seem like polling would make sense. Actually, I’m not sure why it’s disabled in any forums… ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-in-the-election-forum/592919/9 "2011-08-17T15:25:00Z")
> [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#): > > … Actually, I’m not sure why it’s disabled in any forums.. Well, polls aren’t exactly the point of GQ or CoCC/SR and polls in IMHO about contentious issues that want to turn into GDs or Pittings aren’t just moved, poll and all, to the appropriate forum because . . . why aren’t polls allowed GD and The Pit again\*? CMC fnord! \*Just MHO but, wouldn’t it be a lot easier to move polls intact to GD/TBBQP when they head that way instead of constantly having to remind posters that IMHO (or anywhere else) ain’t the place for GDs/Pittings and/or tell posters to open sister threads in the appropriate forum if they want to debate/argue? ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-in-the-election-forum/592919/10 "2011-08-17T21:53:35Z")
They may not be the point of the forums…but does that mean it shouldn’t be enabled? It isn’t mandatory to use it. It seems t me that it could be useful occasionally. I don’t see the downside. But maybe there is one. -D/a