# Polls only: No discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 1, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642 "2021-11-01T18:21:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 356
**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:** [October 30, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/7112 "2026-10-30T12:16:36Z")
So…how 'bout those folks who post comments in this thread? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/7112))_ ---
**Author:** ![LavenderMagnolia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2bfe46/32.png) [@LavenderMagnolia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderMagnolia)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/7113 "2026-10-30T13:07:07Z")
Regarding nostalgia for the 80s, 90s, and early-middle 2000s, do you agree with any of the following? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/7113))_ ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/7114 "2026-10-30T15:56:36Z")
Settle an old sports debate: What was the worst collapse by a North American sports team? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/7114))_ ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/7115 "2026-10-30T18:24:18Z")
We are changing this thread’s Terms and Conditions. These are the new Terms and Conditions: - Polls only. - No discussion. Um, hmm, ok, it looks like we are not actually changing any of our Terms and Conditions, nonetheless, we are making you agree to the Terms and Conditions again. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/7115))_ ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/7116 "2026-10-30T20:02:56Z")
You can basically “discuss” anything you want here and as long as you put something as simple as a yes/no poll at the end of your discussion, you are technically good. Right? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/7116))_ ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/7117 "2026-10-30T20:06:38Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Voted something else. Most of TNG season 1 was underwhelming. There were only a few episodes that foretold how good the series became. In the example above, had the poster added a yes/no poll at the end, they would have been perfectly ok. Right? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/7117))_ ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/7118 "2026-10-30T20:18:35Z")
On the other hand, simply calling something a poll simply because it has a poll cobbled on at the end might be seen as violating the spirit of the poll thread. Maybe a poll is something more than a random excuse for providing commentary perspective beyond the confines of the previous poll being commented upon. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/7118))_ ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/7119 "2026-10-30T20:52:35Z")
In pointless meta-polls like this, I always answer “False”. _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/7119))_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642.md?page=355)