# 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:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7050
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/7050 "2026-10-12T21:32:25Z")
Is it preferable that polls not bring up hot-button, divisive political topics on a way that threatens to monopolize the discussion thread? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/7050))_ Is it preferable that polls have at least one option that anyone interested in the topic can select, knowing that it’s unlikely that the poll-writer will think (or care about) of all the possibilities? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642/7050))_ --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642)._