# This is a Test - Make it so!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-make-it-so/913337>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [June 27, 2020, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-make-it-so/913337 "2020-06-27T03:54:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Marine\_One](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marine_one/32/3461_2.png) [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-make-it-so/913337/1 "2020-06-27T03:54:01Z")

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“Mr. Watson, come here – I want to see you.” 🔔

_Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-make-it-so/913337/1))_

2020-06-26T05:00:00Z

“I’m **Marine\_One** and I approved this message.”

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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-make-it-so/913337/2 "2020-06-27T03:56:52Z")

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Exercising your right to vote is important!

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-make-it-so/913337/3 "2020-06-27T04:26:14Z")

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I’ll send my ballot snail mail.

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**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-make-it-so/913337/4 "2020-06-27T05:07:13Z")

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I don’t understand the results. It says “5 voters, 7 total votes”. Does that mean that two people voted twice each and three people voted once each? How can one person vote twice? The pie chart seems to be showing 7 votes as far as I can tell.

Also, it allowed me to change my vote. Is that under a time limit, like post editing?

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**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-make-it-so/913337/5 "2020-06-27T05:11:58Z")

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> [@Roderick\_Femm](#):
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> I don’t understand the results. It says “5 voters, 7 total votes”. Does that mean that two people voted twice each and three people voted once each? How can one person vote twice? The pie chart seems to be showing 7 votes as far as I can tell.

Maybe because I voted for all 3 options so there were 2 extra votes.

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**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-make-it-so/913337/6 "2020-06-27T05:26:30Z")

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Pie. Why is this even a question? 🙂

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**Author:** ![Marine\_One](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marine_one/32/3461_2.png) [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-test-make-it-so/913337/7 "2020-06-28T17:56:55Z")

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A testy test sentence. Ignore the man behind the curtain.