# Why can't I post a poll in MPSIMS?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-post-a-poll-in-mpsims/564698>\
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**Created:** [December 19, 2010, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-post-a-poll-in-mpsims/564698 "2010-12-19T08:29:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-post-a-poll-in-mpsims/564698/1 "2010-12-19T08:29:54Z")

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I get the option in both IMHO & ATMB but it’s oddly not there in MPSIMS.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-post-a-poll-in-mpsims/564698/2 "2010-12-19T08:36:02Z")

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Polling is only turned on in ATMB, Cafe Society, The Game Room, and IMHO. It’s not activated in MPSIMS or in the other forums.

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**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2010, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-post-a-poll-in-mpsims/564698/3 "2010-12-19T08:56:45Z")

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My WAG: MPSIMS is about sharing, IMHO is about asking for opinions.

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**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:** [December 19, 2010, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-post-a-poll-in-mpsims/564698/4 "2010-12-19T13:45:19Z")

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What poll would you be asking in MPSIMS that wouldn’t belong in IMHO?