[Tutorial] How to make a good poll
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Do not make your poll options too specific by putting in irrelevant details.
Example: You want to know the percentage of people who have pre-ordered BGEE on this forum, so you ask them if they have pre-ordered or not. Do NOT make your poll options like this:
* Yes, I want to support the developers!
* No, I don't think BGEE does anything mods can't do.
You will annoy a lot of people with this because there are many different reasons for choosing Yes or No - and in this case, the poll only cares about Yes or No. If you want to know people's reasons, add more options!
Do not insult people who want to choose a certain option.
This is important for keeping your poll unbiased. If your poll appears to have an agenda, many people will abstain and complain about it in the comments, and you will not get the data you want.
Add a "muffin button."
If you have poll options left over, you can include a "non-vote" for people who just want to see the results. The name is taken from this poll.
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Sidenote:
Still, there's poll that are intended to be funny. These can turn out to be bad polls, as they easily fall into the traps mentioned above. To me, a funny poll would be biased, but obviously silly, thus hurting no-one. In a funny people, humorous phrasing is everything, at the cost of sacrificing short, precise, unbiased information. But than, funny polls are probable just a symptom of bad polls arising and people reacting to the badness of other polls.
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