Polls can be created as a forum thread or as a blog post.
COMMENTS ABOUT POLL FUNCTION
* A poll is created associated to a forum thread or blog article. * At the moment of the creation or edition of a poll there are some required fields:
- Thread Title / Blog Article Title - Thread Comment / Blog Article Comment - Poll Question - Poll Choices
And there are two optional fields:
- Minimum Win Percentage - Poll Closes In
EXPLANATION ON THE FIELDS * Minimum Win Percentage The user should specify this value if he/she wants to set a minimum percentage of votes that a choice must get to be marked as the winner, otherwise, the winner choice will be the choice with more votes. * Poll Closes In The user should specify this value if he/she wants to automate the closing of the poll, otherwise he/she can leave blank this field so he/she can close the poll manually through the "close" button inside the poll thread. * Poll Choices The choices to be selected by the users as the answer to the poll's question. The different poll choices must be set one per line inside the corresponding text area.
MODIFIYING A POLL The poll creator can modify all the poll info, even the poll choices. If the user delete or change an existing choice, the ballots for the existing choice are deleted and a new choice is created. The poll creator can edit the Closes In field, can re - open a poll, can close manually a poll even if there was a specified date and time for closing.
RULES FOR POLLS
* Only registered users can vote. * The non - registered users can see the results of the poll but can't vote. * A user can vote only one time per poll.