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Subject: Poll abuse.
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I frequently get the opportunity to submit answers to the same polls more then once.

Why does that happen?
Does it happen to other people?
Is it possible to suggest that a bunch of polls have had answers tilted to one side because of this?

Anyway, have a nice day everyone :D

  • 01.20.2007 5:44 PM PDT
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Posted by: Maple Recoil
I frequently get the opportunity to submit answers to the same polls more then once.

Why does that happen?
Does it happen to other people?
Is it possible to suggest that a bunch of polls have had answers tilted to one side because of this?

Anyway, have a nice day everyone :D


When voting twice, it does appear to other people. Sometimes it happens, and on other occasions it doesn't. If the poll has been there for a while, and there is a time spread over when you voted for the poll, you'll have the chance to vote again. You shouldn't vote twice though.

It is possible, but unlikely that polls have been tilted to one question. If it is an outrageous difference, maybe.

Have a nice day as well.

  • 01.20.2007 5:56 PM PDT
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It probably happens because you deleted your cookies. Polls are easily exploitable, which is why they aren't used for any important decisions.

  • 01.20.2007 6:21 PM PDT

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What I'm tired of seeing is Yes or No questions, with poll options like

Yes
No
WTF
i lyk pie
um wat?
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akjhgfawerohiufgapo!

  • 01.20.2007 6:52 PM PDT

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Answering a poll depends on your cookies cached by your internet browser. If those cookies get deleted your browser allows you to vote again. This can happen unintentionally, but most people use this to abuse polls. That is why for polls concerning matchmaking decisions, in the Optimatch forum especially, the discussion on the subject is considered instead of the poll.

  • 01.20.2007 7:08 PM PDT

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It happens to me. But it turns out, my first vote never submits. It's just a glitch or lag canceling the vote.

  • 01.20.2007 7:35 PM PDT
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Hmm, ok. Thanks everyone!
Side note: I just want to make it clear that I don't personally abuse polls myself.

  • 01.20.2007 9:37 PM PDT

Posted by: DeeJ
Why don't you just give me ONE SECOND!

I get it... even in groups. When I was a member of this spam group, I voted multiple times on multiple answers, just for the heck of it, because that was basically the point of the thread.

  • 01.21.2007 8:34 AM PDT