Can we use Polls to make list threads? - London Fixed-gear and Single-speed

mashton · 19th April 2008

It occurred to me last night:

The poll would be like "Do you want to come and do some very cool thing?"

Then all the 'yes' people would be on the list.

If it's possible to show a list of how people voted, in the OP, then tada!

I can anticipate a few problems, but might this be feasible? VB?

chris crash · 19th April 2008

nah, new stuff sucks....

drinking is fun

mashton · 19th April 2008

let me guess, is that your family's motto? what is it in latin?

mashton · 24th April 2008

So, I have setup a test poll as an experiment and it seems to work quite well.

I'd like to write up a how-to, but one arm typing is a hindrance. It'll get done slowly.

I suppose people might like their lists being repeated and changing your mind is hard with this method.

Any more thoughts, anyone, VB, Bueller, anyone, ...

RPM · 24th April 2008

reckon ye olde liste method is better, just because you can't change your mind on a poll.

so it would be impossible to renege on your bold affirmations to ride naked up Oxford St on a monday at 0900 in January

mashton · 24th April 2008

yeah, i tend to agree. i'll do some digging for an 'editable poll' for vbulletin.

mashton · 24th April 2008

This thread on the VB forum is pretty on topic and current. Maybe we'll see a mod soon that will allow polls to be created as 'changeable. Then we'd be good to go.

RPM · 24th April 2008

I wouldn't like the pub votes to be changeable though..

could result in some terrible decisions being rigged by unscrupulous characters

mashton · 24th April 2008

True, it should be an option when you make a poll, defaulting to unchangeable.

mashton · 24th April 2008

BTW, who are these unscrupulous characters to whom you refer?

RPM · 24th April 2008

everyone but me, I suspect.

VelocityBoy · 24th April 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by RPM

reckon ye olde liste method is better, just because you can't change your mind on a poll.

Bingo.

mashton · 24th April 2008

Agreed for now, but I'll keep an eye out for the mod to be released, then give it another think. Fair?

VelocityBoy · 24th April 2008

There's an old mod that allows vBulletin calendar entries to have a roll call on them, and people can attend and unattend events. However... the vBulletin calendar is kinda crappy and has no ability to sync to anything (no iCal or RSS from the calendar)... so if we used that we'd lose a lot of the richness of the Google calendar. Also... that hack hasn't been supported in a while and was a little buggy, so it would require some work to bring it up to date and make it secure again.

19th April 2008	#1
mashton	Can we use Polls to make list threads? It occurred to me last night: The poll would be like "Do you want to come and do some very cool thing?" Then all the 'yes' people would be on the list. If it's possible to show a list of how people voted, in the OP, then tada! I can anticipate a few problems, but might this be feasible? VB?
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24th April 2008	#7
mashton	This thread on the VB forum is pretty on topic and current. Maybe we'll see a mod soon that will allow polls to be created as 'changeable. Then we'd be good to go. Last edited by mashton; 24th April 2008 at 07:31.. Reason: insert link
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chris crash	nah, new stuff sucks.... drinking is fun
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VelocityBoy	There's an old mod that allows vBulletin calendar entries to have a roll call on them, and people can attend and unattend events. However... the vBulletin calendar is kinda crappy and has no ability to sync to anything (no iCal or RSS from the calendar)... so if we used that we'd lose a lot of the richness of the Google calendar. Also... that hack hasn't been supported in a while and was a little buggy, so it would require some work to bring it up to date and make it secure again.
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