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Title: Polljacking threads
Post by Bam on Sep 24^th, 2015 at 9:26pm

Some posters have a tendency to exploit the ability to create polls on threads that they did not create. Often these polls are not relevant to the thread topic or are created simply to annoy others.

Some examples of useless polls not created by the OP:
Most annoying of the new Cabinet (Poll title: Most gifted of the new cabinet)
Penalty rate cuts backed by workers across NSW (Poll title: Poll to stuff up Armpits Topic - Is Armpit a d1ckhead?)
Turnbull was Australias worst ever Comms minister (Poll title: Hands up if you know Stephen "Stalin" Conroy was worse!)

Is it possible to do something about this, such as limiting the polling function to the thread creator?

Title: Re: Polljacking threads
Post by Johnsmith on Sep 24^th, 2015 at 9:57pm

poll added ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Polljacking threads
Post by Jovial Monk on Sep 24^th, 2015 at 10:18pm

Other ways threads get hijacked.

Title: Re: Polljacking threads
Post by Honky on Sep 25^th, 2015 at 9:55am

Yes, 99% of polls created are rubbish. More often than not just childish smears on the OP.

Unless you started the thread, I don't believe you should be able to start polls, or change the topic title.

Title: Re: Polljacking threads
Post by Jovial Monk on Sep 25^th, 2015 at 10:30am

... wrote on Sep 25^th, 2015 at 9:55am:

Agree 100% with that.

Title: Re: Polljacking threads
Post by Johnsmith on Sep 25^th, 2015 at 10:56am

... wrote on Sep 25^th, 2015 at 9:55am:

that works for me!

Title: Re: Polljacking threads
Post by Kat on Sep 25^th, 2015 at 8:21pm

Johnsmith wrote on Sep 25^th, 2015 at 10:56am:

... wrote on Sep 25^th, 2015 at 9:55am:

that works for me!

I'm also good with that.

Title: Re: Polljacking threads
Post by The Mechanic on Sep 27^th, 2015 at 9:06pm

what about pekkary hijacking threads all of the time with his incessant ramblings on gay sex...

watch him come into this thread and make something up about gay POLL Jacking...

Title: Re: Polljacking threads
Post by Panther on Oct 25^th, 2015 at 10:02am

... wrote on Sep 25^th, 2015 at 9:55am:

Title: Re: Polljacking threads
Post by Panther on Oct 25^th, 2015 at 10:13am

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Sep 27^th, 2015 at 9:06pm:

what about pekkary hijacking threads all of the time with his incessant ramblings on gay sex...

watch him come into this thread and make something up about gay POLL Jacking...

If there is 'active moderation', a Report Button with a popup allowing the reporter to provide a succinct narrative as to why it's being reported. 8-)

This would certainly highlight an active "TROLL" as you describe. ;)

PS..... A decent moderator should be able to weed out the occasional 'BS Whinge' about someone who merely disagrees with the complainer about this or that. ;)