I've noticed this behavior with other polls, too. Once you've voted and have seen the results, and then later return to the thread, you can no longer see who voted for what. It must be a minor quirk in the forum software.
-Phil
I've never checked, voted, or seen this before; time for testing. Yeah probably a kink; I'll need to check this and report back, but it doesn't seem too major.
Do the results still show? It's just the little bit that includes the username field that is omitted, right? I'll know soon once I do some testing.
Maybe it could be configured to work the other way: you can only see who voted for what, once you've voted yourself. It would eliminate peer influence in the voting (assuming there is any).
I think to get the most reliable polling results you would not want the person casting the vote to be influenced by the fact that others will see what they have chosen.
Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)
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I've never checked, voted, or seen this before; time for testing. Yeah probably a kink; I'll need to check this and report back, but it doesn't seem too major.
Do the results still show? It's just the little bit that includes the username field that is omitted, right? I'll know soon once I do some testing.
-Phil
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