[META] Make poll results accessible to people who have not voted
post by sp4233 · 2013-06-27T22:15:03.465Z · LW · GW · Legacy · 12 commentsAs far as I can see, the only way to see the results of a poll is to vote in it. If for whatever reason I don't want to participate in a poll whose results I am interested in, I vote randomly. Of the ~10 other LWers I know, at least 2 do the same. For the sake of accurate results, please let people see poll results without having to vote (and ideally without having to log in).
Response to obvious argument against: You can restrict people from (voting after they have seen the results).
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comment by fractalman · 2013-06-28T05:34:02.601Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
crude but hopefully-easy alternative: add a "i just want to see the results" option to all polls automatically.
Replies from: Richard_Kennaway↑ comment by Richard_Kennaway · 2013-06-28T13:22:09.311Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Many polls have done just this, and it's a common practice on LiveJournal polls. It looks to me like a sufficient solution.
comment by Peter Wildeford (peter_hurford) · 2013-06-28T00:24:01.247Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Should one be able to see the results of a poll without voting?
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Replies from: boguscomment by Eliezer Yudkowsky (Eliezer_Yudkowsky) · 2013-06-28T02:05:43.314Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Who bells the cat? Will you write the code?
Replies from: LucasSloan, lukeprog↑ comment by LucasSloan · 2013-06-28T02:26:49.663Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Now accepting bids for this change.
ETA: not pointed directly at you, Eliezer.
↑ comment by lukeprog · 2013-06-28T03:47:58.049Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Now that Trike has time to implement code written by engineers like Lucas, we could certainly implement this if we think it's important. I'm pretty ambivalent about it, though, because the proposed change would allow people to contaminate themselves before voting.
Replies from: wedrifid, LucasSloan↑ comment by wedrifid · 2013-06-28T06:10:47.151Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
I'm pretty ambivalent about it, though, because the proposed change would allow people to contaminate themselves before voting.
The final line of said proposal seems relevant:
Replies from: lukeprogResponse to obvious argument against: You can restrict people from (voting after they have seen the results).
↑ comment by LucasSloan · 2013-06-28T05:32:00.586Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
We could impose a penalty to look.