Posting Required Before Poll Voting
 

First vb3 hack and it took me long enough. Although the modification isn't very large I think it is quite useful.

What it does?
Basically it requires users to post their reasons for their poll vote before they're allowed to actually vote on the poll.
This can be used to get more feedback from polls than just the ordinary check how many votes their were.

Tested and Installed On vb3 RC 1

This hack comes packed with a complete installer, uninstaller, completely vbphrased, uses adminhelp feature, and bitwise permissions. Open the zip and upload the install_postb4vote.php to the admincp directory and run the installer.

Please remember to respect my work, and I appreciate that if you use this hack to click install. Comments, suggestions, and concerns are all welcomed. Guess its back to more vb3 hacking.

See attachments below for screenshots.

Cheers,
g-force2k2

Looks good! ;) Would there be a way to get just a txt file with the instructions?

**drewls** Thats nice mate, should make things more interesting, Now just too teach members how to post polls :) lol

This is an excellent idea. But is it possible to have this working only on polls the admin selects to use the extra function?

I could attach one, but the hack requires the installer to perform a language update that is required to be done. I can make one with the queries and file mods though if you want.

You can use forum permissions to do it per forum, but it is possible to have it as a poll option, which I can do.

Cheers,
g-force2k2

Thank you, sir. ;)

Text instructions attached in the first post.

Regards,
g-force2k2

Thank you again, sir. ;)

EDIT: Do I need the zip file for asny of this stuff?

Boofo you need to run step 4 to update the vb3 language but other then that no.

Note that if you installed this hack please download the new zip and upload the new install_postb4vote.php to the admincp directory and run step 4 to updated the vb3 language properly.

Cheers,
g-force2k2

Test on RC2 => OK
Thx for this hack

g-force2k2,
This may sound stupid, but is this hack available for any version 2.x.x ?
I have been looking all over for something like this, but with no luck.
We have not upgraded to VB3 and really had not planned to do so until its been out there for awhile.
Any help you could give would be very much appreciated.

It doesn't sound stupid, actually sounds like an idea created for vb3 is needed for those that still run on vb2 for whatever reasons they may have. If you're interested pm me and I'll be more than happy to send you the vb2 port.

Cheers,
g-force2k2

If only I'd have read this before I started installing the mod.. I've just spent the last hour going through the database checking that the queries were run successfully because the settings text for this mod were missing in the admincp.

After giving up, I'd taken a screenshot ready for posting but I read the thread in case this had been reported before and this solved the problem.. Please update the text file so that this isn't repeated.. My hair hurts from pulling it out.. :p

Thank you g-force2k2,
I sent you a PM as requested.

g-force2k2,
I've sent you 3-PM's and an Email now, but still no response.
Is everything ok?

Great hack. I've forever despaired of getting feedback from my users on why they voted what they voted. HEH!

I am getting this error when trying to run the queries???

You have an error in your SQL syntax near '\'forumpermission\', \'edit\', \'novoteb4post\', \'230\', 1 )
INSERT INTO phras' at line 2

Superb HAck :)
I was looking for something like this :)

Thnx man

i get that error for each query i run
i am running RC3, how do i fix it?

am i doing something wrong....can anyone help?

Why is this thread dead?! lol....
please, if anyone can help me. I get the following error when I run the query
You have an error in your SQL syntax near '\'forumpermission\', \'edit\', \'novoteb4post\', \'230\', 1 )
INSERT INTO phras' at line 2

Okay, I noticed that the install script will automatically run those quries for you, right? Yet still, I get an error now when trying to edit the usergroups.

Database error in vBulletin 3.0.0 Release Candidate 3:

Invalid SQL: UPDATE usergroup SET

### UPDATE QUERY GENERATED BY fetch_query_sql() ###
title = 'Registered Users',
description = '',
usertitle = '',
opentag = '',
closetag = '',
passwordexpires = '0',
passwordhistory = '0',
attachlimit = '0',
novoteb4post = '1',
avatarmaxwidth = '120',
avatarmaxheight = '120',
avatarmaxsize = '150000',
profilepicmaxwidth = '100',
profilepicmaxheight = '100',
profilepicmaxsize = '150535',
pmquota = '50',
pmsendmax = '5',
forumpermissions = '127487',
pmpermissions = '3',
calendarpermissions = '19',
wolpermissions = '1',
adminpermissions = '0',
genericpermissions = '7879',
genericoptions = '30',
arcadepermissions = '19'
WHERE usergroupid=2
mysql error: Unknown column 'novoteb4post' in 'field list'

mysql error number: 1054

Date: Monday 22nd of March 2004 11:47:02 PM
Script: http://www.411hype.com/board/admincp/usergroup.php
Referer: http://www.411hype.com/board/admincp...&usergroupid=2
Username: BlackAC

Please, this hack is great and It would be an essential addition to my forums.

thanks for NO HELP...i fixed my own problem.

greaaat support g-force << sarcasm