yeah, the poll icon is annoying, gotta think of a better way. However, means more complex hacking...

Current features that are planed for next version:

.Graphical display (all templatable)
.Slash-removal everywhere
.Userfriendlier (ie ask to login when voting and not logged in)
.expire date setting on creation and on edit
.cooler installer
.on thread display, after the thread title, it will state how many votes and how many new since last visit. This is to make it easier to see if a new reply or a new vote bumped the poll up.
.Set a defauly prefix for polls (which was contributed in another thread)

hopefully will have it done in the next 2 weeks, however, I might delay it if the summer release coincides with it.