Editing a thread to include a poll

[chrispadfield]

I have a lot of threads running that people would like to add a poll to but it looks like you can only do this when starting a thread.

Anyway, anyone got any ideas how to do this, i would think that the people who could add the poll would be the thread starter, moderator for section and the admins.

Would be nice.. anyone...

[Hobbes]

anyone??


i know this will be in vb 3 but i'm not sure im upgrading my board...so if someone could make this hack i would be overly greatful, and if it already is, could someone kindly redirect me?

[filburt1]

I think it's been done...or just requested to death.

[SVTBlackLight01]

Originally Posted by filburt1

I think it's been done...or just requested to death.

Where is it? I have searched to no end with no luck.

[filburt1]

It's built into vB3, for one thing. I didn't know that when I posted my original reply, the thread being posted in May and all.

[SVTBlackLight01]

There isn't a hack for 2.2.x though?

[Catch-22|BL]

LOL, this is a very old thread but here is a good enough answer that works.

How we do it:

Only mods, supermods and admins can start polls at our message board. Normal posters can request a poll and if it is reasonable a moderator will make it for them.

If there is a normal thread that would work better as a poll, a staff member will start a new poll and then MERGE it into the original thread. The poll pops up to the top. The post that was associated with the poll thread is buried chronologically in the big thread, so you have to delete that post and edit the first post of the original thread if you want to explain the poll.

Messy but it works.