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At least for the time being, please do not ask for a re-push to change the link to Get Satisfaction. There are over 5,000 polls; there is not enough time right now to make such a substantial change.
Polls that are accurate, up to date
and complete are more fun and satisfying. It's hard to make a perfect poll and the quality has been tremendous, but errors do slip in.
What we are describing below is a process for supporting post launch poll revisions.
Note: if you are looking to close a no longer relevant poll, check this thread: FAQ: Poll Close Requests
If you're a poll author, I would encourage you to revisit your thread anddecide whether the post-launch suggestions (or any new ideas you have) are worth incorporating. Some things to look for.
At least for the time being, please do not ask for a re-push to change the link to Get Satisfaction. There are over 5,000 polls; there is not enough time right now to make such a substantial change.
Always OK Revisions
* Missing discussion board links
* Typos in descriptive text.
* Missing an obvious choice (an obvious option was overlooked at the time of poll publish)
These are usually ok to add, as long as it is to the END of the list. It is good form to add the date you added this choice to the description field forthat choice. That way someone looking at the results will not be surprised this obvious choice has so few votes compared to the original entries.
Sometimes OK Revisions
* Missing/weak descriptive text.
Important! Do not change the feel of the poll. If your poll was for favorites,it must stay that. If it's a worst poll it must stay that. Does this make sense? Otherwise you're changing historic votes. That is bad karma. Adding alittle color or description that keeps the feel of the poll is ok.
* Changing A Poll Title
Mostly discouraged, except for adding a question-mark if appropriate.
* Updating a Poll Due to New Information.
A new creditable entry, not due to an oversight comes up (e.g. a new release).We would generally discourage this if the poll has more than a few hundred votes. You maybe should consider a new poll?
* Fixing a image for character polls
Very Rarely OK Revisions
* Deleting a Choice
* Re-Arranging and Order of A Choice
* Re-pushing to Replace Valid Options Without Votes
These used to be impossible, but they are rarely OK. It is allowable in the case they do NOT affect any live votes and the duplicate choice and ALL items following it in the list have ZERO votes. If you have any doubt, please post to your original thread before making this change; if you do it incorrectly, you will never be able to update your poll again!
How to Proceed
If you are the author and want your poll re-pushed, make the changes to your original list in accordance to the instructions above, then reply to this post with the URL of the poll. This gives us (and other users) a chance to see these in a consolidated place and not hunt through threads. If you are not the poll author, you must contact the author by private message or the poll thread (or one our poll admins may be able to help you make a case).
A re-push request on this thread will be considered if formatted as follows
Ensure your reply incorporates the Poll title in the title of the post.
Poll Title: O',brother,sister, who art thou
Poll URL: http://www.imdb.com/poll/wvdPChk96q8/
List URL: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls059040806/
Reason: Fixing capitalization in title (add much detail as you like)
Poll board members, please feel free to comment on the proposed revision and offer your support or rejection of the change.
It would be reasonable to cross post to the original poll suggestion thread, but this is optional.
Note 1: here's a useful trick. Can't guarantee this will work forever but it works now. If you want to find the list from a poll, substitute the word"list" for "poll" in the URL and the list id will come up.
e.g. http://www.imdb.com/poll/wvdPChk96q8/ -> http://www.imdb.com/list/wvdPChk96q8/ will 'automagically' transform to http://www.imdb.com/list/ls059040806/
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Transitioning to Get Satisfaction presents a number ofissues, not the least of which is that all legacy polls no longer have validlink backs. Fortunately, the link backs which go to the IMDb message boards arere-directed to: https://getsatisfaction.com/imdb/categories/imdb_imdb_poll
At least for the time being, please do not ask for a re-push solely to change the link to a thread on Get Satisfaction. Please do not ask to correct minor formatting problems to justify updating the link back.There are close to 5,000 polls which went live when the IMDb message boards were available; there is not enough time right now to make such a substantial change. The poll administrators do not have the capacity to update the link backs on the majority of these legacy polls. Exceptions will be made on a case by case basis. These exceptions include but are not limited to:
- Specific requests to update a poll from the IMDb Editors
- Updating polls to add new relevant options
- Updating polls to better reflect current information
- Correcting typos in descriptive text
- Replacing missing images or character pages
Dan Dassow, Champion
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Posted 3 years ago
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The list page: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls044270855/
The live poll page: https://www.imdb.com/poll/XHdnvzZr0Bo...
The GetSatisfaction page: https://getsatisfaction.com/imdb/topi...
The reason: I had the wrong Micheal Phelps. I had deleted him and put in the right one.
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The list page: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls043855294/
The live poll page: https://www.imdb.com/poll/UOHYFAeLprc/
The GetSatisfaction page: https://getsatisfaction.com/imdb/topics/poll-suggestion-most-anticipated-summer-2019-release
The reason: Added Stars and descriptions to all selections.
Note: My bad for not doing it in the first place. If it is too much work to alter it, it's OK.
Thanks.
Won't do that again.
Apologies
:):)
Ed
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:):)
Ed
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Poll URL: https://www.imdb.com/poll/pLo3IvxOsoc/
List URL: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls044868032/
Reason: Editing the description
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Poll Title: Favorite DC Branded Live-Action TV Series
GS Thread: https://getsatisfaction.com/imdb/topics/ps-favorite-dc-entertainment-tv-series/
List URL: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls066312190/
Poll URL: https://www.imdb.com/poll/8JCCFOWEDLA/
Reasons: removed upcoming title Pennyworth (2019) from the introduction and added the 2019 DC live-action TV series to answer options @ #29 Pennyworth (2019– ) for the July premiere.
rubyfruit76, Champion
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rubyfruit76, Champion
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Dibyayan Chakravorty, Champion
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Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/Nmi39uYHzM0/
Linked to the 2019 poll
Peter, Champion
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http://www.imdb.com/poll/4X-q2_NU59Q/
http://www.imdb.com/list/ls069645600/
Updated intro with link, replaced missing image at #12, added descriptions with character names for all options, added new winner at #28
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List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls046335110
Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/aA7F6COMa8U/
Reasons: Option #20 added
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I've found what causes the question in this poll disappearing. I corrected the description, the problem is solved; it needs one more re-push. Sorry for troubles.
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Title: Favorite Sheep Animated
List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls046335110
Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/aA7F6COMa8U/
Reasons: Description changed
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I checked the rest of my lists and eliminated the problematic format whenever it may influence polls.
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Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/8uyZA0ITHa8/
List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls042883913/
Reason: Linked to the Highest Rated Episodes of the Top 35 Animated TV Series Poll.
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Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/f8MIqU8TB4M/
List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls044423184/
Reason: Linked to the Highest Rated Episodes of the Top 20 TV Mini-Series Poll.
Highest Rated Episodes of the Top 35 TV Series
Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/8uyZA0ITHa8/
List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls042883913/
Reason: Linked to the Highest Rated Episodes of the Top 20 TV Mini-Series Poll.
Dibyayan Chakravorty, Champion
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Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/TipBReB3Abk/
Added 'Toy Story 4'.
rubyfruit76, Champion
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Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/soNF9svLrFI/
List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls021970354/
Reason: Provided hyperlinks to the two movies referenced.
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Poll Title: Episodic Series That Can Build a Media Empire
GS Thread: https://getsatisfaction.com/imdb/topics/ps-episodic-series-that-could-tent-pole-an-empire?/
List URL: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls047131632/
Poll URL: https://www.imdb.com/poll/xqXs9eje_gA/
Reasons: poll has layout issue as question has no break or separation from after last paragraph. I merged to the first and second paragraphs together, eliminated a few phantom spaces and few word deletions to create the needed space for the break between the introduction and question. Thus, poll is more navigable to poll takers and still fits in the featured poll box.
rubyfruit76, Champion
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rubyfruit76, Champion
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rubyfruit76, Champion
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I know what you mean about learning things about poll construction from problems (like life that way, lol) -- I had a poll of mine once that wouldn't successfully push after something like four or five tries. Finally, Dan and I discovered that the $ in a movie title was causing the problem. It was a series of trial and error but I learned about several things besides just the $ sign, which is a rarity. The other things I learned were very useful. I'm going to keep that in mind today in hopes that it will change my perceptions of those more discouraging real-life problems. Thank you for that Urb: it's perfect timing. : )
Dibyayan Chakravorty, Champion
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Poll URL: https://www.imdb.com/poll/AAQ4fGDCc5k/
List URL: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls049713174/
Reason: Added 2 titles [Batman: The Movie (1996) & Batman (1943)], which I had missed while requesting for this poll earlier.
Peter, Champion
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rubyfruit76, Champion
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Also, whenever you add an option for a re-push, please add the date in which you made the addition in the field next to the new choices. For example, for this list, please add "Added 30 June, 2019" next to the two new titles.
Thanks!
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@Ruby, Added the comment next to titles.
Thanks for suggestions
Dan Dassow, Champion
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Thank you for adding the date to the two new options.
I've re-pushed your poll.
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Poll URL: https://www.imdb.com/poll/ee9WnRCDh0s/
List URL: https://www.imdb.com/poll/ee9WnRCDh0s/
Reason: In the intro, a little blunder with the use of blue color in the "falling into our heads" example
Dibyayan Chakravorty, Champion
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Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/EXgxSdarZzA/
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List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls024147176/
Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/nMFroeA-HnI/
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Linking the two polls to each other.
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Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/nsUBQ6gNzRY/
List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls063271558/
Reason: Minor title correction (changed vs to vs.)
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Poll:
https://www.imdb.com/poll/KzUn_H20TlA/
List:
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls049241219/
Reason:
Technical format error!
Comment:
My bad!
rubyfruit76, Champion
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Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/sxOV_Ij84PY/?ref_=po_ti
List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls033222162/
Reason: I capitalized the title.
Dibyayan Chakravorty, Champion
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Poll: http://www.imdb.com/poll/E6MuciLBX7I/
Added 3 new titles
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Title: Cinematic cities
List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls020121240/
Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/38hTiORdqnY/
Replaced deleted Barcelona image
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List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls049286292
Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/3YqUrKsvgO0/
Reasons: The format of listing in some descriptions is corrected.
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List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls045380844/
Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/wieGRhpbLpg/
Replaced missing Image #13
Thanks
Ed
:)
Dan Dassow, Champion
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Poll URL: https://www.imdb.com/poll/zYf8_GzpePk/
List URL: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls048096421/
Reason: Corrected grammar error in choice #17, Thor (2011),
Dan Dassow, Champion
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It's annoying to find a glaring (albeit minor) grammar error after scrupulously copy editing text. I didn't notice the problem until Thor rocketed to first place in the poll.
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List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls047220377/
Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/mCYOqAUQ85E/
Reason: Title and description corrections
rubyfruit76, Champion
dgranger
Dan Dassow, Champion
Thank you for making the update that Ruby recommended.
I re-pushed your poll.
dgranger
rubyfruit76, Champion