As you might have noticed earlier today, I accidentally reset the poll from yesterday 😳
So, here's a warning for poll creators:
If you edit a Mastodon poll, changing the options at all will reset the poll to zero, even if people have already voted on it. It will do this automatically without warning, so only edit options if you're okay with resetting the poll.
To see more advice on creating polls on Mastodon, click here:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-to-post-a-poll-on-mastodon/
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in reply to FediTips has moved! • • •p.s. It makes sense that the poll would reset in order to prevent abuse, but the problem here is no warning and inconsistency. You can edit the main part of the post without resetting its poll, which gives the impression that editing doesn't reset anything.
It would be nice if Mastodon had a confirmation dialogue box ("This will reset your poll, are you sure?") if you try to edit the options.
For people comfortable with github, there's an open issue about this here: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/24997
Editing a poll's message after it has been published causes an issue with the poll results. · Issue #24997 · mastodon/mastodon
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