Is there really no poll function on Lemmy?

Like, it might really be a stupid question. I found this 5 year and still open Git Issue asking for the functionality: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/787

If so, then how do you make polls on Lemmy?

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Dave@lemmy.nz · 30 pts · 50d

There's really no poll feature. Piefed has polls but Lemmy doesn't.

You could make a poll by asking a question then reading people's answers, or by linking a poll website.

squirrel@cake.kobel.fyi · 18 pts · 50d

There was a grant in the 2024 NLNet funding round for Lemmy, specifically mentioning polls:

Poll support (3500€)
Source

Don't know if that grant still stands, but someone with the skills could implement polls and earn some money.

unitedwithme@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 50d

Couldn't you use a 3rd party site and post results? Not ideal, but block is pretty private/anonymous

https://blocksurvey.io/zero-knowledge-survey-software

CombatWombat@feddit.online · 4 pts · 50d

Have you tried making a poll on mastodon and at mentioning the lemmy community? Mastodon supports polls, and you can post to a lemmy community by at mentioning it from any fediverse service, but I have no idea what lemmy (or piefed) would do with the poll.

edgemaster72@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 50d

Best I can do is a thread where you prepopulate the poll answers as comments and tell people to vote their answer and hope they only vote once. Or you have them respond and manually organize the data yourself.

SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone · -19 pts · 50d (6 replies)

Who gives a shit about a fucking poll?

red_bull_of_juarez@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 30 pts · 50d

Let's do a poll and find out... Oh, wait.

spacehedgehog@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 50d

obviously not you ;-)

AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 50d

"I don't use it, hence nobody else does either"

unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 50d

Fugitall I'll hobbits ya I mean upvote but you are the subject of your own angry unwilling hypothesis

melsaskca@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 50d

I agree with you but lots of people need general, vague direction that is wholly questionable in it's truth. It's something they can sink their teeth into and believe wholeheartedly! /s

pntha@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 50d

if I was as meta as this comment, every time I spoke, i’d probably have to fuck myself