Cairo Posted November 2, 2023 Clone Share Posted November 2, 2023 I'm trying my hand at a solo game here on MW, so I've set the game to Read Only mode. However, it occurred to me that it might be interesting to occasionally poll random readers and passers-by for the way forward. If I put up a poll in a Read Only game, can anyone coming by the thread vote in it? Or do I need to make the game temporarily Public, then Read Only again once the poll closes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairo Posted November 5, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted November 5, 2023 While waiting for an official answer I went ahead and put up a poll. The thread got views so it was seen, however there were no responses to the poll so it looks like it wasn't possible for visitors to vote while the game is read-only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted November 5, 2023 Clone Share Posted November 5, 2023 Sorry I missed this. Yes, it’s restricted to prevent drive-by voters from messing with the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairo Posted November 5, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted November 5, 2023 Thanks for confirming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Silverbane Posted November 5, 2023 Clone Share Posted November 5, 2023 (edited) Seems like you might not get much engagement if your polls are locked away in a (sometimes) read-only forum. You might be better off putting the occasional poll in Gaming Discussion or possibly Non-Sequitur, with a link back to your game forum. Edited November 5, 2023 by Michael Silverbane (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairo Posted November 5, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted November 5, 2023 I wouldn't want to presume people have time to catch up with the story (such as it is, not making any claims of it being riveting stuff) if they haven't already been following along. That might lead to the drive-by voting Eric mentioned. Still, it's an interesting idea I didn't think of. @Eric is it against site rules to post polls related to what's going on in a game outside of that game's forum? Stuff like "Left door or right door?", or "Side with NPC A or B?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted November 5, 2023 Clone Share Posted November 5, 2023 @Cairo Stuff specific to the game should take place in the game, yes. If you were looking for engagement like that, it would be in the territory of a game ad to get folks to join the game to then participate in such polls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairo Posted November 5, 2023 Author Clone Share Posted November 5, 2023 Got it. A game ad sounds too "official" for what I had in mind - for now at least. The game's kind of an experiment with zero expectation of lasting a long time. But good to know in case my mind changes 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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