June 26, 2003

Polling Software?

Is there an easy (easy-to-install, easy-to-use) software that would allow me to run polls on my site? Something that works well with Movable Type?

Posted by Invisible Adjunct at June 26, 2003 10:45 PM
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This is the only thing I see:

http://mt-plugins.org/archives/entry/vote.php

But it doesn't look quite finished. Can't we just clap?

Posted by: ogged at June 26, 2003 11:12 PM
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No: clapping sounds too primitive.

This MT plugin sounds promising, but I don't like the "in development" aspect (of course, I understand that every plugin must go through this phase, but I'm too ignorant to deal with something that hasn't been thoroughly tested).

Posted by: Invisible Adjunct at June 26, 2003 11:18 PM
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Check this out:

http://www.bravenet.com/samples/votecaster.php

I haven't used it; I suspect there are ads in thar.

Posted by: Alex Halavais at June 26, 2003 11:44 PM
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Ads?! What do you think I'm running here: an online university?
Thanks for the suggestion. I think I'll wait until the MT-specific plugin is ready. I don't want to mess around with something that MT doesn't like.

Posted by: Invisible Adjunct at June 27, 2003 08:47 AM
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George Mason's Center for History and New Media has this. Can't say whether or not it works with MT.

http://chnm.gmu.edu/tools/polls/

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Adjunct Spouse

Posted by: Liz at June 27, 2003 10:33 AM
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Adjunct Spouse, that looks like a real possibility. The only problem: there is no real information as to how it works (eg, does it keep track of IP addresses so that people can only vote once?). But I think it will work with MT.

Posted by: Invisible Adjunct at June 27, 2003 12:25 PM