XF 2.3 What happens when you edit poll options after votes have been cast?

[BubbaLovesCheese]

I created a poll with 10 options. Multiple choice is allowed and user can change their vote. People have already voted.

Now what would happen to those votes if:

1. I changed the wording of a poll option
2. I added more options to the poll
3. And can I delete an already existing poll option?

Thanks. I just want to know what will happen before I go and mess up the post. Thanks!

 

[BubbaLovesCheese]

I created a poll with 10 options. Multiple choice is allowed and user can change their vote. People have already voted.

Now what would happen to those votes if:

1. I changed the wording of a poll option
2. I added more options to the poll
3. And can I delete an already existing poll option?

Thanks. I just want to know what will happen before I go and mess up the post. Thanks!

The votes are tied to the "slot" that contains the option. If you add more slots (poll options), nothing will happen to the existing ones. If you delete and option (slot) then those votes are gone, but the rest all remain.

1. I changed the wording of a poll option - Votes stay the same - Only wording changes
2. I added more options to the poll - Those options will show up with no votes
3. And can I delete an already existing poll option? - That option will vanish, along with the votes, the remaining options will be untouched, all the poll options below the one you just deleted will move upward to fill the empty space, but the votes will remain intact (because they are tied to that space).

 

[Mr Lucky]

Thanks. I just want to know what will happen

You may have some unhappy members especially if you change the wording and votes are public. I would feel my opinion has suddenly been misrepresented