Poll Voters Names Disappear After Voting - Is It a Bug?

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After voting in a poll, the voter's names disappear, leading to questions about whether this is a bug. Users can still see who voted by clicking on the number of votes, but the visibility changes after casting a vote. The original poster (OP) can choose to hide votes when creating a poll, which affects how results are displayed. The discussion notes that many polls do not show voter names to encourage participation. Overall, the change in visibility is intentional rather than a malfunction.
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You can click on the number of votes to see who voted for it.
 
micromass said:
You can click on the number of votes to see who voted for it.

This never happened before,(I never saw the voter names thought I saw the voter number) :wink:
 
When creating a poll the OP has the option to choose whether or not poll votes are hidden

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But it's not public after I voted?
How weird.
 
adjacent said:
But it's not public after I voted?
How weird.
It's still public, just the view changed because you voted. Most polls don't show who voted, more people will vote if it's private, that's why you hadn't seen it before.
 

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