Adding Polls to game forums

[droidling]

I see many post in the game forums for EA games related to how the developers should change one thing or another. It seems like I see the same names over and over in these disscussions. there isn't much point in the devs paying attention to these coments if only a handfull of of people even know about the disscussion. I was wondering if there was some way that polls could be added to the Steam client launch page. It would greatly expand the number of players involved, and it would avoid many many arguments over what are essentially oppinions. Putting it on the launch page would mean that only those that own the game would be allowed to vote. It migth even be possible to set a minimum game play time before a player could vote.

[Istec]

Great idea!

[Start_Running]

And the devs would still just ignore them.

[Istec]

Just thinking about the wikia polls for example, maybe not just for the devs, but also a way to involve the community.

[Gwarsbane]

Use this site if you want polls
https://strawpoll.com

And I don't need or want polls to be included directly into the steam client. You say put it in the launch page of steam, not sure what you mean by that, but if it means I get a poll popup every time I start steam that would become very annoying very quick, with the more games you have, if every single one or even if just 10% started doing polls that would be annoying.

At most polls should only be on the discussion areas, so using strawpoll.com would be good enough for people to use a poll.

Problem with putting the ability right into steam, there are many who would just troll with it. At least with how it is now, the troll has to do more work and go to some other site.

[McFlurry Butts]

Space Engineers used Google for polling and it seemed to work pretty well.

http://steamcommunity.com/app/244850/discussions/0/215439774874220342/

[droidling]

Originally posted by Gwarsbane:

Use this site if you want polls
https://strawpoll.com

And I don't need or want polls to be included directly into the steam client. You say put it in the launch page of steam, not sure what you mean by that, but if it means I get a poll popup every time I start steam that would become very annoying very quick, with the more games you have, if every single one or even if just 10% started doing polls that would be annoying.

I was thinking of something that would be a new section, like Recent News or Screen Shots. I wouldn't want to see anything that you couldn't ignore easily.

Originally posted by Gwarsbane:

At most polls should only be on the discussion areas, so using strawpoll.com would be good enough for people to use a poll.

Problem with putting the ability right into steam, there are many who would just troll with it. At least with how it is now, the troll has to do more work and go to some other site.

I'm not sure what exactly you mean by trolling using a poll. I think of trolling as posting something designed to start an arguement. Since a poll limits your choices, and you can only answer once it's hard to argue. I was hoping it would be a way to reduce trolling.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

the game hub moderators can set this up if they choose to.

valve is not going to force this on them.

and...

STEAM™ ONLINE CONDUCT

As a Steam subscriber you agree to abide by the following conduct rules.

You will not:

{snip}

Use Steam in connection with surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk email, spamming or any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise).

{snip}

Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses.

{snip}

http://store.steampowered.com/online_conduct

[droidling]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

the game hub moderators can set this up if they choose to.

valve is not going to force this on them.

Thank you. I did not know this was even possible. I'll try to contact the moderators for the game I'm actually worried about at the moment.

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

and...

STEAM™ ONLINE CONDUCT

As a Steam subscriber you agree to abide by the following conduct rules.

You will not:

{snip}

Use Steam in connection with surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk email, spamming or any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise).

{snip}

Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses.

{snip}

http://store.steampowered.com/online_conduct

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Interesting. From the context it sounds like the word "survey" was intended to mean something broader than the user feedback type question I had in mind. If some kind of poll system was set up it seems it might need to be moderated so it would not conflict with Steam/Valve policy.

[droidling]

Originally posted by Start_Running:

And the devs would still just ignore them.

Maybe. Some things are set in stone. But if the Devs do decide to listen at least they would know that they are listening to a large group of players, not just a couple of very vocal people that don't represent the maajority.

[Radene]

Originally posted by droidling:

Interesting. From the context it sounds like the word "survey" was intended to mean something broader than the user feedback type question I had in mind. If some kind of poll system was set up it seems it might need to be moderated so it would not conflict with Steam/Valve policy.

They probably meant people posting random "hey I have this paper to write please answer my survey" topic.

Which still happen, mind, but if they are relevant to the game at hand, they are left where they are. So yeah, allowing relevant surveys would be an option. I guess.

[Darren]

If the developers have a need to run a poll they will do so.