Something that’s bugged me for a while, ever since installing vBulletin forum software, is the way that Polls work and the misleading nature of the term “anonymous”.
In the past I’d seen an Anonymous Poll on a forum and thought well OK that’s anonymous, I’m quite happy to chip in. Then recently I had to do a vBulletin forum software installation and noticed that in the Admin area, you could view Polls and the results. What’s more, you could see who voted for what.
What that basically means is that a Poll on vBulletin forum software might be anonymous to the general public, but the forum Admins and and Moderators with Admin access to the backend of the forum software can see who voted and how they voted!
Hmmm. That’s worth knowing before you vote don’tcha think?