Comments on: DropCash for Polling http://nslog.com/2004/09/21/dropcash_for_polling The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Wed, 23 May 2012 23:05:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Polling Plugin for MovableType | NSLog(); http://nslog.com/2004/09/21/dropcash_for_polling#comment-11448 Polling Plugin for MovableType | NSLog(); Sat, 25 Sep 2004 02:26:39 +0000 http://nslog.com/2004/09/21/dropcash_for_polling/#comment-11448 Okay, let's see if we can't get this thing going: a DropCash campaign for a polling plugin for MovableType. Here are the specifics as discussed here. The polling plugin for MovableType should:integrate with the blog as a standard MovableType entry,... Okay, let's see if we can't get this thing going: a DropCash campaign for a polling plugin for MovableType. Here are the specifics as discussed here. The polling plugin for MovableType should:integrate with the blog as a standard MovableType entry,...

]]> By: JayAllen - The Daily Journey http://nslog.com/2004/09/21/dropcash_for_polling#comment-11447 JayAllen - The Daily Journey Sat, 25 Sep 2004 02:24:46 +0000 http://nslog.com/2004/09/21/dropcash_for_polling/#comment-11447 <strong>Polling for Dollars</strong> This could be interesting… [via erik] What about a system where if someone sets up a dropcash account, the person... Polling for Dollars

This could be interesting… [via erik] What about a system where if someone sets up a dropcash account, the person...

]]> By: what.makes.me.click.tc http://nslog.com/2004/09/21/dropcash_for_polling#comment-11446 what.makes.me.click.tc Wed, 22 Sep 2004 20:13:44 +0000 http://nslog.com/2004/09/21/dropcash_for_polling/#comment-11446 <strong>MT-compatible polling!</strong> People are working on it. What better to spurn it on? A contest! DropCash for Polling » Six Apart has heard my request for MT-compatible polling and come up with a possible solution: setting up a DropCash campaign to raise... MT-compatible polling!

People are working on it. What better to spurn it on? A contest! DropCash for Polling » Six Apart has heard my request for MT-compatible polling and come up with a possible solution: setting up a DropCash campaign to raise...

]]> By: David Raynes http://nslog.com/2004/09/21/dropcash_for_polling#comment-11445 David Raynes Wed, 22 Sep 2004 20:02:47 +0000 http://nslog.com/2004/09/21/dropcash_for_polling/#comment-11445 Teller, My apologies for making that assumption. <a href="http://bradchoate.com/weblog/2002/07/27/key-values-plugin">KeyValues</a> is a plugin without which I would be lost. It allows you to add meta-data to MT entries (or pretty much any MT entity) fairly quickly and easiy. For example, when I write about a book I just finished, I add the following to the extended entry of my entry: <blockquote>amazon_book_asin=1234567890</blockquote> And in the templates that display that entry, I am able to pluck out that particular bit of information and pass it along to the MTAmazon plugin to provide a picture of the books cover and a link to it. What I am proposed is to do something similar with the polls. To associate a poll with an entry, just add something like the following into the extended entry: <blockquote>poll_name=the_poll_for_the_entry</blockquote> Then have KeyValues pluck that out and pass it to the poll plugin for processing. That way you can associate a poll with anything in MT that you'd like. Categories, blogs, comments, whatever you want. Teller,

My apologies for making that assumption. KeyValues is a plugin without which I would be lost. It allows you to add meta-data to MT entries (or pretty much any MT entity) fairly quickly and easiy. For example, when I write about a book I just finished, I add the following to the extended entry of my entry:

amazon_book_asin=1234567890

And in the templates that display that entry, I am able to pluck out that particular bit of information and pass it along to the MTAmazon plugin to provide a picture of the books cover and a link to it.

What I am proposed is to do something similar with the polls. To associate a poll with an entry, just add something like the following into the extended entry:

poll_name=the_poll_for_the_entry

Then have KeyValues pluck that out and pass it to the poll plugin for processing. That way you can associate a poll with anything in MT that you'd like. Categories, blogs, comments, whatever you want.

]]> By: Teller http://nslog.com/2004/09/21/dropcash_for_polling#comment-11444 Teller Wed, 22 Sep 2004 18:41:17 +0000 http://nslog.com/2004/09/21/dropcash_for_polling/#comment-11444 David - After 1.5 years with MT I actually don't know what KeyValues are so perhaps stupid question but - does your proposed way make it easier for average user to set up poll or does it make it more complicated? If this poll feature turns out well I imagine 6A would want to get it to their TypePad users as well and there it has to be supereasy to use. Other than that - being an editor in a fairly large community website I'd say that what has been said so far pretty much covers it. We have login required, once per voting, comments polls and they work like charm. I can also define a webpage that is opened if user picks a certain answere but that was more designed for advertising purposes so don't think that this is needed. And answere options can be links anyway. Cheers. David - After 1.5 years with MT I actually don't know what KeyValues are so perhaps stupid question but - does your proposed way make it easier for average user to set up poll or does it make it more complicated? If this poll feature turns out well I imagine 6A would want to get it to their TypePad users as well and there it has to be supereasy to use.

Other than that - being an editor in a fairly large community website I'd say that what has been said so far pretty much covers it. We have login required, once per voting, comments polls and they work like charm. I can also define a webpage that is opened if user picks a certain answere but that was more designed for advertising purposes so don't think that this is needed. And answere options can be links anyway.

Cheers.

]]> By: Johan Svensson http://nslog.com/2004/09/21/dropcash_for_polling#comment-11443 Johan Svensson Tue, 21 Sep 2004 16:36:07 +0000 http://nslog.com/2004/09/21/dropcash_for_polling/#comment-11443 I second the "optional Typekey requirement" feature. If you want idiot-proof one-person-one-vote polls you need some registration feature anyway, and Typekey is already there. That would also make it possible to have "open" polls where you can change your vote whenever you want. I second the "optional Typekey requirement" feature. If you want idiot-proof one-person-one-vote polls you need some registration feature anyway, and Typekey is already there.

That would also make it possible to have "open" polls where you can change your vote whenever you want.

]]> By: Greg Pfeil http://nslog.com/2004/09/21/dropcash_for_polling#comment-11442 Greg Pfeil Tue, 21 Sep 2004 16:21:39 +0000 http://nslog.com/2004/09/21/dropcash_for_polling/#comment-11442 I would like to see and Approval Vote option ... IE, rather than choosing one option (via radio button or whatever), choose as many as you like (via checkbox). I would like to see and Approval Vote option ... IE, rather than choosing one option (via radio button or whatever), choose as many as you like (via checkbox).

]]> By: David Raynes http://nslog.com/2004/09/21/dropcash_for_polling#comment-11441 David Raynes Tue, 21 Sep 2004 14:45:17 +0000 http://nslog.com/2004/09/21/dropcash_for_polling/#comment-11441 I have to disagree with your first requirement. I think it would be best if the polling plugin (hopefully an updated MTVote might count for that) kept the polls seperate from the entries themselves. Of course, a particular poll (or polls even) could be associated with a particular entry via the KeyValues plugin. As well, making the MySQL and PHP assumption is bad in my opinion. What about all of the non-MySQL MT users out there (myself included)? If the plugin is written to the MT API, that becomes a non-issue. I have to disagree with your first requirement. I think it would be best if the polling plugin (hopefully an updated MTVote might count for that) kept the polls seperate from the entries themselves. Of course, a particular poll (or polls even) could be associated with a particular entry via the KeyValues plugin.

As well, making the MySQL and PHP assumption is bad in my opinion. What about all of the non-MySQL MT users out there (myself included)? If the plugin is written to the MT API, that becomes a non-issue.

]]> By: Jason http://nslog.com/2004/09/21/dropcash_for_polling#comment-11440 Jason Tue, 21 Sep 2004 14:20:17 +0000 http://nslog.com/2004/09/21/dropcash_for_polling/#comment-11440 This sounds like a great idea. There are a couple of things I'd like to see included: Option to require a TypeKey login to participate in the poll.Poll expiration date (something like enter "0" for a never-ending poll, or enter a number of days from the creation date for the poll to remain active) This sounds like a great idea. There are a couple of things I'd like to see included:

Option to require a TypeKey login to participate in the poll.Poll expiration date (something like enter "0" for a never-ending poll, or enter a number of days from the creation date for the poll to remain active)

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