Till now, Discord customers relied on a workaround for polls: pinning a message and tallying emoji reactions. It was clunky, and outcomes simply disappeared into the depths of a chat historical past. As you’ll be able to see above, even Discord’s personal official video introducing polls hilariously pokes enjoyable at this makeshift system.
Nevertheless, now with the introduction of official polls, this technique of utilizing emoji reactions could be a factor of the previous. Making a ballot can be quite simple: Faucet that acquainted plus icon subsequent to the chat bar, choose “Ballot,” and executed! You possibly can title your ballot, add as much as 10 choices, and even set a length. Need a multiple-choice format? That is an choice too. No extra worrying if seeing the outcomes will skew your vote, as Discord could have a devoted “Present Outcomes” button.
Proper now, there are some limitations to the feature. Slash instructions will not magically create polls, and there isn’t any nameless voting. However hey, you’ll be able to change your vote whereas the ballot’s dwell, and anybody can create polls. Polls are slowly rolling out to all customers within the subsequent couple of days, so if you happen to do not see the characteristic present up now, sit tight as it is going to ultimately get to you.
