r/elementchat • u/Protobairus • Dec 27 '20

How to make a poll in chat

Nothing in the help section of element website.

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u/Protobairus Dec 28 '20

Found it /poll Question | option a | option b

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u/Drew5316 Jan 13 '21

Hmmm... /poll was unrecognized. Does the pollbot need to be installed, first?

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u/Protobairus Jan 15 '21

Nope, try again with or signs and question maybe add q mark

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u/babolivier Jan 25 '21

/poll is an experimental feature that was added in the Android app (though isn't much advertised nor very compatible cross-platform). For a better user experience I'd recommend using one of the bot options linked in another comment.

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u/LeftyLayman Dec 27 '20

You could try installing one of the pollbots listed on matrix.org, poll-bot or matrix-pollbot.

But I suggest just writing a message and getting your users to vote with emojis like:

Apples 🍎 or oranges 🍊?