Improving NIWA

[Tattletale1]

Polls
Is there a way to increase the amount of votes users can do, as well as check the allow users to change their vote box after posting the poll?  
I'd like to alter my poll so I can make those changes,

I want to restart my poll and change its features without starting a new thread...


...also, can NiWa eventually add a feature that allows users to link one of their polls to multiple boards/threads, showing the same poll results on both threads?


I'm not asking something ridiculous like adding multiple polls per thread...

...or arrow buttons that can be used to sort individual poll option results however users wish, allowing to bump up a poll option, while keeping its original vote count, instead of users waiting for two vote counts to become alike before switching places...

[Member#36]

Polls
Is there a way to increase the amount of votes users can do

There is an option to change the "maximum votes per user" in poll options before you publish it.

as well as cheUck the allow users to change their vote box after posting the poll?

A user should think carefully before voting.  If their vote changes due to a good point being brought up, they can ask an admin to change it for them.  This option (user can change votes with a click) may be available, if available for SMF, but that's up to the rest of the staff.

If you want an option changed, ask an admin.  Users can abuse the system, by continually changing the options, which will only annoy other members.  I don't really see any need to change an option, unless there was a spelling error, or something.

I want to restart my poll and change its features without starting a new thread...

Instead of restarting it, get an admin to make the changes to the poll.  Restarting it (removing and adding a new one) only erases some of possible discussion, and will annoy some users, as they will have to vote again.

...also, can NiWa eventually add a feature that allows users to link one of their polls to multiple boards/threads, showing the same poll results on both threads?

I've never seen this before... I don't even think it's possible.  If anything, you can link to the thread with the poll, and type up the results in the first post...

instead of users waiting for two vote counts to become alike before switching places...

If you are waiting to vote so that you will vote for the winner, then you might as well not vote at all.

[tacopill]

...also, can NiWa eventually add a feature that allows users to link one of their polls to multiple boards/threads, showing the same poll results on both threads?

I've never seen this before... I don't even think it's possible.  If anything, you can link to the thread with the poll, and type up the results in the first post...

Depending on how the database is structured, it might be possible.

[Xizor]

It's not possible to have a poll appear the same way in two threads. If it is, I don't know how to do it. It's not a feature I've ever seen/heard of.

As far as changing a poll once you've created it, ask an admin, yes. Also, to increase poll options, you can do that yourself I think. If there's a force cap set by the board, I can't imagine it being lower than 10, and I feel like over 10 poll options is...excessive.

[Member#36]

Also, to increase poll options, you can do that yourself I think.

You can do it, it's under "(Add Option)".

[tacopill]

Also, to increase poll options, you can do that yourself I think.

You can do it, it's under "(Add Option)".

would increasing the amount of options on an already existing poll count as "changing it"?

[Member#36]

Also, to increase poll options, you can do that yourself I think.

You can do it, it's under "(Add Option)".

would increasing the amount of options on an already existing poll count as "changing it"?

Only an admin can add options, or change it, after it has been posted.  ...And to answer your question, yes, due to it no longer being in its previous state. 

[tacopill]

Also, to increase poll options, you can do that yourself I think.

You can do it, it's under "(Add Option)".

would increasing the amount of options on an already existing poll count as "changing it"?

Only an admin can add options, or change it, after it has been posted.  ...And to answer your question, yes, due to it no longer being in its previous state. 

ah. OK. Just making sure.

[SnorlaxMonster]

The Google search bar on the hub isn't working for me.

[Miles of SmashWiki]

The Google search bar on the hub isn't working for me.

Working fine for me.  What search were you trying, and in what browser?

[SnorlaxMonster]

The Google search bar on the hub isn't working for me.

Working fine for me.  What search were you trying, and in what browser?

I've tried searching various things.
When I tried searching Mario, I got this:
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As you can see, only Google's ads show up. Searching Pikachu just yields a blank screen. I've tried searching various other things too.

As for my side, I'm using Firefox 3.6.15 on Windows XP.

[Seritinajii]

Mine doesn't actually do anything when I search. I searched Pikachu, but nothing happened besides the page getting larger by a few pixels. I am using Chrome 10.0.648.134 on Windows Vista.

The Chrome app seems to work, though.

EDIT: Nevermind, it is working for me! It wasn't working for a few minutes, but it works now. Well, each time I refresh the page, it takes a few minutes to work.

[SnorlaxMonster]

Mine doesn't actually do anything when I search. I searched Pikachu, but nothing happened besides the page getting larger by a few pixels.

I get this exact same thing. The screen then shrinks back to its normal size a short while after.

[Greenpickle]

Just tested it, same thing was happening, so I pressed search a few times and it worked.  Now it works first time even after reloading the page.  Strange.

[Xizor]

If this issue persists, try it in a different browser. If that solves the problem, let Tappy know which browser wasn't working, and maybe he can fix it, as I think he was the one who set up the current hub site.

[SnorlaxMonster]

I tried the only other browser I have - IE6 - and the same thing happened (before you tell me to update it, I never use it anyway). However, I found that clicking the little X on the right hand side sometimes fixes it, but not always (seems to work very rarely). I've tried soft refreshing, hard refreshing, and pressing the search button lots of times, but I still can't get it to work outside of the ~3/30 times after pressing the X.

[Greenpickle]

Okay, it's happening on and off here, and when it works/doesn't work, it seems to work/not work in every browser, so I'm guessing it's a problem with Google's servers somewhere.

[Xizor]

Hmmm, that's very odd. Perhaps there's an issue in the script, or it's outdated or something (usually though if that's the case, the entire thing breaks down). I'll make sure the appropriate people know about the issue.

[Tappy]

Any chance you can update your Internet Explorer to the latest version for your OS?

IE 9 for Windows 7 ONLY
IE 8

IE 6 is generally no longer supported.

[Greenpickle]

(before you tell me to update it, I never use it anyway)

And the fact multiple people are having the issue across multiple browsers means, as I said, it's not a browser-specific issue.

Edit: got it.

Quota Exceeded. Please see http://code.google.com/apis/websearch

It's meant to link here.  100 queries per day?  So I guess the fact it works on and off means it works on a rolling count, based on the last 24h, so as times where lots of searches were made 24h ago pass, some of the quota is freed up, as it were.