Hello Jacko .. I know there is, though I have never done it. I will call @seoulsearch
to your thread because she certainly has and can help you with it...
Thanks for the shoutout! Hopefully I can help.
@jacko, I can't get screenshots to post here, but here's the best I can describe it:
1. Create a thread like normal, with a title and an opening post.
2. Instead of hitting "Post Thread," hit the "More Options" button right next to it. If you scroll down, you should see a line for "Post a Poll" -- on my screen it looks like a random line so it can be hard to miss.
3. When you hit "Post a Poll," the boxes will come up for your poll question (that can be different from your thread title if you want,) and boxes to post answers. Each time you write an answer and hit Enter, a new answer box will pop up. I think you get about 10 answer boxes (it's limited,) but you don't have to fill every one. You can stop whenever you want. But if you have several options and hit the last one, there won't be any other answer boxes that come up after you hit Enter.
4. You'll then see all the choices you can make as to how people can answer -- how many answers they can choose (I pick unlimited,) whether they can change their answers, and whether or not people can see the answers. If you want an anonymous poll, do NOT check (leave the box blank) for "Display Votes Publicly" and it shouldn't show who voted for want.
5. Hit "Post Thread" like normal and you should be good to go!
I know it's a lot of work, but polls are always interesting -- and fun! I think people love the ease of answering a poll.
You might want to do a test thread with a neutral or non-controversial topic just to get the hang of it first, if you're planning on writing more hot-button topics in the future.
Hope this helps and if you have other questions, I'll try my best to help.
It's great to see you writing threads -- keep up the good work!