User blog comment:Vesther/Polls and a rant/@comment-175.136.179.4-20140502052134/@comment-11738-20140502123658

And actually lots of Wikis DON'T encourage polls for a good reason: most of the time senseless polls (like the most recent incident) could easily make the discussions go downhill, creating a front for rule-breaking. I have to agree with your view of "Special Occassions only" premise, though.