user27: This is a trend I've noticed that's been going on for quite a while. Whenever someone asks a question on meta, it seems appropriate to answer with two possibilities (or more) and have the community vote on those. It's not.
Ask your question, and let people come up with their ideas. Don't create a poll, because that implies there are only two options.
If you don't get answers on your post, that's a different matter. But please, don't self-answer with N possibilities just to get votes on them. Meta is about discussion, and people have opinions different than yours, not everything is yes/no or a/b/c.

user10647: I agree. Allow me to quote from Robert Cartaino♦'s comment on Meta LifeHacks.SE:

"[...] If you have thoughts on the issue yourself, please feel free to post it as an answer, but it is generally better to let everyone have a voice by soliciting thoughts and opinions rather pre-posting all sides of the conversation yourself in this type of pseudo-poll. It's not difficult to infer what the community wants from the conversation while allowing for the possibility that there's an issue we have not considered. Polling is generally not a good substitute for discussion. Thanks."


27: <p>This is a trend I've noticed that's been going on for quite a while. Whenever someone asks a question on meta, it seems appropriate to answer with two possibilities (or more) and have the community vote on those. <strong>It's not</strong>.</p>

<p>Ask your question, and let people come up with their ideas. Don't create a poll, because that implies there are only two options.</p>

<p>If you don't get answers on your post, that's a different matter. But please, don't self-answer with N possibilities just to get votes on them. Meta is about discussion, and people have opinions different than yours, not everything is yes/no or a/b/c.</p>
 10647: <p>I agree. Allow me to quote from <a href="http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/04/welcome-stack-overflow-valued-associate-00005/">Robert Cartaino♦</a>'s <a href="https://lifehacks.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1343/how-medical-is-too-medical/1350#comment1969_1343">comment on Meta LifeHacks.SE</a>:</p>

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  <p>"[...] If you have thoughts on the issue yourself, please feel free to post it as an answer, but it is generally better to let everyone have a voice by soliciting thoughts and opinions rather pre-posting all sides of the conversation yourself in this type of pseudo-poll. It's not difficult to infer what the community wants from the conversation while allowing for the possibility that there's an issue we have not considered. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Polling_is_not_a_substitute_for_discussion" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><strong>Polling is generally not a good substitute for discussion</strong></a>. Thanks."</p>
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