Why can't a see a poll's result without voting?
The polls don't let me see the result unless I vote, so sometimes if I want to see a result, I just vote randomly and look at it. We need to be able to see poll results!
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Because seeing the results before voting would influence your vote, duh.
I don't think we should be able to see poll results without voting, as it creates bias.
That being said, it is ridiculous that the creator of the poll has to vote on his or her own poll. It's the same issue to me as being able to vote on your own comments/threads; logically, the simple act of releasing your opinion shows your support. There is no reason to have that functionality (or lack thereof).
It might influence voting, but for votes you don't care much for or are just curious about, there should be a button that says "Display results" and it disables your vote. For example, I see a poll saying "Should I buy Black Belt Udyr or Primal Udyr" and I have the same question, I want to see the results so I don't have to make another thread with the same question. If the results are only displayed to voters, the data might not be so useful
I think this is especially true to the post's creator. I have to vote on MY OWN POOL to see the results, and I feel that makes the poll ever so more, biased, sometimes.