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A comment on No Easy Fix for Bogus Respondents in Online Opt-In Polls.

Re:No Easy Fix for Bogus Respondents in Online Opt-In Polls by rsktaker on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @05:56AM (#49813699)
How about just not doing online opt-in polls

Nobody enjoys that experience; I personally am a "bogus" respondent.

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Re:No Easy Fix for Bogus Respondents in Online Opt-In Polls by yorwba on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @09:30AM (#49815863)
Why do you opt in to the poll then?
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Re:No Easy Fix for Bogus Respondents in Online Opt-In Polls by rsktaker on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @02:40PM (#49820560)
Ah this is a good point; you've caught my mistake - I only saw "online" and "poll".

Edit: I am a poor survey respondent to non-opt-in polls, and do not opt-in to polls where possible.

--> Claude informs me ("why are there bogus respondents to polls you have to opt-into anyway?") that most are there because surveys pay a little money; so it's botted too.

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