Until you can find the polls so that we can look at them, how about just not using them anymore, it seems simple enough to me, and is what most of us would do.
Actually, ansel, that's pretty short-sighted.
There are times when some of us have knowledge that the rest of the FReepers on a thread may not have.
E.g., I give you Buckhead on the famous Dan Rather thread -- who gave us the insight of the letters being in default Word format, with Times New Roman font. Something that I did not initially recognize (nor did anybody else), but was able to confirm with my own professional experience with the typesetting/typography of the era.
Should Buckhead have kept his keyboard quiet, as you suggest?
If you don't mind, I'll continue to contribute my personal knowledge and experience to a thread whenever it's appropriate -- even if I may not have a link for it.
You are, of course, free to ignore me. And I you.