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Here's the usual process.

FR denizen notices an online poll while surfing.

He or she posts an article on FR usually saying "Freep this Poll!". The content of the article is usually a repeat of the title.

Others visit the article and a discussion ensues.

99% of the polls are self explanatory, so most of the discussion goes like this, "Ok, I voted!"

Here is a random sample of the poll questions:

-Do you think the U.S. is doing enough to secure its borders.
-Do you think the UCC's television commercial about hospitality is controversial.
-It's an AOL poll, asking if Iraq is headed in the right direction.
-Should states limit pain and suffering awards in medical-malpractice suits?
-Do you agree with the results of the Presidential Election?
-Should Christine Gregoire request a hand recount in the governor’s race?
-Should the U.N. should decide on wars
-Which do you think is the most likely reason for Kerry's election loss?
-Should Bush grant amnesty to illegal aliens?
-Do you agree with Target's decision to ban all charitable solicitations on its property?
-Today, who is the most bitter and disappointed journalist?
-Do you think it's time for the Bush administration to tell Kofi Annan to stop meddling?
-What do you think of columnist Ann Coulter?

How much discussion is necessary for someone to understand the question posed by these polls?

Try this. Go to the current postings page and enter "freep this poll" into the search box and click Search. Notice how many replys and how many views there are.

Nobody needs to do anything. The process takes care of itself.

I think we are talking about two different types of polls. You are talking about polls external to FreeRepublic.com. For those, I'd agree, nothing needs to be done. But I was talking about the polls that show up on the FR sidebar, such as the current one, "Are you happy with President Bush's choice of Alberto Gonzales for Attorney General?" I would like to have an official thread for this poll. It is going to take more than just a couple of minutes of searching on Google for it to be clear to me whether Gonzales adhered closely to legislative intent in the parental notification cases. Some discussion on FR might make it easier to sort out the facts.

No doubt the discussion is already here on FR, in several places, but it seems to me having an official FR discussion thread for each FR poll would be a logical place for Freepers to present their arguments for their point of view on the subject of the poll, as well as being a logical place to discuss the poll results.