Please Explain What is 'game or poll type discussion'

@rajiv22 (167)
Chengalpattu, India
November 27, 2010 10:42pm CST
I am having confusion and cant understand with where i am making mistake on posting a discussion on Mylot becoz of which i get my Discussions deleted and get notification on my email stating 'game or poll type discussion', one of the discussion guidelines (thou i read it, the examples are not understandable). Experts, Senior Myloters, Pls could u help me understand with examples on what this guideline 'game or poll type discussion' exactly means? What kind of questions we should not post do avoid this?
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@inu1711 (5285)
• Romania
28 Nov 10
I think poll type discussions are those which give only a limited number of options for responses, or those which can recieve only simple, not elaborated responses. Let's try this: if your discussion can be answered with only one or two words, maybe it is a poll type discussion. Can you remember your discussions that have been deleted? Could they be answered with only one line responses?
@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
28 Nov 10
hni rajiv well lets see an example you set up a question asking mylotters how many of you listen to z program and how many of you listen to y program? this is taking a poll like doing a survey. it is not a valid discussion. as for a game you might take one of thoswe where you ask people how many three letter words can you make from this word,disconcertingly and the winner will get a besr response. here you broke not only the no game rule but also the rule about not promising the best response if someone will'do this or that for you.