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im still lost on how someone can 'abuse' a poll in the first place. anyone care to state some examples?

Okay I still don't get it. 

Hey,

my point is, why do things the hard way when there is an alternative to do them the easy way.

Because the easy way often has undesirable side effects.  I was not allowed/was not able to use a calculator on my homework for three of the four quarters I was in Algebra and Calculus.  As a result my ability to do algebra and calculus in my head and on paper is very good.  Other students I know that were allowed to do it "the easy way" on their calculator now struggle to do it in their head when they do not have a calculator available.

Because the easy way often leads to excessive use.  The heath care system is a pretty good example of this.  There are some people that go to the ER when they get a cold, because it's easy.  It doesn't cost them anything, so they do it whether they need to or not.  Several people have suggested that if it wasn't so easy/free to get heath care people would be more discriminating about when and how they use it which would result in an overall improvement in the system.

Tschow,

Tim "Sir Nobody" Maly

I personally think the issue of abuse and spam is being overblown.  Let us worry about where to draw the line and how to handle it.  Focus on the overall question of desirability and usability.