The one-round recipe
- 1 Put the options in a poll: places, dates, ideas.
- 2 Turn on Allow more than one answer, so people tick everything they’d be happy with.
- 3 Turn on the “Other” option for the idea you forgot.
- 4 Drop the link in the group chat and set a close date.
The option with the most votes is the one most of you can live with. No more scrolling back through fifty messages to find out who said what.
The Wi-Fi gotcha
New polls allow one vote per IP address, and friends at home or in a café share one. Then only the first one can vote, and everyone else sees “you have already voted”. Set the Duplicate check to Browser session in the settings before you share.
Trips: where, when and how much
The Weekend trip template asks all three in one link: a picture for each destination, a budget question and the weekends that work. Pictures win more votes than place names, and you know the budget before anyone books.
For dates alone, a meeting poll with yes, if need be and no shows the weekend most people can make.
Gifts and money
For a group gift, let everyone vote on the idea and say how much they’ll put in. Nobody feels left out, and you know the budget before you buy. Keep names visible only to you if people would rather not compare amounts.
Share it so it gets answered
Paste the link in WhatsApp, Telegram or Signal; it opens in the browser with a preview of the question. Nobody needs an app or an account. Set results to show after voting, so people see where the group is leaning once they’ve answered.
