required those whose votes are merely optional and those whose votes are not solicited the interface 300 also can include a moderator field 320 indicating a moderator for a poll encapsulated within the message likewise a description field 340 can be provided for describing the nature of the poll encapsulated within the message notably voting content area 350 provides one or more selections indicating whether the poll is intended to collect information in free form or whether the poll will provide a set of pre determined entries amongst which voters are limited in selection finally a poll limitation field 330 can limit the duration of the poll either in terms of time or a threshold receipt of poll results the interface 300 yet further can include a polling data area 370 into which poll results can be received either in free form or according to a predetermined set of selections the skilled artisan will recognize that the predetermined set of selections can include not only selectable entries such as those presented through checkbox controls and radio button controls but also those presented through drop down boxes and static text selection controls in any event an aggregated results area 380 also can be provided in the interface 300 into which a view to an aggregation of poll results for the poll can be provided the aggregated results area 380 can provide a detailed view to the aggregation of poll results while also revealing.