Here's the link to the simple poll. I urge all members to please vote to give us an actionable count on how the group as a whole wants us to proceed.
Do we go Public or stay Private?
http://goo.gl/W2bYGo

If you haven't read through the ongoing discussion, you can do so here (http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10289392/mod-post-go-public-or-stay-private#latest) before you make your decision.

I know a lot of you voiced your vote in the thread. Please just visit the poll and submit your vote. It should be easy-peasy if it works correctly. It may seem redundant, but I think we'll miss those who are shy of voicing their opinion in the open air if we just rely on post comments as a vote-collection method.

I will say that if we stay Private, we will work on a way that the information contained in the group is available to non-members through some method. Maybe a mirror site. So we can have our steak and eat it too, so to speak.

Voting is open until Jan 1st. Please vote your preference by then or others will decide for you.