Official Capcom polls that they hosted, not random ones on gaming forums.
You guys are right though, my grumpiness prevailed yesterday and I apologize.
Sorry, Heath.
That may be, but I'm sure the GAF, GameFAQs, Pixiv, and various other polls didn't hurt.
At any rate, for a direct example of forum posts inspiring devs, posts by Dahbomb here on GAF directly inspired the Must Style feature in DmC Definitive Edition. Feedback on social media can and have inspired developers, so I don't think any effort is pointless or naive.