It's like I change my name at least once a year, but remember, I always go back to Agent Proto. Seifer 007 (not 006.5) is a tribute to Seifer 007 of the past.
How could anyone possibly vote for the first option when the second is so appealing?
But yeah, this has always been kind of annoying. I don't know if there's anything that can be done about it, but if it's possible then it's definitely a good idea.
It seems very odd to me that, with all the complex things vBulletin can do, it can't create a poll and a thread at the same time. Maybe there's some information about the problem on their site.