Community Question:
I’ve noticed that I haven’t been able to vote for submitted improvements for months now. I’m guessing I’ve hit the limit for votes—does this reset over time, or am I stuck with my current amount of ZERO votes forever?
Community Question:
I’ve noticed that I haven’t been able to vote for submitted improvements for months now. I’m guessing I’ve hit the limit for votes—does this reset over time, or am I stuck with my current amount of ZERO votes forever?
Hi @DJ_Big_Blender, the vote limit is 30 for all, but Trust Level 0 users (new users), which have a limit of 2 votes. See below for more info on Trust Levels in Discourse.
The votes are not automatically refreshed unless the topic is Closed or Deleted. You can review all topics that you have voted for in your user Profile>Activity>Votes. Then you manually remove any votes that are no longer important or applicable to you.
Hi @Slak_Jaw,
Thanks for reply.
I think the current 30-vote cap is way too limiting for active and involved users.
The 30-vote cap might have seemed like a good rule of thumb when the community first started, but was it a well-considered decision, or just a random setting? Either way, it’s not working well for active users now.
Why Not?
The current cap doesn’t reflect real-world involvement and contributions. It’s too low for all those ative, long-time users., especially with the number of quality suggestions being submitted. Many suggestions stay open for a looooong time without being implemented, and this penalizes active users who are locked out of voting once they’ve used their votes. It doesn’t make sense to have to delete votes from good suggestions that remain open for years. It just isn’t a real solution.
It would be great if this vote-system were re-evaluated, and users received new votes periodically, like every month or quarter. This would allow us to continue participating without having to remove votes from older suggestions.
Please consider this.
Hi @DJ_Big_Blender, thanks for the feedback as usual. I will definitely pass this onto the team for further consideration. In the meantime, here’s some more info on this topic.
Hi again @DJ_Big_Blender, I’m happy to report that we have revised the Discourse voting system further. The new numbers are as follows:
In addition, the system will now let you know how many votes you have remaining when your level drops below 100 votes.
That’s great news!
Thanks for giving extra vote-space!