# Contest Mode - Random topic list sort

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/contest-mode-random-topic-list-sort/74455>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** topic-voting\
**Created:** [November 20, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/contest-mode-random-topic-list-sort/74455 "2017-11-20T19:10:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![thegurjyot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/thegurjyot/32/120516_2.png) [@thegurjyot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thegurjyot)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2017, 9:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/contest-mode-random-topic-list-sort/74455/4 "2017-11-20T21:41:20Z")

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Basically it means to hide most of the data (like votes, replies) from users during a contest so that each user can reply or vote as a neutral person. Otherwise there’s a chance that the people will start to participate in that competition and act according to other people’s activity rather than doing what their mind says.

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