# Feature to allow uservoice/getsatisfaction suggestions and voting

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-to-allow-uservoice-getsatisfaction-suggestions-and-voting/19812>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** completed\
**Created:** [2014年九月9日 12:15 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-to-allow-uservoice-getsatisfaction-suggestions-and-voting/19812 "2014-09-09T12:15:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![alefattorini](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/alefattorini/32/119928_2.png) [@alefattorini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alefattorini)\
**Post date:** [2015年十二月30日 12:04 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-to-allow-uservoice-getsatisfaction-suggestions-and-voting/19812/21 "2015-12-30T12:04:09Z")

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> [@erlend\_sh](#):
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> . Literally hundreds if not thousands of Discourse forums are product-centric, and most of these would benefit from a more formalised platform for feature requests

Currently we’re using “top” discussions by feature category as in meta, but it’s not easy to understand if users like the discussion or the feature itself. With a separate vote system it should be more clear and valuable.  
I love your idea and think it’s a Discourse must-have

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**Author:** ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Post date:** [2016年一月10日 14:38 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-to-allow-uservoice-getsatisfaction-suggestions-and-voting/19812/22 "2016-01-10T14:38:02Z")

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Here’s a proper mockup of how I imagine this plugin working:

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/f/4/f41267d3ef02b7b6fca70d8e67767b4d41e5e663.png)

In title:

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/8/b/8b09b1ef678a93d279ef0d9ad962043427082f20.png)

- Votes are displayed _above_ the topic creator’s post, distinguishing the title as a separate thing that you can vote on. **You’re voting on the _proposal_, not the person.**
- Below, the forum works as normal. OP’s post can be Liked, just like everyone else’s.
- Votes would be anonymous to everyone except admins (could be toggle-able though).
- If you click on the Vote button as an unregistered user you could still vote by adding your e-mail, and a staged account would be created for you:

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/2/e/2e06599ba5209d85b71c52ad602249324f4f638e.png)

As a result of such a plugin, the average like count on the first post in a feature request would almost certainly take a hit, but I don’t see that as a bad thing.

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**Author:** ![alefattorini](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/alefattorini/32/119928_2.png) [@alefattorini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alefattorini)\
**Post date:** [2016年一月10日 14:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-to-allow-uservoice-getsatisfaction-suggestions-and-voting/19812/23 "2016-01-10T14:47:32Z")

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Clear and minimal, I like it.  
We should permit to activate it just for a few categories and implemented features should be disappear from the category list.

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**Author:** ![alefattorini](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/alefattorini/32/119928_2.png) [@alefattorini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alefattorini)\
**Post date:** [2016年一月10日 14:50 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-to-allow-uservoice-getsatisfaction-suggestions-and-voting/19812/24 "2016-01-10T14:50:44Z")

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> [@erlend\_sh](#):
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> Furthermore, only fully registered users (perhaps even limited to a TL, but this could be tweakable per community) get Super Votes, so it could work as an added incentive to participate as a real member of the community.

That’s a super feature 😉 good incentive

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**Author:** ![pakl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pakl/32/103617_2.png) [@pakl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pakl)\
**Post date:** [2016年一月19日 01:46 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-to-allow-uservoice-getsatisfaction-suggestions-and-voting/19812/25 "2016-01-19T01:46:35Z")

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Great mockup. Thanks for the effort.

I want to echo your surprise. I’d gladly buy this as a premium plugin.

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**Author:** ![Sailsman63](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@Sailsman63](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sailsman63)\
**Post date:** [2016年一月19日 04:37 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-to-allow-uservoice-getsatisfaction-suggestions-and-voting/19812/26 "2016-01-19T04:37:26Z")

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> [@erlend\_sh](#):
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> A user should only be allowed to have **10** active Votes (see below).

Surely this would be a setting?

Also, what if I find that a feature/request/option that I had sort of ignored is more important than anticipated? Am I stuck, or can I remove one of my votes from another topic to make room to vote for my new priority?

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**Author:** ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Post date:** [2016年一月19日 09:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-to-allow-uservoice-getsatisfaction-suggestions-and-voting/19812/27 "2016-01-19T09:34:56Z")

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Number of active votes should be a setting, yeah.

> [@Sailsman63](#):
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> Also, what if I find that a feature/request/option that I had sort of ignored is more important than anticipated? Am I stuck[?]

No. I covered this in my earlier musing:

> [@erlend\_sh](#):
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> Votes should be revokable at any point in time

I should probably get a fresh start with a new spec-topic.

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**Author:** ![Jordan\_Thoms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b2d939/32.png) [@Jordan\_Thoms](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jordan_Thoms)\
**Post date:** [2016年一月29日 02:52 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-to-allow-uservoice-getsatisfaction-suggestions-and-voting/19812/28 "2016-01-29T02:52:16Z")

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I’d also be interested in this as a premium plugin.

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**Author:** ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Post date:** [2016年一月30日 15:35 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-to-allow-uservoice-getsatisfaction-suggestions-and-voting/19812/29 "2016-01-30T15:35:49Z")

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> [@erlend\_sh](#):
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> I should probably get a fresh start with a new spec-topic.

Decided to start a new topic for this as a complete spec. Hope you don’t mind the hijack @pakl! 🙏

> [@Plugin: Feature voting separated from Likes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-feature-voting-separated-from-likes/38772):
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> Continuing the discussion from [Feature to allow uservoice/getsatisfaction suggestions and voting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-to-allow-uservoice-getsatisfaction-suggestions-and-voting/19812): “Post likes” and “Feature likes” don’t overlap well. If a company makes a popular Android app, the first person to type up a 70-character long “Make an iOS port” topic could quickly garner 1000 Likes. In this case the number of likes does not accurately reflect the quality of the post nor the user’s community participation. The flip side of this is that [users might reserve their likes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-liking-a-post-too-intimidating/37695). The motivat…

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**Author:** ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Post date:** [2016年一月30日 15:35 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-to-allow-uservoice-getsatisfaction-suggestions-and-voting/19812/30 "2016-01-30T15:35:53Z")

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