# Self voting on topics
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-voting-on-topics/127280
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** topic-voting
**Created:** [August 31, 2019, 12:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-voting-on-topics/127280 "2019-08-31T12:47:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@verilog15](https://meta.discourse.org/u/verilog15)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2019, 12:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-voting-on-topics/127280/1 "2019-08-31T12:47:03Z")
Hello all 🙂
Is it possible to not allow users to vote on their own topics? If not, is it one of future features, something you plan to implement?
Thank you
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### Author:  [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2019, 1:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-voting-on-topics/127280/2 "2019-08-31T13:38:13Z")
Can you possibly expand on the problem?
Or is it just a preference that users to be unable to vote on their own stuff? If all users have the option to vote on their own posts isn’t that equal and fair?
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### Author:  [@verilog15](https://meta.discourse.org/u/verilog15)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2019, 2:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-voting-on-topics/127280/3 "2019-08-31T14:53:35Z")
If I opened a new topic, I don’t think I should have the option to vote up (or down if the feature will be implemented) my own topic. Only other users should have the option to vote my topic. It does make sense to allow user to vote his own topic. Also, that how it works on other forums like StackOverflow and Quora 🙂
Thank you for your reply 😃
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### Author:  [@JimPas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JimPas)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2019, 10:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-voting-on-topics/127280/4 "2019-08-31T22:17:17Z")
> [@verilog15](#):
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> If I opened a new topic, I don’t think I should have the option to vote up (or down if the feature will be implemented) my own topic.
I don’t see why you shouldn’t be able to for your own topic. By not voting for your own topic, doesn’t that seem like you’re not sure if it is good? Even politicians vote for themselves. 😉 If you have an even number of people vote on a topic (without you voting) and it comes out a tie, then your own vote would be the tie-breaker. JMHO.
> [@verilog15](#):
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> Only other users should have the option to vote my topic. It does make sense to allow user to vote his own topic.
Why should only other users be allowed to vote on your topic and be allowed to vote on their own, and you can’t? This sounds like you’re penalizing yourself because you are a Mod or Admin. Doesn’t sound fair to you.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2019, 2:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-voting-on-topics/127280/5 "2019-09-01T02:29:54Z")
This is not currently planned, no.
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### Author:  [@T\_Disco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/T_Disco)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-voting-on-topics/127280/6 "2024-10-17T16:56:54Z")
Feels a bit wrong that you can vote for your own topic? Maybe for your own topics the vote button should be unclickable and greyed out, with mouseover text saying something along the lines of ‘You can’t vote for your own topic.’?
Alternatively, add a setting:
Name: topic voting vote for own topic
Description: Allow users to vote on topics they’ve created?
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### Author:  [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-voting-on-topics/127280/7 "2024-10-17T17:51:02Z")
When votes are a limited commodity it seems appropriate to let the topic author decide whether to spend one of their own votes on their own topic. A staff member might, for instance, post a feature suggestion that they don’t _personally_ care about, just to gauge community interest.
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### Author:  [@T\_Disco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/T_Disco)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2024, 7:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-voting-on-topics/127280/8 "2024-10-18T07:04:04Z")
> [@ToddZ](#):
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> A staff member might, for instance, post a feature suggestion that they don’t _personally_ care about, just to gauge community interest.
I hadn’t considered that use case. Thank you @ToddZ for enlightening me. 🙂
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### Author:  [@putty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/putty)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-voting-on-topics/127280/9 "2026-01-28T20:36:37Z")
> [@ToddZ](#):
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> When votes are a limited commodity
But I wish there were an option for communities (such as mine) that don’t have limited votes. In our case, it would be a QoL improvement to have the author auto-vote. They took the time to submit the feature request and clearly want it themselves, but they often forget to vote.
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### Author:  [@putty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/putty)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-voting-on-topics/127280/10 "2026-01-30T15:45:17Z")
For anyone looking for this feature, check out the theme component I just published:
> [@Topic Voting Auto Self-Vote](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-voting-auto-self-vote/394770):
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> information_sourceSummary Enable automatic topic votes when a user creates a topichammer_and_wrenchRepository [GitHub - dereklputnam/discourse-topic-voting-auto-self-vote](https://github.com/dereklputnam/discourse-topic-voting-auto-self-vote)questionInstall Guide [How to install a theme or theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-install-a-theme-or-theme-component/63682)open_bookNew to Discourse Themes? [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) Install this theme component If your community has limited votes to cast, such as here on Meta, it makes sense for the OP’s vote not automatically be c…