Votes and comments

The voting and commenting system is central to Voxifly's community engagement. Learn how to use these features to gather feedback and prioritize development work.

Voting system

How voting works

• One vote per user: Each user can vote once per issue
• Vote counting: Total votes help prioritize issues
• Vote visibility: Users can see vote counts
• Vote history: Track voting patterns over time

Voting permissions

• Anonymous voting: Allow votes without accounts
• Registered users: Require account for voting
• Team members: Special voting privileges
• Vote limits: Restrict voting frequency

Vote management

• Add vote: Click vote button to support issue
• Remove vote: Click again to remove support
• Vote changes: Users can change their votes
• Vote notifications: Alert when votes are added

Commenting system

Comment features

• Rich text: Format comments with markdown
• Attachments: Add images and files
• Mentions: Tag team members with @username
• Replies: Respond to specific comments

Comment moderation

• Approval process: Moderate comments before publishing
• Spam filtering: Automatic spam detection
• Content guidelines: Set commenting rules
• User blocking: Block problematic users

Comment management

• Edit comments: Modify your own comments
• Delete comments: Remove inappropriate content
• Report comments: Flag problematic content
• Comment threading: Organize replies

Community engagement

Encouraging participation

• Clear guidelines: Set expectations for participation
• Responsive feedback: Respond to user input
• Recognition: Acknowledge valuable contributions
• Regular updates: Keep community informed

Managing discussions

• Topic focus: Keep discussions on-topic
• Professional tone: Maintain respectful communication
• Conflict resolution: Handle disagreements constructively
• Community guidelines: Establish clear rules

Analytics and insights

Vote analytics

• Popular issues: Most voted issues
• Voting trends: Changes in voting patterns
• User engagement: Who votes most frequently
• Category preferences: Which categories get most votes

Comment analytics

• Discussion activity: Most commented issues
• User participation: Most active commenters
• Engagement metrics: Comments per issue
• Response rates: Team response to comments

Community insights

• User behavior: How users interact with issues
• Feedback quality: Value of user contributions
• Engagement patterns: When users are most active
• Growth metrics: Community growth over time

Best practices

Voting guidelines

• Clear criteria: Explain what votes represent
• Fair voting: Encourage honest voting
• Vote education: Help users understand voting
• Vote transparency: Show voting results

Comment moderation

• Active moderation: Monitor comments regularly
• Quick response: Address issues promptly
• Consistent enforcement: Apply rules fairly
• Community building: Foster positive discussions

Engagement strategies

• Regular updates: Keep community informed
• Acknowledgment: Recognize user contributions
• Transparency: Share decision-making process
• Feedback loops: Show how input is used

Advanced features

Vote weighting

• User reputation: Weight votes by user reputation
• Team member votes: Higher weight for team votes
• Expert votes: Special weight for domain experts
• Time-based: Recent votes weighted higher

Comment notifications

• Email alerts: Notify users of new comments
• Push notifications: Mobile app notifications
• Digest emails: Regular comment summaries
• Custom alerts: User-defined notification preferences

Integration options

• Slack integration: Post comments to Slack
• Email integration: Send comments via email
• API access: Programmatic comment management
• Webhook support: Real-time comment notifications

Moderation tools

Content filtering

• Keyword filtering: Block inappropriate words
• Spam detection: Automatic spam identification
• Duplicate detection: Find similar comments
• Quality scoring: Rate comment quality

User management

• User roles: Different permission levels
• Moderation queue: Review pending comments
• User reports: Community reporting system
• Ban management: Temporary or permanent bans

Reporting system

• Issue reports: Report problematic issues
• Comment reports: Flag inappropriate comments
• User reports: Report problematic users
• Abuse prevention: Prevent system abuse

Next steps

• [Create issues] - Issue creation guide
• [Organization] - Categories and statuses
• [Permissions] - Access control