Introduction
This guide demonstrates how to pass or fail a community vote in the moderation section of the Answers feature.
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To access the Moderation page, click on the Answers button in the center of the site header.
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Once the Answers page opens, select Moderation from the page to view questions or answers that need attention.
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The Moderation page defaults to the Pending Votes view filter. This view shows all of the pending votes for questions, answers, or comments.
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Each pending vote shows:
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The post for the vote
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How many people have voted on the post
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When the last vote was made
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Who voted on the post
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Review the How to Moderate Answers guide to learn about the different types of votes.
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Click on the Show Details button to view more details about the post.
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Before deciding whether you want to pass or fail the vote, Show Details allows you to review the questionable post in its full context without going to a separate page.
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Clicking on any of the profile links next to Voters takes you to the profile of someone who voted for the action.
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This can be useful for evaluating how much weight their vote holds.
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A vote from someone with a lot of reputation may hold more weight than someone with only minimal reputation.
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See the Reputation guide for details.
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If the vote is to change something within a post or move the post to a new location, the Target Post option will appear.
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This allows you to view the entire proposed new post location.
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A vote to change something on a post or to move a post produces an option to show the target context.
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This option shows you the context of the new target destination.
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To pass or fail a vote directly from the Moderator Votes page, click on the X —Fail link or Check Mark —Pass link.
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Before giving a passing or failing vote, be sure that you want to approve or deny a flag because it may cost someone reputation.
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The two sections next to Pending Votes display Passed Votes or Failed Votes, respectively.
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They detail the action taken, when the action occurred, who voted for it, the post title, and whether or not it was forced by an admin.
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Since they have already passed or failed, you cannot edit anything under these sections.
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