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, begin at one of two places:
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Once the Answers page opens, select Moderation from the page to get to questions or answers needing 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: The post for the vote, how many people have voted on the post, when the last vote was made, and who voted on the post.
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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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A vote from someone with a lot of Reputation may hold more weight than someone with only minimal reputation.
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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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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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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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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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