# Voting Capability On Forums To Gauge User Interest/Feedback For Feature Requests
**URL:** https://forum.antennapod.org/t/voting-capability-on-forums-to-gauge-user-interest-feedback-for-feature-requests/4495
**Category:** Project management
**Created:** [April 19, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/voting-capability-on-forums-to-gauge-user-interest-feedback-for-feature-requests/4495 "2024-04-19T22:01:11Z")
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### Author:  [@Nilex](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/Nilex)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/voting-capability-on-forums-to-gauge-user-interest-feedback-for-feature-requests/4495/1 "2024-04-19T22:01:11Z")
Have you guys ever considered some sort of “voting” capability here on the forums then to see what type of user interest/feedback there is for feature requests?
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### Author:  [@keunes](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/keunes)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2024, 8:02am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/voting-capability-on-forums-to-gauge-user-interest-feedback-for-feature-requests/4495/2 "2024-04-20T08:02:50Z")
We haven’t introduced it so far, because even if we have voting, it’s not a guarantee it’ll be implemented like that (in that order) because all work is volunteer based and if there’s no (personal) interest it’s not likely to be done. So maybe enabling voting would give wrong expectations (?)
At the same time, it is a nice way for community members to express their opinion in a quick and satisfying way. And on GitHub we can already vote, so why not here.
How would you feel @ByteHamster if we install this plugin and enable it (only) on the Feature Request category?
> **[Discourse Topic Voting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-topic-voting/40121)**
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> :discourse2: Summary Discourse Topic Voting gives the ability to vote on topics in a specified category.\[1\] 🛠 Repository Link https://github.com/discourse/discourse-topic-voting 📖 Install Guide How to install plugins in Discourse Features...
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### Author:  [@tonytamsf](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/tonytamsf)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2024, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/voting-capability-on-forums-to-gauge-user-interest-feedback-for-feature-requests/4495/3 "2024-04-20T08:52:34Z")
As a code contributor, it does help to see the number of votes on a topic outside of GitHub. Otherwise, I pick up work based on my own priority and painful bugs.
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### Author:  [@gomezz](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/gomezz)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2024, 8:56am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/voting-capability-on-forums-to-gauge-user-interest-feedback-for-feature-requests/4495/4 "2024-04-20T08:56:36Z")
Which is not a bad way of approaching it as something you have a personal interest in is always going to be given your full attention,
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### Author:  [@JohnPByrne](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/JohnPByrne)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/voting-capability-on-forums-to-gauge-user-interest-feedback-for-feature-requests/4495/5 "2024-04-20T19:43:01Z")
I would vote to show appreciation of a proposal but that doesn’t mean I have any expectation of it being implemented. I believe some developers would think more about how to implement requests if a large number of users voted it. Surely it’s a good thing to know what’s most wanted?
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### Author:  [@ByteHamster](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/ByteHamster)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2024, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/voting-capability-on-forums-to-gauge-user-interest-feedback-for-feature-requests/4495/6 "2024-04-27T10:10:24Z")
I just installed the plugin and enabled it for the #Feature request category. I’m not fully convinced that it is useful because it might give users false hopes. Most developers probably won’t look at the votes. But maybe it feels more rewarding for users leaving a vote than leaving a like
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### Author:  [@Nilex](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/Nilex)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2024, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/voting-capability-on-forums-to-gauge-user-interest-feedback-for-feature-requests/4495/7 "2024-04-27T12:17:51Z")
I understand your points and appreciate your willingness to give it a try.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.antennapod.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2024, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.antennapod.org/t/voting-capability-on-forums-to-gauge-user-interest-feedback-for-feature-requests/4495/8 "2024-08-25T12:18:04Z")
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