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This is the main help page for the pollwiki.
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[edit] First-time users
Following the instructions below, login to the pollserver (your username will be generated automatically). Then create an account on the pollwiki using this username. And finally change the language of the pollwiki, if necessary.
[edit] Logging in to the pollserver
Visit the home page of the pollserver.
Click on the login link at the top right.
You are taken to a login page.
Login either by OpenID or by Email address.
Both options require an additional email authentication step,
but OpenID requires it only for the first login.
OpenID is the more convenient of the two;
email login is provided only as a fallback.
Alternatively you may login by Alias.
This method requires no email authentication and no password.
It provides the same access as an authenticated user,
but is suitable only for test and trial use.
Any information that you input may be modified by other users,
and all of it will eventually be erased by the administrator.
[edit] Creating an account on the pollwiki
Visit the pollwiki Login page,
and click on Create an account.
For the Username,
enter the username that appears
on your voter registration page.
If you are unable to create the account for any reason, please contact the site administrator.
[edit] Changing the language of the pollwiki
Click on "my preferences" at page top.
Under the tab User profile, set your preferred language.
Press Save when you are finished.
[edit] Using the pollserver
| Voting in an electoral poll: | Electoral poll page (an example) |
| Voting in a normative poll: | Normative poll page (an example) |
[edit] Casting a vote
Ensure you are logged in to the pollserver. See the instructions for first-time users
Go to the poll page for the poll you wish to vote in. Click on a particular candidate, or type in the candidate's email address or username. You can vote for anyone. There are no pre-declared candidates.
When you are ready, press the Vote button.
The vote is recorded and will be tallied at the next general count.
Counts are normally every 4 hours.
[edit] Drafting a position and canvassing for votes
Ensure you are logged in to the pollserver and registered. See the instructions for first-time users
Go to the poll page for the particular poll you wish to receive votes
in. Click on the candidate for whom you are currently voting. A trace
of your vote appears with you on the left, the end-candidate on the
right, and any intermediate delegates in between. Next to each is a link
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that takes you to that person's position
draft in the wiki. Go to your own position draft, and enter the
details of your position. For example, if it is an electoral poll,
then explain why you are seeking votes for office.
Or, if it is a normative poll, then compose the text of the law, plan or policy that you propose. You may copy the text from another candidate and amend it with your own ideas. You may also collaborate with other wiki users, including your own voters.
In addition to receiving votes for your position, you may continue to cast a vote of your own as a delegate. Your chosen candidate will receive not only your vote, but also those of your voters. If you shift your vote to another candidate, then those of your voters will follow automatically. Any voter who disagrees with this will be free to withdraw her vote and shift it elsewhere, according to her own choice.
[edit] Creating a poll
To create a poll, click on the sidebar link “Start a poll”.
[edit] See also
- See the sidebar (left) for accessing the feature request page, and the discussion forum.
- Administrative contacts
- Pollserver built-in help page
- Project Votorola for information about the technology
