Public Voting

Public voting is a feature that allows you to share your lock session with others, letting them vote to increase or decrease your remaining lock time. This adds an exciting element of unpredictability and community engagement to your chastity experience.

How to Enable Public Voting

When creating or editing a lock session, you can enable public voting by:

1. Navigate to your lockbox settings in the dashboard

2. Enable the "Public Voting" option for your lock session

3. Configure the time increment/decrement values:

   • Time Plus: How many seconds are added when someone votes to increase

   • Time Minus: How many seconds are removed when someone votes to decrease

Sharing Your Public Voting Link

Once public voting is enabled for an active lock session:

1. Go to your lockbox page in the dashboard

2. Look for the "Public Voting" badge with a share icon

3. Click the badge to copy your unique public voting link

4. Share this link with friends, partners, or your community

Viewing Who Voted on Your Session

You can see all votes on your lock session in two places:

1. Lock Session Summary

On your lockbox page, you'll see vote counter badges next to your lock session details:

• Thumbs Up Badge 👍: Shows the total number of votes to increase your lock time

• Thumbs Down Badge 👎: Shows the total number of votes to decrease your lock time

These badges only appear when:

• Public voting is enabled for your session, OR

• Your session has received at least one vote

2. Activity History

For a detailed view of all votes:

1. Navigate to your lockbox page

2. In the "Session activity" section, you'll see recent events

3. Click "View more" to open the full activity log

4. Vote events appear inline with other session activities, showing:

   • Icon: 👍 for increase votes, 👎 for decrease votes

   • Action: "Voted to increase time" or "Voted to decrease time"

   • Voter: The username of the person who voted (or "Anonymous" if they weren't logged in)

   • Timestamp: How long ago the vote was cast

Vote events are sorted chronologically with other session events like locks, unlocks, and breaks.

Voting Restrictions

To prevent abuse, there are some restrictions on voting:

• Each person can only vote once per 24 hours on your session

• Votes are tracked by IP address and user account

Privacy and Anonymity

• If someone votes while logged in to their account, their username will be visible in your activity history

• If someone votes without being logged in, they will appear as "Anonymous" in your activity history

• Your public voting link does not reveal your personal information beyond your session details

Points and Rewards

Both you and the voters earn points for participation:

• You earn points when people vote on your session

• Voters earn points when they vote on sessions

• The point value decreases throughout the day as more votes are cast, encouraging early participation

Tips for Using Public Voting

• Share your link on social media or community forums for maximum engagement

• Consider setting moderate time increments to avoid extreme changes

• Check your activity history regularly to see who's supporting (or challenging) you

• Remember that votes affect your lock time in real-time, so share responsibly!

Disabling Public Voting

You can disable public voting at any time by:

1. Going to your lock session settings

2. Turning off the "Public Voting" option

3. Your public link will no longer accept new votes (but previous votes remain in your history)

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Note: Public voting requires an active lock session. If your session ends or is abandoned, the voting link will become inactive.