Guide · Anonymous voting
How to make an anonymous poll on Discord
People vote differently when everyone's watching. For feedback, staff elections or sensitive questions, anonymous polls get you honest answers.
Create an anonymous poll
- 1
Start a poll
Use
/poll,/simpleor New poll in the dashboard. - 2
Turn on anonymous votes
In the setup panel or the dashboard, switch on Anonymous votes. In
/simple, set the optionanonymousto True. - 3
Optional: hide results
Turn on Hide results until closed too, so nobody can guess votes from changing numbers.
- 4
Post it
The footer shows "anonymous", so members know their vote is private.
What anonymous means in Polls
| Where | Normal poll | Anonymous poll |
|---|---|---|
| Poll message | Totals only | Totals only |
| Dashboard voter list | Who voted for what | No voter list |
| Export (Premium) | Votes with user IDs | Votes without user IDs |
| Member's own vote | Visible to them | Visible to them |
Polls still has to know that you voted, so you can't vote twice and can change your vote. That's used for counting only, and never shown to anyone.
An anonymous poll can't be switched back to public. Voters were promised anonymity, so Polls keeps that promise.
Good uses for anonymous polls
- Staff and moderator elections
- Feedback on events, rules or the team
- "Should we change X?" questions where people might not want to disagree publicly
- Community awards and "member of the month"
Keep it fair
Anonymous voting works best with requirements: with Account age and Member for, fresh alt accounts can't stuff the vote, even though nobody sees who voted.
Questions & answers
Can server admins see anonymous votes?
No. The dashboard shows no voter list for anonymous polls and exports leave out user IDs.
Can I make an existing poll anonymous?
Yes, you can turn it on while editing the poll. Turning it off again isn't possible.
Are anonymous polls free?
Yes.
Try it in your server
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