Has this happened to you? You dive into an article and are so ready to give it your highest vote that you forget to change your voting power bar. Instead of giving that full 100% (or 75 or 50, etc), you realize you handed out a 5% vote.
Perhaps it was even less than five percent, but now you don't know what to do.
As a part of a voting trail, like you get when a post is curated, it's common to see those lower vote values. Someone who designates you as a beneficiary (because you post often) might offer you a small reward as well.
But this isn't what I'm referring to. I mean the stand alone vote you offer to some outstanding content. Maybe you leave a comment and offer a reblog as well.
You realize that you blew it and hope the author doesn't take any slight over it. If there was a way to change the vote to a higher value, you'd do it right away.
Well guess what? There is! And it's as simple as taking one extra action on the blockchain.
Just Vote Again! (Don't Forget To Change The Voting Bar This Time 😉)
- Hit the vote button again
- Change the power bar to the desired higher value
- Hit the confirm vote button
That's three actions on your part but still only one on the blockchain.
The answer is as simple as that. You can't offer a double vote if you've already voted 100%. You also can't revote the same or lesser amount on the vote bar as your second vote.
Edit: You can change your vote from a higher to a lesser value as well. Either way, it does use more voting power.
You can change the vote bar upward and offer a higher vote. The blockchain will override your first vote and put in place the second of higher power.
This is true whether you are voting on a post or on a comment thread. Perhaps this knowledge was common sense to the majority. Hopefully it helps fill in a few HIVERS that may not have been aware.
Thanks for your time and as always....
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