Extension:Vote

A MediaWiki extension to provide a user-friendly graphical user interface for votes conducted on wiki pages.

Usage
To add a vote to a page you just add the  tag as follows:

This extension then turns this tag into a web form with radio buttons for the available options (approve, oppose and abstain) and a textarea to attach a comment to the vote. When you submit the form, the extension simply edits the page, inserting a new line before the closing tag. By storing the votes in the page text all the changes are conveniently and transparently tracked in the page history.

Additional features include:


 * The votes are automatically tallied.
 * You can change your vote by just submitting the form again (your last vote counts).
 * An end date may be specified for the vote with the  attribute e.g. with   the vote will close on the 15th October 2022 at 23:59 in the wiki timezone. After the deadline the web form to add new votes disappears.
 * A vote may be cancelled by adding the  attribute, e.g..
 * Any line within the  tag that does not start with   is skipped when tallying, so it is possible to reply to votes by editing the wikitext, e.g:


 * 2022-10-14 12:28 Alice: NO I am concerned that ...
 * Some reply to Alice ... --~


 * 2022-10-14 12:30 Bob: YES I think that ...

Pages with open votes are by default tracked in the  category (which can be customized by editing  ).

How to reply to votes?
Replying to votes is currently only possible by editing the wikitext manually.

I am thinking about changing the vote format to be compatible with Convenient Discussions and the reply tool of Discussion Tools.