Voting Rules

Familiarize yourself with the contribution rules before voting. Base aAll voting should be based on support of these Rules and not your personal preferences.

• If a user is following the Contribution Rules and his/her data is accurate, and the contribution replaces data which is inaccurate or violates these Contribution Rules, a "No" vote is considered an abuse of the voting privilege and shouldmust be avoided when possible.
• Conversely, voting "Yes" to a contribution which violates these Contribution Rules shouldmust also be avoided.
• If your personal preference differs from the Rules or you are unsure use the "Neutral" vote
• Include a reason for any "No" vote that you cast in order to provide useful feedback to the contributor (and the IVS Reviewers.)Reasons for "No" votes are required. Reasons for "Yes" votes are optional.
• "Vote stuffing", or voting more than once for (or against) a contribution with more than one account is a serious violation of voting rules. This includes bypassing safeguards to vote for your own contribution. Violations will result in immediate loss of voting ability.