Show of Hands
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Count the room. One vote each.

Show of Hands puts a question on-chain so your group reads one tally instead of trading screenshots. Anyone can open a poll, each wallet votes once, and time closes it. No deposit, no withdraw — you pay gas and nothing else.

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The floor

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Why a floor, not a chat poll

A chat poll lives in one person’s app and dies when the thread scrolls. Someone screenshots the result, someone else disputes it, and the group ends up arguing about the count rather than the question. Show of Hands writes the question, the options, and every vote to a contract, so the number you read is the number everyone reads.

It is also deliberately light. There is no stake, no token weight, and no admin eraser, so a whale and a first-time voter count the same. That makes it a room-taking tool, not a governance machine: good for a quick decision, a temperature check, or a public show of where people stand.

One
vote per wallet
Two to six
options
Hour to month
then time closes it
Gas only
nothing to withdraw
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How a ballot moves

To begin, write a title of 1–80 characters and two to six options of 1–40 characters each, then pick a window between one hour and thirty days.

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Within a moment, confirm once in your wallet. The question and options are written to the contract and the clock starts.

After that, each wallet votes once and picks one option. There is no revote, so the first choice is the vote that counts.

From then on, when the duration runs out, voting closes on its own. The tally stays on-chain and readable by anyone. There is no admin eraser.

Who it’s for

Any group that needs one shared number without building a governance stack. A DAO can run a non-binding temperature check before a real proposal. A community channel can settle a small decision — meeting time, event theme, which of two designs ships — without a spreadsheet.

A team can put a release or naming choice to everyone who holds a wallet in the project. A newsroom or public group can take a visible show of hands and point readers at the on-chain tally instead of a screenshot.

FAQ

Does my token balance matter?

No. Every wallet counts once, whatever it holds. There is no stake and no token weighting, so a large holder and a new wallet have the same say.

Can I change my vote?

No. The contract records one vote per wallet and does not allow a revote, so pick your option before you confirm.

What does it cost?

Gas only. The contract holds no user funds, so there is no deposit and nothing to withdraw. BOT Chain, chain id 677.

When does a poll close?

At the end of the duration you set, from one hour to thirty days. Time closes it; no one has to press a button.

Can I open a poll?

Yes. Anyone can, with a title of 1–80 characters and two to six options. No allowlist.

Where do I check the result?

On this page, and on the contract at scan.botchain.ai. The tally stays readable after the poll closes.

Roadmap

Now — open polls and cast one vote per wallet on BOT Chain mainnet, with time-closed tallies readable on the explorer.

Next — a clearer public read view so a group can link straight to a live tally and its options without decoding the contract.

Later — list past polls by address so a community can point back at earlier decisions.

Beyond — keep the contract small and the rules fixed. Any addition has to preserve one wallet, one vote, and the no-eraser rule.

Put a question
on the floor

Write the title, set the options, pick a window, and let the room answer once each.

Open a poll