MC server voting: how Minecraft server lists count a vote and what their rules forbid
A player takes part in MC server voting by casting a vote for a server on a list website, and the list counts it under its own rules. MinecraftServers.org, for one, asks for a Minecraft username and a CAPTCHA, allows one vote per server per day and prohibits automated scripts, bots and programs. The site reserves the right to remove or reset votes when it suspects fraud.
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Minecraft server voting sites: where a vote is recorded and shown
Minecraft server lists are websites that let players find and join servers, and some of them allow voting for servers. A vote is therefore recorded by the site that takes it. Minecraft-Server-List.com, for one, displays monthly and all-time vote totals in its server listings, so a reader sees the current month and the whole record side by side.
Minecraft server voting sites keep one count each, and a minecraft server vote list on one of them is that site's own tally, not a shared figure. Two sites that carry the same server keep two tallies, and nothing in the pages checked merges them or ranks the sites against each other.
The official server list and Minecraft List: what a listing involves
The official Minecraft server list sets conditions for being listed rather than describing a vote. It carries no ads and does not let server owners pay to have their servers listed. The pages checked describe no voting on it.
Minecraft List says it gives server owners tools to grow their community and track the performance of a server over time, and it monitors servers around the clock for player counts, uptime and latency. Those are measured figures, not votes, and they answer a different question from a tally: how a server is running, not how many players voted for it.
- Proof that the server complies with the Minecraft Usage Guidelines.
- Official contact information for the people who run the server.
- A statement of the purpose of the server and of who it is for.
- Foundational community management practices, described by the owner.
How a vote is cast: the username, the CAPTCHA and the account check
MinecraftServers.org asks a voter to enter a Minecraft username and complete a CAPTCHA. Minecraft-Server-List.com accepts votes only for valid accounts. The two sites state different checks: the first asks for a username and a CAPTCHA, and the second states an account test and names no CAPTCHA in the pages checked.
The steps of MC server voting differ from site to site, and the voting instructions of Minecraft Buzz and of other sites are not among the pages checked, so they are not stated here. MinecraftServers.org publishes instructions that name the username and CAPTCHA steps, and another site's instructions can differ.
Daily limits and resets: per server, per IP address and by the clock
MinecraftServers.org allows a vote for the same server once per day and votes for a maximum of three different servers each day, and a new day there begins at midnight UTC. MinecraftPocket-Servers.com states its limit on another basis: votes are limited to one per server per IP address per day.
Minecraft-ServerList.com resets its vote count at midnight UTC on the first day of each month. The pages checked name both Minecraft-Server-List.com and Minecraft-ServerList.com, spelled differently, and this page keeps their statements apart.
Three clocks run across these sites: a daily window, a monthly reset and an all-time total. A vote cast shortly before midnight UTC on the last day of a month enters a count that resets moments later on a site that follows that monthly rule, so a monthly total and an all-time total measure different things.
What an owner has to set up: the listing and the vote listener
An owner sets up voting in two places, the site and the server. On a site such as VoxelRank, the owner goes to the add page and enters the server IP, the port, the supported game versions, the tags, a description and a custom banner. VoxelRank also provides documentation and integration guides for NuVotifier setup.
On the server, the listener is a plugin. Votifier is uploaded to the plugins directory of the server, and the server is restarted so that the configuration files are generated. One set of instructions adds that the port is created through the Network tab with the Create allocation option, and that the server should be restarted once more after the settings change.
Those steps belong to the listener, and they say nothing about what a site does with a vote once it arrives or what a voter is given in return.
Rewards for voters: what the rules mention and what they leave out
MinecraftServers.org permits encouraging players to vote, whether in-game or otherwise, only for the listing of the server from which they have been sent. The rule speaks of encouragement and names no reward, so it names no list of things a server gives a voter.
The pages checked name no minecraft vote rewards plugin and describe no scheme of minecraft vote rewards, so none is named or described here. They state nothing on what a voter receives for a vote.
A site's tally is not a contest prize either. None of the pages checked describes a winner, a prize or a process for claiming one on the strength of a vote total, so a count on a list carries no stated entitlement.
What the sites forbid: automated programs and traded votes
MinecraftServers.org prohibits voting through automated scripts, bots or programs, and calls the prohibition strict. The rule covers the method of voting and not only the number of votes, so a vote that stays within the daily limit is still prohibited if an automated program casts it.
MinecraftServers.org also forbids the trading or sale of votes between different servers, in a contest or poll as anywhere else. An offer to buy minecraft server votes for a contest or poll describes a sale of votes, which the rule names for sales between servers. The pages checked do not say how a site treats a sale to anyone else.
Suspected fraud: what MinecraftServers.org reserves the right to do
MinecraftServers.org reserves the right to remove or reset votes when it has reason to suspect that fraudulent voting has occurred. The wording gives the site discretion and states no test, so the pages checked describe neither a threshold nor a detection method.
The same site says that vote botting is against its terms of service and can result in a server being permanently banned. The penalty named falls on the server, not on the player who cast the vote.
No page checked says how a site tells a fraudulent vote from a valid one, and no claim about it is made here in either direction. The pages checked describe no minecraft server vote glitch, and this page offers no method for one. The remedies of other sites are not stated, so none is attributed to them.
The controls that are stated are an account check, a CAPTCHA, limits per day and per IP address, and a monthly reset. The remedies that are stated are removal, reset and a permanent ban. For a server owner in a contest or poll, that is the whole of what the pages checked offer on disqualification: the site decides, and the server bears the ban.
| Site | What a vote requires | Limit or reset stated |
|---|---|---|
| MinecraftServers.org | A Minecraft username and a CAPTCHA | One vote per server per day, three servers a day, new day at midnight UTC |
| Minecraft-Server-List.com | A valid Minecraft account | Monthly and all-time totals displayed; no daily limit stated |
| MinecraftPocket-Servers.com | Not stated in the pages checked | One vote per server per IP address per day |
| Minecraft-ServerList.com | Not stated in the pages checked | Vote count reset at midnight UTC on the first day of each month |
What to do
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Find a site that takes votes
Choose a site that allows voting, because only some Minecraft server lists do, and open the server's own entry there. The entry is where the vote is cast and where the totals are shown.
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Enter a valid Minecraft username
Give the account name the site asks for. Minecraft-Server-List.com accepts votes only for valid accounts, and MinecraftServers.org asks for a Minecraft username before the CAPTCHA step.
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Complete the CAPTCHA where one is asked
MinecraftServers.org asks a voter to complete a CAPTCHA after the username. The pages checked state this for that site only, so another site's own instructions decide whether a CAPTCHA applies there.
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Stay inside the daily limit
MinecraftServers.org allows one vote for the same server per day and at most three different servers a day, with a new day starting at midnight UTC. MinecraftPocket-Servers.com limits votes to one per server per IP address per day.
Frequently asked
How to vote for a Minecraft server?
A vote is cast on the entry of the server on a site that allows voting, and the site decides what it asks for. MinecraftServers.org asks for a Minecraft username and a CAPTCHA, while Minecraft-Server-List.com accepts votes only for valid accounts. Limits apply too: MinecraftServers.org allows one vote per server per day and three different servers a day.
How to setup voting on a Minecraft server?
An owner sets up voting in two places: the site, where the server is added, and the server, where a vote listener plugin such as Votifier is installed. On VoxelRank the add page takes the server IP, port, supported versions, tags, description and custom banner. Votifier goes into the plugins directory, the server restarts to generate its configuration files, and a restart follows any settings change.
How to vote on Minecraft Buzz?
The voting instructions of Minecraft Buzz are not among the pages checked, so its steps are not stated here. The sites that were checked ask for a valid Minecraft account name, one of them adds a CAPTCHA, and each states its own limits or resets, so those are the details a voter looks for on the Minecraft Buzz entry.
What does MinecraftServers.org do about suspicious voting?
MinecraftServers.org reserves the right to remove or reset votes when it has reason to suspect fraudulent voting. It says vote botting is against its terms of service and can lead to a permanent server ban. The pages checked do not say how the site tells a fraudulent vote from a valid one.
When do votes reset on Minecraft server lists?
MinecraftServers.org starts a new voting day at midnight UTC, and Minecraft-ServerList.com resets its vote count at midnight UTC on the first day of each month. Minecraft-Server-List.com shows monthly and all-time totals in its listings. The pages checked state no reset time for other sites.
Cited sources
- minecraftservers.org. minecraftservers.org/help.
- minecraftservers.org. minecraftservers.org/help.
- minecraftpocket-servers.com. minecraftpocket-servers.com/help/.
- minecraftservers.org. minecraftservers.org/terms.
- minecraftservers.org. minecraftservers.org/terms.
This page cannot tell a reader whether a vote will be counted, kept or rewarded, because each site applies its own rules and can remove or reset votes it suspects. It names no plugin for rewards and no method for changing a count. The pages checked describe checks, limits and remedies for a handful of sites, not how any of them detects fraud.
Reddit prohibits vote manipulation and counts using voting services, or asking people to vote on specific posts for personal gain, as manipulation. Product Hunt prohibits asking for upvotes, using bots and incentivizing upvotes. The Search for a Champion rules void votes from commercial contest subscriptions and vote-swapping sites, and the organiser may disqualify the entrant.
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Hacker News says it uses software to detect and protect against voting rings, and that its anti-abuse software drops some votes. IMDb says it may apply a different weighting calculation when it detects unusual rating activity. Ordinary participation is a spread of unconnected people voting at different times, which is the baseline these systems measure against, and this describes their checks without offering any way past them.
The documents cited here are platform terms, so the consequences they state are contractual: removal, vote resets, suspension, delisting or account termination. Hyvote prohibits vote manipulation, including buying or selling votes for a server listing. Whether a payment for votes is also lawful in a given country is outside these sources and belongs to a lawyer. Boards whose terms bar paid votes, contests that void them and political ballots are refused.
Once voting closes, an order for a board or contest that has not reached its published count is refunded for the part not delivered. Nothing is refunded for action by the platform: Hytale Servers says servers found manipulating votes face vote resets, suspension, delisting or account termination, and TopG may reset votes and freeze a listing when it catches cheating. No rank or result is promised.