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Voting System Workflow

The voting system ensures fair and transparent community participation. When a contest enters its voting phase, voters can browse entries, cast votes, and see real-time results -- all protected by a multi-layered fraud detection engine.

Contest Enters Voting Phase Voters Browse Contest Entries View Entry Details Video, Description, Tags Cast Vote Like / Star Rating Fraud Check? Fraud Detection Engine IP Fingerprinting Rate Limiting • Pattern Detection Valid Vote Rejected Flagged as Suspicious Invalid Valid Vote Recorded Stored in Database Real-time Results Live Update Dashboard Voting Closes Deadline Reached Final Tally Results Locked Legend User Action View Step Success Fraud / Reject Real-time

Step-by-Step Explanation

1

Voting Phase Opens

When the contest timeline reaches the voting start date, the system automatically transitions the contest into voting mode and notifies all users.

2

Browse Entries

Voters explore all approved entries in the contest, with options to sort by newest, most popular, or random order to ensure fairness.

3

View Entry Details

Before voting, users can watch the full video, read the description and tags, and see the creator's profile and reputation.

4

Cast Vote

Voters express their preference through likes or star ratings depending on the contest configuration. Each user gets one vote per entry.

5

Fraud Detection

Every vote passes through the fraud detection engine which checks for IP fingerprint anomalies, rate limiting violations, and suspicious voting patterns.

6

Valid Vote Recorded

Votes that pass fraud detection are permanently stored and attributed to the entry. Invalid votes are discarded and the user may be flagged.

7

Real-time Results

As valid votes are recorded, the results dashboard updates in real time, showing vote counts and rankings (if the contest allows public tallies).

8

Voting Closes & Final Tally

When the voting deadline passes, the system locks all results, computes final rankings, and prepares the data for the judging phase or winner announcement.