Oct 15, 2026 · Admin
Dhajaya collects public opinion through open polls. This page explains what we poll, how topics become polls, how votes are counted, and what the results can and cannot tell you.
1. What we poll
- Debated public matters: political, social, environmental, educational and economic issues.
- Unsatisfactory services and situations, in public or private services.
- Ideas for improvement for services, organizations or authorities.
Every poll is about a matter, not a person.
2. How a poll begins
- Anyone can raise a concern on any matter, with reasons and a source if they have one.
- Moderators review it for evidence, public interest, fair framing and duplicates.
- Moderators may modify it, including the wording, the background text, the category and the voting structure.
- It goes live, or we explain why it was not accepted. The status of every suggestion is shown on the Suggest a Topic page.
Suggestions are anonymous unless the person chooses to be named.
3. Question formats and wording
We use a few standard formats: an agree scale, Yes / No / Not sure, a 1 to 5 rating for services, and pick one from a list. Moderators choose the one that fits, and add a neutral option such as ‘No opinion’ where it applies.
Questions must be balanced, clear, one at a time, and free of wording that pushes people toward an answer. Short neutral background and sources are added where useful.
4. Matters, not people
Polls are about issues, policies, services and situations. They are never about the character of a person.
We do not allow polls that:
- target, accuse or rate a named individual;
- ask whether a person or community is good, bad, guilty or dangerous;
- pit communities, religions, languages or regions against each other;
- repeat rumours or claims that cannot be supported;
- promote a political party, candidate or campaign.
Accepted: ‘Should the fuel pricing formula be published every month?’
Not accepted: ‘Is [named person] corrupt?’
A public role can be named only when the question concerns a policy or decision, not the person’s character.
5. Taking a poll to the public
We encourage everyone who raises a topic to share its poll with friends, family and their community. To keep results honest:
- share the plain link and the neutral question, not a recommended answer;
- do not pressure people or offer rewards for voting a certain way;
- do not create extra accounts or vote more than once.
A poll gets no extra weight because its creator brought many people to it. Each participant counts once.
6. How votes are counted
- One vote per account on each poll.
- Results unlock after you vote, so seeing the outcome does not influence your choice.
- Individual votes are never made public.
- Fake accounts, duplicate votes and bots are watched for, and invalid votes are removed.
7. What the results can and cannot tell you
Our polls show the views of people who chose to take part. They are not a scientific survey of the whole population, and may differ from the views of people who did not take part, including those with limited internet access. We show the number of votes and the dates a poll was open, so you can judge the results for yourself.
8. Comments, corrections and independence
- Comments must be respectful and about the matter. We remove personal attacks, hate speech and unsupported claims.
- Corrections: if you believe a poll is unfair, inaccurate or targets a person or group, contact [email]. We will review it and correct or close the poll if needed.
- Sharing results: we publish results openly and send findings to the organizations concerned, and publish whether they responded.
- Independence: we do not accept direction or funding from political parties. Our funding is listed on the About page.