Perguntas Frequentes
What is Ferendum?
Ferendum is a web site or online application that allows you to create two types of online votes:
Each voting page is called “a Ferendum” and has its own address (link or URL). The creator of the Ferendum has to send the link to the participants by e-mail, social networks, whatsApp, Line, or post it in a web page or forum.
What are the “Anonymous Votes”?- Anonymous votes
- Tables of Votes (each participant can chose in a non-anonymous way its preferred option)
Each voting page is called “a Ferendum” and has its own address (link or URL). The creator of the Ferendum has to send the link to the participants by e-mail, social networks, whatsApp, Line, or post it in a web page or forum.
They are online polls about any subject. For each option (possible answer) it is shown the number and percentage of votes and a color bar proportional to the number of votes.
They are commonly used for polling the opinion about any subject in an anonymous way.
An example of "Anonymous Votes" can be seen below

What are the “Tables of Votes”?They are commonly used for polling the opinion about any subject in an anonymous way.
An example of "Anonymous Votes" can be seen below

The “Tables of Votes” are Ferendums in which it is shown as a table the preferred options for each participant.
The Tables of Votes are usually used as a way of reaching a common agreement in a group of people (for example to which restaurant to go or the date where everybody is available for a meeting).
An example of "Tables of Votes" can be seen below

What is the difference between private and public polls?The Tables of Votes are usually used as a way of reaching a common agreement in a group of people (for example to which restaurant to go or the date where everybody is available for a meeting).
An example of "Tables of Votes" can be seen below

The Private Votes do not appear in the list of Public Votes and cannot appear as a result of searches in Google or other search engines. Nevertheless any person that knows the voting link can see it and participate. Usually these are persons to whom you have sent the address by e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp or by any other means. Bear in mind that these people can also send the link to other persons.
The Public Votes are shown in the Ferendum’s list of public votes and anyone can see them and participate.
What configuration shall I use to make sure that no one can vote twice?The Public Votes are shown in the Ferendum’s list of public votes and anyone can see them and participate.
Select the option “Require identification using one of this accounts” and then select one single type of account (eg. only Facebook or only Twitter). In this way each person is identified and the system will only allow him/her to vote once. We will also use simultaniuslly other techniques to prevent people with more than one account from voting more than once.
If you use a different configuration we will also try to prevent people from voting more than once but we cannot guarantee that no one manages to vote twice.
What configuration should I use to make sure that nobody has problems to vote?If you use a different configuration we will also try to prevent people from voting more than once but we cannot guarantee that no one manages to vote twice.
You have to select the next two configuration options:
With this configuration you make sure that no one has any problem to vote but in turn we will relax the mechanism to ensure that no one votes twice so that we cannot fully guaranty that someone could manage to vote twice.
I am told that I have already voted but I did not. Why?- Select “Table of Votes” instead of “Anonymous Votes”. If not selected the system could confuse different people from the same network as being the same person and could prevent them from voting.
- Select “Allow participating without an account”. In this way any person, even if it does not use social networks, will be able to participate and will be able to do it faster.
With this configuration you make sure that no one has any problem to vote but in turn we will relax the mechanism to ensure that no one votes twice so that we cannot fully guaranty that someone could manage to vote twice.
It can be due to one of these reasons:
Can you explain me all configuration options?- If the Ferendum is configured as “Anonymous Vote” perhaps you will not be able to vote if you are connected through the same network that other voters. This can happen if other people are voting from the same company, university or shared WiFi. In these cases if we are not sure if a user is the same or not that a previous user, we prevent him to vote to avoid abuses. In the “Tables of Votes” this does not happen because we reduce (but not eliminate) the antifraud mechanisms since we consider that usually there is not an interest in manipulating the results
- It could also mean that someone has already voted from the same computer or device.
You have to select one of these options:
- Votação Anónima
- Tabela de Votação (não anônima)
You have to select one of these options:
- Enquete Privada
- Enquete Pública
You have to select one of these options:
- Permitir votar em apenas uma opção
- Permitir votar várias opçãoes
You have to select one of these options:
- Permitir participar sem usar uma conta
- Requerer iniciar sessão através de uma destas contas:
You have to select one of these options:
- Não permitir aos participantes acrescentarem novas opções
- Permitir acrescentar novas opções até o final de dd-mm-yyyy e votar em seguida
- Permitir sempre acrescentar novas opções
You can select this option:
- Mostrar os botões Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, e-mail
You have to select one of these options:
- Não permitir comentários
- Permitir comentários
Utilizar endereços IP para impedir votos fraudulentos?
You have to select one of these options:
- Deixar que Ferendum decida
- Não permitir participar mais de uma vez a partir do mesmo IP (Ferendum o usará junto com outros métodos)
- Permitir mais de uma participação a partir do mesmo IP (Ferendum usará métodos alternativos)
Configuração específica das Tabelas de Votação
Os participantes podem eliminar ou modificar seus votos?
You have to select one of these options:
- Não
- Sim
Configuração específica para Enquetes Anônimas
Exibir resultados?
You have to select one of this options:
- Exibir resultados despois de votar
- Exibir o link 'Ver resultados'
- Exibir resultados antes de votar
- Somente o administrador pode ver os resultados
In the “Anonymous Votes” it is not since we consider there are not reasons for it.
In the “Table of Votes” usually each participant can change its own vote and after that he/she can vote again. However the change and the previous vote will always be recorded and all participants will be able to see what was the previous vote. Deleting the vote is useful to correct errors or when the poll has been used, for example, to select the day of a meeting and the availability of a person has changed. Nevertheless if the web browser is configured to delete or not accept cookies, it will not be possible to delete the votes.
The administrator (creator of the poll) cannot delete or modify votes except its own one.
Can the administrator modify the configuration settings after creating the vote?In the “Table of Votes” usually each participant can change its own vote and after that he/she can vote again. However the change and the previous vote will always be recorded and all participants will be able to see what was the previous vote. Deleting the vote is useful to correct errors or when the poll has been used, for example, to select the day of a meeting and the availability of a person has changed. Nevertheless if the web browser is configured to delete or not accept cookies, it will not be possible to delete the votes.
The administrator (creator of the poll) cannot delete or modify votes except its own one.
Yes.
The administrator (vote creator) has access to an administration page where it is possible to edit the configuration settings or finish the voting but it cannot manipulate the results.
Can the administrator change the resultsThe administrator (vote creator) has access to an administration page where it is possible to edit the configuration settings or finish the voting but it cannot manipulate the results.
No.
The administrator (vote creator) cannot change the results.
I have found bugs or I have ideas about how to improve Ferendum. Can I contact you?The administrator (vote creator) cannot change the results.
Yes.
We are continually improving Ferendum and we are looking forward to get comments from users about how to improve the service. Please, send us your comments.
Can I help with the translation of Ferendum to other languages?We are continually improving Ferendum and we are looking forward to get comments from users about how to improve the service. Please, send us your comments.
If you are a native speaker (or have a close to native level) of a language not available in Ferendum and you want to help us to translate it, do not hesitate to contact us. You can help us to translate the entire site or just a part of it. We have all the texts separated in one single file so it is easy to translate it.
Is it totally free?
Yes.
Ferendum is totally free of charge. Thanks to the advertisements we can offer this service for free.
Ferendum is totally free of charge. Thanks to the advertisements we can offer this service for free.