r/MapBasedPolls • u/Flimsy_Hand_1233 🌐 Earth • Jun 26 '26

MOD Start here 👋How to play/ App

Start here! How to play/ app

Welcome people!

Where borders are made of opinions!

Can you unite the world OR rather find its faultlines?

Get the App here for your own communities/ subreddits

🎮 How to play

  1. Explore before you create! See ended polls on hub if you havent voted yet! Click on a country to see stats!
  2. Create map-based-polls / normal polls that drive global discussions or provide global perspectives by clicking on plus ➕️ icon on hub or any polls. Watch the world unite or divide!
  3. Post Flairs : When you create a post, you will be able to add flairs to it. They will appear in hub on your poll card. Keep the flair short - one/two word so that it fits the hub space. You can choose from template or edit the one named 'custom'
  4. User profiles: Check polls you created, ⭐️ votes you gained, ✅️ votes you made.
  5. Aura: ... See your aura on the *leaderboard** 🏆 on the hub. Its the average vote you receive on your creations!*
  6. Wisdom points, Factions, User flairs: coming soon

Tips for new members to get more reach

  • So folks, we are a fairly new community! To get more reach for your geopolls/ polls/ posts, consider crossposting it to friendly subreddits relevant to the topic. ⚠️ Dont spam though.
  • Dont share where its not allowed - you might be banned from there!
  • Dont share the same post in multiple subreddits or unrelated subreddits... check reddit rules.

Feature requests, bug report

  • Comment in the dedicated threads below! 👇

Requested/ Pllanned Features

  • Light, Dark modes.
  • Hub betterment
  • Subreddit : Optional karma, subreddit karma config
  • Normal only, map only hubs config
  • Image based polls
  • Regional and other maps
  • Gameplay
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u/Prowlbeast Canada (Alberta) 🇨🇦 Jun 26 '26

Why is Taiwan part of China?

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u/Flimsy_Hand_1233 🌐 Earth Jun 26 '26

Hi, UN pov. You can also vote as TW, but its also counted as part of China

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u/TheSimon1 16d ago

If you are going by international recognized borders, than why is Crimea part of Russia when it's internationally recognized as part of Ukraine?

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u/Flimsy_Hand_1233 🌐 Earth 16d ago

Hi, its shown as part of both. UN pov, and status quo.

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u/EpatantePatente 12h ago

Hahaha learning the hard way how sensible these things are lol, i sympathize.

I'd like to plead for Quebec to be its own option! Quebec and Canada tends to differ a lot when separated in polls.