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##How about we undo any vote on any post without anyone noticing we circumvented the locked vote restriction?

It takes less than a minute in all cases to undo any vote, making the vote locking restriction entirely useless. It doesn't feel like a feature apparently only intended to affect new or clueless users (like "problem" titles), so this feels like a bug and should be fixed.

Step by step instructions on how to undo any vote on any post at any time

1. Find a post you voted on, where you cannot undo your vote.

1. Edit the post by adding a few newlines or anything similarly innocent at the end.

1. Undo your vote.

1. remove your edit by reverting all changes (not a rollback, just change the post's contents to what it was before your edit)

Here's my totally innocent editing history on the site I performed the changes shown above. No edit is displayed, it's simply removed from the system, but still allowed me to undo my vote:

Here's a simple rule amendment to fix it:

Your own edits should not unlock your vote and enable you to change your vote.

How about we undo any vote on any post without anyone noticing we circumvented the locked vote restriction?

It takes less than a minute in all cases to undo any vote, making the vote locking restriction entirely useless. It doesn't feel like a feature apparently only intended to affect new or clueless users (like "problem" titles), so this feels like a bug and should be fixed.

Step by step instructions on how to undo any vote on any post at any time

1. Find a post you voted on, where you cannot undo your vote.

   

2. Edit the post by adding a few newlines or anything similarly innocent at the end.

   

3. Undo your vote.

   

4. remove your edit by reverting all changes (not a rollback, just change the post's contents to what it was before your edit)

   

Here's my totally innocent editing history on the site I performed the changes shown above. No edit is displayed, it's simply removed from the system, but still allowed me to undo my vote:

Here's a simple rule amendment to fix it:

Your own edits should not unlock your vote and enable you to change your vote.

##How about we undo any vote on any post without anyone noticing we circumvented the locked vote restriction using the user's activity feed?

1. Find a post you voted on, where you cannot undo your vote.

1. Edit the post by adding a few newlines or anything similarly innocent at the end.

1. Undo your vote.

1. remove your edit by reverting all changes (not a rollback, just change the post's contents to what it was before your edit)

Here's my totally innocent editing history, the whole thing doesn't show up:

Here's a simple rule amendment to fix it:

Your own edits should not unlock your vote and enable you to change your vote.

##How about we undo any vote on any post without anyone noticing we circumvented the locked vote restriction?

It takes less than a minute in all cases to undo any vote, making the vote locking restriction entirely useless. It doesn't feel like a feature apparently only intended to affect new or clueless users (like "problem" titles), so this feels like a bug and should be fixed.

Step by step instructions on how to undo any vote on any post at any time

1. Find a post you voted on, where you cannot undo your vote.

1. Edit the post by adding a few newlines or anything similarly innocent at the end.

1. Undo your vote.

1. remove your edit by reverting all changes (not a rollback, just change the post's contents to what it was before your edit)

Here's my totally innocent editing history on the site I performed the changes shown above. No edit is displayed, it's simply removed from the system, but still allowed me to undo my vote:

Here's a simple rule amendment to fix it:

Your own edits should not unlock your vote and enable you to change your vote.

##How about we undo any vote on any post without anyone noticing we circumvented the locked vote restriction?

1. Find a post you voted on, where you cannot undo your vote.

1. Edit the post by adding a few newlines or anything similarly innocent at the end.

1. Undo your vote.

1. remove your edit by reverting all changes (not a rollback, just change the post's contents to what it was before your edit)

Here's a simple rule amendment to fix it:

Your own edits should not unlock your vote and enable you to change your vote.

##How about we undo any vote on any post without anyone noticing we circumvented the locked vote restriction using the user's activity feed?

1. Find a post you voted on, where you cannot undo your vote.

1. Edit the post by adding a few newlines or anything similarly innocent at the end.

1. Undo your vote.

1. remove your edit by reverting all changes (not a rollback, just change the post's contents to what it was before your edit)

Here's my totally innocent editing history, the whole thing doesn't show up:

Here's a simple rule amendment to fix it:

Your own edits should not unlock your vote and enable you to change your vote.