Whats the difference between “Abstain” and “None”?
Short answer: • Abstain means I don’t know. • None means I don’t want to vote (yet). Long answer: Most voting pages only show you edits you haven’t voted on yet. If you “abstain” on an edit, that’s counted as a vote, and you won’t be shown that edit again. On the other hand, if you use “None”, that’s just as if the edit hadn’t been shown to you – a vote from you is not inserted into the database, and thus the edit in question will remain in your “not yet voted on” list (as a result you’ll probably be shown that edit again). Using “None” is exactly the same as leaving the yes, no and abs options all deselected.
