How requests and votes work

Each phone gets one request per song per gig. Asking for a song already waiting adds a vote instead, and a vote never promises a play.

One request per song, per phone

A phone can ask for a song once at each gig. If it types the same song again, the page says: You've already asked for this one. It also says: It's on the list. Sending it again won't move it up. The Send Request button stays off for that song.

AnyRequests knows a phone by a random code kept in its browser. It is not a name or a number. The code is how one phone counts once and how a block on one phone works.

When two phones ask for the same song

If a song is still waiting in the queue and another phone asks for it, two things happen:

• The second request still arrives, with its own name if one was added, so a dedication is not lost.
• The phone is also counted as a vote on the earliest request for that song.

The second phone sees Request sent, with: Someone else asked for that one too, so your vote has been added to it.

Before they send, the page can tell them. As they type a song that is already waiting, a button says: Already requested. Tap to add your vote. Tapping it shows Vote added. and adds the vote without sending a second copy.

The match is on the song, not just the title. If someone picks "Human" by one artist, it does not join a vote for a different "Human". A request for an act, shown as Anything by the act, only joins other requests for that act. A song and an act are never merged.

The lists under the form

While a gig is live, the page can show a list of the five songs with the most phones behind them. It is headed Most requested so far.

• Each row has a number. A phone counts once, whether it asked or voted.
• An arrow button with the count adds a vote. It turns into a tick once the phone is counted.
• A song you have already played shows a Played tag, so nobody asks for it again.
• Until three requests have come in at a gig, the list is headed Popular instead. It shows songs your audiences ask for, and tapping one puts it in the box without sending it.

You can switch either list off. The votes still work without the lists.

Played songs

Asking for a song that has already been played is allowed. The page says: They've played this one already. You can still ask for it again. In the search results the song carries a one-word Played mark. A request for a played song is a new request, not a vote, because a vote only attaches to a song still waiting. If you have already played or skipped it, a vote says: That one has already been dealt with. Send it as a fresh request instead.

What a vote does not do

A vote shows you how many phones want a song. You decide the order and whether to play it. See Queue order. A tip does not change the order either.