!votekick

The !votekick command initiates a community vote to temporarily remove (timeout) a user from the chat. This allows viewers to participate in moderation by collectively deciding if a user should be kicked for a period.

Usage

To start a vote to kick a user:

!votekick <username> [duration]

Examples

Start a votekick for “DisruptiveUser” with the default vote duration:

Example chat

ModUser:!votekick DisruptiveUser

StreamElements:Vote started to kick DisruptiveUser! Type !yes or !no to vote. (Vote ends in 60s)

Start a votekick for “RuleBreaker” with a 2-minute vote duration:

Example chat

ModUser:!votekick RuleBreaker 2m

StreamElements:Vote started to kick RuleBreaker! Type !yes or !no to vote. (Vote ends in 120s)

Parameters

• <username> (Required): The exact username of the user to potentially kick.
• [duration] (Optional): The length of time the voting period should last.
  • If not specified, uses the default duration set in the module configuration.
  • Can be specified in seconds (s), minutes (m), or hours (h) (e.g., 90s, 3m).
  • Note: This is the duration for voting, not the kick/timeout duration if the vote passes.

Configuration

• Requires the Votekick module to be enabled (Chatbot -> Modules).
• Moderators configure settings in the Votekick module on the Dashboard:
  • Enable/disable the module.
  • Set the default Vote Duration.
  • Set the required Minimum Votes for the vote to be considered valid.
  • Define the Vote Threshold (percentage of !yes votes needed to pass).
  • Set the Timeout Duration (how long the user is kicked if the vote passes).
  • Establish Cooldowns (global and per-user for starting votes).

Related Commands

• !nuke: (Moderator+) Bulk timeout, ban, or delete recent messages matching specific text or regex.
• Votekick Module: Configure the votekick settings (vote duration, thresholds, timeout duration, and cooldowns).