Voting & Spotlight Policy

The Jammin' Review — Site-Specific Policy

Effective date: April 28, 2026 Version: 1.0 Last updated: April 28, 2026

Site-specific policy: This Voting & Spotlight Policy applies to The Jammin' Review (jamminreview.com). It supplements the Music Hall of Fame Club Terms of Use published at musichofc.com/policies/terms, which controls in case of any inconsistency.

Introduction

The Jammin' Review uses a community voting system to surface notable music content. Spotlight is the recognition signal that emerges from voting — a way for great music to find broader attention.

This policy explains how voting works, how Spotlight is determined, and the rules that protect the integrity of both. The Jammin' Review is operated by Jammin' Alpacas™ LLC, a Delaware limited liability company located at 120 Eagle Rock Avenue, Suite 155, East Hanover, NJ 07936.

1. Who Can Vote

Voting on The Jammin' Review requires:

A Jammin' Review account in good standing
Compliance with the Music Hall of Fame Club Terms of Use, the Community Guidelines, the Uploader Terms (if you also upload), and this Voting & Spotlight Policy
Verification of your account (typically via email)

You do not need to be an Uploader to vote. Anyone with a Jammin' Review account can express their opinion on uploaded content.

2. How Voting Is Weighted

Votes are not equal. Different categories of voters have different vote weights, reflecting the differing levels of engagement, accountability, and connection to the Music Hall of Fame Club ecosystem that each category represents.

2.1 Standard Account Vote

Any signed-in Jammin' Review account holder can cast a Standard Account Vote.

2.2 Music Hall of Fame Club Member Vote

A Music Hall of Fame Club Member Vote carries greater weight than a Standard Account Vote. Members of the Music Hall of Fame Club — including Jammin' Alpacas NFT holders and holders of any future Music Hall of Fame Club collection NFTs — vote with this elevated weight.

The rationale: Music Hall of Fame Club members hold a verified membership credential. Their engagement with The Jammin' Review reflects ongoing investment in the ecosystem. Their votes carry more signal because they are more clearly tied to a specific, accountable identity within the Club.

2.3 Specific Vote-Weight Mechanics

The exact numerical weighting (how many "points" each vote category contributes to a video's standing, how votes decay over time, how Spotlight thresholds are calculated) is part of the platform's operational mechanics rather than this policy. Specifics may be adjusted from time to time as we learn how the platform behaves.

We will publish current vote-weight mechanics on The Jammin' Review (typically in our FAQ or in a dedicated "How Spotlight Works" page) so that voters and Uploaders can understand how their participation affects outcomes. Material changes to vote-weight mechanics will be announced before they take effect.

2.4 Future Vote Categories

As the platform matures, we may introduce additional vote categories — for example, votes from verified music industry professionals (without Club membership), votes from highly active community members, or votes from specific partner organizations. Any future vote categories will be added to this policy and announced before they take effect.

3. What Spotlight Is

Spotlight is the recognition signal that surfaces highly rated content on The Jammin' Review. Content that receives strong support from voters — particularly from Music Hall of Fame Club members — may be selected for Spotlight, where it is featured more prominently within the platform and the Music Hall of Fame Club ecosystem.

3.1 What Spotlight Does

Content selected for Spotlight may be:

Featured on the Jammin' Review homepage
Included in curated collections
Highlighted within the Music Hall of Fame Club ecosystem (musichofc.com, jamminalpacas.com, the Music Hall of Fame Club Discord, official social channels)
Surfaced to specific Music Hall of Fame Club members based on their stated interests
Included in periodic Music Hall of Fame Club programming, where applicable

3.2 What Spotlight Is Not

Spotlight is not:

An endorsement by Jammin' Alpacas™ LLC of the Uploader, the content, or any factual claim made by or about the Uploader
A representation about the commercial value or quality of the content
A guarantee of audience size, viewer count, viewer retention, or any specific reach
A promise of industry contact, label interest, partner engagement, or any commercial outcome
A representation that any particular Music Hall of Fame Club member has seen, will see, or will respond to the content
A music industry award, certification, or credential of any kind

Spotlight is a community recognition signal. It indicates that an upload has been highly rated by viewers and members of the Music Hall of Fame Club. It is not a guarantee of anything beyond that fact.

3.3 Spotlight Selection

Spotlight selection is based on a combination of factors:

Vote totals and vote weighting under Section 2
Voter engagement (how voters interacted with the content beyond a simple vote)
Editorial review by our team to confirm the content meets our quality and policy standards
Diversity considerations (we aim for Spotlight to surface a broad range of work, not just the highest-volume uploads)
Compliance with all Music Hall of Fame Club policies

We reserve discretion in Spotlight selection. Vote totals are an important input, but they are not the only input.

3.4 Spotlight Removal

We may remove content from Spotlight if:

The content subsequently violates a Music Hall of Fame Club policy
We discover the content's vote totals were inflated by manipulation (see Section 4)
A DMCA takedown notice is filed and processed against the content
The Uploader removes the content or their account
Editorial review determines the content is no longer appropriate for Spotlight (e.g., new information emerges)

Removal from Spotlight does not, by itself, affect the content's continued availability on The Jammin' Review. The content remains visible at its standard URL unless separately removed under another policy.

4. Anti-Manipulation Rules

The integrity of voting and Spotlight depends on every vote being a genuine expression of a real person's opinion. We strictly prohibit:

4.1 Sybil Attacks

Creating multiple accounts to multiply your voting impact. One person, one account. If we detect multiple accounts associated with the same person (via IP overlap, payment-method overlap, behavioral patterns, or other signals), we may consolidate the accounts, void the duplicate votes, and take account-level action.

4.2 Vote-Buying and Vote-Selling

Offering compensation for votes — whether monetary, in-kind, or via promises — is prohibited. Soliciting compensation for casting votes is also prohibited. This applies to both Standard Account Votes and Music Hall of Fame Club Member Votes.

4.3 Brigading

Coordinating with others outside The Jammin' Review (via Discord, Telegram, social media, group chats, etc.) to direct mass voting on specific uploads is prohibited. Asking your friends, family, fans, or community to "go vote for my video" is acceptable — that's normal organic promotion. Coordinating bot networks, paid voting groups, or any organized voting effort that does not reflect genuine individual opinion is not acceptable.

The line is between (a) telling people about your work and asking them to check it out, which is normal, and (b) organizing a coordinated effort designed to game the platform's mechanics, which is manipulation.

4.4 Bot Voting

Automated voting (bots, scripts, browser automation tools, etc.) is prohibited. Votes must be cast by humans through the standard voting interface.

4.5 Reciprocal Voting Schemes

"Vote for mine, I'll vote for yours" arrangements among Uploaders are prohibited when they amount to coordinated manipulation. Genuinely engaging with other Uploaders' work and voting based on your honest opinion is welcome and encouraged.

4.6 Other Manipulation

Any other behavior designed to artificially inflate or deflate the standing of any specific upload — whether your own or someone else's — is prohibited.

5. Consequences of Manipulation

Where we detect manipulation, we may:

Void the manipulated votes
Remove affected content from Spotlight
Issue a strike against the involved Uploader's account
Suspend or terminate the involved accounts
For severe or repeated cases, terminate accounts permanently and ban future participation

We use a combination of automated detection, human review, and reports from the community to identify manipulation. Decisions are made by our moderation team based on the totality of the available evidence; suspected manipulation alone is not enough — we look for multiple corroborating signals before taking action.

If you believe your account was wrongly flagged for manipulation, you can appeal through the process in our Content Moderation Policy.

6. Voting and Industry Discovery

Music Hall of Fame Club members include music industry professionals and active members of the music community. Their votes on The Jammin' Review reflect their genuine engagement with content they have encountered on the platform.

A vote from a Music Hall of Fame Club member is not, by itself, an offer of representation, a contract, an endorsement, or a commitment of any kind. A member who votes on your work, watches it, or even contacts you to discuss it is not entering into any obligation through the act of voting. Any subsequent business or creative relationship between an Uploader and a Club member is a direct relationship between those parties, governed by terms they negotiate directly. (See the No Industry Contract or Agency Relationship section of the Uploader Terms.)

If you have published profile contact information (Section 8.2 of the Uploader Terms), Club members and viewers may reach out to you directly. You are free to respond, ignore, or decline any such outreach.

7. Voter Privacy

Vote totals are aggregated and publicly visible (or visible to specific audiences) as part of the platform's mechanics. Individual votes — meaning who specifically voted on what — are confidential, except:

We may show the Uploader aggregate information about the votes their content received (e.g., "X total Standard Account Votes; Y total Member Votes")
We may show our moderation team detailed voting records when investigating suspected manipulation
We may disclose voting records when required by law or by valid legal process

We do not publicly identify individual voters or sell voting data.

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Voting & Spotlight Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent revision. Material updates will be communicated through The Jammin' Review.

9. Contact

For questions about voting, Spotlight selection, suspected manipulation, or other matters covered by this policy:

The Jammin' Review — Voting & Community Team Email: help@jamminreview.com

For policy questions: Jammin' Alpacas™ LLC Attn: The Jammin' Review — Policy 120 Eagle Rock Avenue, Suite 155 East Hanover, NJ 07936 United States Email: policies@mhofc.com

This site-specific policy applies to The Jammin' Review at jamminreview.com.

Music Hall of Fame Club™ and Jammin' Alpacas™ are trademarks of Jammin' Alpacas™ LLC.