> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.gardens.fund/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.gardens.fund/conviction-voting/conviction-101.md). # Conviction 101 Conviction Voting is a disputable, time-weighted voting mechanism where proposal support grows in strength the longer it's allocated (and shrinks over time if support is removed). It encourages ongoing participation, favoring consistent, long-term ideas and contributors, and it protects communities from short-term manipulation and abuse. The mechanism was first conceived by BlockScience in 2019: ### Terms to Know * **Support:** the total voting weight allocated to a proposal. * **Conviction:** accumulates over time based on both the level of support on a proposal and the duration defined by the Conviction Growth parameter. * **Parameters:** functions that can be customized in a Pool that determine how conviction and threshold are calculated. * **Threshold:** in a Funding Pool, the level of conviction where funding can be executed * **Pool:** A Conviction Voting module in a Community.