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# FAQs

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<summary><strong>What are gauge weights?</strong></summary>

Gauge weights account how much IDLE will be received by a liquidity gauge.

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<summary><strong>Who can vote for gauge weights?</strong></summary>

Only users who stake/lock their IDLE (i.e. stkIDLE holders) have access to gauge weight voting.

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<summary><strong>When do gauges' weights change?</strong></summary>

Gauges’ weights change once a week, every Thursday (\~12:00 AM UTC).

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<summary>How often can users change their weight preferences?</summary>

Users can change their weights once every 10 days. The 10-days window is counted since their last voting preference submission.

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<summary>Do I need to re-submit my weight vote every week?</summary>

Users don't have to vote again every week except if they want to change their vote distribution.

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<summary>What if I provide liquidity in multiple pools? </summary>

Your voting power applies to all gauges but may produce different boosts based on how much liquidity you are providing and how much total liquidity the PYT pool has.

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Need further help? Check our [guides](/other/guides.md) list or get in contact on [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/mpySAJp).


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