# Weigh in — hot takes, confessions, predictions and more

> Post something people take a side on, in one of seven forms — hot take, confession, question, pick a side, prediction, story time or debate — under your name or anonymously.

Section: Posting · Updated: 2026-10-05
URL: https://commonyard.app/guides/weigh-in/

**Weigh in** is for anything people should take a side on. Pick its form, and the three sides people choose from are worded to fit it.

![The post screen with Weigh in chosen: a confession written, the seven forms with Confession picked, its three sides, and Post anonymously switched on](https://commonyard.app/guides/img/composer-weigh-in.webp "Pick a form; the sides follow it.")

## Steps

1. Tap the round **+** at the bottom of the screen.
2. Under **ASK PEOPLE TO**, tap **Weigh in**.
3. Pick its form. The box tells you what to write.
4. Write it.
5. Check the three sides. Leave them, or tap one and name it your own way.
6. To post without your name, switch on **Post anonymously**. See [Post anonymously](/guides/post-anonymously/).
7. Check the line at the bottom — "Goes out as a confession · Same / No judgement / Not me", for example — then tap **Post**.

## The seven forms

- **Hot Take** — the take people will argue with. Sides: Agree · Not sure · Disagree.
- **Confession** — what you want off your chest. Sides: Same · No judgement · Not me.
- **Question** — a question for the yard. Sides: Yes · Maybe · No.
- **Pick a Side** — the two sides people choose between. Sides: With it · On the fence · Against it.
- **Prediction** — what you think will happen. Sides: Will happen · Not sure · Won't happen.
- **Story Time** — the story. Sides: Believe it · Hmm · No way.
- **Debate** — the motion. Sides: For · Undecided · Against.

The card shows the form at the top, so people know what they're answering.

## Good to know

- Change the form and the sides change with it — unless you renamed them, in which case your words stay.
- Taking a side is one tap. See [Take a side](/guides/take-a-side/).
- After you post, you can change the words, but not the sides: people have already picked them.