I just noticed the Vote button at the top of the page. Is this new for WTH?
Also, WTH?
Why is there a vote budget?
I know the second. It’s discord… And it’s been that way at least as long as I can remember Steve. We’ll at least since the last WTH
Most systems use that to prevent users from slamming yes on every thing that pops and therefore, forcing prioritization.
Styling is new… (and meh) but again, discord.
You haven’t noticed this? This has existed for every WTH and it existed for the (now removed) Feature Requests category. So we are talking at least 11 years of having a voting option.
How does Discord come into the picture for these things? That is completely separate from the forums, I don’t see how that is related.
He meant Discourse, the forum’s software platform.
Discourse is the software the forums use as @Didgeridrew pointed out. Discourse is what provides this functionality, that hasn’t really changed in the 11 years we’ve used it.
Yes, what Drew said. 
Fortunately he translates well.
And here is the lead post (PINNED) in the category…
Also you have apparently used the voting button 37 times in past posts.