User blog comment:Tanglefrost/Idea (Help Needed)/@comment-26910098-20151129041714

I think that it should be before the votes. The normal idol was originally revealed after the votes, but that just made it so whoever had it either had a free ride to the final 4/3, more than the current idol, or they don't have to worry about getting votes at all until they lose the idol. If it's before the votes, it would have the same power as the normal idol, since even though you in a way steal votes, you can't vote out your target unless you vote someone else in hopes that the idol will attract enough votes to get your target out.