I need an advice about NoSQL/MongoDb and data/models structure

Question

Recently I\'m exploring NoSQL Databases. I need an advice about how to store data in the most optimal and efficient way for a given problem. I\'m targeting MongoDB, now. However

Answer 1

Ok, you haven given a normalized data model as you would do in an SQL setup.

In my understanding you don't do this in MongoDB. You could store references, but you do not for performance reasons in the general case.

I'm not an expert in the NoSQL area in no way, but why don't you simply follow your needs and store the user (ids) that have voted for a story in the stories collection and the story (ids) a user has voted for in the users collection?