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PhilRelig on January 5, 2009 - 10:18am Permalink | Subthread | Comments top

I haven't been around for a few weeks, and I was just wondering: What happened to the comments rating system? Why is it gone? Speaking for myself, I had grown rather fond of it.

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Leanan on January 5, 2009 - 10:28am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

It's just down temporarily. SuperG did a huge upgrade on Christmas Eve/Christmas Day, and had to turn off some features while he irons out the bugs.

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trichter on January 5, 2009 - 10:34am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Had to do with a recent software update. Apparently it's temporary.

Edit: See above.

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PhilRelig on January 5, 2009 - 12:12pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Thanks for both notices above. As long as we're on the topic, let me take this opportunity to report that, in the past, the ratings system often moved several ticks at a time for me rather than just one (say, from -1 to +2, or from +1 to +4, or from +1 to -1).

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710 on January 5, 2009 - 12:15pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Because someone else was also voting when you cast your vote, most likely. You sent your vote in, and the server responded with the current vote tally.

Or not.

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Leanan on January 5, 2009 - 12:28pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Yes, that's it. You don't see the current vote total until you vote or refresh the page, so it might look like your vote is counted more than once (or not counted at all). In reality, it's just that other people have voted between the time you loaded the page and the time you voted.

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exlibris on January 5, 2009 - 1:11pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

I am happy to hear that the rankings are coming back. One request: would it be possible to put them at the top of the article? I scan the comments and only look at posts above a certain threshold (or by certain authors). I just don't have time to look at them all. And when the rating is at the bottom, I often have to scroll back up to read longer posts that I discover are favored.

After reading the site for years, I finally created an account, just so I can make this request. Perhaps I will post real substance in the future. Thanks to all for the great discussion.

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