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$Id: README.txt,v 1.5.4.1 2006/08/31 13:42:21 kbahey Exp $
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Copyright 2005 http://2bits.com
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Description
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This module provides the ability for users to vote on various node,
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assigning a score to each one. The average overall score and number
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of votes are displayed below each node.
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The module is useful in many situations, for example, to rate articles,
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forum posts, stories.
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Several blocks are provided to display top voted for nodes, top scored
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nodes, and top voting users.
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Permissions are used to determine which roles can vote, as well as which
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roles can see the results.
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Voting can be limited to one or more node type (e.g. image, page, ...etc).
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Users can earn points when they vote, if the user points module is installed.
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The site admin can choose whether everyone can see vote results, or whether
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votes are only visible to the node owner and those who voted on that node.
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Notes:
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1. In order to maintain voting integrity, the author of the node is not
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allowed to vote on nodes they created.
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2. By default, anonymous users cannot vote. This will prevent vote rigging
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by logging off, and voting multiple times.
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However, it seems that some would still want that functionlity. To enable
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it, some code editing is required. Please check the workaround here
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http://drupal.org/node/32519 for detail.
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Sponsored by: http://artalyst.com
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You may want to use the xtracker module in conjunction with nodevote, replacing
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Drupal's tracker. It allows you to display nodes sorted by score.
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http://drupal.org/node/36756
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Extended Version
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A commercial extended version of this module allows multiple vote critera
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to be used, not just one. An overall average for all criteria is calculated,
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as well as for each criterion.
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For example, a literature web site can rate articles on style, subject,
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grammar, ...etc. A photo/art web site can rate images on composition,
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exposure, topic, colors, contrast, ...etc.
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Contact the author for more details.
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Installation
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To install this module, extract the nodevote tarball that you downloaded
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and copy the nodevote folder and all its contents to your modules directory.
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Configuration
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To enable this module do the following:
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1. Go to Admin -> Modules, and enable nodevote. Make sure you get no errors.
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2. Go to Admin -> Settings -> nodevote.
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Enable the node types that you want users to vote on, and enter a
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desciption for the vote (optional).
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3. Go to Admin -> Access Control and enable voting/viewing for the
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roles you want. For example, you may want Authenticated users to
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view the votes, but paying customers to do the voting.
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Bugs/Features/Patches:
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If you want to report bugs, feature requests, or submit a patch, please do so
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at the project page on the Drupal web site.
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http://drupal.org/project/nodevote
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Author
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Khalid Baheyeldin (http://baheyeldin.com/khalid and http://2bits.com)
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If you use this module, find it useful, and want to send the author
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a thank you note, then use the Feedback/Contact page at the URL above.
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The author can also be contacted for paid customizations of this
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and other modules.
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