Bug in the up vote

Peace · Mar 21, 2013

I normally wouldn't be doing this but I just discovered a flaw.

While logged in on my iPad I up voted a post. No problem right ?

Well I then went to my Mac that I was logged into MR at the same time and I was able to up vote the same post.

So in essence I was able to up vote a single post from 2 different devices using my normal log in.

Two votes from the same member on the same post.

Is this supposed to be correct ?

I just did it on this post also.

arn · Mar 21, 2013

Peace said:
I normally wouldn't be doing this but I just discovered a flaw.

While logged in on my iPad I up voted a post. No problem right ?

Well I then went to my Mac that I was logged into MR at the same time and I was able to up vote the same post.

So in essence I was able to up vote a single post from 2 different devices using my normal log in.

Two votes from the same member on the same post.

Is this supposed to be correct ?

I just did it on this post also.

We'll look into it, but votes should be login-specific, not device-specific.

arn

Peace · Mar 21, 2013

It could just be browser specific . I haven't tested that yet.

Sorry to bug ya arn. I realize the voting is no big deal.

Just one of those things.

arn · Mar 21, 2013

Peace said:
It could just be browser specific . I haven't tested that yet.

Sorry to bug ya arn. I realize the voting is no big deal.

Just one of those things.

Are you sure the vote is saving?

It will look like the vote is accepted, but if you reload, it shouldn't.

arn

Peace · Mar 21, 2013

arn said:
Are you sure the vote is saving?

It will look like the vote is accepted, but if you reload, it shouldn't.

arn

Look at my original post. Those up votes are from me.

I'm positive.

Used the three time duplication rule.

Edit :

Now it's not doing it. Did something happen when MR went down for a few seconds ?

chrberni · Mar 22, 2013

I think we're good and the up-vote is functioning as designed.

I've taken a look and I can't reproduce the problem. Also, looking at the data, the 3 votes on that original post are from 3 different users. Perhaps it was coincidentally up-voted by others while you were investigating it? Or is it possible you are logged in as different users on your devices?

Thanks,
chris

Peace · Mar 22, 2013

chrberni said:
I think we're good and the up-vote is functioning as designed.

I've taken a look and I can't reproduce the problem. Also, looking at the data, the 3 votes on that original post are from 3 different users. Perhaps it was coincidentally up-voted by others while you were investigating it? Or is it possible you are logged in as different users on your devices?

Thanks,
chris

Nope. Just Peace.

Sorry I bothered folks.

Carry on !

Simplicated · Mar 22, 2013

Peace said:
Nope. Just Peace.

Sorry I bothered folks.

Carry on !

I did notice a bug, where the button appears to be protruded when you've already upvoted a post. It even adds 1 after clicking, but reverts as soon as you refresh.

balamw · Mar 22, 2013

Isn't this the same thing that was being discussed here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1556404/

I'm still seeing it myself.

B

Peace · Mar 22, 2013

balamw said:
Isn't this the same thing that was being discussed here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1556404/

I'm still seeing it myself.

B

No my post was obviously my error . That thread is about something else.

I underestimated the number of people that would up vote a feedback thread in a five minute period.

balamw · Mar 22, 2013

Peace said:
No my post was obviously my error . That thread is about something else.

Behaviour is similar. Even though you have already voted on a post, it lets you vote on it again until you refresh the page and it no longer counts.

Used to be the upvote button was disabled if you had already voted on it.

B

Peace · Mar 22, 2013

If you look at my original post you will see three up votes . I thought I made two of those. One from my iPad and one from my MBP.

Obviously I didn't .

arn · Mar 22, 2013

balamw said:
Behaviour is similar. Even though you have already voted on a post, it lets you vote on it again until you refresh the page and it no longer counts.

Used to be the upvote button was disabled if you had already voted on it.

B

Ya, we don't check if you voted or not when the vote button is displayed. It's checked when you vote and discarded in the backend if you have already voted (why it doesn't appear when you reload).

The whole vote system is still not what i'd consider great, but I have a few other enhancements that we are working on, so it's just not been a high priority. Things like these changes always take longer than it seems like they should.

arn

Squilly · Mar 30, 2013

I can't upvote on any threads

I don't know if it's a delay or what but I can't upvote any threads. The button is there, but if I click it then refresh the page, my vote goes away.

ChristianVirtual · Mar 30, 2013

Just upvoted you from my iPad

And myself ...

What environment you use ?

srf4real · Mar 30, 2013

I just upvoted both of you. And myself.

Squilly · Mar 30, 2013

srf4real said:
I just upvoted both of you. And myself.

Refresh page?

Jessica Lares · Mar 30, 2013

I can vote, and unvote, as long as I don't refresh. When I refresh, it doesn't seem like I voted at all to begin with, even though I did.

Comeagain? · Mar 30, 2013

Bug in the up vote

... Good Riddance.

I can vote and refresh from Mobile Safari, but after I refresh the button is no longer "pressed" and allows me to click again. Refreshing a second time removes the extraneous vote. So I don't appear to be able to unvote from my iPhone.

rdowns · Mar 31, 2013

Squilly said:
my vote goes away.

Thats the way I would have designed it.

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