Some blog changes

As I said before in my other blogs, there will be some changes you might notice in the next week or so in how the blogs work.  Voting will become public again since they will no long determine what happens to the blog when its in the top four.  This means that spamming thumbs down wont affect the blog at all.  Instead the voting will be used to show appreciation for the blog.  In order to safe guard anyone's ego, the blog will also not show negative numbers.  It will simply show the amount of vote ups and downs as whole numbers.  So more like...

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In order to help control spam blogs, a new spam button will be put in.  Instead of just moving the blog off the top 4, it will mark the blog as spam for an admin to read.  Once again the power has to be taken out of the hands of the members in order to make sure good blogs get there just due.  I suppose it's not a bad thing, and really gives bloggers the freedom to blog without fear of shady members who spam without good reason. 

The spam button may be seen on the blogs all throughout the week, but it will most likely not be functioning until an announcement is made.  We we will need to test it out until then.  We also may limit the top for to unique blogs only so double posters can not take up valuable blog real estate.  Stay tuned.