$(function(){
		$("a.vote_up").click(function(){
		//get the id
		the_id = $(this).attr('id');	
		
		// show the spinner
		$(this).parent().html("<img src='/images/spinner.gif'/>");	
		
		//fadeout the vote-count 
		$("span#votes_count"+the_id).fadeOut("fast");	
		
		//the main ajax request	
			$.ajax({	
				type: "POST",
				data: "action=vote_up&id="+$(this).attr("id"),
				url: "votes.php",
				success: function(msg)
				{	
					$("span#votes_count"+the_id).html(msg);
					//fadein the vote count
					$("span#votes_count"+the_id).fadeIn();
					//remove the spinner
					$("span#vote_buttons"+the_id).remove();	
				}
			});
		});
	
		$("a.vote_down").click(function(){
		//get the id
		the_id = $(this).attr('id');
	
		// show the spinner
		$(this).parent().html("<img src='/images/spinner.gif'/>");
	
		//the main ajax request
			$.ajax({	
				type: "POST",
				data: "action=vote_down&id="+$(this).attr("id"),
				url: "votes.php",
				success: function(msg)
				{
					$("span#votes_count"+the_id).fadeOut();
					$("span#votes_count"+the_id).html(msg);
					$("span#votes_count"+the_id).fadeIn();
					$("span#vote_buttons"+the_id).remove();
				}
			});
		});
	});