$(function(){
	$("a.vote_up").click(function(){
	//get the id
	the_id = $(this).attr('id');
	
	// show the spinner
	$(this).parent().html("<img src='../img/news/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: "includes/votes.inc.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();
			}
		});
	});
});