Update [2004-10-27 15:50:50 by katerina]: Thanks to everyone who's helped out by recommending this diary and rating stories! New photos and stories to rate below.
PLEASE RECOMMEND!
Success depends on getting enough Kossacks to participate, and that only happens when this list makes it to the recommended diaries. And if you see it's not making it to the recommended list, please help out by promoting the list yourselves. Thank you.
For those of who aren't familiar with what we're doing, here's a recap of the idea: we can raise visibility and longevity of certain stories and photos on Yahoo by rating them. I've been compiling lists each day of stories and photos that deserve attention. I've made it easy to reach the stories and photos by providing links. Stories to rate up link directly to a form that allows you to e-mail the story or photo (to yourself or a friend), and stories to rate down link directly to a rating of one.
Wednesday's list and more explanation below the fold....
Rating Things Up
We've found that linking directly to the e-mail links for stories and photos that we want to rate up is very effective. It's hard to keep stories and photos popular over time with ratings alone, because eventually negative votes from the Freepers can bring even the best things down. However, a story or photo can stay on top if it is e-mailed in sufficient quantities.
IMPORTANT: after you've sent an e-mail (and you can send it to yourself if you don't want to fill your friends mailboxes), please click on the link to go back to the story or photo and rate it as well. This is important, because things are judged popular at Yahoo based on 1) how many times they're e-mailed, 2) how many times they're viewed, and 3) how high their rating is.
Rating Things Down
We link directly to the "1" rating for things we want to rate down. There is a link on the page if you want to go back and see the article or story, however, if you view it, that's another bump to its popularity under the page view criteria, so be warned. <g> The reasons for linking directly to the rating rather than the story is 1) fewer page views which keeps our viewing the pages from actually bumping the story or photo back up the food chain, 2) these links can't be hijacked by real Freepers, and 3) hopefully it saves you time.
VERY IMPORTANT: Again, please recommend this diary. We want lots of Kossacks rating, so please help keep the list where they can find it. Thanks!
Finally, all links open in a separate window for your convenience. I'm changing the order today, and moving stories up top and photos down below.
*** WEDNESDAY ***
Stories to Rate Up: [links directly to e-mail form]
Update [2004-10-27 15:50:50 by katerina]:
Postal Experts Hunt for Missing Ballots in Florida
Expert: Bush Hides Global Warming Evidence
Edwards: Bush Leads by 'Fear and Failure'
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Spokesman Says Unit Didn't Search Al-Qaqaa
U.S. Mulls More Troops in Iraq for Election
Bush seeks $75 Billion more for Iraq
Rumsfeld implicitly admits lack of planning for Iraqi insurgency
Conflicted Evangelicals Could Cost Bush Votes
Early voting in Florida gives cause for concern
Terrors new soldiers
Stories to Rate Down: [links directly to rating of "1" once clicked]
Signs of Voter Fraud appear
[hit this hard; it's getting lots of notice, but gives no mention of all GOP efforts to disenfranchise people]
Cheney Defends U.S. Handling of Iraq Explosives
[again, hit hard; promotes administration spin that explosives might have been moved before war]
Democrats and terror
Photos to Rate Up: [links directly to e-mail form]
Update [2004-10-27 15:50:50 by katerina]:
Kerry close-up amidst confetti
Nice one of Kerry with toddler
Kerry looking tough and decisive while stumping in Minnesota
Minnesota is Kerry Country
8040 wounded
Fighting for us
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One of the fallen
A fresh start for America
Kerry at rally in Albuquerque
Kerry signs in Albuquerque
Girls in colorful dresses at Kerry rally
Kerry in Las Vegas
Goofy shot of Cheney with confetti on his head
Photos to Rate Down: [links directly to rating of "1" once clicked]
Update [2004-10-27 15:50:50 by katerina]:
Bush in front of big crowd
Bush in PA
Bush shaking hands in Lancaster, Pa
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Anti-kerry protesters with nasty signs
Bush working the crowd
Bush looking like he's laying on of hands on young girl at WI rally
Photogenic pic-Bush and Laura wave
Girl holding W is for Women sign
Women for Bush with flags
Bush and Laura at White House
Bush and Laura walking across front lawn
crowd for Bush; sign-veterans for Bush
vote Bush playing cards
Jeb and Mel Martinez
*And here are the links for previous days:
[Stories, except for Tuesday's are too old, but check out photos]
Tuesday
Monday
Sunday
Saturday
Friday
Thursday