{"messages":[{"content":"You are a constitutional council ranking individual git commits for ownership allocation.\n\nCompare these two commits. Decide which contributed more lasting value to the project.\n\nJudge substance, not spectacle:\n- Prefer correct, lasting design and real bugfixes over churn, formatting, renames, or generated noise.\n- Prefer clarity and necessity over sheer line count. A small precise change can beat a large diffuse one.\n- Do not favor a side merely because its patch is longer or noisier.\n- Weight what the change does for the project, not the contributor's name.\n\nReturn ONLY a JSON object: {\"winner\": \"A\" or \"B\", \"ratio\": \"N:M\", \"explanation\": \"...\"}\nThe explanation must cite concrete differences in the patches (1-3 sentences).\n\nSide A — contributor: tommy-mor\nSide A — commit message:\n[5350388a] Add pool-scoped voting: /vote?pool=<parent> picks pairs from children.\n\n- /vote now accepts an optional `pool` param (parent item path). When\n  provided without left/right, it picks the first unvoted pair from the\n  pool's children. When provided alongside left/right, it constrains\n  \"next pair\" navigation to siblings within the pool.\n- \"vote on children\" button appears on item pages with ≥2 children,\n  linking to /vote?pool=<item>.\n- Pool is threaded through VoteComparePost → success JS so in-page\n  morph after voting keeps the pool context for next-pair navigation.\n\nCo-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>\n\nSide A — unified diff (full patch):\ndiff --git a/server/src/api/ui_html.rs b/server/src/api/ui_html.rs\nindex 5faa642451d69555cb391974beb0ad22c9355c8c..b79efdb4d52bd445a67f38cbfd61d3507d2b3014 100644\n--- a/server/src/api/ui_html.rs\n+++ b/server/src/api/ui_html.rs\n@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ async fn dispatch_ui_action(\n             ratio_right,\n             explanation,\n             next,\n+            pool,\n             form_action,\n         } => {\n             if form_action != \"/ui\" {\n@@ -239,6 +240,9 @@ async fn dispatch_ui_action(\n                         .into_response();\n                 }\n             };\n+            let pool_id = pool.as_deref().and_then(|p| {\n+                crate::path_types::ItemId::parse(p.trim()).map(|i| i.normalized_storage())\n+            });\n             let mut rl = ratio_left.trim().parse::<i32>().unwrap_or(0).max(0);\n             let mut rr = ratio_right.trim().parse::<i32>().unwrap_or(0).max(0);\n             if rl == 0 && rr == 0 {\n@@ -294,6 +298,7 @@ async fn dispatch_ui_action(\n                         &thread_tag,\n                         &left_id,\n                         &right_id,\n+                        pool_id.as_ref(),\n                         pid.as_str(),\n                         post_index,\n                     )\ndiff --git a/server/src/html/garden/pin.rs b/server/src/html/garden/pin.rs\nindex 5865cfdbc06aeb6555c97380e25591fae6b3d125..1820d7fe7ee167ecbf5ad5124f23b2ab92ffb01f 100644\n--- a/server/src/html/garden/pin.rs\n+++ b/server/src/html/garden/pin.rs\n@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ pub(super) fn ont_pin_vote_controls(\n                         }\n                     }\n                 } @else {\n-                    a class=\"ont-vote-compare-btn\" href=(vote_compare_href(nav, pi, &current, None)) title=\"Compare and vote\" {\n+                    a class=\"ont-vote-compare-btn\" href=(vote_compare_href(nav, pi, &current, None, None)) title=\"Compare and vote\" {\n                         span class=\"ont-vote-glyph\" aria-hidden=\"true\" { \"⚖\" }\n                         span { \"vote\" }\n                     }\n@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ pub(super) fn child_row_pin_or_vote(\n                         if nv == 1 { \"\" } else { \"s\" },\n                     );\n                     @let aria = format!(\"Vote; {} pairwise {}\", nv, if nv == 1 { \"vote\" } else { \"votes\" });\n-                    a class=\"ont-garden-vote-ico\" href=(vote_compare_href(nav, pi, row_item, None)) title=(tip) aria-label=(aria) {\n+                    a class=\"ont-garden-vote-ico\" href=(vote_compare_href(nav, pi, row_item, None, None)) title=(tip) aria-label=(aria) {\n                         span class=\"ont-garden-vote-glyph\" aria-hidden=\"true\" { \"⚖\" }\n                         span class=\"ont-garden-vote-count\" { (format!(\"{}\", nv)) }\n                     }\ndiff --git a/server/src/html/garden/render.rs b/server/src/html/garden/render.rs\nindex 5c3986ca36902f6c9019a4b5590f0b3b9d2cb4ff..bd8cbce059ee789de6e8dc9b6f69f54beee2f994 100644\n--- a/server/src/html/garden/render.rs\n+++ b/server/src/html/garden/render.rs\n@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ use super::{\n     item::{child_depth_from_uri, item_code_label, item_display_path, item_href},\n     item_page::{build_item_page_view_model, sibling_nav_markup},\n     pin::{child_row_pin_or_vote, ont_pin_vote_controls, pinned_item_from_jar},\n+    vote::vote_pool_href,\n };\n \n pub(super) async fn render_scope_view(\n@@ -186,12 +187,21 @@ pub(super) async fn render_scope_view(\n             }\n \n             section class=\"ont-tab-panel ont-tab-panel-children\" {\n+                @let total_children = model.child_rankings.component_rankings\n+                    .iter().map(|c| c.ranked.len()).sum::<usize>()\n+                    + model.child_rankings.unranked_items.len();\n                 h3 {\n                     \"ranked child groups\"\n                     @if model.child_depth > 1 {\n                         \" \"\n                         span class=\"muted\" { (format!(\"(depth {})\", model.child_depth)) }\n                     }\n+                    @if total_children >= 2 {\n+                        \" \"\n+                        a class=\"ont-vote-children-btn\" href=(vote_pool_href(&nav, &model.item)) {\n+                            \"vote on children\"\n+                        }\n+                    }\n                 }\n                 @if model.child_rankings.component_rankings.is_empty() {\n                     p class=\"muted\" { \"no voted pairs yet in this scope\" }\ndiff --git a/server/src/html/garden/tests.rs b/server/src/html/garden/tests.rs\nindex 6900a6795bcde866a176722149d6378e5127b4c3..c2036fca7752aef63d260e36cfe9649f63b5c550 100644\n--- a/server/src/html/garden/tests.rs\n+++ b/server/src/html/garden/tests.rs\n@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ fn suggest_next_vote_pair_prefers_unvoted_sibling_pair() {\n     let content = content_for_garden_view(&reduced, &ScopeId::Public);\n     let a = ItemId::parse(\"~/topic/a\").unwrap().normalized_storage();\n     let b = ItemId::parse(\"~/topic/b\").unwrap().normalized_storage();\n-    let next = suggest_next_vote_pair(content, &a, &b).expect(\"next sibling pair\");\n+    let next = suggest_next_vote_pair(content, &a, &b, None).expect(\"next sibling pair\");\n     assert_ne!(\n         canonical_edge_items(&next.0, &next.1),\n         canonical_edge_items(&a, &b)\ndiff --git a/server/src/html/garden/vote.rs b/server/src/html/garden/vote.rs\nindex 1d7fc8aa7436bfa9c1186dfd940a8d751ab7e088..2682cfcbd2f834b56459a02831aa225cffe67c58 100644\n--- a/server/src/html/garden/vote.rs\n+++ b/server/src/html/garden/vote.rs\n@@ -211,14 +211,15 @@ pub(crate) async fn vote_compare_post_success_js(\n     _thread_tag: &str,\n     left: &ItemId,\n     right: &ItemId,\n+    pool: Option<&ItemId>,\n     _post_id: &str,\n     _post_idx: Option<usize>,\n ) -> String {\n     let reduced = state.reduced.read().await;\n     let content = content_for_garden_view(&reduced, &nav.scope());\n     let edge_history = vote_edge_history_markup(content, left, right);\n-    let next_pair = suggest_next_vote_pair(content, left, right);\n-    let nav_markup = vote_compare_nav_markup(nav, next_pair.as_ref());\n+    let next_pair = suggest_next_vote_pair(content, left, right, pool);\n+    let nav_markup = vote_compare_nav_markup(nav, next_pair.as_ref(), pool);\n     drop(reduced);\n     JsBuilder::new()\n         .morph_inner_selector(\"#vote-edge-history-region\", edge_history)\n@@ -231,27 +232,39 @@ pub(super) fn vote_compare_href(\n     left: &ItemId,\n     right: &ItemId,\n     thread_override: Option<&str>,\n+    pool: Option<&ItemId>,\n ) -> String {\n     let left_q = urlencoding::encode(left.as_str());\n     let right_q = urlencoding::encode(right.as_str());\n-    let base = format!(\n+    let mut base = format!(\n         \"{}/vote?left={}&right={}\",\n         nav.room_path_prefix_for_vote_compare(),\n         left_q,\n         right_q\n     );\n     if let Some(t) = thread_override.filter(|s| !s.is_empty()) {\n-        format!(\"{}&thread={}\", base, urlencoding::encode(t))\n-    } else {\n-        base\n+        base = format!(\"{}&thread={}\", base, urlencoding::encode(t));\n+    }\n+    if let Some(p) = pool {\n+        base = format!(\"{}&pool={}\", base, urlencoding::encode(p.as_str()));\n     }\n+    base\n+}\n+\n+pub(super) fn vote_pool_href(nav: &ThreadNav, pool_item_str: &str) -> String {\n+    format!(\n+        \"{}/vote?pool={}\",\n+        nav.room_path_prefix_for_vote_compare(),\n+        urlencoding::encode(pool_item_str)\n+    )\n }\n \n fn vote_compare_nav_markup(\n     nav: &ThreadNav,\n     next_pair: Option<&(ItemId, ItemId)>,\n+    pool: Option<&ItemId>,\n ) -> maud::Markup {\n-    let next_pair_href = next_pair.map(|(nl, nr)| vote_compare_href(nav, nl, nr, None));\n+    let next_pair_href = next_pair.map(|(nl, nr)| vote_compare_href(nav, nl, nr, None, pool));\n     html! {\n         div class=\"vote-compare-nav\" {\n             @if let Some(href) = &next_pair_href {\n@@ -267,8 +280,15 @@ pub(super) fn suggest_next_vote_pair(\n     content: &ContentState,\n     current_left: &ItemId,\n     current_right: &ItemId,\n+    pool_parent: Option<&ItemId>,\n ) -> Option<(ItemId, ItemId)> {\n-    let pool: Vec<ItemId> = if current_left.parent().as_ref().map(|p| p.as_str())\n+    let pool: Vec<ItemId> = if let Some(parent) = pool_parent {\n+        content\n+            .item_children\n+            .get(parent)\n+            .map(|s| s.iter().cloned().collect())\n+            .unwrap_or_default()\n+    } else if current_left.parent().as_ref().map(|p| p.as_str())\n         == current_right.parent().as_ref().map(|p| p.as_str())\n     {\n         current_left\n@@ -322,10 +342,14 @@ pub(super) fn vote_compare_item_card(\n }\n #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]\n pub struct VoteCompareQuery {\n-    pub left: String,\n-    pub right: String,\n+    #[serde(default)]\n+    pub left: Option<String>,\n+    #[serde(default)]\n+    pub right: Option<String>,\n     #[serde(default)]\n     pub thread: Option<String>,\n+    #[serde(default)]\n+    pub pool: Option<String>,\n }\n \n /// Public pairwise vote UI — `/vote?left=&right=&thread=`.\n@@ -376,17 +400,53 @@ async fn vote_compare_inner(\n     jar: CookieJar,\n     uri: Uri,\n ) -> axum::response::Response {\n-    let left = match ItemId::parse(q.left.trim()) {\n-        Some(i) => i.normalized_storage(),\n-        None => return (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, \"bad left item\").into_response(),\n+    let pool_id: Option<ItemId> = match q.pool.as_deref() {\n+        Some(p) => match ItemId::parse(p.trim()) {\n+            Some(i) => Some(i.normalized_storage()),\n+            None => return (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, \"bad pool item\").into_response(),\n+        },\n+        None => None,\n     };\n-    let right = match ItemId::parse(q.right.trim()) {\n-        Some(i) => i.normalized_storage(),\n-        None => return (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, \"bad right item\").into_response(),\n+\n+    let (left, right) = match (q.left.as_deref(), q.right.as_deref()) {\n+        (Some(l), Some(r)) => {\n+            let left = match ItemId::parse(l.trim()) {\n+                Some(i) => i.normalized_storage(),\n+                None => return (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, \"bad left item\").into_response(),\n+            };\n+            let right = match ItemId::parse(r.trim()) {\n+                Some(i) => i.normalized_storage(),\n+                None => return (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, \"bad right item\").into_response(),\n+            };\n+            if left == right {\n+                return (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, \"items must differ\").into_response();\n+            }\n+            (left, right)\n+        }\n+        (None, None) => {\n+            let Some(pool) = pool_id.as_ref() else {\n+                return (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, \"provide left+right or pool\").into_response();\n+            };\n+            let reduced = state.reduced.read().await;\n+            let content = content_for_garden_view(&reduced, &nav.scope());\n+            let children: Vec<ItemId> = content\n+                .item_children\n+                .get(pool)\n+                .map(|s| s.iter().cloned().collect())\n+                .unwrap_or_default();\n+            if children.len() < 2 {\n+                drop(reduced);\n+                return (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, \"pool has fewer than 2 children to compare\").into_response();\n+            }\n+            let pair = suggest_next_pair_in_pool(&content.ranking_group, &children, None);\n+            drop(reduced);\n+            match pair {\n+                Some(p) => p,\n+                None => return (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, \"no pairs available in pool\").into_response(),\n+            }\n+        }\n+        _ => return (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, \"provide both left and right, or just pool\").into_response(),\n     };\n-    if left == right {\n-        return (StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, \"items must differ\").into_response();\n-    }\n \n     let reduced = state.reduced.read().await;\n     let content = content_for_garden_view(&reduced, &nav.scope());\n@@ -409,7 +469,7 @@ async fn vote_compare_inner(\n     let left_body = content.item_bodies.get(&left).cloned();\n     let right_body = content.item_bodies.get(&right).cloned();\n     let item_bodies_for_cards = content.item_bodies.clone();\n-    let next_pair = suggest_next_vote_pair(content, &left, &right);\n+    let next_pair = suggest_next_vote_pair(content, &left, &right, pool_id.as_ref());\n     drop(reduced);\n \n     let title = format!(\n@@ -432,6 +492,7 @@ async fn vote_compare_inner(\n         \"ratio_right\": {\"$form\": \"ratio_right\"},\n         \"explanation\": {\"$form\": \"explanation\"},\n         \"next\": next_path,\n+        \"pool\": pool_id.as_ref().map(|p| p.as_str()),\n         \"form_action\": \"/ui\",\n     }))\n     .expect(\"vote compare rpc json\");\n@@ -456,7 +517,7 @@ async fn vote_compare_inner(\n                 Some(&item_bodies_for_cards),\n             ))\n         }\n-        (vote_compare_nav_markup(&nav, next_pair.as_ref()))\n+        (vote_compare_nav_markup(&nav, next_pair.as_ref(), pool_id.as_ref()))\n         div id=\"vote-edge-history-region\" {\n             (edge_history)\n         }\ndiff --git a/server/src/html/ui_action.rs b/server/src/html/ui_action.rs\nindex dd5294202569454acf9f41b458718700bbf96f39..2589a2cc00bb7b18cd19ebcbb938083122d6921d 100644\n--- a/server/src/html/ui_action.rs\n+++ b/server/src/html/ui_action.rs\n@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ pub enum HtmlUiAction {\n         explanation: String,\n         /// Same-origin path after successful post (JS redirect).\n         next: String,\n+        /// Pool parent item path, if the vote was initiated from a pool URL.\n+        #[serde(default)]\n+        pool: Option<String>,\n         #[serde(default = \"default_ui_form_action\")]\n         form_action: String,\n     },\n\n\nSide B — contributor: tommy-mor\nSide B — commit message:\n[aa0b175c] Enforce vote ratio constraints: both sides ≥ 1, max 100.\n\nZero on either side produces no valid graph edge; ratios above 100\nadd no meaningful signal. Enforce in the DSL parser, browser POST\nhandler, and reducer guard. Update browser pool test to use 99:1\ninstead of 100:0. Add unit and integration regression tests.\n\nCo-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>\n\nSide B — unified diff (full patch):\ndiff --git a/server/src/api/ui_html.rs b/server/src/api/ui_html.rs\nindex b79efdb4d52bd445a67f38cbfd61d3507d2b3014..bc8a0130b434cc7880a4bf16eb9237080c4aa383 100644\n--- a/server/src/api/ui_html.rs\n+++ b/server/src/api/ui_html.rs\n@@ -243,11 +243,23 @@ async fn dispatch_ui_action(\n             let pool_id = pool.as_deref().and_then(|p| {\n                 crate::path_types::ItemId::parse(p.trim()).map(|i| i.normalized_storage())\n             });\n-            let mut rl = ratio_left.trim().parse::<i32>().unwrap_or(0).max(0);\n-            let mut rr = ratio_right.trim().parse::<i32>().unwrap_or(0).max(0);\n-            if rl == 0 && rr == 0 {\n-                rl = 1;\n-                rr = 1;\n+            let rl = ratio_left.trim().parse::<i32>().unwrap_or(0).max(0);\n+            let rr = ratio_right.trim().parse::<i32>().unwrap_or(0).max(0);\n+            if rl == 0 || rr == 0 {\n+                return form_js_error(\n+                    err_tgt.as_ref(),\n+                    \"invalid ratio\",\n+                    \"Both ratio sides must be ≥ 1.\",\n+                )\n+                .into_response();\n+            }\n+            if rl > 100 || rr > 100 {\n+                return form_js_error(\n+                    err_tgt.as_ref(),\n+                    \"invalid ratio\",\n+                    \"Ratio sides must be ≤ 100.\",\n+                )\n+                .into_response();\n             }\n \n             let text = format!(\ndiff --git a/server/src/dsl.rs b/server/src/dsl.rs\nindex faa8aac6616bc6ea2b102d08ae999c01a716ef6e..338feacc579a92bed291867cc0f2f62462737462 100644\n--- a/server/src/dsl.rs\n+++ b/server/src/dsl.rs\n@@ -545,9 +545,14 @@ fn parse_block_prefixed_statement(\n \n     let ((ratio_left, ratio_right), k) = parse_comparison_at(s, i)\n         .ok_or_else(|| DslError::Parse(format!(\"invalid comparison near: {}\", &s[i..])))?;\n-    if ratio_left == 0 && ratio_right == 0 {\n+    if ratio_left == 0 || ratio_right == 0 {\n         return Err(DslError::Parse(\n-            \"vote ratio 0:0 is invalid; use 1:1 for a tie or omit the vote\".to_string(),\n+            \"vote ratio sides must be ≥ 1; use 1:1 for a tie or omit the vote\".to_string(),\n+        ));\n+    }\n+    if ratio_left > 100 || ratio_right > 100 {\n+        return Err(DslError::Parse(\n+            \"vote ratio sides must be ≤ 100\".to_string(),\n         ));\n     }\n     i = skip_ws(s, k);\n@@ -929,11 +934,50 @@ mod tests {\n         let err = parse_full(\"{tie placeholder}\\n~/a 0:0 ~/b\").unwrap_err();\n         let DslError::Parse(msg) = err;\n         assert!(\n-            msg.contains(\"0:0\"),\n-            \"expected 0:0 rejection message, got: {msg}\"\n+            msg.contains(\"≥ 1\"),\n+            \"expected zero-side rejection message, got: {msg}\"\n         );\n     }\n \n+    #[test]\n+    fn parse_vote_rejects_left_zero_ratio() {\n+        let err = parse_full(\"{prefer b}\\n~/a 0:5 ~/b\").unwrap_err();\n+        let DslError::Parse(msg) = err;\n+        assert!(\n+            msg.contains(\"≥ 1\"),\n+            \"expected zero-side rejection message, got: {msg}\"\n+        );\n+    }\n+\n+    #[test]\n+    fn parse_vote_rejects_right_zero_ratio() {\n+        let err = parse_full(\"{prefer a}\\n~/a 5:0 ~/b\").unwrap_err();\n+        let DslError::Parse(msg) = err;\n+        assert!(\n+            msg.contains(\"≥ 1\"),\n+            \"expected zero-side rejection message, got: {msg}\"\n+        );\n+    }\n+\n+    #[test]\n+    fn parse_vote_rejects_over_max_ratio() {\n+        let err = parse_full(\"{prefer a strongly}\\n~/a 101:1 ~/b\").unwrap_err();\n+        let DslError::Parse(msg) = err;\n+        assert!(\n+            msg.contains(\"≤ 100\"),\n+            \"expected max ratio rejection message, got: {msg}\"\n+        );\n+    }\n+\n+    #[test]\n+    fn parse_vote_accepts_max_ratio() {\n+        let doc = parse_full(\"{prefer a}\\n~/a 100:1 ~/b\").unwrap();\n+        assert!(matches!(\n+            doc.statements.last(),\n+            Some(Stmt::Vote { ratio_left: 100, ratio_right: 1, .. })\n+        ));\n+    }\n+\n     #[test]\n     fn parse_full_interleaves_prose() {\n         let input = \"hello\\n#tag\\nworld\";\ndiff --git a/server/src/reducer.rs b/server/src/reducer.rs\nindex e949e8e092297eedd5c20c131f16ef0121f329b3..6841d35cfc9de2389f340a22b8a45acb335e36c3 100644\n--- a/server/src/reducer.rs\n+++ b/server/src/reducer.rs\n@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ impl GroupState {\n         let (i, j) = if a_idx < b_idx { (a_idx, b_idx) } else { (b_idx, a_idx) };\n         self.voted_pairs.insert((i, j));\n \n-        let mut w_a = vote.ratio_left.max(0) as f64;\n-        let mut w_b = vote.ratio_right.max(0) as f64;\n-        if w_a == 0.0 && w_b == 0.0 {\n-            w_a = 1.0;\n-            w_b = 1.0;\n+        let w_a = vote.ratio_left as f64;\n+        let w_b = vote.ratio_right as f64;\n+        if w_a == 0.0 || w_b == 0.0 {\n+            // Zero on either side produces no valid edge; drop the vote.\n+            return;\n         }\n \n         self.add_edge_weight(b_idx, a_idx, w_a);\ndiff --git a/server/tests/basic.rs b/server/tests/basic.rs\nindex 9d83e7a97e2c7494790db17c4b5b30c181705026..cc8c1a0d139f3722ba6ecd13dd001c65be835b67 100644\n--- a/server/tests/basic.rs\n+++ b/server/tests/basic.rs\n@@ -175,14 +175,14 @@ fn reducer_clamps_score_bounds() {\n     let mut state = ReducerState::default();\n     state.apply_event(ingest_event(\n         1,\n-        \"@00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000:test:local/test\\n~/t/a {a}\\n~/t/b {b}\\n{huge}\\n~/t/a 1000:1 ~/t/b\\n\",\n+        \"@00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000:test:local/test\\n~/t/a {a}\\n~/t/b {b}\\n{huge}\\n~/t/a 100:1 ~/t/b\\n\",\n     ));\n     state.apply_event(ingest_event(\n         2,\n-        \"@00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000:test:local/test\\n{huge}\\n~/t/a 1:1000 ~/t/b\\n\",\n+        \"@00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000:test:local/test\\n{huge}\\n~/t/a 1:100 ~/t/b\\n\",\n     ));\n \n-    assert_eq!(state.public().ranking_group.idx_to_item.len(), 2); // Should still work, scores clamped internally\n+    assert_eq!(state.public().ranking_group.idx_to_item.len(), 2); // Should still work, scores handled internally\n }\n \n // ============================================================================\n@@ -513,8 +513,8 @@ fn dsl_parse_rejects_zero_zero_vote_ratio() {\n     .expect_err(\"0:0 vote must be rejected by the parser\");\n     let slugsocial_server::dsl::DslError::Parse(msg) = err;\n     assert!(\n-        msg.contains(\"0:0\"),\n-        \"expected message about invalid 0:0 ratio, got: {msg}\"\n+        msg.contains(\"≥ 1\"),\n+        \"expected message about invalid zero ratio, got: {msg}\"\n     );\n \n     let mut state = ReducerState::default();\n@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ fn dsl_parse_rejects_zero_zero_vote_ratio() {\n #[test]\n fn reducer_negative_ratio_clamped_to_zero() {\n     let _state = ReducerState::default();\n-    // GroupState::apply_vote clamps negatives to 0, then 0:0 -> 1:1\n+    // GroupState::apply_vote clamps negatives to 0; when either side is 0 the vote is dropped.\n     let mut group = GroupState::new();\n     group.apply_vote(slugsocial_server::reducer::VoteData {\n         ts: 1,\n@@ -546,12 +546,12 @@ fn reducer_negative_ratio_clamped_to_zero() {\n         delegate: Some(\"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000:test:local/test\".to_string()),\n         thread_tag: \"t\".to_string(),\n     });\n+    // Items are registered, but the zero-clamped vote produces no edges.\n     assert_eq!(group.idx_to_item.len(), 2);\n-    // Both edges should exist (negatives clamped to 0, then 0:0 -> 1:1)\n     let a_idx = group.item_to_idx[&item_id(\"https://slug.social/~/t/a\")];\n     let b_idx = group.item_to_idx[&item_id(\"https://slug.social/~/t/b\")];\n-    assert!(group.edges.contains_key(&(a_idx, b_idx)));\n-    assert!(group.edges.contains_key(&(b_idx, a_idx)));\n+    assert!(!group.edges.contains_key(&(a_idx, b_idx)));\n+    assert!(!group.edges.contains_key(&(b_idx, a_idx)));\n }\n \n \ndiff --git a/server/tests/integration_ui.rs b/server/tests/integration_ui.rs\nindex 23db7b5672418d5bb0ab7529e05ef1f89e59062a..09c5481f039d59efb617a82bafcc432a186e2d30 100644\n--- a/server/tests/integration_ui.rs\n+++ b/server/tests/integration_ui.rs\n@@ -256,3 +256,96 @@ async fn test_sse_public_thread_morph_includes_post_body_not_thread_not_found()\n     );\n }\n \n+fn ui_vote_compare_post_rpc(\n+    room: &str,\n+    thread_tag: &str,\n+    left: &str,\n+    right: &str,\n+    ratio_left: &str,\n+    ratio_right: &str,\n+    explanation: &str,\n+) -> String {\n+    serde_json::json!({\n+        \"action\": \"vote_compare_post\",\n+        \"room\": room,\n+        \"thread_tag\": thread_tag,\n+        \"left_item\": left,\n+        \"right_item\": right,\n+        \"ratio_left\": ratio_left,\n+        \"ratio_right\": ratio_right,\n+        \"explanation\": explanation,\n+        \"next\": \"/vote\",\n+    })\n+    .to_string()\n+}\n+\n+#[tokio::test]\n+async fn test_vote_compare_post_rejects_zero_left_ratio() {\n+    let (addr, _tmp, _log, _handle) = create_test_server().await;\n+    let client = reqwest::Client::new();\n+    let bearer = test_bearer();\n+\n+    let rpc = ui_vote_compare_post_rpc(\"public\", \"test-vote\", \"~/a\", \"~/b\", \"0\", \"5\", \"prefer b\");\n+    let resp = client\n+        .post(format!(\"http://{addr}/ui\"))\n+        .header(\"Authorization\", format!(\"Bearer {bearer}\"))\n+        .form(&[(\"__rpc__\", rpc.as_str())])\n+        .send()\n+        .await\n+        .unwrap();\n+\n+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), reqwest::StatusCode::OK);\n+    let js = resp.text().await.unwrap();\n+    assert!(\n+        js.contains(\"invalid ratio\") || js.contains(\"≥ 1\"),\n+        \"expected zero-ratio rejection, got: {js}\"\n+    );\n+}\n+\n+#[tokio::test]\n+async fn test_vote_compare_post_rejects_zero_right_ratio() {\n+    let (addr, _tmp, _log, _handle) = create_test_server().await;\n+    let client = reqwest::Client::new();\n+    let bearer = test_bearer();\n+\n+    let rpc = ui_vote_compare_post_rpc(\"public\", \"test-vote\", \"~/a\", \"~/b\", \"5\", \"0\", \"prefer a\");\n+    let resp = client\n+        .post(format!(\"http://{addr}/ui\"))\n+        .header(\"Authorization\", format!(\"Bearer {bearer}\"))\n+        .form(&[(\"__rpc__\", rpc.as_str())])\n+        .send()\n+        .await\n+        .unwrap();\n+\n+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), reqwest::StatusCode::OK);\n+    let js = resp.text().await.unwrap();\n+    assert!(\n+        js.contains(\"invalid ratio\") || js.contains(\"≥ 1\"),\n+        \"expected zero-ratio rejection, got: {js}\"\n+    );\n+}\n+\n+#[tokio::test]\n+async fn test_vote_compare_post_rejects_over_max_ratio() {\n+    let (addr, _tmp, _log, _handle) = create_test_server().await;\n+    let client = reqwest::Client::new();\n+    let bearer = test_bearer();\n+\n+    let rpc =\n+        ui_vote_compare_post_rpc(\"public\", \"test-vote\", \"~/a\", \"~/b\", \"101\", \"1\", \"prefer a\");\n+    let resp = client\n+        .post(format!(\"http://{addr}/ui\"))\n+        .header(\"Authorization\", format!(\"Bearer {bearer}\"))\n+        .form(&[(\"__rpc__\", rpc.as_str())])\n+        .send()\n+        .await\n+        .unwrap();\n+\n+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), reqwest::StatusCode::OK);\n+    let js = resp.text().await.unwrap();\n+    assert!(\n+        js.contains(\"invalid ratio\") || js.contains(\"≤ 100\"),\n+        \"expected over-max ratio rejection, got: {js}\"\n+    );\n+}\n+\ndiff --git a/test/browser_vote_pool.clj b/test/browser_vote_pool.clj\nindex 23d0bd80b02bd8b1b48853454bed02793296550e..738608801027d1e662660b5d6c830b4ccd07c434 100644\n--- a/test/browser_vote_pool.clj\n+++ b/test/browser_vote_pool.clj\n@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@\n ;; Set the hidden ratio inputs so the alphabetically-earlier item wins.\n (defn- set-ratio! [pg left-text right-text]\n   (let [[rl rr] (if (neg? (compare (leaf left-text) (leaf right-text)))\n-                  [100 0]   ; left is earlier → prefer left\n-                  [0 100])] ; right is earlier → prefer right\n+                  [99 1]   ; left is earlier → prefer left\n+                  [1 99])] ; right is earlier → prefer right\n     (page/evaluate pg (str \"document.getElementById('vote-ratio-left').value='\" rl \"'\"))\n     (page/evaluate pg (str \"document.getElementById('vote-ratio-right').value='\" rr \"'\"))))\n \n","role":"user"}],"model":"~x-ai/grok-latest"}