{"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[8d5328d3] -theme\n\nSide A — unified diff (full patch):\ndiff --git a/server/src/api/ui_html.rs b/server/src/api/ui_html.rs\nindex 82b2aa51d21ada1d0d849d3ddfc3a81e4241d861..e74e42e0f0ffc4224f5ef5421b486a5f35434999 100644\n--- a/server/src/api/ui_html.rs\n+++ b/server/src/api/ui_html.rs\n@@ -73,11 +73,7 @@ pub async fn post_ui_html(\n                     ensure_partial_tree(&mut tree, &item);\n                 }\n                 let _ = state.ensure_node(&item).await;\n-                let dest = if item.is_root() {\n-                    \"/\".to_string()\n-                } else {\n-                    format!(\"/?item={}\", item.as_str())\n-                };\n+                let dest = item.browse_href();\n                 JsBuilder::new()\n                     .raw(&format!(\n                         \"window.location.href={};\",\ndiff --git a/server/src/html/mod.rs b/server/src/html/mod.rs\nindex c973cb718ac74b95570dabea76e24459417790b9..a8353c6de0cd6d268219e552b7ca1ba4e3000585 100644\n--- a/server/src/html/mod.rs\n+++ b/server/src/html/mod.rs\n@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@\n use axum::{\n     body::Body,\n     extract::{Path, State},\n-    http::{header, HeaderValue, StatusCode, Uri},\n+    http::{header, StatusCode, Uri},\n     response::{IntoResponse, Response},\n-    Form,\n };\n-use axum_extra::extract::cookie::CookieJar;\n use maud::{html, Markup, DOCTYPE};\n-use serde::Deserialize;\n \n use crate::{\n     form_template::template_json_compact,\n@@ -15,96 +12,25 @@ use crate::{\n     path_types::ItemId,\n     ranking::{top_bottom, RankedItem},\n     reducer::{GroupState, NodeState},\n-    state::{parse_item_param, AppState},\n+    state::AppState,\n     ui_action::UI_RPC_FIELD,\n };\n \n-const THEME_DEFAULT_CSS: &str = include_str!(\"../../static/theme_default.css\");\n-const THEME_RETRO_CSS: &str = include_str!(\"../../static/theme_retro.css\");\n+const SORTER_CSS: &str = include_str!(\"../../static/sorter.css\");\n const SORTER_UI_JS: &str = include_str!(\"../../static/sorter_ui.js\");\n \n-pub const SORTER_THEME_COOKIE: &str = \"sorter-theme\";\n-\n-pub fn normalize_theme(raw: &str) -> &'static str {\n-    match raw {\n-        \"retro\" => \"retro\",\n-        _ => \"default\",\n-    }\n-}\n-\n-pub fn theme_from_jar(jar: &CookieJar) -> &'static str {\n-    jar.get(SORTER_THEME_COOKIE)\n-        .map(|c| normalize_theme(c.value()))\n-        .unwrap_or(\"default\")\n-}\n-\n-pub fn theme_next_from_uri(uri: &Uri) -> String {\n-    uri.path_and_query()\n-        .map(|pq| pq.as_str().to_string())\n-        .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())\n-        .unwrap_or_else(|| \"/\".to_string())\n-}\n-\n-pub fn theme_cookie_header_value(theme: &str) -> HeaderValue {\n-    let t = normalize_theme(theme);\n-    let s = format!(\"{SORTER_THEME_COOKIE}={t}; Path=/; SameSite=Lax; Max-Age=31536000\");\n-    HeaderValue::from_str(&s).expect(\"theme cookie must be ASCII\")\n-}\n-\n-fn sanitize_theme_next(next: Option<&str>) -> String {\n-    let s = next.unwrap_or(\"/\").trim();\n-    if s.starts_with('/') && !s.starts_with(\"//\") && s.len() < 8192 {\n-        s.to_string()\n-    } else {\n-        \"/\".to_string()\n-    }\n-}\n-\n-#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]\n-pub struct ThemeForm {\n-    theme: String,\n-    next: Option<String>,\n-}\n-\n-pub async fn post_theme(Form(form): Form<ThemeForm>) -> impl IntoResponse {\n-    let theme = normalize_theme(&form.theme);\n-    let next = sanitize_theme_next(form.next.as_deref());\n-    let loc =\n-        HeaderValue::try_from(next.as_str()).unwrap_or_else(|_| HeaderValue::from_static(\"/\"));\n-    Response::builder()\n-        .status(StatusCode::SEE_OTHER)\n-        .header(header::LOCATION, loc)\n-        .header(header::SET_COOKIE, theme_cookie_header_value(theme))\n-        .body(Body::empty())\n-        .expect(\"theme redirect response\")\n-}\n-\n pub async fn serve_static(Path(filename): Path<String>) -> impl IntoResponse {\n-    if filename == \"sorter_ui.js\" {\n-        return Response::builder()\n-            .status(StatusCode::OK)\n-            .header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, \"text/javascript; charset=utf-8\")\n-            .header(header::CACHE_CONTROL, \"public, max-age=3600\")\n-            .body(SORTER_UI_JS.to_string())\n-            .unwrap()\n-            .into_response();\n-    }\n-\n-    let theme = filename\n-        .strip_prefix(\"theme_\")\n-        .and_then(|s| s.strip_suffix(\".css\"));\n-\n-    let css = match theme {\n-        Some(\"default\") => THEME_DEFAULT_CSS,\n-        Some(\"retro\") => THEME_RETRO_CSS,\n+    let (content_type, body) = match filename.as_str() {\n+        \"sorter.css\" => (\"text/css; charset=utf-8\", SORTER_CSS),\n+        \"sorter_ui.js\" => (\"text/javascript; charset=utf-8\", SORTER_UI_JS),\n         _ => return (StatusCode::NOT_FOUND, \"static file not found\").into_response(),\n     };\n \n     Response::builder()\n         .status(StatusCode::OK)\n-        .header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, \"text/css; charset=utf-8\")\n+        .header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, content_type)\n         .header(header::CACHE_CONTROL, \"public, max-age=3600\")\n-        .body(css.to_string())\n+        .body(body.to_string())\n         .unwrap()\n         .into_response()\n }\n@@ -162,8 +88,7 @@ fn asset_version() -> &'static str {\n     V.get_or_init(|| {\n         use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};\n         let mut h = std::collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher::new();\n-        THEME_DEFAULT_CSS.hash(&mut h);\n-        THEME_RETRO_CSS.hash(&mut h);\n+        SORTER_CSS.hash(&mut h);\n         SORTER_UI_JS.hash(&mut h);\n         format!(\"{:x}\", h.finish())\n     })\n@@ -176,9 +101,9 @@ pub fn now_ms() -> i64 {\n     t.as_millis() as i64\n }\n \n-fn layout(title: &str, body: Markup, views: u64, theme: &str, theme_next: &str) -> Markup {\n+fn layout(title: &str, body: Markup, views: u64) -> Markup {\n     let ver = asset_version();\n-    let css_href = format!(\"/static/theme_{theme}.css?v={ver}\");\n+    let css_href = format!(\"/static/sorter.css?v={ver}\");\n     let js_src = format!(\"/static/sorter_ui.js?v={ver}\");\n     html! {\n         (DOCTYPE)\n@@ -187,7 +112,7 @@ fn layout(title: &str, body: Markup, views: u64, theme: &str, theme_next: &str)\n                 meta charset=\"utf-8\";\n                 meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\";\n                 title { (title) }\n-                link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=(css_href) id=\"theme-stylesheet\";\n+                link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=(css_href);\n                 script src=\"https://unpkg.com/idiomorph@0.3.0/dist/idiomorph.min.js\" {}\n             }\n             body class=\"home\" {\n@@ -196,21 +121,6 @@ fn layout(title: &str, body: Markup, views: u64, theme: &str, theme_next: &str)\n                 }\n                 div id=\"errors\" {}\n                 (body)\n-                div id=\"controls\" {\n-                    a href=\"https://github.com/sortersocial/sorter2\" id=\"src-link\" { \"src\" }\n-                    form id=\"sorter-theme-form\" method=\"post\" action=\"/theme\" data-navigate=\"full\" {\n-                        input type=\"hidden\" name=\"next\" value=(theme_next);\n-                        select id=\"theme-select\" name=\"theme\" onchange=\"this.form.submit()\" aria-label=\"Theme\" {\n-                            @for (val, label) in [(\"default\", \"default\"), (\"retro\", \"retro\")] {\n-                                @if theme == val {\n-                                    option value=(val) selected { (label) }\n-                                } @else {\n-                                    option value=(val) { (label) }\n-                                }\n-                            }\n-                        }\n-                    }\n-                }\n                 script src=(js_src) {}\n             }\n         }\n@@ -218,11 +128,7 @@ fn layout(title: &str, body: Markup, views: u64, theme: &str, theme_next: &str)\n }\n \n fn item_href(id: &ItemId) -> String {\n-    if id.is_root() {\n-        \"/\".to_string()\n-    } else {\n-        format!(\"/?item={}\", id.as_str())\n-    }\n+    id.browse_href()\n }\n \n fn segment_label(seg: &str) -> &str {\n@@ -361,39 +267,10 @@ pub fn vote_panel(parent: &ItemId) -> Markup {\n }\n \n \n-fn query_param(uri: &Uri, key: &str) -> Option<String> {\n-    let q = uri.query()?;\n-    q.split('&').find_map(|pair| {\n-        let mut it = pair.splitn(2, '=');\n-        if it.next()? == key {\n-            Some(it.next().unwrap_or(\"\").to_string())\n-        } else {\n-            None\n-        }\n-    })\n-}\n-\n-pub async fn home(\n-    State(state): State<AppState>,\n-    jar: CookieJar,\n-    uri: Uri,\n-) -> impl IntoResponse {\n+async fn item_page(state: AppState, uri: Uri, item: ItemId) -> Markup {\n     let path = uri.path().to_string();\n     state.views.increment(path.clone());\n     let views = state.views.get_views(&path);\n-    let theme = theme_from_jar(&jar);\n-    let theme_next = theme_next_from_uri(&uri);\n-\n-    let item_raw = query_param(&uri, \"item\")\n-        .or_else(|| query_param(&uri, \"sub\").map(|sub| {\n-            if sub.is_empty() {\n-                String::new()\n-            } else {\n-                format!(\"reddit.com/r/{sub}\")\n-            }\n-        }))\n-        .unwrap_or_default();\n-    let item = parse_item_param(&item_raw);\n \n     let tree = state.tree.read().await;\n     let empty_node = NodeState::default();\n@@ -408,5 +285,14 @@ pub async fn home(\n         (vote_panel(&item))\n         (ranking_panel(&item, group))\n     };\n-    layout(\"sorter2\", body, views, theme, &theme_next)\n+    layout(\"sorter2\", body, views)\n+}\n+\n+pub async fn home(State(state): State<AppState>, uri: Uri) -> impl IntoResponse {\n+    item_page(state, uri, ItemId::root()).await\n+}\n+\n+pub async fn browse(State(state): State<AppState>, uri: Uri) -> impl IntoResponse {\n+    let item = ItemId::from_browse_uri(uri.path()).unwrap_or(ItemId::root());\n+    item_page(state, uri, item).await\n }\ndiff --git a/server/src/lib.rs b/server/src/lib.rs\nindex 14e7cfbc38feb5d07aff859b64bce6e2ec45cf91..cd56743192919cf4dcea539b3d8873a21fb7e72b 100644\n--- a/server/src/lib.rs\n+++ b/server/src/lib.rs\n@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ pub fn create_app(state: AppState) -> Router {\n     Router::new()\n         .route(\"/healthz\", get(|| async { \"ok\" }))\n         .route(\"/static/:filename\", get(crate::html::serve_static))\n+        .route(\"/~/*item_path\", get(crate::html::browse))\n         .route(\"/\", get(crate::html::home))\n         .route(\"/ui\", post(crate::api::ui_html::post_ui_html))\n-        .route(\"/theme\", post(crate::html::post_theme))\n         .with_state(state)\n         .layer(TraceLayer::new_for_http())\n }\ndiff --git a/server/src/path_types.rs b/server/src/path_types.rs\nindex b5c41444f7bcd4d8d289ed3af464bc3f14d0df99..12dce9888f5cd4e1a0974d12d6468368d0f775b9 100644\n--- a/server/src/path_types.rs\n+++ b/server/src/path_types.rs\n@@ -90,6 +90,50 @@ impl ItemId {\n         paths\n     }\n \n+    /// Full URL for the browser location bar after `/~/`.\n+    pub fn to_browse_url(&self) -> String {\n+        if self.is_root() {\n+            return String::new();\n+        }\n+        if self.as_str().contains(\"://\") {\n+            return self.as_str().to_string();\n+        }\n+        if self\n+            .segments()\n+            .first()\n+            .is_some_and(|s| s.contains('.'))\n+        {\n+            format!(\"https://{}\", self.as_str())\n+        } else {\n+            self.as_str().to_string()\n+        }\n+    }\n+\n+    /// App route, e.g. `/~/https://reddit.com/r/rust`.\n+    pub fn browse_href(&self) -> String {\n+        if self.is_root() {\n+            \"/\".to_string()\n+        } else {\n+            format!(\"/~/{}\", self.to_browse_url())\n+        }\n+    }\n+\n+    /// Parse the tail after `/~/` in a request path.\n+    pub fn from_browse_tail(tail: &str) -> ItemId {\n+        let raw = normalize_browse_tail(tail);\n+        if raw.is_empty() {\n+            return ItemId::root();\n+        }\n+        ItemId::from_url(&raw)\n+            .or_else(|| ItemId::parse(&raw))\n+            .unwrap_or_else(|| ItemId::opaque(raw))\n+    }\n+\n+    pub fn from_browse_uri(path: &str) -> Option<ItemId> {\n+        path.strip_prefix(\"/~/\")\n+            .map(ItemId::from_browse_tail)\n+    }\n+\n     fn canonicalize(raw: &str) -> Option<String> {\n         let s = raw.trim();\n         if s.is_empty() {\n@@ -155,6 +199,21 @@ fn normalize_host(host: &str) -> String {\n     }\n }\n \n+fn normalize_browse_tail(tail: &str) -> String {\n+    let t = tail.trim();\n+    if t.is_empty() {\n+        return String::new();\n+    }\n+    // Some HTTP stacks collapse `https://` → `https:/` inside a path segment.\n+    if t.starts_with(\"https:/\") && !t.starts_with(\"https://\") {\n+        return format!(\"https://{}\", &t[7..]);\n+    }\n+    if t.starts_with(\"http:/\") && !t.starts_with(\"http://\") {\n+        return format!(\"http://{}\", &t[6..]);\n+    }\n+    t.to_string()\n+}\n+\n fn normalize_reddit_host_path(s: &str) -> String {\n     let (host, path) = s.split_once('/').unwrap_or((s, \"\"));\n     let host = normalize_host(host);\n@@ -252,4 +311,22 @@ mod tests {\n         );\n         assert!(ItemId::from_legacy_scope(\"\").is_root());\n     }\n+\n+    #[test]\n+    fn browse_href_wraps_canonical_path() {\n+        let id = ItemId::parse(\"reddit.com/r/rust\").unwrap();\n+        assert_eq!(id.browse_href(), \"/~/https://reddit.com/r/rust\");\n+    }\n+\n+    #[test]\n+    fn from_browse_tail_parses_full_url() {\n+        let id = ItemId::from_browse_tail(\"https://reddit.com/r/AmITheAsshole\");\n+        assert_eq!(id.as_str(), \"reddit.com/r/amitheasshole\");\n+    }\n+\n+    #[test]\n+    fn from_browse_uri_strips_prefix() {\n+        let id = ItemId::from_browse_uri(\"/~/https://reddit.com/r/rust\").unwrap();\n+        assert_eq!(id.as_str(), \"reddit.com/r/rust\");\n+    }\n }\ndiff --git a/server/static/sorter_ui.js b/server/static/sorter_ui.js\nindex 9c475d8e076ba527aaf7a25c177d0d651bd46ca9..d9b016f197547f37ca4b2bcdd7ee6b673d0fb3f0 100644\n--- a/server/static/sorter_ui.js\n+++ b/server/static/sorter_ui.js\n@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@\n       var f = e.target;\n       if (!f || f.tagName !== 'FORM') return;\n       if ((f.method || 'get').toLowerCase() !== 'post') return;\n-      if (f.id === 'sorter-theme-form') return;\n       if (f.getAttribute('data-navigate') === 'full') return;\n       e.preventDefault();\n       await postUiForm(f);\ndiff --git a/server/static/theme_default.css b/server/static/theme_default.css\ndeleted file mode 100644\nindex 1bf8ac7a25207336c019f93cd4119bd0e06229f0..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000\n--- a/server/static/theme_default.css\n+++ /dev/null\n@@ -1,186 +0,0 @@\n-:root {\n-  --bg: #0f1115;\n-  --fg: #e8eaed;\n-  --muted: #9aa0a6;\n-  --accent: #7cacf8;\n-  --panel: #1a1d24;\n-  --border: #2a2f3a;\n-}\n-\n-* {\n-  box-sizing: border-box;\n-}\n-\n-body {\n-  margin: 0;\n-  font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;\n-  background: var(--bg);\n-  color: var(--fg);\n-  line-height: 1.5;\n-}\n-\n-.muted {\n-  color: var(--muted);\n-}\n-\n-.small {\n-  font-size: 0.875rem;\n-}\n-\n-.view-meta {\n-  position: fixed;\n-  top: 0.5rem;\n-  right: 0.5rem;\n-  font-size: 0.75rem;\n-}\n-\n-#controls {\n-  position: fixed;\n-  bottom: 0;\n-  left: 0;\n-  right: 0;\n-  display: flex;\n-  gap: 1rem;\n-  align-items: center;\n-  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;\n-  background: var(--panel);\n-  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);\n-  font-size: 0.875rem;\n-}\n-\n-#controls a {\n-  color: var(--accent);\n-}\n-\n-.demo-panel {\n-  max-width: 40rem;\n-  margin: 4rem auto 6rem;\n-  padding: 2rem;\n-  background: var(--panel);\n-  border: 1px solid var(--border);\n-  border-radius: 8px;\n-}\n-\n-.demo-panel h1 {\n-  margin-top: 0;\n-}\n-\n-.btn-primary {\n-  background: var(--accent);\n-  color: #0f1115;\n-  border: none;\n-  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;\n-  border-radius: 4px;\n-  font-size: 1rem;\n-  cursor: pointer;\n-}\n-\n-.btn-primary:hover {\n-  filter: brightness(1.1);\n-}\n-\n-code {\n-  font-size: 0.85em;\n-  background: var(--bg);\n-  padding: 0.1em 0.35em;\n-  border-radius: 3px;\n-}\n-\n-.vote-fields {\n-  display: flex;\n-  flex-direction: column;\n-  gap: 0.75rem;\n-  margin-bottom: 1rem;\n-}\n-\n-.vote-fields label {\n-  display: flex;\n-  flex-direction: column;\n-  gap: 0.25rem;\n-}\n-\n-.vote-fields input {\n-  padding: 0.4rem 0.5rem;\n-  border: 1px solid var(--border);\n-  border-radius: 4px;\n-  background: var(--bg);\n-  color: var(--fg);\n-}\n-\n-.rank-list {\n-  margin: 0;\n-  padding-left: 0;\n-  list-style: none;\n-}\n-\n-.rank-list li {\n-  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;\n-}\n-\n-.rank-num {\n-  color: var(--muted);\n-}\n-\n-#parser-input {\n-  width: 100%;\n-  padding: 0.5rem;\n-  border: 1px solid var(--border);\n-  border-radius: 4px;\n-  background: var(--bg);\n-  color: var(--fg);\n-  font-size: 1rem;\n-  font-family: inherit;\n-  resize: vertical;\n-}\n-\n-#parser-form .btn-primary {\n-  margin-top: 0.5rem;\n-}\n-\n-.breadcrumbs {\n-  font-size: 0.875rem;\n-  margin-bottom: 1rem;\n-  color: var(--muted);\n-}\n-\n-.breadcrumbs a {\n-  color: var(--accent);\n-  text-decoration: none;\n-}\n-\n-.breadcrumbs a:hover {\n-  text-decoration: underline;\n-}\n-\n-.breadcrumbs .separator {\n-  color: var(--muted);\n-}\n-\n-.rank-list a {\n-  color: var(--accent);\n-  text-decoration: none;\n-}\n-\n-.rank-list a:hover {\n-  text-decoration: underline;\n-}\n-\n-.entity-card h2 {\n-  margin-top: 0;\n-}\n-\n-.scope-name {\n-  color: var(--accent);\n-  font-weight: 600;\n-}\n-\n-.rank-heading {\n-  margin: 0.75rem 0 0.25rem;\n-  text-transform: uppercase;\n-  letter-spacing: 0.04em;\n-}\n-\n-.rank-gap {\n-  text-align: center;\n-  margin: 0.25rem 0;\n-}\ndiff --git a/server/static/theme_retro.css b/server/static/theme_retro.css\ndeleted file mode 100644\nindex ceee99494b873a6e658857be97f02ee739db85e9..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000\n--- a/server/static/theme_retro.css\n+++ /dev/null\n@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@\n-@import url(\"/static/theme_default.css\");\n-\n-:root {\n-  --accent: #f4a261;\n-}\ndiff --git a/server/tests/integration_ui.rs b/server/tests/integration_ui.rs\nindex f7ac9c26bf9f9277ad5f5708603224c095165fb8..df7d9ab357531c5146d0b326c149fdaa6b531a4a 100644\n--- a/server/tests/integration_ui.rs\n+++ b/server/tests/integration_ui.rs\n@@ -70,6 +70,22 @@ async fn post_ui_record_vote_morphs_ranking_and_persists() {\n     assert_eq!(ranked[0].item.as_str(), \"alpha\");\n }\n \n+#[tokio::test]\n+async fn browse_url_renders_subreddit_page() {\n+    let (addr, _tmp) = start_test_server().await;\n+    let client = reqwest::Client::new();\n+    let html = client\n+        .get(format!(\"http://{addr}/~/https://reddit.com/r/rust\"))\n+        .send()\n+        .await\n+        .unwrap()\n+        .text()\n+        .await\n+        .unwrap();\n+    assert!(html.contains(\"ranking-panel\"));\n+    assert!(html.contains(\"/~/https://reddit.com/r/rust\"));\n+}\n+\n #[tokio::test]\n async fn post_ui_parse_query_redirects_to_subreddit() {\n     let (addr, _tmp) = start_test_server().await;\n@@ -93,5 +109,5 @@ async fn post_ui_parse_query_redirects_to_subreddit() {\n         .unwrap();\n \n     assert!(body.contains(\"window.location.href\"));\n-    assert!(body.contains(\"/?item=reddit.com/r/rust\"));\n+    assert!(body.contains(\"/~/https://reddit.com/r/rust\"));\n }\n\n\nSide B — contributor: tommy-mor\nSide B — commit message:\n[1531154d] dequeue -> vec\n\nSide B — unified diff (full patch):\ndiff --git a/server/src/projection_apply.rs b/server/src/projection_apply.rs\nindex 9c8990a8af927f35d3344c8d0872a516aba56b86..ad404bacb8bcdd5ae0e682cff97f974fd44528ea 100644\n--- a/server/src/projection_apply.rs\n+++ b/server/src/projection_apply.rs\n@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@\n //! batch as the (non-idempotent) edge merges guarantees exactly-once application\n //! across replay.\n \n-use std::collections::BTreeSet;\n-\n use crate::{\n     event_log::EventLogError,\n     events::{Event, EventRecord},\n@@ -44,7 +42,6 @@ pub fn apply_records(\n \n     let db = projection_store.db();\n     let mut batch = db.batch();\n-    let mut vote_parents: BTreeSet<ItemId> = BTreeSet::new();\n     let mut last_seq = 0u64;\n \n     for record in records {\n@@ -70,7 +67,6 @@ pub fn apply_records(\n                     *ts,\n                 )\n                 .map_err(|e| EventLogError::Apply(e.to_string()))?;\n-                vote_parents.insert(parent);\n             }\n             Event::NodeEnsured { id } => {\n                 let parsed = parse_event_id(id)?;\n@@ -85,11 +81,5 @@ pub fn apply_records(\n         .commit_with(durable::Durability::DisableWal)\n         .map_err(|e| EventLogError::Apply(e.to_string()))?;\n \n-    for parent in vote_parents {\n-        projection_store\n-            .trim_recent_votes(&parent)\n-            .map_err(|e| EventLogError::Apply(e.to_string()))?;\n-    }\n-\n     Ok(())\n }\ndiff --git a/server/src/projection_store.rs b/server/src/projection_store.rs\nindex 8576d671f351004426207894ac35594ddb0f70cf..9a8953d010029d3639dc3987687554bab8b7663e 100644\n--- a/server/src/projection_store.rs\n+++ b/server/src/projection_store.rs\n@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use crate::{\n \n const PROJECTION_CURSOR_KEY: &str = \"cursor\";\n const PROJECTION_SCHEMA_KEY: &str = \"schema_version\";\n-const PROJECTION_SCHEMA_VERSION: u64 = 3;\n+const PROJECTION_SCHEMA_VERSION: u64 = 4;\n \n #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]\n pub enum ProjectionStoreError {\n@@ -142,16 +142,6 @@ impl ProjectionStore {\n         Ok(tree)\n     }\n \n-    /// Cap a node's recent-vote window after applying votes (best-effort, blind).\n-    pub(crate) fn trim_recent_votes(&self, parent: &ItemId) -> Result<(), ProjectionStoreError> {\n-        node(parent).recent_votes().truncate_back(\n-            &self.db,\n-            crate::storage_schema::RECENT_VOTES_CAP,\n-            Durability::DisableWal,\n-        )?;\n-        Ok(())\n-    }\n-\n     /// Cache Reddit display content outside the event log (must be evicted per policy).\n     pub fn put_ephemeral_content(\n         &self,\ndiff --git a/server/src/reducer.rs b/server/src/reducer.rs\nindex 0c75c85150bb9e5f578bbadf58b3e43f8a80be4b..759918b8c0eb8f8bf1ed0911d8877adaa55c8ea6 100644\n--- a/server/src/reducer.rs\n+++ b/server/src/reducer.rs\n@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@\n-use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet, VecDeque};\n+use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};\n \n use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};\n \n@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub struct GroupState {\n     pub idx_to_item: Vec<ItemId>,\n     pub edges: HashMap<(usize, usize), f64>,\n     pub voted_pairs: HashSet<(usize, usize)>,\n-    pub recent_votes: VecDeque<VoteData>,\n+    pub recent_votes: Vec<VoteData>,\n }\n \n impl GroupState {\n@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl GroupState {\n             idx_to_item: Vec::new(),\n             edges: HashMap::new(),\n             voted_pairs: HashSet::new(),\n-            recent_votes: VecDeque::with_capacity(200),\n+            recent_votes: Vec::new(),\n         }\n     }\n \n@@ -111,10 +111,7 @@ impl GroupState {\n         self.add_edge_weight(b_idx, a_idx, w_a);\n         self.add_edge_weight(a_idx, b_idx, w_b);\n \n-        self.recent_votes.push_front(vote);\n-        while self.recent_votes.len() > 200 {\n-            self.recent_votes.pop_back();\n-        }\n+        self.recent_votes.push(vote);\n     }\n }\n \ndiff --git a/server/src/storage_dto.rs b/server/src/storage_dto.rs\nindex 9dfb13c53efe4389277625a6ab3bfc18f566a453..3fd6db5cb909ac4896bd8a3ecace796de5f08781 100644\n--- a/server/src/storage_dto.rs\n+++ b/server/src/storage_dto.rs\n@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub struct StoredEntityDataV1 {\n     pub link_url: Option<String>,\n }\n \n-/// One vote stored in a node's `recent_votes` deque.\n+/// One vote stored in a node's `recent_votes` list.\n #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]\n pub struct StoredVoteV1 {\n     pub version: u32,\ndiff --git a/server/src/storage_schema.rs b/server/src/storage_schema.rs\nindex bd26e665e084b95b10fdfff091c31e8dc84d07b8..5d2bb1d56927fb61c7c6d2d8602bd6882327f862 100644\n--- a/server/src/storage_schema.rs\n+++ b/server/src/storage_schema.rs\n@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@\n //! durable collections instead of one blob per node.\n //!\n //! A vote updates a handful of keys: a few edge-weight merges, a voted-pair flag,\n-//! a recent-vote deque push, and child-link set entries. The in-memory\n+//! a recent-vote list append, and child-link set entries. The in-memory\n //! [`crate::reducer::GroupState`] is reconstructed from these keys on read for\n //! rank-centrality.\n \n use std::collections::{BTreeSet, HashMap, HashSet};\n \n-use durable::{Batch, Db, Deque, Durable, Leaf, Map, Sum};\n+use durable::{Batch, Db, Durable, Leaf, List, Map, Sum};\n \n use crate::{\n     path_types::ItemId,\n@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ pub struct NodeSchema {\n     pub edges: Map<EdgeKey, Sum<f64>>,\n     /// Voted pairs `(min, max) -> true`.\n     pub voted_pairs: Map<PairKey, Leaf<bool>>,\n-    /// Recent votes, newest at the front (capped on write).\n-    pub recent_votes: Deque<Leaf<StoredVoteV1>>,\n+    /// Recent votes, append-only oldest-first (cap applied on read).\n+    pub recent_votes: List<Leaf<StoredVoteV1>>,\n     /// When ephemeral Reddit display content was last fetched (ms); absent after eviction.\n     pub fetched_at: Leaf<i64>,\n }\n@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub struct Store {\n     pub view_meta: Map<String, Leaf<u64>>,\n }\n \n-/// Cap on the per-node recent-vote window (matches the in-memory reducer).\n+/// Max recent votes returned when loading a node (query-time cap only).\n pub const RECENT_VOTES_CAP: u64 = 200;\n \n fn id_key(id: &ItemId) -> String {\n@@ -148,11 +148,14 @@ fn build_group_state(\n         }\n     }\n \n-    // Deque is front=newest; in-memory VecDeque is also front=newest.\n-    let mut recent_votes = std::collections::VecDeque::new();\n-    for stored in np.recent_votes().iter(db)? {\n-        recent_votes.push_back(decode_vote(stored).map_err(durable::Error::Deserialize)?);\n-    }\n+    // List is index order (oldest first); keep the newest RECENT_VOTES_CAP entries.\n+    let stored = np.recent_votes().iter(db)?;\n+    let cap = RECENT_VOTES_CAP as usize;\n+    let start = stored.len().saturating_sub(cap);\n+    let recent_votes = stored[start..]\n+        .iter()\n+        .map(|s| decode_vote(s.clone()).map_err(durable::Error::Deserialize))\n+        .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;\n \n     Ok(GroupState {\n         item_to_idx,\n@@ -248,7 +251,7 @@ pub fn vote_writes(\n     };\n     batch.write(pnode.voted_pairs().key(&(lo, hi)).set(&true));\n \n-    // Recent votes (newest at front).\n+    // Recent votes (append-only; cap on read).\n     let stored = encode_vote(&VoteData {\n         ts,\n         a: a_id,\n@@ -260,7 +263,7 @@ pub fn vote_writes(\n         delegate: None,\n         thread_tag: \"default\".to_string(),\n     });\n-    batch.push_front(&pnode.recent_votes(), &stored)?;\n+    batch.push(&pnode.recent_votes(), &stored)?;\n     Ok(())\n }\n \n@@ -314,6 +317,35 @@ mod tests {\n         assert!(load_node_state(&db, &parent).unwrap().is_none());\n     }\n \n+    #[test]\n+    fn load_caps_recent_votes_at_query_time() {\n+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();\n+        let db = Db::open(dir.path()).unwrap();\n+        let parent = ItemId::root();\n+\n+        let mut batch = db.batch();\n+        for i in 0..RECENT_VOTES_CAP + 10 {\n+            vote_writes(&mut batch, &parent, \"alpha\", \"beta\", 1, 0, i as i64).unwrap();\n+        }\n+        batch.commit().unwrap();\n+\n+        assert_eq!(\n+            node(&parent).recent_votes().len(&db).unwrap(),\n+            RECENT_VOTES_CAP + 10\n+        );\n+\n+        let node_state = load_node_state(&db, &parent).unwrap().unwrap();\n+        assert_eq!(node_state.local_ranking.recent_votes.len(), RECENT_VOTES_CAP as usize);\n+        assert_eq!(\n+            node_state.local_ranking.recent_votes.first().map(|v| v.ts),\n+            Some(10)\n+        );\n+        assert_eq!(\n+            node_state.local_ranking.recent_votes.last().map(|v| v.ts),\n+            Some(RECENT_VOTES_CAP as i64 + 9)\n+        );\n+    }\n+\n     #[test]\n     fn missing_node_is_none() {\n         let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();\n","role":"user"}],"model":"~x-ai/grok-latest"}