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~anthropic/claude-sonnet-latest · winner B · 8:2 · permalink

Side B implements a substantive, deliberate DSL redesign (block-first explanations/items) with corresponding parser rewrite, extensive test/fixture updates, and documentation changes across the whole codebase, representing real, lasting feature work. Side A is largely cleanup/removal of a demo feature plus an async settlement worker refactor for ranking caching, which is useful but smaller in scope and partly removes rather than adds durable functionality.

~x-ai/grok-latest · winner B · 2:1 · permalink

B permanently reshapes the core user-facing sorter DSL (explanation-first votes, stricter block-vs-item parsing) with real parser work in dsl.rs and consistent product/docs/test updates. A’s settlement worker and ranking cache are solid systems improvements plus demo-counter cleanup, but they are internal scaffolding compared with B’s lasting language/design change.

openai/gpt-chat-latest · winner A · 3:2 · permalink

Side A makes substantive architectural improvements by introducing a settlement worker that batches vote persistence and ranking recomputation, adds cached ranking reads (`ranked_items_cached`) to avoid recomputing on every HTTP request, switches ranking access from write to read locks, and removes the obsolete demo-counter feature. Side B consistently migrates the DSL to a new explanation-first vote syntax and updates the parser, UI emission, documentation, and tests, but much of the patch is a project-wide syntax conversion rather than adding new runtime capability.

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A — c_4772ee88dbe3 (tommy-mor)

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[07715165] nice

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diff --git a/server/src/api/ui_html.rs b/server/src/api/ui_html.rs
index c3c62a76f424010d77a6090c84dd0b82098f573e..da2536112faea313352624cf2ce0ddd0ab3377c1 100644
--- a/server/src/api/ui_html.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/ui_html.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use axum::{
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use crate::{
-    html::{demo_counter_panel, js_string_literal, ranking_panel, JsBuilder},
+    html::{js_string_literal, ranking_panel, JsBuilder},
     parser::parse_reddit_url,
     parser_render::parser_panel_morph,
     state::AppState,
@@ -35,13 +35,6 @@ pub async fn post_ui_html(
     };
 
     match action {
-        HtmlUiAction::BumpDemoCounter => {
-            let count = state.bump_demo_counter().await;
-            let panel = demo_counter_panel(count, state.event_log.path().to_string_lossy().as_ref());
-            JsBuilder::new()
-                .morph_selector("#demo-counter-panel", panel)
-                .into_response()
-        }
         HtmlUiAction::RecordVote {
             a,
             b,
@@ -54,8 +47,8 @@ pub async fn post_ui_html(
             {
                 return ui_js_warn(&e).into_response();
             }
-            let mut group = state.group.write().await;
-            let panel = ranking_panel(&mut group);
+            let group = state.group.read().await;
+            let panel = ranking_panel(&group);
             JsBuilder::new()
                 .morph_selector("#ranking-panel", panel)
                 .into_response()
@@ -87,20 +80,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(matches!(err, HtmlUiParseError::MissingRpc));
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn bump_action_deserializes() {
-        let template = serde_json::json!({ "action": "bump_demo_counter" });
-        let mut form = HashMap::new();
-        form.insert(
-            UI_RPC_FIELD.to_string(),
-            serde_json::to_string(&template).unwrap(),
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            parse_html_ui_from_form(&form).unwrap(),
-            HtmlUiAction::BumpDemoCounter
-        );
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn record_vote_action_deserializes() {
         let template = serde_json::json!({
diff --git a/server/src/events.rs b/server/src/events.rs
index b969242534e184d4f0a689543a479670b08a18df..eff80aef0257f706d2341f666e63d6a3d921bf6e 100644
--- a/server/src/events.rs
+++ b/server/src/events.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 pub enum Event {
     /// Page view recorded (path → counter in views.json).
     ViewRecorded { path: String, ts: i64 },
-    /// Demo counter bump from `POST /ui` (persisted in the single JSONL log).
-    DemoCounterBumped { ts: i64, value: u64 },
     /// Pairwise comparison vote (replayed into [`crate::reducer::GroupState`] on boot).
     VoteRecorded {
         ts: i64,
diff --git a/server/src/html/mod.rs b/server/src/html/mod.rs
index 5b1d0b5a887d89e7e80796aa7a6c8ed5baaf2782..d69ed962b5c8625bc83c933b1825f2cc1d0868e2 100644
--- a/server/src/html/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/html/mod.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use crate::{
     form_template::template_json_compact,
     parser_action::ParserAction,
     parser_render::parser_panel,
-    ranking::ranked_items,
+    ranking::ranked_items_cached,
     reducer::GroupState,
     state::AppState,
     ui_action::UI_RPC_FIELD,
@@ -199,10 +199,8 @@ fn layout(title: &str, body: Markup, views: u64, theme: &str, theme_next: &str)
     }
 }
 
-pub fn ranking_panel(group: &mut GroupState) -> Markup {
-    const MAX_ITERS: usize = 10_000;
-    const TOL: f64 = 1e-8;
-    let items = ranked_items(group, MAX_ITERS, TOL);
+pub fn ranking_panel(group: &GroupState) -> Markup {
+    let items = ranked_items_cached(group);
     html! {
         section id="ranking-panel" class="demo-panel" {
             h2 { "Ranking" }
@@ -260,35 +258,6 @@ pub fn vote_panel() -> Markup {
 }
 
 
-pub fn demo_counter_panel(count: u64, event_log_path: &str) -> Markup {
-    let rpc = template_json_compact(&serde_json::json!({ "action": "bump_demo_counter" }))
-        .expect("rpc json");
-    html! {
-        section id="demo-counter-panel" class="demo-panel" {
-            h1 { "sorter2" }
-            p class="muted" {
-                "Pairwise ranking scaffold — votes persist to JSONL and replay on boot."
-            }
-            p class="demo-count" {
-                strong { "Counter: " }
-                span id="demo-count-value" { (count) }
-            }
-            p class="muted small" {
-                "Event log: " code { (event_log_path) }
-            }
-            form method="post" action="/ui" id="demo-bump-form" {
-                input type="hidden" name=(UI_RPC_FIELD) value=(rpc);
-                button type="submit" class="btn-primary" { "Bump (POST /ui → eval JS)" }
-            }
-            p class="muted small" {
-                "Uses hidden "
-                code { "__rpc__" }
-                " JSON + Idiomorph morph — no full page reload."
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 pub async fn home(
     State(state): State<AppState>,
     jar: CookieJar,
@@ -297,16 +266,15 @@ pub async fn home(
     let path = uri.path().to_string();
     state.views.increment(path.clone());
     let views = state.views.get_views(&path);
-    let count = *state.demo_counter.read().await;
     let theme = theme_from_jar(&jar);
     let theme_next = theme_next_from_uri(&uri);
-    let mut group = state.group.write().await;
+    let group = state.group.read().await;
     let empty_action = ParserAction::suggest(String::new(), None);
     let body = html! {
+        h1 { "sorter2" }
         (parser_panel("", &empty_action))
         (vote_panel())
-        (ranking_panel(&mut group))
-        (demo_counter_panel(count, state.event_log.path().to_string_lossy().as_ref()))
+        (ranking_panel(&group))
     };
     layout("sorter2", body, views, theme, &theme_next)
 }
diff --git a/server/src/lib.rs b/server/src/lib.rs
index 6716c5b282e7980a7a0f03d63ad8b25eda61cc55..fa423640d598f4ba97a5885d228e78d7b97f7a22 100644
--- a/server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/server/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pub mod parser_render;
 pub mod path_types;
 pub mod ranking;
 pub mod reducer;
+pub mod settlement;
 pub mod state;
 pub mod ui_action;
 pub mod views;
diff --git a/server/src/ranking.rs b/server/src/ranking.rs
index 89d3280126a8d8f841721ce8cb63ff735d68752a..2d706762792ba9239bb3f1c2e4974a2fde908013 100644
--- a/server/src/ranking.rs
+++ b/server/src/ranking.rs
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ pub fn compute_group_ranking(group: &mut GroupState, max_iters: usize, tol: f64)
 
 pub fn ranked_items(group: &mut GroupState, max_iters: usize, tol: f64) -> Vec<RankedItem> {
     compute_group_ranking(group, max_iters, tol);
+    ranked_items_cached(group)
+}
+
+/// Read cached scores without recomputing (HTTP fast path).
+pub fn ranked_items_cached(group: &GroupState) -> Vec<RankedItem> {
     let mut items: Vec<RankedItem> = group
         .idx_to_item
         .iter()
@@ -105,7 +110,12 @@ pub fn ranked_items(group: &mut GroupState, max_iters: usize, tol: f64) -> Vec<R
     items
 }
 
-fn compute_scores_from_edges(n: usize, edges: impl Iterator<Item = ((usize, usize), f64)>, max_iters: usize, tol: f64) -> Vec<f64> {
+pub fn compute_scores_from_edges(
+    n: usize,
+    edges: impl Iterator<Item = ((usize, usize), f64)>,
+    max_iters: usize,
+    tol: f64,
+) -> Vec<f64> {
     if n == 0 {
         return vec![];
     }
diff --git a/server/src/settlement.rs b/server/src/settlement.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1f722ceaea62cda22c28ab71551f259fbf049b81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/settlement.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use tokio::sync::{mpsc, oneshot, RwLock};
+
+use crate::{
+    event_log::EventLog,
+    events::Event,
+    ranking::compute_scores_from_edges,
+    reducer::{GroupState, VoteData},
+};
+
+const MAX_ITERS: usize = 10_000;
+const TOL: f64 = 1e-8;
+
+pub struct SettlementCommand {
+    pub vote: VoteData,
+    pub event: Event,
+    pub reply: oneshot::Sender<Result<(), String>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct SettlementClient {
+    tx: mpsc::Sender<SettlementCommand>,
+}
+
+impl SettlementClient {
+    pub fn spawn(group: Arc<RwLock<GroupState>>, event_log: Arc<EventLog>) -> Self {
+        let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel(64);
+        tokio::spawn(settlement_worker(rx, group, event_log));
+        Self { tx }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn record_vote(&self, vote: VoteData, event: Event) -> Result<(), String> {
+        let (reply, rx) = oneshot::channel();
+        self.tx
+            .send(SettlementCommand {
+                vote,
+                event,
+                reply,
+            })
+            .await
+            .map_err(|_| "settlement worker stopped".to_string())?;
+        rx.await
+            .map_err(|_| "settlement worker stopped".to_string())?
+    }
+}
+
+async fn settlement_worker(
+    mut rx: mpsc::Receiver<SettlementCommand>,
+    group: Arc<RwLock<GroupState>>,
+    event_log: Arc<EventLog>,
+) {
+    while let Some(first) = rx.recv().await {
+        let mut batch = vec![first];
+        while let Ok(more) = rx.try_recv() {
+            batch.push(more);
+        }
+
+        let mut disk_err: Option<String> = None;
+        for cmd in &batch {
+            if let Err(e) = event_log.append(&cmd.event).await {
+                disk_err = Some(e.to_string());
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Some(err) = disk_err {
+            for cmd in batch {
+                let _ = cmd.reply.send(Err(err.clone()));
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        let (edges, n) = {
+            let mut w = group.write().await;
+            for cmd in &batch {
+                w.apply_vote(cmd.vote.clone());
+            }
+            (w.edges.clone(), w.idx_to_item.len())
+        };
+
+        let new_scores = compute_scores_from_edges(
+            n,
+            edges.iter().map(|(&k, &v)| (k, v)),
+            MAX_ITERS,
+            TOL,
+        );
+
+        {
+            let mut w = group.write().await;
+            w.cached_scores = new_scores;
+            w.dirty = false;
+        }
+
+        for cmd in batch {
+            let _ = cmd.reply.send(Ok(()));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Compute ranking cache from current in-memory edges (startup replay only).
+pub fn warm_ranking_cache(group: &mut GroupState) {
+    if !group.dirty {
+        return;
+    }
+    let n = group.idx_to_item.len();
+    group.cached_scores = compute_scores_from_edges(
+        n,
+        group.edges.iter().map(|(&k, &v)| (k, v)),
+        MAX_ITERS,
+        TOL,
+    );
+    group.dirty = false;
+}
diff --git a/server/src/state.rs b/server/src/state.rs
index 8ec9902e2ecc31cf8208f7ad6365891dc5537eed..1922541a4064c2de1df2d993a461cae783320e05 100644
--- a/server/src/state.rs
+++ b/server/src/state.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use crate::{
     event_log::EventLog,
     events::Event,
     reducer::{GroupState, VoteData},
+    settlement::{warm_ranking_cache, SettlementClient},
     views::ViewStore,
 };
 
@@ -38,8 +39,8 @@ pub struct AppState {
     pub cfg: Arc<AppConfig>,
     pub event_log: Arc<EventLog>,
     pub views: ViewStore,
-    pub demo_counter: Arc<RwLock<u64>>,
     pub group: Arc<RwLock<GroupState>>,
+    settlement: SettlementClient,
 }
 
 impl AppState {
@@ -48,14 +49,10 @@ impl AppState {
         let views_path = format!("{}/views.json", cfg.data_dir);
         let views = ViewStore::new(&views_path);
 
-        let mut demo_counter: u64 = 0;
         let mut group = GroupState::new();
         if let Ok((events, _)) = event_log.load_all().await {
             for ev in events {
                 match ev {
-                    Event::DemoCounterBumped { value, .. } => {
-                        demo_counter = demo_counter.max(value);
-                    }
                     Event::VoteRecorded {
                         ts,
                         a,
@@ -74,30 +71,20 @@ impl AppState {
             }
         }
 
+       

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B — c_2f5d9e0370f8 (tommy-mor)

message

[6bda2635] Use title-first items and explanation-first votes (#135)

* Require block-first sorter DSL statements

Co-authored-by: tommy <thmorriss@gmail.com>

* Use title-first items with explanation-first votes

Co-authored-by: tommy <thmorriss@gmail.com>

* Update garden vote test DSL fixtures

Co-authored-by: tommy <thmorriss@gmail.com>

* Update browser vote DSL payloads

Co-authored-by: tommy <thmorriss@gmail.com>

---------

Co-authored-by: Cursor Agent <cursoragent@cursor.com>

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diff --git a/cli/DSL.txt b/cli/DSL.txt
index 18f69ef25f01583fddf9fc90e077bb2c3fa72bb6..c9b12bf0edaf73ad252f0a202b7fe61e311df50a 100644
--- a/cli/DSL.txt
+++ b/cli/DSL.txt
@@ -18,9 +18,20 @@ Blank lines are preserved to maintain paragraph structure.
 ~/item/a {itembody}
 ~/python { A high-level scripting language }
 
-~/item/a > ~/python { Item A is better because of X. }
-~/python 3:1 ~/go { Python's ecosystem is much richer than Go's. }
-https://example.com/lang = ~/go { They are equally good in this context. }
+{
+Item A is better because of X.
+}
+~/item/a > ~/python
+
+{
+Python's ecosystem is much richer than Go's.
+}
+~/python 3:1 ~/go
+
+{
+They are equally good in this context.
+}
+https://example.com/lang = ~/go
 ```
 
 SYNTAX RULES
@@ -35,7 +46,7 @@ Starts a thread. Tag allows alphanumeric, `-`, `_`, and `/`. Subtitle max 100 ch
 ~/<local-item-path> { description }
 ```
 Defines an ontology item (garden layer). Paths can be nested (e.g. `~/languages/python`).
-A leading `/` alone is **not** allowed in the DSL — use `~/` only. Descriptions (bodies) are wrapped in `{}`. Can be adjacent (e.g. `~/arrived{ready}`).
+A leading `/` alone is **not** allowed in the DSL — use `~/` only. Descriptions (bodies) are wrapped in `{}` and follow the item path.
 
 ```sorter
 https://example.com/item { description }
@@ -46,7 +57,10 @@ Canonicalization rules for URLs:
 - `~/` and `https://slug.social/~/` map to the same local item path.
 
 ```sorter
-<item1> <comparison> <item2> { required explanation }
+{
+required explanation
+}
+<item1> <comparison> <item2>
 ```
 Compares two items. The explanation is REQUIRED.
 Comparisons:
@@ -65,7 +79,8 @@ When writing bodies or explanations, you can use braces `{}` and code blocks wit
 3. Single braces: { ... }
 
 ```sorter
-~/code { Here is a block: ```def foo(): return {"a": 1}``` }
+{ Here is a block: ```def foo(): return {"a": 1}``` }
+~/code
 ```
 
 STYLE
diff --git a/cli/GUIDE.sorter b/cli/GUIDE.sorter
index 7ea1c2649cb4a323b46f0bf389025079a9c9ab43..86accba72ecea547215d947fb6552e0ead25687c 100644
--- a/cli/GUIDE.sorter
+++ b/cli/GUIDE.sorter
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ Item definitions (attaches a description to an item):
   ~/thread/item { description }
 
 Comparisons:
-  ~/thread/item-a 3:1 ~/thread/item-b { reasoning }
+  { reasoning }
+  ~/thread/item-a 3:1 ~/thread/item-b
 
 Ratio formats:
   3:1   left is 3x better than right
@@ -95,8 +96,7 @@ Shorthand:
   <     means 1:2 (right is better)
   =     means 1:1 (equal)
 
-Bodies can attach without whitespace:
-  ~/thread/item{Description here}
+Item bodies follow the item path. Vote explanations come first; the comparison is the verdict line.
 }
 
 You can write any prose in your posts. These won't be part of the garden but only the thread.
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ npx slugsocial public forum post languages --delegate '7a3b9c2d-1234-5678-90ab-c
 
 ~/languages/python { A high-level language focused on readability. }
 ~/languages/rust { A systems language focused on safety and performance. }
-~/languages/python 2:1 ~/languages/rust { Python has simpler syntax for beginners - fewer symbols, explicit over implicit.  Rust's borrow checker adds cognitive load even for simple programs.  Both are readable once learned, but Python's learning curve is gentler.  }
+{ Python has simpler syntax for beginners - fewer symbols, explicit over implicit.  Rust's borrow checker adds cognitive load even for simple programs.  Both are readable once learned, but Python's learning curve is gentler.  }
+~/languages/python 2:1 ~/languages/rust
 EOF
 
 # See current ranking
diff --git a/ideas/single-thread.md b/ideas/single-thread.md
index 86230fe6119c31045c21dbfcb12311b323c02fa8..0efb7199524cc3b308b1922c03e3a99193e4586c 100644
--- a/ideas/single-thread.md
+++ b/ideas/single-thread.md
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ Previously a `.sorter` document could scatter `#tags` throughout:
 ~/languages/rust {A systems language.}
 #tools
 ~/tools/cargo {Rust's build system.}
-~/languages/rust 2:1 ~/tools/cargo {Rust is more foundational than its tooling.}
+{Rust is more foundational than its tooling.}
+~/languages/rust 2:1 ~/tools/cargo
 ```
 
 The system would fan the ingest into both `#languages` and `#tools` — the same
diff --git a/server/src/api/mod.rs b/server/src/api/mod.rs
index 9f3c1cc21c2ae157c024a447980a97e190c8f066..920e967b47852ea82fa61b84c457ae3582dd9800 100644
--- a/server/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -72,16 +72,16 @@ mod tests {
         apply_ingest(
             &mut reduced,
             1,
-            "~/t/a {a}\n~/t/b {b}\n~/t/a 2:1 ~/t/b {because}\n",
+            "~/t/a {a}\n~/t/b {b}\n{because}\n~/t/a 2:1 ~/t/b\n",
         );
-        let text = "~/t/a 1:1 ~/t/b {equal}\n";
+        let text = "{equal}\n~/t/a 1:1 ~/t/b\n";
         validate_ingest_document(&reduced, text, &crate::reducer::ScopeId::Public).unwrap();
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn validate_ingest_document_rejects_vote_on_undefined_item() {
         let reduced = ReducerState::default();
-        let text = "~/t/a {x}\n~/t/b 1:1 ~/t/missing {why}\n";
+        let text = "~/t/a {x}\n{why}\n~/t/b 1:1 ~/t/missing\n";
         let err = validate_ingest_document(&reduced, text, &crate::reducer::ScopeId::Public).unwrap_err();
         assert_eq!(err.0, StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST);
         assert!(err.1.contains("undefined item"));
diff --git a/server/src/api/ui_html.rs b/server/src/api/ui_html.rs
index 696e7b3605e2e68aee0351116c494c2958506add..7cbda3876451687aa7a55547fc06bbe86ac9d260 100644
--- a/server/src/api/ui_html.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/ui_html.rs
@@ -222,13 +222,13 @@ async fn dispatch_ui_action(
             }
 
             let text = format!(
-                "@{}\n{} {}:{} {} {{\n{}\n}}\n",
+                "@{}\n{{\n{}\n}}\n{} {}:{} {}\n",
                 crate::api::auth::WEB_BROWSER_AGENT,
+                exp,
                 left_id.as_str(),
                 rl,
                 rr,
-                right_id.as_str(),
-                exp
+                right_id.as_str()
             );
 
             match rpc_post_with_bearer(state, &session.bearer, room.clone(), thread_tag.clone(), text).await {
diff --git a/server/src/dsl.rs b/server/src/dsl.rs
index 7962342bd023b3b5061a684d84d4ab164134b111..def8b497c71567016a522648b9630d7038163e41 100644
--- a/server/src/dsl.rs
+++ b/server/src/dsl.rs
@@ -11,16 +11,21 @@ pub struct Document {
 /// A single statement in the DSL (or prose when using `parse_full`).
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum Stmt {
-    Item { title: String, body: Option<String> },
+    Item {
+        title: String,
+        body: Option<String>,
+    },
     Vote {
         item1: String,
         item2: String,
         ratio_left: i32,
         ratio_right: i32,
-        /// Required non-empty explanation (from trailing `{ ... }`).
+        /// Required non-empty explanation (from leading `{ ... }`).
         explanation: String,
     },
-    Prose { text: String },
+    Prose {
+        text: String,
+    },
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
@@ -391,71 +396,46 @@ fn parse_comparison_at(s: &str, i: usize) -> Option<((i32, i32), usize)> {
     Some(((left, right), j))
 }
 
-fn parse_item_statement(stripped: &str, masker: &BlockMasker) -> Result<Stmt, DslError> {
-    // item: ("~/" | "https://..." | "http://...") item_ref body?
-    // vote: same for both operands.
-    //
-    // Important: body token can be adjacent to the item name (no whitespace),
-    // e.g. "~/arrived{...}" -> "~/arrived__BLOCK_x__".
-    let s = stripped;
-    let bytes = s.as_bytes();
-    if bytes.is_empty() {
-        return Err(DslError::Parse("missing item statement".to_string()));
+fn parse_block_prefixed_statement(
+    block_token: &str,
+    tail: &str,
+    masker: &BlockMasker,
+) -> Result<Stmt, DslError> {
+    // vote: block item_ref comparison item_ref
+    let s = tail.trim_start();
+    if s.is_empty() {
+        return Err(DslError::Parse(
+            "missing vote statement after leading explanation block".to_string(),
+        ));
     }
 
     let (item1, j) =
         parse_item_name_at(s, 0).ok_or_else(|| DslError::Parse("invalid item name".to_string()))?;
+    let explanation = masker.extract_body(block_token);
+    let mut i = skip_ws(s, j);
 
-    // Either we have:
-    // - immediate/whitespace block token => Item
-    // - comparison => Vote
-    // - whitespace then block token => Item
-    // - whitespace then comparison => Vote
-    let i = skip_ws(s, j);
-
-    // If next is end or a block token => Item.
     if i >= s.len() {
-        return Ok(Stmt::Item {
-            title: item1,
-            body: None,
-        });
-    }
-    if let Some((tok, end)) = parse_block_token_at(s, i) {
-        let body = masker.extract_body(&tok);
-        let tail = s[end..].trim();
-        if !tail.is_empty() {
-            return Err(DslError::Parse("extra tokens after item".to_string()));
-        }
-        return Ok(Stmt::Item {
-            title: item1,
-            body: Some(body),
-        });
+        return Err(DslError::Parse(
+            "leading `{ ... }` blocks are vote explanations; item bodies belong after item paths"
+                .to_string(),
+        ));
     }
 
-    // Otherwise parse comparison then "/item2" then REQUIRED body.
-    let ((ratio_left, ratio_right), mut k) = parse_comparison_at(s, i)
+    let ((ratio_left, ratio_right), k) = parse_comparison_at(s, i)
         .ok_or_else(|| DslError::Parse(format!("invalid comparison near: {}", &s[i..])))?;
     if ratio_left == 0 && ratio_right == 0 {
         return Err(DslError::Parse(
             "vote ratio 0:0 is invalid; use 1:1 for a tie or omit the vote".to_string(),
         ));
     }
-    k = skip_ws(s, k);
-    let (item2, mut m) = parse_item_name_at(s, k)
+    i = skip_ws(s, k);
+    let (item2, m) = parse_item_name_at(s, i)
         .ok_or_else(|| DslError::Parse("invalid rhs item name".to_string()))?;
-    m = skip_ws(s, m);
-
-    let Some((tok, end)) = parse_block_token_at(s, m) else {
-        return Err(DslError::Parse(
-            "missing vote explanation (add a trailing `{ ... }`)".to_string(),
-        ));
-    };
-    let explanation = masker.extract_body(&tok);
+    i = skip_ws(s, m);
     if explanation.trim().is_empty() {
         return Err(DslError::Parse("empty vote explanation".to_string()));
     }
-    m = end;
-    let tail = s[m..].trim();
+    let tail = s[i..].trim();
     if !tail.is_empty() {
         return Err(DslError::Parse("extra tokens after vote".to_string()));
     }
@@ -469,6 +449,35 @@ fn parse_item_statement(stripped: &str, masker: &BlockMasker) -> Result<Stmt, Ds
     })
 }
 
+fn parse_item_definition_statement(stripped: &str, masker: &BlockMasker) -> Result<Stmt, DslError> {
+    let (item1, j) =
+        parse_item_name_at(stripped, 0).ok_or_else(|| DslError::Parse("invalid item name".to_string()))?;
+    let i = skip_ws(stripped, j);
+
+    if i >= stripped.len() {
+        return Ok(Stmt::Item {
+            title: item1,
+            body: None,
+        });
+    }
+
+    if let Some((tok, end)) = parse_block_token_at(stripped, i) {
+        let body = masker.extract_body(&tok);
+        let tail = stripped[end..].trim();
+        if !tail.is_empty() {
+            return Err(DslError::Parse("extra tokens after item".to_string()));
+        }
+        return Ok(Stmt::Item {
+            title: item1,
+            body: Some(body),
+        });
+    }
+
+    Err(DslError::Parse(
+        "vote explanations must start with a `{ ... }` block before the comparison".to_string(),
+    ))
+}
+
 fn parse_line(masked_line: &str, masker: &BlockMasker) -> Result<Vec<Stmt>, DslError> {
     let stripped = masked_line.trim_start();
     if stripped.is_empty() {
@@ -477,27 +486,28 @@ fn parse_line(masked_line: &str, masker: &BlockMasker) -> Result<Vec<Stmt>, DslE
     let first = stripped.chars().next().unwrap();
     match first {
         '#' => Err(DslError::Parse("not a DS

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