function voteup(id) {
 new Ajax.Updater('rate_count_' + id, 'ratingplusminus.php', {
   method: 'get',
   parameters: {
        'id': id,
        updown: "up"
   },
   evalScripts: true,
   onSuccess: new Effect.Highlight('rate_count_' + id, {
   startcolor: '#4AA02C'
   })
});
}

function votedown(id) {
 new Ajax.Updater('rate_count_' + id, 'ratingplusminus.php', {
   method: 'get',
   parameters: {
        'id': id,
        updown: "down"
   },
   evalScripts: true,
   onSuccess: new Effect.Highlight('rate_count_' + id, {
   startcolor: '#E41B17'
   })
});
}