--- loncom/interface/lonfeedback.pm	2012/03/17 04:55:10	1.350
+++ loncom/interface/lonfeedback.pm	2012/03/17 14:49:29	1.351
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Feedback
 #
-# $Id: lonfeedback.pm,v 1.350 2012/03/17 04:55:10 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonfeedback.pm,v 1.351 2012/03/17 14:49:29 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1457,13 +1457,24 @@ sub build_posting_display {
                                     $message.
                                     '</div></blockquote>';
                             if ($canvote) {
+                                my $ownpost;
+                                if (($uname eq $env{'user.name'}) &&
+                                    ($udom eq $env{'user.domain'})) {
+                                    $ownpost = 1;
+                                }   
 # Put in the like and unlike buttons
-                                if (($uname eq $env{'user.name'}) && ($udom eq $env{'user.domain'})) {
-                                    my $novote = &mt('No voting for your own posts');
+                                if ($ownpost || (($hiddens{$idx}) && ($seehidden))) { 
+                                    my $novote;
+                                    if ($ownpost) { 
+                                        $novote = &mt('No voting for your own posts.');
+                                    } else {
+                                        $novote = &mt('No voting for hidden posts.');
+                                    }
                                     $$discussionitems[$idx].=
                                         '<a href="javascript:alert('."'$novote'".');" style="text-decoration: none;">'.
                                         '<img border="0" src="/res/adm/pages/thumbsup_novote.png" alt="'.$novote.'" />&nbsp;'.
                                         '<img border="0" src="/res/adm/pages/thumbsdown_novote.png" alt="'.$novote.'" /></a>'; 
+
                                 } else {
                                     if ($userlikes{$idx}) {
                                         $$discussionitems[$idx].='<img border="0" src="/res/adm/pages/thumbsup_gray.png" alt="'.&mt('You like this posting').'" />';
@@ -4127,11 +4138,21 @@ ENDREDIR
           if (&discussion_vote_available($status,$realsymb)) {
               my %contrib=&Apache::lonnet::restore($symb,$env{'request.course.id'},
                                                    $cdom,$cnum);
+              my $ownpost;
               if (($contrib{$idx.':sendername'} eq $env{'user.name'}) && 
                   ($contrib{$idx.':senderdomain'} eq $env{'user.domain'})) {
-                  $result = &mt("Vote not registered. No voting for your own posts.");
+                  $ownpost = 1;
+              }
+              if ($ownpost || $contrib{$idx.':hidden'} || $contrib{$idx.':deleted'}) {
+                  $result = &mt('Vote not registered.').' ';
+              }
+              if ($ownpost) {
+                  $result .= &mt('No voting for your own posts.');
+              } elsif ($contrib{$idx.':hidden'}) {
+                  $result .= &mt('No voting for hidden posts.');
+              } elsif ($contrib{$idx.':deleted'}) {
+                  $result .= &mt('No voting for deleted posts.');
               } else {
-
 #
 # Likes and unlikes are in db-file "disclikes" of the course
 # The prefix is the $symb to identify the resource discussion,