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Team Members

• Sean Ahrens (submitter)
• Michael Zhang
• Tommy Chiu

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Comment

1. A user can create a new comment for a post in the network they are in
   • note: Users cannot create new comments for posts in networks they are not in
2. A user can view how long ago a comment was created
3. A user can view who the creator of a comment was

Network

1. A user can join a network by registering with the email address associated with that network

Post

1. A user can create a new post in the network they are in
   • note: Users cannot create posts in networks they are not in
   • note: Users can only create non-promoted posts
2. A user can create a new post in a category in the network they are in
3. A user can view how long ago a post was created 
4. A user can view who the creator of a post was
5. A user can promote a post by casting a vote that brings the total vote count past a certain threshold
   • note: The threshold will by default be set at 5
   • note: Posts that are promoted will appear on the Popular page, while non-promoted posts will appear on the Newest page.
6. A user can demote a post by casting a vote that brings the total vote count below a certain threshold
   • note: The threshold will by default be set at 0
   • note: Posts that are demoted will appear on the Newest page.
7. A user can view the popular posts in a network
   • note: Popular posts are sorted chronologically by when they were popularized starting, from most recent
8. A user can view the newest posts in a network
   • note: Newest posts are sorted chronologically by when they were created, starting from most recent
9. A user can view the popular posts in a category of a network
10. A user can view the newest posts in a category of a network 

User

1. A user can register a new account 
   • note: Users must provide an email address associated with a valid network in order to register an account
2. A user can login
3. A user can logout 

Vote 

1. A user can create a new vote for a post in the network they are in
   • note: Users can only create one vote per post
   • note: Votes can either increase or decrease the total vote count of a post