diff --git a/modules/queue.module b/modules/queue.module
index 267283ba9fbd93502928d267bcffe020a85c67a8..c864e91699d3a3fd6dfe7fd73be9a92de6a37e05 100644
--- a/modules/queue.module
+++ b/modules/queue.module
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-#
-# Submission moderation votes:
-#   The keys of this associative array are displayed in each
-#   submission's selection box whereas the corresponding values
-#   represent the mathematical calculation to be performed to
-#   update a comment's value.
-$queue_votes = array("neutral (+0)" => "+ 0",
-                     "post it (+1)" => "+ 1",
-                     "dump it (-1)" => "- 1");
-
 function queue_menu() {
   return array("<A HREF=\"module.php?mod=queue\">". t("moderation queue") ."</A> (<FONT COLOR=\"red\">". queue_count() ."</FONT>)");
 }
@@ -71,7 +61,8 @@ function queue_overview() {
 }
 
 function queue_node($id) {
-  global $theme, $user, $queue_votes;
+  global $theme, $user;
+
 
   $node = node_get_object(nid, $id);
 
@@ -79,6 +70,9 @@ function queue_node($id) {
     header("Location: node.php?id=$node->nid");
   }
   else {
+    $queue_votes = array("neutral (+0)" => "+ 0", "post it (+1)" => "+ 1", "dump it (-1)" => "- 1");
+      // The keys of this associative array are displayed in each submission's selection box whereas the corresponding values represent the mathematical calculation to be performed to update a comment's value.
+
     if ($n = node_get_object("nid", $node->pid)) {
       $output .= " ". t("The above node is a proposed update of an existing node:") ." \"<A HREF=\"node.php?id=$n->nid\">". check_output($n->title) ."</A>\".";
     }