A Problem with Newsweek's "Fairness Meter" [View all]

When you read a Newsweek political article, there is a meter at the bottom for rating the "Fairness" of the article. Aside from the potential for abuse, there's another problem.

Until you click to select your rating and confirm, it LOOKS like the current article has been rated as "Unfair Left Leaning" because the gauge defaults to point left:



The actual reader rating does not show up until you make a rating and click to confirm.

Maybe I'm being a bit picky here, but I think Newsweek should re-design this feature.