public void MergeVotable(Thing votableThing)
{
_votableThing = new TypedThing<IVotable>(votableThing);
originalVoteModifier = (Like ? 1 : 0) + (Dislike ? -1 : 0);
RaisePropertyChanged("Like");
RaisePropertyChanged("Dislike");
RaisePropertyChanged("TotalVotes");
RaisePropertyChanged("LikeStatus");
}