protected void Button_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

            LinkButton lb = sender as LinkButton;

            SqlConnection con = null;

            try
            {

                System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Statement trying....");
                // get the connection to the DB from the web.config connection strings section
                con = new SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["WebsiteDBConnectionString"].ConnectionString);

                // Declare your SQL statement to be executed.
                // Here, two different SQLs are available depending on the button clicked.
                string sql = "";

                // determine which button was clicked based on the commandName issued
                if (lb.CommandName.Equals("Like")) { sql = "INSERT INTO UserVotes(username, excuseID, vote) VALUES (@username, @excuseID, 1)"; }
                else if (lb.CommandName.Equals("Dislike")) { sql = "INSERT INTO UserVotes(username, excuseID, vote) VALUES (@username, @excuseID, -1)"; }

                int excuseID = Convert.ToInt32(lb.CommandArgument);

                // open the connection to the DB
                con.Open();

                // Create a command and pass it your various SqlParameters
                // (here we have one parameter for the PK of the record being updated).
                SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(sql, con);
                SqlParameter p = new SqlParameter("excuseID", excuseID);
                SqlParameter u = new SqlParameter("username", Session["username"]);
                cmd.Parameters.Add(p);
                cmd.Parameters.Add(u);

                // Execute the update query
                cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

                // close the connection to the DB and re-bind (refresh) the repeater
                con.Close();
                GVsortExcuses.DataBind();

                System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Statement finished....");
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                // print out error messages to the output window (not the web page)

                System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Exception catched");

                System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(ex.Message);
            }
        }