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Luc Pattyn wrote: You make it sound as if every word is costing money
I think that's an unfair assessment, and there is, as you put it, a big gap between "every word" and "1000 lines of code".
You're unique, Luc, and the message in the forums and Q&A is not directed at you.
I stand by my claim that those who abuse the goodwill of the community will not bother reading - let alone abising by - guidelines, and that the best way to couter this is to allow the community to neaten things up a little, or at worst, remove or hide anything written by someone clearly not interested in making it easy for others to help them.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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yes, the community can neaten things up, and/or remove something; I fail to see how they can add relevant but missing information when the OP is instructed to be as brief as possible.
For those who don't read instructions, it does not matter what is in them; for those who do, I would like the instructions to be fairly accurate.
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Luc Pattyn wrote: IMO changing the legend is the first step.
But that's assuming I want to change...
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly ----- "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 ----- "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001
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Obviously I meant changing for the better, so it doesn't apply to you.
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I'm curious to know if this information is available to the person being downvoted.
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In articles, yes: a message will be posted.
For others, not yet.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I have wondered that myself.
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you never get down-voted? where are your articles?
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No articles. I was agreeing that it would be nice to know why, as I have been down voted for things that were not even worth voting on.
[tongue in cheek] May be there should be a tracker that if you down vote more that 50% of the time you automatically get points removed.[/tongue in cheek]
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I have always advocated a system where one has to earn a voting budget, maybe by writing articles, posting replies, or voting a range of different values; IMO people should not be allowed to vote 1 (or 5) all the time.
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Actually most of my votes are 5 as I usually do not vote when I feel it is below that. I do once in a great while vote 1 but try not to do that.
I normally hang around the lounge and you do not need to be an expert to vote.
I did just vote a five for a quick answer, again since I am not an expert I try and only vote on things I am somewhat sure about.
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Is the big green button marked "Accept Answer" not enough? Is the wording of that button ambiguous or unclear? any suggestions?
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Sorry Chris, the poster said he couldn't do it, and I definitly didn't think I could.
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I just confirmed you can't - which makes no sense because going through the code it seems you definitely have the rights to do this.
I'm adding this as a bug.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Seems to be server bound
I reply'd in the lounge and pasted 2 links they appeared as plain text in the edit box (I had to select the link and click the 'link' or 'link[^]' buttons)
But when I went to edit the message (to test it)
the links got auto formated (like they should) on pasting
Fortunately I checked the server when the auto formating didn't work
Web20 is in need of a good kicking
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Tom Deketelaere wrote: Web20 is in need of a good kicking
Chris appears to have stopped kicking the servers, so chooses just to throw them out of the window now.
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Must be already lying in the parking lot.
..Go Green..
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Which message was it (or more accurately - what links?). I'll test it my end.
Also: what Browser/OS?
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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The only way I can replicate the non-inlinkerate working is if I prefix the URL by non-URL stuff.
eg pasting "www.codeproject.com" works. Pasting "The link is www.codeproject.com" doesn't (and this is a known limitation).
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Weird
I just copy/paste the link straight out of the URL bar.
It's not that big of a annoyance (at least not to me) so don't lose any sleep over it
I'll see if I can get more information if it happens again.
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Hey, I had the same problem with Web19!
I tried the same link with Web23 - and it worked fine.
BTW: Using the latest version of Chrome.
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." ~ Paul Neal "Red" Adair
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Just noticed that an answer in Q&A doesn't add to the messages posted total.
Error or Design?
Bug or Feature?
Not really important, of course, but just one of those little things that make you go "hmmm?"
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I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
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