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I don't really care much about the reputation points so let them down vote me as much as they want, it doesn't work anyway since more often than not a member with at least equal weight in voting comes along and balances the vote out.
So in fact the down-voters are really giving you more reputation points 
In the past 4,5 years I'v been a member here I'v had one rule:
If I don't have anything meaningful / funny to say I say nothing at all and just move on.
Seems to work pretty well so I think I'll stick to it (only down side is that the reputation doesn't go up as fast)
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Come on now, that was me jokingly accusing you of being the troll, and now you want everybody to think that you're a nice polite member???
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Johnny J. wrote: Come on now, that was me jokingly accusing you of being the troll, and now you want everybody to think that you're a nice polite member???
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An option like member can Down-vote only if he has >=500 points. I hope it will help us to restrict uni-voters.
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thatraja wrote: <=500 points
Is that the Visual Basic equivalent of ">="?
Go and never darken my towels again - Groucho Marx
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Oops..you right. That should be Member points >= 500. changed
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: Univoting trolling
You'll probably need to call in a trollslayer - do we have any here?
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I did a search for "Serialisation vb.net" in Articles, to see if there was anything i could point to following a question in one of the forms.
The system return this article;
Using Serialization to Persist TreeView Control (VB.NET)[^]
I clicked the article, and it highlighted the instances of the search term.
as i scroll down the article, and move my mouse down it, as the mouse hovers over the various paragraphs, sections etc. huge chunks of text become underlined. As the mouse leaves the regions, they return to normal.
[Chrome 6.0.472.63]
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We're on it - thanks
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I cannot solve the puzzle presented by the 'Build Coding puzzles in C#, Visual Basic, and F#[^]' link in The Insider today.
It's because you used the vb words, isn't it? You should have known they can break anything. 
Henry Minute
Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain
Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?"
“I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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It appears that the reputation frame can't resolve - at least that's true for everyone I checked
Remember in November:
But when a long Train of Abuses and Usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces a Design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their Right, it is their Duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future Security.
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I lost the tabs too - I just see it all in a single page.
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Try now.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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...for members who have signed up nearly a decade ago and haven't made a single post. Is it really that necessary?
I know i have a personal interest at heart in posting this, but i still wonder.
I can understand it for regulars and for those who have made a post or two, but the accidental name squatters should maybe lose protected status after a whole year with 0 total posts 
I should be able to create a similar name that's not identical to the squatted name, but one which would normally be thrown out by the filter.
I had thought of also sharing some of the "holes" in the system, but a troll might get a hold of my ideas and observations, so i won't.
P.S. I'm a former regular here, so i've known this site for a number of years, on and off... even though my account is quite recent. Big thanks to Chris and all of the staff here at CP. Love you guys 
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I was thinking about this on the weekend and was actually thinking about changing the rules a little.
Instead of forcing a unique name, I could make it "first in, best dressed" and make it that if you have picked a name, have a confirmed email, and have posted, then you get your name. If, however, you come in after that, or don't have a confirmed email (or whatever else) then you can still post using that name but your name will be dimmed (and possibly, confirmed names will be highlighted).
It would help solve this issue...
(and we love you too).
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Wow, Thanks!
Really appreciate that 
Whenever the change comes, I will be the first to make use of it, undoubtedly. I'm kind of tired of the trailing 0 in my name showing up when i'm quoted...
I know that you have more urgent bugs to take care of, so I don't mean to make a big deal of this.. simply wanted to make my situation known 
P.S. My namesake from Italy has been registered since '03... someone who wandered in, downloaded a file, and left, never to return.
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Do you have any rules in the system whereby if someone has no activity in their account for 6 months, they are notified, the account will be terminated unless they reactive via a link or by signing in, similar to other forum software.
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No, because I often see members who have signed up 5 years ago come wandering back in.
I don't see any value in terminating valid accounts, but I do see value in allowing used names to be recycled.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote: I often see members who have signed up 5 years ago come wandering back in
Come to think about it, i think i did that!
Dave
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You could always auto-generate a new name after a year or two, with some warning emails. Then the other members would be free to use that name and the original member would still have their account. Still, if I lost "aspdotnetdev" because of that, I'd probably be a little annoyed. Though if you gave me the warning emails, then maybe I would have every chance to avoid that annoyance.
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That would be too much of a disturbance IMHO.
Random names, etc... I believe that one post should be enough to save the user from all that hassle.
Just sorting out long dead, complete non-participants by relaxing the strict filter would be enough to fix the problem as I see it, the problem of file downloaders knocking out blocks of unique names by simply signing up.
As of right now, "Morri" is taken by a nonparticipant, and it would be fine by me as long as <Morri> and M σ r r ı would be still available without hacks or tricks...
Sincerely,
M σ r r ı0
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I think we need a Yoda emoticon... I've had the urge to use one repeatedly in the last couple of weeks.
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We have Yoda[^] already.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction.
My work here is done.
or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H
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He may not like it if I used him though...
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