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I agree, Nish.
As far as article length goes, it would be easy enough for the admins to set up their tools to check for a minimum number of words; for example, in the ASW, it could say, "That article is too short to be submitted as an article. Would you like to submit it as a Tip instead?"
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Same opinion, and source code should not be counted.
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In this case, the article was repeating MSDN and the original article (which the author quoted; the original got 1-voted for the same reason). However that is not really the issue, I think there have been several more that went through.
About blogs and articles being treated the same, I disagree with CP's policy, blogs are easier to write and people will probably let slide what would not pass in an article. IIRC, short articles were considered acceptable in the past (long ago, before there were millions of members), so what you say is probably the best course of action. Quality, rather than quantity.
Have you any idea about the second question? (not objecting, edited articles can go out directly, but putting them in the queue would reduce some of the editors' workload)
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Indivara wrote: Have you any idea about the second question? (not objecting, edited articles can
go out directly, but putting them in the queue would reduce some of the editors'
workload)
Well, with direct submissions, many are often submitted as word documents, sometimes even pdf files. The editors usually reject really awful ones, but once they select an article and edit/format it, I reckon there's no need to get that approved through status-based voting. And as far as I know all the CP editors have technical/software backgrounds - so they can be mostly trusted to pick the good ones out.
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Indivara wrote: Even with 5 votes to approve, a several non-articles have been getting through recently.
It's highly unlikely that 5 people(with the powers to approve - editors and high rep people) would not read and just approve the article.
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If it were so, it was a grievous fault,
And grievously hath Maunder answer'd it.
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I've always wanted to (mis)quote Shakespeare
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On my profile page[^], it lists my point total as 27858. But if you click on the tab for reputation, in the graph, the total is 27859. It turns out that the difference of one is from the participant points. On the About tab it shows 2801, but on the reputation graph it shows 2802. Is this just a caching issue or something else. Thanks
Chris Meech
I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar]
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]
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Yep - caching issue.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010 ----- You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010 ----- "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
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I my answer here: http://www.codeproject.com/Answers/192235/div-tag-image-mouse-event-actions-if-it-possible-o.aspx#answer1[^] I explain it.
Enter answer, the preview changes "onmouseover" to "önmouseover".
Post answer, and it changed to "Æänmouseover" or similar.
Edit the answer to explain this, post it, the answer changes to "önmouseover".
Something strange is going on here...
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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Creutzfeldt–Griff-O Syndrome?
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, improve readability, and make me actually look at the code.
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Hey! Even hamsters make mistakes!
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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I found this in my Recent Reputation History
5 May 2011 8:18 PM Answer Accepted Authority Article Disable IE/Firefox remember password ? 25
But that's not alternate answer.....Alternate Tip/Trick
See Disable IE/Firefox remember password ?[^]
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Thanks, I've added this to the bug list.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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on behalf of the frustrated CP population, please tell us the next update will also revert back to the Technical Blogs being on a standalone tab from the Articles on the frontpage?
Just wanted to make sure the request was heard for the nth time.
Many thanks on behalf of the frustrated CP population.
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Definitely. This will avoid much confusion, wailing and gnashing of teeth.
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Not to mention rending of garments. My gawd, my tailor's bill is ginormous.
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On the bright side, the ash and sackcloth vendors are doing well.
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Supporting you with a 5. Yes, sometime it is too frustrating seeing a huge technical blog posts by the same author. All the posts can be merged into a single post if posted as Article. Merging both the tabs actually hiding a good no. of articles from the home page.
Regards - Kunal Chowdhury | Microsoft MVP (Silverlight) | CodeProject MVP | Software Engineer
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Just so I'm clear on the frustration here:
There are two reports I've seen that I feel need addressing.
1. Blogs swamp articles.
Blogs are about 50% of the volume of articles so I've increased the number of articles on the homepage by 50%. The time an article stays on the homepage is now exactly the same.
Question: Is the increase in volume now just making the noise worse?
2. Blogs are not as good as articles.
The issue reports was that when you click on a blog, thinking it's an article, you unthinkingly slam the blog thinking it should be the quality of an article.
Response: Blogs should be the quality of an article, though there are instances where blogs are of the quality of tips, which can confuse the issue. The same standards that apply to articles should be applied to technical blogs pulled in from members. However, I agree that it would be safer if a blog author could mark their blog as a Tip at the start to avoid these issues.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Chris,
The general feeling I get from the various comments is a simple request to move the Tech Blogs back to their own tab on the home page.
a) This would mean these volume bursts of blog entries that come through now and again won't disturb the core articles.
b) I tend to avoid blog entries while at offshore at work, as many corporates will block out blogging sites, and therefore the images don't show within these blog entries.
c) As these blog entries are linked to a users own blog, I do not believe they should be classified as articles or tips, the blog entires can be as long as or short as the author wants, (s)he might be just blogging about somethign they have found about a code snippet, or writing a full blown how they took over the world type post.
Next week poll, perhaps? Move tech blogs back to their own tab; options Yes/No/Don't know
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DaveAuld wrote: volume bursts of blog entries that come through now and again won't disturb the core articles
I've put in place a limit that will pull a maximum of 3 blogs at any one time
DaveAuld wrote: I tend to avoid blog entries while at offshore at work, as many corporates will block out blogging sites, and therefore the images don't show within these blog entries.
I'd not thought about content being blocked, but we do have a task in the queue to pull down linked images and downloads from blogs that would solve this.
DaveAuld wrote: As these blog entries are linked to a users own blog, I do not believe they should be classified as articles or tips, the blog entires can be as long as or short as the author wants, (s)he might be just blogging about somethign they have found about a code snippet, or writing a full blown how they took over the world type post.
Blogs still have to stick to the submissions guidelines. They aren't just Blogs, they are technical blogs that must provide content equivalent to an article. We've also provided the ability to use the CodeProject-Tip tag (instead of CodeProject) in the blog to have it pulled in as a tip, not a blog article.
The purpose of consuming technical blogs was that we were seeing tons and tons of top quality content just floating aimlessly in the net and we wanted to bring it together, categorise it, and provide a common place where it could be viewed, rated, and discussed. It's definitely not about bringing in vague rambling thoughts. Let's keep that in the blogs.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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There you go
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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You are.........the man!
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