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The only value of a down vote is that it shows that something is wrong with the article to both the author and the readers. Without an explanation it is absolutely pointless.
Nick Polyak
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You have 14 x 5, 1 x 4 and 1 x 2, so most people think it's a good article. The 4 vote is most likely by someone who still thought it was a good article. The 2 you can ignore, either a mistake, or someone whose opinion is not worth worrying about.
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that's true, but still some explanation would be good. Also, until yesterday - such outlier vote would not be part of the average, while today it is part of it. Something changed in the algorithm.
Nick Polyak
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Forget about it, it is just something that happens on the internet. Not everyone who comes here is serious about software development.
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I am a little concerned because of two things
1. The guy who gave me a bad rating - has golden account
2. My previous article which recently won the competition for February Software Project Development and Decision Making[^] also got two bad grades: 1 and 2 apparently from two guys with golden accounts.
So it seems to me a bit of a persecution - may I say so
Nick Polyak
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Nick Polyak wrote: So it seems to me a bit of a persecution
Only if you wish to interpret it that way. Not everyone has to like your article. Some that don't vote that way others simply pass it by. Richard MacCutchan's comment hits the nail. The Internet is imperfect and the best way of dealing with that is to develop a thick skin.
Peter Wasser
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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Hey, I am not too upset about it. Just wish to have an explanation that's it. My point is that the only benefit from negative ratings is when they are accompanied by an explanation.
Nick Polyak
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I looked over the votes on this one and they are from different people who aren't (from what I can see) on any vendettas.
For what it's worth here's a write up of my thinking on the matter[^].
cheers
Chris Maunder
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cool that's all I wanted to know concerning the people who gave me low votes.
Concerning the process - I do believe that while an article can be good in one way - it can be bad in 1000s of different ways and once someone gives a low mark - some explanation would be extremely beneficial. Perhaps it is possible to allow people to explain their bad marks anonymously or under a different alias?
Nick Polyak
modified 8-Apr-18 21:54pm.
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I see no 2 votes on your article. We do cache ratings for a short time so it may have been this. The algorithm hasn't changed in a long time.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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somehow it disappeared after this discussion.
Nick Polyak
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It was definitely there yesterday, but that person has obviously revoted it a 4.
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I'm back to my desktop, so I can answer you... It was me and my fat fingers... that 2 wasn't intentional, and fixed when I realized the mistake (and that's why Chris didn't saw it)... Sory for the bad moments...
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018
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Hey Peter,
thanks for correcting it!
sorry for the commotion, but at least it made Peter look at the rating second time
I just could not image what was so bad about the article that deserved a 2
Nick
Nick Polyak
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Made a comment to a QA post and posted ... waited ... then the "sorry" message appeared ... that only one post was attempted but three posts were made; my worry.
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We've been doing lots of updates this afternoon so more than likely just a result of this. If it happens again please let me know.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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The link on the home page to the article in the approval queue seems to be broken:
Sql Dependency using entity framework in wpf[^]
In Firefox, it eventually returns a "this page isn't redirecting properly" error.
In Fiddler, it bounces between two different URLs:
/script/Articles/ArticleVersion.aspx?waid=260035&aid=1238360 ⇒ 302 redirect to:/Articles/1238360/Article ⇒ 301 redirect to:/script/Articles/ArticleVersion.aspx?waid=260035&aid=1238360 ⇒ 302 redirect to:/Articles/1238360/Article ⇒ 301 redirect ...- After 12 redirects, Fiddler gives up.
302 response: (Cookies redacted)
HTTP/1.1 302 Found
Cache-Control: private
Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Location: /Articles/1238360/Article
X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
Set-Cookie: vk=........-....-....-....-............; domain=.codeproject.com; expires=Sat, 06-Apr-2019 04:00:00 GMT; path=/; HttpOnly
Set-Cookie: SessionGUID=........-....-....-....-............; path=/; HttpOnly
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2018 17:41:59 GMT
Content-Length: 142
<html><head><title>Object moved</title></head><body>
<h2>Object moved to <a href="/Articles/1238360/Article">here</a>.</h2>
</body></html>
301 response: (Cookies redacted)
HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently
Cache-Control: private
Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Location: /script/Articles/ArticleVersion.aspx?waid=260035&aid=1238360
X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
Set-Cookie: SessionGUID=........-....-....-....-............; path=/; HttpOnly
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2018 17:42:00 GMT
Content-Length: 736
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html><head><title>Error</title></head>
<body style='background-color:black;color:white;padding:20px'>
<div style='font-family:"Segoe UI",Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;clear:all;color:white; width:800px;margin:auto'>
<img src='/images/evil-hamsters.jpg' height='560px' width='800px' alt='What the...?' />
<h2 style='color:#f90;font-weight:200;font-size:40px'>There seems to be a problem </h2>
<p>We're not sure what, but we have a few guesses.</p>
<p>Problem: Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: source <br />
Ticket: 81160 <br />
Server: Web04</p>
<br /><br />
<p>Click <a style="color:orange" href='/'>here</a> to return to the homepage.</p>
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</body>
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"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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The display of wrong times since the DST transition has been already reported by Richard at Bugs and Suggestions[^].
I just regognised that the time zone on my profile page has been changed from "(GMT+01:00) Amsterdam; Berlin; ..." to "(GMT+02:00) Athens; Istanbul; ..." while the "Are you currently in Daylight Saving Time?" checkbox is still set.
I will let it at the wrong setting for the case that this applies to all accounts and will be changed (fixed) globally.
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This is a weird one. The title says it all; at random times CodeProject signs me out. Sometimes it happens on my phone and sometimes it happens on my PC (Chrome Version 65.0.3325.181). There doesn't appear to be any rhyme or reason.
[Edit]It's just done it again: Web03 | 2.8.180326.1 | Last Updated 5 Apr 2018
This space for rent
modified 5-Apr-18 10:35am.
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I'm getting the same thing - every time I close the browser (Chrome), I have to sign in again.
Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer.
The End
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Don't face this Problem here
It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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It's random. Just happened again.
This space for rent
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I'm loged in usually all the times -more or less- from home and also by rdp with my company Workstation. No Problem here
It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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I heard Chris was working on a subtle way to get rid of unwanted members.
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