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Chris Maunder wrote: Or I could make it that only Silver members and above can vote, and offer a prize for voting to encourage votes.
Can I have a prize?
print "http://www.codeproject.com".toURL().text
Ain't that Groovy?
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<thinks about it...>
No.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Aww. I like prizes.
print "http://www.codeproject.com".toURL().text
Ain't that Groovy?
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here you go.[^]
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots.
-- Robert Royall
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VectorX wrote: So if i have a large block of ips, i can signup with a lot of new accounts and go vote for myself?
Plus another reason this needs to be fixed is some businesses have multiple people working behind one ip. So because there company is effecient with ips they are not allowed to vote?
Pointless re-post. There's nothing Chris can do about these kinds of things.
VectorX wrote: Plus i dont think being a fellow past associate is fair to be entered into a public contest.
They're not voting for you, they're voting for the article.
"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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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: Pointless re-post. There's nothing Chris can do about these kinds of things.
fair point, but it would be cool if Chris could do this as suggested
"A good suggestion though still not foolproof. I could monitor voting habits and when I see a spike for a given article I could remove it from the survey (or remove only if the spike was from the IP address of the person who posted the article). The offending party can still trickle out votes."
Sacha Barber
- Microsoft Visual C# MVP 2008/2009
- Codeproject MVP 2008/2009
Your best friend is you.
I'm my best friend too. We share the same views, and hardly ever argue
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I'm used to seeing Why did this article get so many low votes? posts, but now to see Why did this article get so many votes? ????????
I mean, come on, exactly how much effort is this worth? I can think of a bunch of site changes I'd like to see. Expecting Chris to police a "too many votes" scenario is over the top.
The intention is admirable, but there just aren't enough hours in the day. Let's kick this one down the road.
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Hans Dietrich wrote: I can think of a bunch of site changes I'd like to see.
I second that.
Hans Dietrich wrote: to police a "too many votes" scenario is over the top
I second that.
My suggestion is twofold (and may seem somewhat inconsistent):
1. to encourage voting in general: when honest people cast more votes for all kinds of articles, it becomes impractical for individuals and small groups to twist the system
2. to reduce the importance of the final score; e.g. for the monthly competition, don't declare one winner per category, either go for a few, or randomly pick one from the first few. As a result twisting the system to become number one is not guaranteed to yield anything.
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Chill out Hans, I simply said "would be cool if Chris " this is not the same as saying Chris, just go fix that. I agree its way over the top, I simply said it would be cool.
Sacha Barber
- Microsoft Visual C# MVP 2008/2009
- Codeproject MVP 2008/2009
Your best friend is you.
I'm my best friend too. We share the same views, and hardly ever argue
My Blog : sachabarber.net
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ok then. Thats cool, see you Hans
Sacha Barber
- Microsoft Visual C# MVP 2008/2009
- Codeproject MVP 2008/2009
Your best friend is you.
I'm my best friend too. We share the same views, and hardly ever argue
My Blog : sachabarber.net
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My friend tells me I need to get better at this. I try to deal with people efficiently, like I do with computers. But people keep throwing exceptions I do not expect.
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I hear ya.
LOL
Sacha Barber
- Microsoft Visual C# MVP 2008/2009
- Codeproject MVP 2008/2009
Your best friend is you.
I'm my best friend too. We share the same views, and hardly ever argue
My Blog : sachabarber.net
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WPF = Wacky People Foundation
"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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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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This coming from a man with a dog/mkey thing under a magifying glass....Mmmmm don't think we are that Wacky man.
Speak for yourself.
Sacha Barber
- Microsoft Visual C# MVP 2008/2009
- Codeproject MVP 2008/2009
Your best friend is you.
I'm my best friend too. We share the same views, and hardly ever argue
My Blog : sachabarber.net
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catch(IrrationalReactionException e)
{
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}
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Like it, there should actually be an Exception for that, sometimes I wonder about that when I am writing code
Sacha Barber
- Microsoft Visual C# MVP 2008/2009
- Codeproject MVP 2008/2009
Your best friend is you.
I'm my best friend too. We share the same views, and hardly ever argue
My Blog : sachabarber.net
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You know I was only joking with John right?
Sacha Barber
- Microsoft Visual C# MVP 2008/2009
- Codeproject MVP 2008/2009
Your best friend is you.
I'm my best friend too. We share the same views, and hardly ever argue
My Blog : sachabarber.net
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cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Does that mean you know it was a joke. Im confused. Either way it was a joke as is most of what I say.
Sacha Barber
- Microsoft Visual C# MVP 2008/2009
- Codeproject MVP 2008/2009
Your best friend is you.
I'm my best friend too. We share the same views, and hardly ever argue
My Blog : sachabarber.net
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It means that I don't think anything is really that serious on this site 
But it mostly means that you're going to have to try far, far FAR harder to even remotely offend John. In fact I'm not even sure it's possible.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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If calling him an "effeminate, clueless, Indian, rent-a-coder wannabe, W*F loving, asp.net web developer" doesn't work nothing will. 
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots.
-- Robert Royall
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That;s not going to even get him out of bed to bother answering it.
I think you'd have to dig deep and mention his love of Celine Dion, small fuel efficient Korean cars and of spending his Sundays pamphlet dropping for the Peaceful Cardigan Wearers And Gun Control Activists Society.
Then you may get a rise.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote: But it mostly means that you're going to have to try far, far FAR harder to even remotely offend John. In fact I'm not even sure it's possible.
Hmmmmm. So you're suggesting that we have a "Let's see what we have to do to offend John" contest?
I like it! 
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Um...err...
I'm going to go lock myself in the basement. Let me know when it's over.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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