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I think a gentle hint along the lines of
If this answers your question, please mark it accepted. Vote anyway. is OK. (I'd better think it's OK - I used to use it almost as a sig in Q&A.) But I can see why anything more demanding would give offence.
I was somewhat p****ed off this morning by a noob. (At least I think it was, the evidence is gone now.) Late last night my time he asked a "why does this blow up" question with a 50-odd line chunk of code in it and the error message. So far so good.
I spotted a probem about 10 lines from the top, and pointed it out in a comment. My intention was to convert the comment to an answer if it looked OK in the light of day, and any received comments.
I received two comments (according to the emails), one saying "good one. convert to solution" and the other from OP saying "that was it. solved"
OP then DELETED the question (with comments) so it can't go down as solved.
Cheers,
Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Perhaps there should be a set of conditions where the OP is allowed to delete the question. If not met, they can only request it be deleted by someone with sufficient "authority". I don't know what the conditions should be...
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This issue of "when can user author/OP delete," is off-topic from the original post on this thread (no big deal), but I do think the issue you raise is interesting, important, and, I would suggest that you raise this issue yourself, as a top-level original post here on this forum.
I will certainly respond with several thoughts, and ideas on this issue based on my experiences with other Forums, as well my long involvement with CP.
So, while there's no absolute promise made here, you've got good odds such a thread will get at least one five vote (mine)
best, Bill
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Peter_in_2780 wrote: "If this answers your question, please mark it accepted. Vote anyway." ... "I used to use it almost as a sig in Q&A." Hi Peter, May I ask why you stopped using this phrase ?
best, Bill
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Getting lazy in my old age. I still drag it out occasionally, particularly if I've put a fair bit of effort into the answer. If I could set it up as a one-click boilerplate I would use it on a routine basis. (Now OG's going to remind us about how his canned messages work. )
Cheers,
Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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We synced the files, should be all good now.
Thanks,
Sean Ewington
The Code Project
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Hi Sean Ewington!
Thank you very much!
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in my article i had some goto links to naviguate from the summary to the article content
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/294452/C-B-R
formatting is blue with over effect even on titles
summary
"...a href="#Model_Core">"
article bookmark
...a name="#Model_Core......
do i use the good markup ?
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The ideal is <a name="#Model_Core"></a>
I'd be happy to fix it if you'd like.
Thanks,
Sean Ewington
The Code Project
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no, it's ok. I do it as i am working on it. Thanks
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Guillaume Waser wrote: formatting is blue with over effect even on titles
Fixed.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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On the homepage, there is a ton of extra whitespace horizontally.
Screenshot[^]
Firefox 15.0.1. Win7 Ultimate 64-bit.
I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image.
Stephen Hawking
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If you choose the "fixed" layout (bottom of the page) this is corrected.
We debated internally about making the homepage fixed regardless of preference, and I'm still thinking it's the only way to get it looking as I want.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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The space actually caused the horizontal scrollbar to appear, while neither mode usually show that.
It was showing that no matter what I selected (fixed was actually even worse!). I think it was a Firefox glitch of some sort, as after a reboot, the problem has vanished.
I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image.
Stephen Hawking
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Chris Maunder wrote: We debated internally about making the homepage fixed regardless of preference,
and I'm still thinking it's the only way to get it looking as I want.
Why don't you just by a Mac or five, get yourself a pair of thickrimmed black rectangular glasses and start a lifestyle magazine. We are obviously not the audience you want.
Being forced to use "fixed" instead of "fluid" would for me be a much bigger issue for me than the "White space problem".
In all honesty, I'd like to say though, that since you have fixed the issues with the new design you have done a great job. The new design is a lot better then the old one IMHO.
I now use "Compact" with "fluid" and that looks good. I believe though that the spacing option "Tight" could be renamed to "Taking the piss" without anyone complaining.
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Doesn't fix it for me - actually makes it worse (Chrome 23.0.1271.95 m).
On my setup, the problem appears to be the spacing of "Latest News"/"Latest Discussions"/"Latest Picks", which seem misaligned with the sections above.
Can I suggest a grid system layout?
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Under features | Zones, there's some extra whitespace under The Windows 8 Zone.
IE9
Win7
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Dear CodeProject
There is no limitation on survey voting. I have voted in the latest survey twice.
Here are the dates and time:
1 Oct 2012 10:16 AM
2 Oct 2012 11:48 AM
Thank you.
SignatureNotFoundException
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Meysam Tolouee wrote: There is no limitation on survey voting. I have voted in the latest survey twice.
AFAIK, you can vote multiple times. (For cases, you want to change your vote at later stage) Internally, overall, your vote is considered once - new one override the old one.
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It's limited by cookie.
By doing this we ensure our rigourous, scientifically and statistically valid results of our painstakingly and carefully crafted surveys will stand up to the demands of scrutiny of even the toughest statistician.
Or to put it another way: It's a straw poll.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Something I find a little disconcerting. If I hover anywhere in the body of a forum post, the 'Reply' link is highlighted (in a very conspicuous red). However clicking in the body (not on the highlighted link area) does nothing. In my tiny brain, that sort of highlighting is associated with "click will now do something".
FF 15.0.1, Chrome 22.0.1229.79m
Cheers,
Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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I will adjust.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I just received this error while trying to edit a question;
Please keep the subject between 3 and 50 words. The better the question, the better your answer.
The subject was "Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word" (30 Characters), so technically fits the length criteria. After changing to "Microsoft Office Interop with Word" it was happy.
Looks like a bug in your subject validator, or other rules at play that are not being shared.
Edit: just noticed it says words and not characters, but if that is the case then the OP should not have been allowed to post the question in the first place.
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