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Glad you could sort it out, thanks for the info!
If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. — Lyall Watson
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Since a number of moderators are in here, I'm reposting this here.
Chris and I have been talking about Tips and Tricks posts. Over the years there have been number of issues with the classifications of tips:
- The line where you draw the distinction between an article and a tip is somewhat nebulous
- New authors coming in to share content being held at the door and lectured on the difference between an article and a tip before they're let in
- The time moderators spend on educating new authors on this distinction
- The sad feeling new authors get in their hearts when they think they've written an article and are told "no you haven't"
I think over the years this idea that a tip is, "anything that is unworthy of being an article," or, "a tip is anything that is too short to be an article" has developed, but that's not what we had in mind.
So we're going to clarify what a tip is: A Tips and Tricks post is a single problem, with a single solution, and a super-short write-up. Ideally you could consume it in under 30 seconds. Here is an example of a tip:
Kendo UI NumericTextBox Enable/Disable Issue[^]
I realize this goes against the understanding of many (and I believe everyone has a slightly different line). I also realize that the majority of existing tips are actually articles under this clarification. We'll be doing a reclassification at some point of all existing tips to help make the distinction between what WAS a tip and what IS NOW a tip a little easier to follow moving forward.
I will be in the trenches of the articles needing approval queue to help transition this new definition to new content as smoothly as possible and I'm happy to help answer the case-by-case post question we get as we forge this new distinctive line together. Thank you.
Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject
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Thanks Sean, a timely reminder (for me at least).
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I thought a tip was the money you gave to a lady that performed tricks.
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It's probably right on the line. But it does seem to be closer to a "single solution to single problem" type so I would say Tip. Not sure you could consume it 30 seconds, though
Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject
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Speedy reader!
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I've seen some questions in QA that have been spam or reposts but am unable to report them as the flag doesn't appear next to the question (it does appear against solutions)
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Yes it does - or it does on my Nexus7 with Chrome: just scroll the question down so you can see the author's name, and tap the text of the question. The "bookmark", "delete", and "report" icons appear at the right hand side.
If they don't, check you are logged in - anonymous users can't report IIRC.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Tried that but no go. Samsung S4 (rather battered!).
I'll just have to "borrow" the wife's kindle fire
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Quote: survey You do not have sufficient Reputation to vote in this survey
How much reputation is required ? This also forces user to have a rep on the site. I'm regular guy that read articles. Dont want to have a rep. Not interested That's all.
modified 17-Apr-16 14:20pm.
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Where are you trying to vote?
Edit: just noticed you mentioned "survey". I'm assuming you mean the article competition survey. We restrict voting on the survey very deliberately. If we open it up then it gets abused. For other surveys we're happy to get all and sundry vote, but when it comes time to have a serious vote where reputations and prizes are at stake we need to be as careful as possible.
cheers
Chris Maunder
modified 17-Apr-16 20:00pm.
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I get the point. What is the minimum(sufficient) requirement to have voting ability?
Don't say you must be CP citizen.
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You said you read articles. Perhaps you could upvote the good ones and leave a few grateful comments? That will build up your rep and also be a very good thank you to the authors.
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You are repeating what it's been said. My question is so clear. What is the mim requirement to have an ability to vote?
1. No. of reputation points. 1000, 2000, million etc.
2. No. of messages that need to be posted.
3. No. of years as a codeproject member.
4. I'm banned from voting article contest. If so what is the reason then?
Of course I was voting and bookmarking lot of articles which you may/may not see them. And I don't have to comment each and every articles.
modified 17-May-16 20:55pm.
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Consider the possibility that Nish's response wasn't even intended to answer your question but merely provide you with a well-meant suggestion, for the reputation accumulated on your present account doesn't neccessarily suggest that you might have participated in the proposed activities to a great extent. For all I know the information you're asking for can only be given by the admins, as the restriction on voting has only recently been introduced and the amount of reputation required isn't publicly documented.
If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. — Lyall Watson
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I get that. I want to know the answer not another suggestion at least to get as private email. The article content survey message doesn't tell anything except saying you don't have sufficient... which doesn't help at all.
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I used to vote. I can't vote now.
Quote: You do not have sufficient Reputation to vote in this survey
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The problem I'm addressing came up many times recently: There are members approving articles without spending any thought on it. Today, a question, probably intended for QA but mis-posted as an article, got approved as an article (ref. Approving without reading. - CodeProject[^]).
My suggestion for solving this issue:
Instead of requiring a fixed number of 10 approvals to get published, an article (or other kind of publication) in moderation requires an approval/report-ratio of X with a minimum of Z votes in total. Approvals and reports don't uniformly count as "1", but instead are weighted, based on..
(Option 1)
..the reputation of the member casting the vote. (In which way exactly I'll leave up to the admins.)
(Option 2)
..the past quality of votes of the member casting the vote.
Explanation: After an article didn't get approved because the reports weighed higher than the approvals, members having approved the article are given a malus to the weight of their future votes. As we currently don't have the problem of articles not being published because of too many false reports, the inverse case probably shouldn't lead to a bonus to the weight of future votes. Instead the vote-weight of members who were given a malus previously could recuperate over time. Members who just acquired the right to moderate articles might start out with a lower vote-weight.
If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. — Lyall Watson
modified 16-Apr-16 17:26pm.
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You are absolutely brilliant![^]
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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The Javascript that generates the "Quote Selected Text" button in the QA Answer editor has some issues with quoting.
The generated button displays with the text:
');" class="button"> Quote Selected Text
The generated HTML is this (as displayed! I had to change the actual quoting so it would display here as the actual HTML):
<button onclick="return QuoteText('<ASP:Literal ID=" quotebuttonname"="" runat="server">');" class="button"> Quote Selected Text </button>
The nested " in the onclick seems to be the issue.
The Javascript is:
<script type="text/javascript">
if (document.all||window.getSelection) {
var quoteButtonName = "%3CASP:Literal ID=\"QuoteButtonName\" runat=\"server\" /%3E";
document.write(unescape("%3Cbutton%20onclick%3D%22return%20QuoteText%28%27"));
document.write(unescape(quoteButtonName));
document.write(unescape("%27%29%3B%22%20class%3D%22button%22%3E%20%20Quote%20Selected%20Text"));
document.write(unescape("%20%20%3C/button%3E"));
}
</script>
"Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed."
- G.K. Chesterton
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All sorted
cheers
Chris Maunder
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It's too bad that there's no HTML tag that closes all tags that are still open within a div that contains this tag.
I'd call it </imaretard>
Usage would be:
<div>
<table...>
</imaretard>
</div>
and it would close the table element.
".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
- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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When I view my latest article, some images seem to randomly not be found (I get the broken image icon). Refreshing the page fixes it, but the next time I come back to the article, it might happen again. I thought it might just be the crappy DoD network coupled with being forced to use IE that was responsible, but it happens at home with Firefox as well. Article link:
Another Take on a WPF Wizard[^]
".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
- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
modified 14-Apr-16 7:53am.
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