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I replied to a message and even have the quote from it and after a new message was posted the reply moved to it instead here[^].
CleaKO
"I think you'll be okay here, they have a thin candy shell. 'Surprised you didn't know that.'" - Tommy (Tommy Boy)
"Fill it up again! Fill it up again! Once it hits your lips, it's so good!" - Frank the Tank (Old School)
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Should be good now
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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When a user visits his own / others profile, we can see the messages posted
by that user. Is it possible to show number of replies each message has got in front of the message title. This will help to find messages with some replies, after all everybody must be interested in seeing how many replies his/her question has got. I think, this will be very helpfull, if in case it is possible. What do you think about this ?
"A good programmer is someone who looks both ways before crossing a one-way street." -- Doug Linder
coolestCoder
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We'll see.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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When I post a message, then use the back button, I get a warning that I will lose what I have done. At first I was very concerned; I was not sure if it was correct. In fact, it is not correct; the post at that point has been made. So I now know I can ignore the message, but I am always concerned when I get a message such as that.
Obviously most people don't use the back button as much as some of us do, since web developers create web sites as if the back button is not used. If possile, it would really help for the web site to be able to detect that a message has been posted and when we navigate past the text that has been posted, then no message is produced warning us of something that is not true.
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Sam Hobbs wrote: , it would really help for the web site to be able to detect that a message has been posted
That's how it's meant to work now. Lemme check... [Checked. It works fine for me. Hit Submit, hit back button, no warning]
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Okay, thanks for checking. I got the warning twice each on separate days and such.
Update: it happened again this time too. I use IE 7. Note that I get the warning after using the back button twice; once to get back to the message entry page and again to navigate back from it.
At least you are aware of it. There is no need to fix it soon but at least you will know to look for it.
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How about having a Number of Views that a particular query/reply had? This way, forums can have a feature like 'Most Active Queries'.
Related: Number of child threads that a query has.
But by the nature of forums DHTML, only one when you open a thread, it has to send a AJAX call to the server.
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That's done in the articles, but really isn't possible in the forums, al least not without generating alot of traffic, because of the viewing format. In "Messages" view, you get to view up to 50 messages at a time and you get the full text of every one of those messages. It's just a simple matter of showing and hiding DIV or SPAN tags to show or hide the messages. Clicking on one doesn't generate a round trip to the server, so there's nothing going back telling the server which one you clicked on.
Dave Kreskowiak
Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic
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Shouldn't posts be checked for a subject before being submitted? Because this post[^] (see above), has no subject and cannot be clicked.
Trinity: Neo... nobody has ever done this before.
Neo: That's why it's going to work.
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MatrixCoder wrote: Because this post[^] (see above), has no subject
Why do you not consider "open designer of rdlc report at runtime" a subject?
"Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed" - 2 Timothy 2:15
"Judge not by the eye but by the heart." - Native American Proverb
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The message I was referring to got deleted. There were two messages posted by "AlexB47".
Trinity: Neo... nobody has ever done this before.
Neo: That's why it's going to work.
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MatrixCoder wrote: The message I was referring to got deleted. There were two messages posted by "AlexB47".
Understood.
"Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed" - 2 Timothy 2:15
"Judge not by the eye but by the heart." - Native American Proverb
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They are. You've spotted A Bug.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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I just was thinking about many of the questions in the various forums that don't get answered because they are to complex for a quick answer or the answer may not be known and would require some research. I had the idea that maybe the "CP MVP's" could designate such questions to be moved to a read only forum and they are left as standing questions. Then people who may not have the time to park in a programming message board can browse those questions and opt to do the additional research to answer them. They may even decide to turn the answers into articles (but that's just on off-shoot).
My idea is to designate those who choose to put the time into a working and functional answer get a CP designation of Solution Contributor or some equivalent title. They get a different CP Icon, it's noted in their profile and a counter keeps track of how many solutions they have provided. Once a month the CP MVP's vote on the best solution contributed and that person wins something (small or big, whatever). I think most people would do it for the title/icon/counter. Perhaps even the icon indicates how many solutions they have contributed.
Since the forum is read only solutions have to be submitted (in a way similar to articles but perhaps a little easier maybe just an email) and then if the solution is accepted it gets posted in as a solution and the first functional solution gets the designation but additional solutions would also be appended for completeness.
My motivation for suggesting this would be:
- It allows people who don't have time to participate heavily in the forums to still get recognition for the knowledge and contributions.
- It might promote the creation of some quality articles.
- It gets some of those "too complex" or "too long to answer" questions a chance to really be addressed.
- It would provide a place for developers to go to search out more complex topics/solutions/implementations.
- It is one more way to up the quality of content here. I think people would enjoy a section like that for many reasons.
- I think a lot of people would enjoy the ability to earn a designation without having to devote a 500 replies a month to a particular forum.
- Rex
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The overall idea is great with user perspective. But what about the man power required for doing all the tasks specified ? I think this will put more load on the already loaded team. What do you think about this ?
"A good programmer is someone who looks both ways before crossing a one-way street." -- Doug Linder
coolestCoder
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coolestCoder wrote: I think this will put more load on the already loaded team.
If you read through what I'm suggesting the individual forum MVP's take the load. The only thing a CP staff member would do is move the message and append answers. I'm completely convinced it won't happen but that's not the reason I suggested it. I know that Chris gets a lot of ideas and just kind of stores them. He may decide down the road that this idea ties in well with something else he's cooking. I'm just happy to be able to try and give him stuff to fuel his own creativity. If he did apply the idea great but even if he doesn't there a lot of value in expressing ideas as they may contribute to something else he's already got in progress.
- Rex
My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, Commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Dual Quad-Core. Father to a murdered process, husband to a murdered thread. And I will have my affinity, in this life or the next. - Gladiator. (Okay, not quite Gladiator but close.)
I work to live. I do not live to work. My clients do not seem capable of grasping this fact.
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Merge the Hardware and operating forums?
Hardware + OS -> SysAdmin
Brad
Australian
- Bradml on "MVP Status"
If this was posted in a programming board please rate my answer
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Bradml wrote: If this was posted in a programming board please rate my answer
There was some guy in the programming forums about a month or so back with a similar signature - he got voted 1 a lot until he removed the request for vote.
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I actually stuck that in there to see how many people read my sigs... so far... 1.
Also I think it is less obtrusive... I don't ask for a vote I ask for a rating
Brad
Australian
- Bradml on "MVP Status"
If this was posted in a programming board please rate my answer
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Bradml wrote: I don't ask for a vote I ask for a rating
I dont know, but is there any difference between rating and voting for a message posted ?
"A good programmer is someone who looks both ways before crossing a one-way street." -- Doug Linder
coolestCoder
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coolestCoder wrote: I dont know, but is there any difference between rating and voting for a message posted ?
Not technically but in practice yes. People ask for votes meaning they hope to get 5's because at some point they'll earn MVP status. If you ask for someone to "rate your answer" on the other hand you are asking for an honest answer for how you did.
CleaKO
"I think you'll be okay here, they have a thin candy shell. 'Surprised you didn't know that.'" - Tommy (Tommy Boy)
"Fill it up again! Fill it up again! Once it hits your lips, it's so good!" - Frank the Tank (Old School)
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Don't assume that everyone reading it comments on it.
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see also lounge[^]
Suggestion: provide a "Pending Article" status, that allows the article to be reviewed by peers without it being officially published.
The article is submitted through the submission wizard, and you can get it through a specific URL which can be sent to others for review. It is not included in the category list, front page, search, newsletter etc., it is not votable, and maybe allows feedback only through direct mail.
Article gets ublished through clicking "Publish Now" or something similar.
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I don't think this needs to be a CP feature. People can always use their blog or their personal website for the beta draft of the article. And once they are satisfied that it's good enough for CP, they can publish it here (and elsewhere).
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