Bugs and Suggestions

Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer13-Dec-09 6:13

13-Dec-09 6:13

You'd better not! Not unless there was a non-US method to balance it out!

Iain.

I have now moved to Sweden for love (awwww).

#realJSOP13-Dec-09 11:32

#realJSOP

13-Dec-09 11:32

I don't think it's their fault that it's US-only... There are legalities involved, and that's the downside of the "global economy".

.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer13-Dec-09 11:51

13-Dec-09 11:51

No, I hold no actually animosity against CP what so ever.

I was a little peeved that clicking on the link on the sticky went to a message saying "you can't even read about this, non-yankee scum!".

But they fixed the sticky post, and all is right with the world.

I hope you enjoy your kindle, and don't just use it as target practise...

Iain.

I have now moved to Sweden for love (awwww).

Chris Maunder13-Dec-09 14:26

13-Dec-09 14:26

No, but you get points for winning article-based competitions.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Drew Stainton14-Dec-09 8:28

Drew Stainton

14-Dec-09 8:28

Speaking of reputation points, I vote for resetting them to zero when a Code Project VIP responds to questions with things like this[^].

Cheers,
Drew.

Chris Maunder15-Dec-09 3:41

15-Dec-09 3:41

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

#realJSOP22-Dec-09 4:24

#realJSOP

22-Dec-09 4:24

It's my calling in life to point out absurdity, wherever it raises its ugly head. The guy was a putz.

Luc Pattyn13-Dec-09 14:54

13-Dec-09 14:54

A fifty-line program that logs you out from and back in to CP every day will easily earn you more points ...
and it would work everywhere.

Smile | :)

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#realJSOP22-Dec-09 4:23

#realJSOP

22-Dec-09 4:23

I don't need that, because I log in a billion timers a day on my own.

I was just wondering if reputation points are affected by participating in CP-sponsored contests. I think they should be because you're essentially an active participant on the site, and that's what I thought the reputation points were for.

Chris Maunder22-Dec-09 5:17

22-Dec-09 5:17

John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
I was just wondering if reputation points are affected by participating in CP-sponsored contests

At the moment, no, but I agree we should give points for this stuff. We just have to work out how to hook these things up automatically, though.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Hanukkah Bob?

leckey12-Dec-09 19:05

leckey

12-Dec-09 19:05

Not a problem, but I'd love to see a Hanukkah Bob during the week of it. Since he has three fingers on each hand, and his head is above his hands, you could do a candle on each "finger" and one on his head? Or could you send me the graphic of Bob so I could alter him for one of every holiday? Including International "Talk Like a Pirate Day?" PLEEEEZE? Smile | :)

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DaveyM6913-Dec-09 4:12

DaveyM69

13-Dec-09 4:12

leckey wrote:
International "Talk Like a Pirate Day

Seconded! That would be cool Cool | :cool:

Dave

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Chris Maunder14-Dec-09 2:51

14-Dec-09 2:51

leckey wrote:
you could do a candle on each "finger" and one on his head

What's behind door #2?

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Dan Neely14-Dec-09 3:13

Dan Neely

14-Dec-09 3:13

IF you wanted to filch the image to play with it's right up on the top of the page: Right click, copy to clipboard, past in favorite image editing program....

3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
0x12=18

Luc Pattyn14-Dec-09 5:14

14-Dec-09 5:14

leckey wrote:
could you send me the graphic of Bob?

you get it on most CP pages

just browse http://www.codeproject.com/SiteRes/CP/Img/Std/logo225x90.gif[^] to get the current one.

Smile | :)

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C# isn't C

Luc Pattyn12-Dec-09 8:34

12-Dec-09 8:34

We've had several C questions in the C# forum today. Could you please add a simple sentence to the C# forum header, something like:

C# is not C, it is a C descendant (as are C++ and Java); C# is one of the managed programming languages that fit the .NET FrameWork. Please use the appropriate forum.

TIA

Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]

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Richard MacCutchan12-Dec-09 9:27

12-Dec-09 9:27

Come on Luc, it's only the regulars who will read it, and they don't need telling!

Luc Pattyn12-Dec-09 9:33

12-Dec-09 9:33

with that excuse most texts would be useless.

Hmmm | :|

Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]

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Richard MacCutchan12-Dec-09 9:44

12-Dec-09 9:44

I'm not making excuses I'm making observations.

Eddy Vluggen13-Dec-09 6:02

Eddy Vluggen

13-Dec-09 6:02

A thought-terminating cliche, to be precise. You could just as well say that it takes "all kinds of people" to "make CodeProject go round". When a group is to play nicely together, then they need to agree on some basic terms on which they play together.

Those terms or rules are there to protect the group as a whole and the individuals, and they need to be public. Without a common ruleset, you'd have anarchy. Or, at the very least, a different interpretation of the HTML4-specification for every existing browser Smile | :)

I are Troll Suspicious | :suss:

Richard MacCutchan13-Dec-09 6:52

13-Dec-09 6:52

Eddy Vluggen wrote:
Without a common ruleset, you'd have anarchy.

Well we have a common ruleset as published in the guidelines for posting questions, and still people ignore them, and we do have (some) anarchy. My observation is that adding more text at the top of the page is not likely to have a significant effect on this. Call it excuses or cycnicism or whatever, I am making an observation based on years of dealing with users from the sharper ends of customer service, and these forums.

Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer13-Dec-09 2:54

13-Dec-09 2:54

If it's any consolation, we get a load of *your* questions in *our* nice C++ forum too!

(OK, more CLI than C~, but still!)

"Oh, it begins with the same letter, that'll do!" works both ways.

And if you think those posters read the stickies, I have a bridge to sell you...

Iain.

I have now moved to Sweden for love (awwww).

Luc Pattyn13-Dec-09 3:01

13-Dec-09 3:01

Thanks for the bridge offer, but no thanks.

I suggest every forum gets a simple sentence explaining what it is for, and also naming (and prociding links to other forums) the one or two most popular subjects it is not for.

Putting up some signs can't be wrong; not everyone going to read them is no reason not to do it.

Smile | :)

Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]

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Richard MacCutchan13-Dec-09 3:27

13-Dec-09 3:27

Luc Pattyn wrote:
Putting up some signs can't be wrong; not everyone going to read them is no reason not to do it.

Thinking logically you are absolutely right.

It's a bit like those signs outside country towns in the UK that say "Please drive carefully through our town". Ask any resident how many people drive too fast ...

Iain Clarke, Warrior Programmer13-Dec-09 6:12