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Ah. The old accidentally slipped defense - beloved of naked blokes in Accident and Emergency departments the world over.
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What's disturbing is that I typed a bit more of an elaboration on the "slipped" theme and thought "nah - no one will get the reference".
I really should have known better...
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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You know me mate. There are no depths unplumbed for me.
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Yeah, OK, that's way too much information.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Hi,
I want to suggest something about downvoting system of a post.
If somebody is downvoting a post then he/she must fill the reason of downvoting.
And that Reason should be compulsory.
Why I am suggesting it?
Answer: Suppose I have answered a question and it might be wrong or not perfect.
Now somebody wants to downvote it and if He/She will provide the reason then it will help to improve the quality of answer which are going to be given.
One more thing, I will be able to know my mistakes.
Regards
Ankit
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We have been through this dilemma for a long time now. There is no perfect way of running the voting system on this site. I think Bob is doing the best he can right now.
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You don't hire a handyman to build a house, you hire a specialist.
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In most cases downvotes from the OP are because the answer did not fully please them. Not much we can do about it.
What can be done is for people to spend some time upvoting good responses. And not just upvote, also post a comment saying that you did it. It won't get you many points, but it's a very valuable service that you are doing for the website.
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We had that system but it wasn't a success. Down voting dropped drastically.
You will find that it's mostly newbies who down vote without a reason. I have seen that most reputed members will not vote down an answer but rather add a comment explaining the problem and giving the answerer a chance to modify it. They mostly up-vote the good answers which keeps the best answer at the top. So the purpose is anyways achieved.
..Go Green..
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Pretty much.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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So are you revisiting this issue.
I would think that the following simple rules should apply:
1. No reason, no downvote. This would apply across all of CP.
2. No downvote for OP.
Regards,
Gus Gustafson
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... when Articles, Blogs and Tips were separated into different tabs on the main screen. Just my opinion.
while (e) { Coyote(); }
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Agree
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Yes, I agree too. My Tip/Trick gone from there.. 
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Yes
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... me too Agree on this. It was very nice. Atleast, we were able to see Articles, Blogs and Tips separately. Now, we may miss new Article, Blog and/or Tips in the long run. What the hell is going on? I like the previous tab structure.
Regards - Kunal Chowdhury | Microsoft MVP (Silverlight) | CodeProject MVP | Software Engineer
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It was great
- if you had a wide screen
- if everyone clicked all tabs instead of just scanning the top tab and leaving
- if we promised never to add another tab (oops, too late)
We upgraded Alternate Tips to be their own thing which meant a new tab appeared. As soon as this happened things no longer fit. We're also adding a new tab and this would have simply made the problem worse. Further: who clicks the other tabs? And more importantly: why should someone who has posted a technical blog, or a tip, or an alternate tip, etc, not have the same exposure as an article author? They are all information, albeit it in different forms, lengths, and from different sources, but they are all worthy of being presented front and centre to reward those who took the time to post.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote: And more importantly: why should someone who has posted a technical blog, or a
tip, or an alternate tip, etc, not have the same exposure as an article author?
Tips and blogs are usually easier to write, so eventually they'll out-number articles. When this happens, the front page will end up having 2 or fewer articles at most times. Not good at all I'd think.
At least consider having one tab for articles only, and one tab for everything (articles + tips + blogs).
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Regards - Kunal Chowdhury | Microsoft MVP (Silverlight) | CodeProject MVP | Software Engineer
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I just checked the front page. Every single entry is a blog. This is really bad news for article authors. New articles will now get a lot smaller period of time when they are on the front page. This will mean reduced exposure and less peer feedback. Not sure that's a good thing. The core of this website is the article content. Blogs and tips are good but should always be extras that complement the articles, they should not directly affect the effectiveness/visibility of the primary content.
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This is because a single member just added their feed and their blogs were consumed. For the most part blogs are far less frequent than articles.
Technical Blogs are articles and are subject to the same level of quality control as articles. Just because an author decides to publish on our site by using our blog feed system doesn't mean they should be treated as second class citizens.
If you see technical blog articles that are inappropriate then report to ensure we continue to improve the level of quality.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Agree. The layout can be simplified but adding more levels, tabs, etc. would be evil.
Please, don't add extra controls to the site, especially of the click-only types.
Just my opinion based on my own taste and convenience.
Thank you,
--SA
Sergey A Kryukov
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Couldn't you have the tabs in multiple rows? That wouldn't take up too much more vertical screen real-estate.
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Adrian Cole wrote: when Articles, Blogs and Tips were separated into different tabs on the main screen. Just my opinion.
Of course it was nicer - that's why it was changed. CP is supposed to be a challenge.
"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, Give me Liberty, or give me Death!" ~ Patrick Henry, Republican and anti-Federalist
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