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It's a small world. I was in his class for around 2 years in high school (judging by the public portion of his linked-in profile). Pity that he's dead, was a brilliant guy, IIRC.
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Sorry I didn't get to this earlier - I was in Oz and am still trying to catch up on emails.
I think this is a great idea. I'm not sure if it should be a general "Members" section (or chapter?) where we can have a Memorial subsection (or full section) or whether we should simply mark a member's profile appropriately and have a page that lists members. A note can be posted at the top of the member's personal forum and then replies and responses could be posted underneath.
What are your thoughts?
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I think maybe a menu item under Features, maybe listed as User Memorials or something like that. When CP admins get the word about a user's passing, a spot could be created on the page for that user, and the surviving relative could be given an opportunity to post something (including a couple of images). I think it could be kind of like an article, where the article is the note/images from the surviving relative, and a forum at the bottom of the page for people to post. The main page itself would be a list of user memorials, organized by year.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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I get a "No Entries Found" on the Active tab.
EDIT ============
Seems okay now, but that was freaky.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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Yeah. Me too got the same message in the morning
A person might be able to play without being creative, but he sure can't be creative without playing.
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Me too, I got that message yesterday, but within minutes it was fine again.
But now, the same story again: Sorry, not entries found.
"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." (DNA)
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Are you still experiencing it?
(This probably was due to some background processes we had on one of our web servers)
Sincerely,
Elina
Life is great!!!
Enjoy every moment of it! 
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Nope, not since reporting it.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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When you select "Site Bugs and Suggestions", it is the "Questions & Answers" menu group that is highlighted, not the "Help!" group in which the forum is currently placed... 
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932
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Yes, because the Bugs and Suggestions forum is, well, a forum, and all forums will make the QA / Forum menu be highlighted. I could hack it to not do this but...
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I was thinking that some people do not read the FAQ to find out about the lang attribute when use he code blocks, so how about creating a popup (similar to the member popup, the one with all the 'My stuff'), with all the supported languages listed.
It would also save you from having to manually edit the lang attrib.
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Are you thinking that the [code block] button (just above the message edit area) would actually be a drop-down menu? Not a bad idea.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Basically yes, either a drop down selector or on mouse over it gives you the popup with the list of valid languages to select from.
Whatever is easiest and most intuitive to the end user.
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That is not sufficient. I trust a lot of people simply type their PRE tags (or paste the lot) without using the code block widget.
Here is my suggestion:
1. automatically add a lang="someLanguage" to every PRE tag that does not have one, as soon as preview or publish buttons are clicked;
2. choose an intelligent default language; it would take into account the name of the forum, the tags of the article or Q&A, maybe even a user setting; and it would default to "text" when undecided.
3. it would be shown as the selected value in a ComboBox, next to the code block widget, not instead of it.
4. changing the ComboBox selection would not alter existing lang attributes, it would only influence new ones added automatically as described in #1.
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, improve readability, and make me actually look at the code.
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This article:
3D Software Rendering Engine - Part I[^]
has just won an award for C++ articles. Upon reading it, the quality of the figures didn't jive with the brevity of the writing, so I did a quick check. Many of the figures are directly copied from the text he mentions near the beginning of his article: "Tricks of the Windows Game Programming Gurus" By André LaMothe, published by SAMS.
Here's one example.[^] (I can't link to the exact page, scroll down a couple of pages to see the ones I noticed).
I can't find a "Report article" button anymore, so I'm posting this here.
Cheers,
Drew.
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For some reason I'm unable to view the image in Google books but we will take a look and discuss the issue with the author. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I want to delete my article 'WinMailer'. I cannot find any options in my account to do this. Can someone plz help me out with this?
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No problem Vivek, I've deleted the article
Thanks,
Sean Ewington
The Code Project
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Can we please stop the re-numbering of answers in Q&A? It gets very confusing when referring to a "previous answer", which then becomes no longer previous, and you have to look at date/time stamps to figure out what the hell is being discussed.
For that matter, IMHO, having the two tabs "Top Rated" and "Most Recent" is unnecessary and further pollutes the UI.
I don't see it as much of an inconvenience to scroll through the answers - there usually aren't that many. Let's just have a simple list, no re-numbering, oldest first. I think we'll be able to cope with that.
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Not so sure: the current listing puts the highest scored at the top. So the most-likely-to-be-right answer should be the first one people see.
I know what you mean though, I generally refer to other answers by the posters name to avoid that confusion.
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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if referring by number is not recommended, then IMO the answers shouldn't be numbered at all.
referring by author name is not the ultimate solution though, there could be several answers by one member.
So I'm with Hans: chronological, no reordering. And if you must, as soon as it becomes relevant, just provide a hyperlink above the first answer, that brings you to the best so far.
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, improve readability, and make me actually look at the code.
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I agree with you Griff. The way it works now is the best way!
But if Luc's suggestion could be implemented and the numbering removed, that would discourage people from referring to the posts by number. They would probably still write "the post above" and such like, but that can't be helped.
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932
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I'm not sure it's the best way, but I don't think the order based on time of original post is a good solution either.
I like the idea for the "best" solution at the top: people who are looking for a solution to that problem can find it the most easily, rather than just assuming the first solution is the one to go for.
Referring to an absolute address - "SAKryukov's post" - rather than a relative "above" or "number 2" works for me...
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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