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Hi John,
There are two issues raised, for me, by this post.
First, if there is any 'vendetta' down-voting going on, you, and every other CP member ... I believe ... can bring an issue like that here to this forum, or raise it directly with CP staff, and get a remedy.
Second, if you've posted something, and it receives nothing but down-votes, then it makes sense to me you should be able to delete it.
But, what about the case where you post something, and some folks find it valuable, and indicate so by their responses, and their up-votes, but it also gets down-votes ?
In that case should the poster be able to delete the thread ?
I should say that, for all the great respect I hold CP in, I find such a difference in what I consider of real value on CP and 'reputation' that I totally ignore 'reputation.'
Although: I 'religiously' upvote many posts, including ones from you, for qualities of wit, style, humor, useful technical information, evidence of a sincere desire to help other CP members, etc., and I do down-vote evil screed of trolls, and 'gimme plz' posts.
I regard the behavior of voting like I think 'reputation' is meaningful as an example of a very dubious principle ... of fatuous thinking ? ... of believing that you can shape a phenomenon by acting as if it is what you wish it was.
best, Bill
"In the River of Delights, Panic has not failed me." Jorge Luis Borges
modified on Monday, August 22, 2011 5:03 AM
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The rules imposed by the site are that a post in the forums cannot be deleted once a reply has been made. The post in question received two platinum 1 votes, so I deleted it, and reposted it. The subject of this post isn't about the fact that I deleted it. It's about my assumption that once deleted, the points would be restored (like messages in article forums).
".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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Oh, okay, I ... uhhh ... flop-down enlightened.
One thing that still baffles me is how you can know the reputation of who down-voted you.
I have assume that all voting is confidential.
best, Bill
"In the River of Delights, Panic has not failed me." Jorge Luis Borges
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From your reputation History you can see what points are assigned by an action from yourself or a voter.
Lobster Thermidor aux crevettes with a Mornay sauce, served in a Provençale manner with shallots and aubergines, garnished with truffle pate, brandy and a fried egg on top and Spam - Monty Python Spam Sketch
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In your rep history, you can see the points you gained/lost, and -16 points indicates a platinum debator 1-voted you.
".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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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: The post in question received two platinum 1 votes, so I deleted it, and
reposted it.
Interesting approach, John! 
If you wait a day or two and then do this, the original 1 voters won't notice and thus you save yourself from -32 points.
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Waiting increases the chance the someone will respond, thus eliminating the opportunity to correct it myself. Since the person/persons doing this are too chickenshit to own up to it, I saw the opportunity to correct the situation, and jumped on 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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The votes were cast and the reputation remains.
Doing otherwise would invite every person who gets a downvote to systematically wipe out their entire posting history.
Not something we should encourage.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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On my Articles page, the Image Batch Converter article shows as having been deleted from GDI+, but it listed again just below the "deleted" link. It's also listed as deleted under VB.Net. The original link and article are intact. I haven't updated the article. Should I just hit the "X" to get rid of them? I've not encountered this before. The page is here[^].
XAlan Burkhart
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Hi Alan,
Is the article still showing as deleted? It seems OK.
Thanks,
Sean Ewington
The Code Project
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Sean Ewington wrote: Is the article still showing as deleted? It seems OK.
I clicked the "X" link in the 2 that were showing as deleted and that got rid of them without deleting the "real" one. According to the text beside the delete option, the article had been deleted the same day it was posted. Each one was listed under a different category. It might be that whoever approved the article changed his mind about which category to post it in. Odd though, that this would show up almost a year after the article was posted.
The issue occurred the same day I won a prize for Best VB article of July, although I don't know how that could affect a different article. But that was the only activity I'm aware of on my account that day. Who knows? Probably never happen again.
XAlan Burkhart
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Which tip? The "Elapsed Time to Hours, Minutes, Seconds" tip?
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Yes. Oops...I Forgot to include the URL. Thanks
thatraja
My Tip/Tricks
My Dad had a Heart Attack on this day so don't...
All these are my opinions. Different people. different way of thinking. I am no one to judge others - Chandru
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Over the weekend we exposed more control of articles to authors. You can now view articles that you may have deleted but are still hanging around as zombies. This gives you the chance to fully delete items and hence reuse the basename of the item.
The basename conflict issue is being resolved very soon.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Chris,
Have you (as in CP) run a script against the profile db to remove any links from members with a low rep? (but left the text of the link in place)
Going through some older profiles, looking at the formats of the message of known spam bots creations, I get the impression you have.
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Seems unlikely, easier to just delete the accounts
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That's what I would have thought.
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No, not specifically, though we have made nips and tucks occasionally when needed. It's Yet Another Thing On The List.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Kick him out: tb_anywhere[^]
Just check the messages he posted.
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While investigating the above stated allegations another account has crossed my sights which seems to be linked to this sham: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=7614616[^]. That member also links to the same website as the article and also left a high vote for that article.
His whole activity here on CP seems to revolve around this "free component", which in my opinion is a very strong indicator that something fishy is going on.
Cheers!
—MRB
"With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine."
Ross Callon, The Twelve Networking Truths, RFC1925
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The plot thickens!
I wonder how many other accounts reference this component 
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Growing thicker by the minute. I thought while I was at it I'd try to spy around some more just to have this account show up in the plot: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=7665205[^].
This little spammer asked questions in Q&A trying to get people to evaluate "The Component" for him/her. He was also voting on said article. All activities can be linked to "The Component". If this gets any fishier I'll have to put a clothespin on my nose!
Cheers!
—MRB
"With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine."
Ross Callon, The Twelve Networking Truths, RFC1925
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