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That solution depends on people categorising their articles correctly. Typically if an article is bad it's often all bad: the title, the categorisation, the tags.
Any issue with simply voting it down and/or asking the author to stop dumping code and instead provide explanatory articles?
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote: Typically if an article is bad it's often all bad: the title, the categorisation, the tags
That's true that many articles are bad or incomplete or incorrect on all levels...
Chris Maunder wrote: Any issue with simply voting it down and/or asking the author to stop dumping code and instead provide explanatory articles?
There's no issue on that but very often I face a situation where an article has 4 incomplete "votes" when in queue and still after an hour or so it's published in all it's glory. Not sure but I get a feeling that some people approve the articles simply to get rep points. Also once published it's really much harder to get the author to make any corrections.
Don't know, perhaps it's not a good idea to have a separate category, perhaps the rules for publishing could be changed when an article is in queue. Something like: If incomplete votes, article would go to "special" queue or need more approvals than article with mainly approvals... Or something.. 
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Hi Mika,
In my mind, the information revealed in this post: that you are focusing on articles in the approval queue, and how they are approved, kind of changes the focus of this entire thread ... for me.
I can say with certainty that I would never look at any content in a hypothetical "code dump" category.
cheers, Bill
« I had therefore to remove knowledge, in order to make room for belief » Immanuel Kant
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Hi Bill,
Yes you're right the title is a bit misleading. What I'd like to see is better control of what get published and what doesn't. As I wrote to Chris, once an article has been published the author isn't so interested in correcting it. So based on that idea, I think the queue is critical in this sense
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Chris Maunder wrote: Any issue with simply voting it down and/or asking the author to stop dumping code and instead provide explanatory articles?
My experience in the past of leaving critical feedback, or down-voting, on CP articles has left me with the conviction it's generally not worth dealing with the ensuing OP's reaction, and concomitant headache.
Yes, I favor anonymous down-voting on articles, clearly recognizing that allowing that opens yet another gate-to-Hell.
yours, Bill the Coward
« I had therefore to remove knowledge, in order to make room for belief » Immanuel Kant
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how can i find and follow user in Code project and check his updates and answers
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This functionality is not available. You have to manually search for that user and go through his content e.g. Content from Chris[^]. You can filter them using filters on the left pane.
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly"- SoMad
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You could use Who's Who page[^] to find members, there's a textbox to filter. Bookmark the member through the member's profile page, recheck the profile page to see updates.
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See the survey list[^]. The 8-Sep to 22-Sep survey overlaps the 15-Sep to 22-Sep one, causing it to appear on the home page.
/ravi
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That page still includes Premium membership type. Isn't Workspace closed already?
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Yes, but it seems that premium type is staying
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Apparently the Premium membership type has been gone now.
The quick red ProgramFOX jumps right over the Lazy<Dog>.
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Still folding up the chairs and taking down the signs.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Can I get my last refill on ![Beer | [beer]](https://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Images/beer.gif) before we pack up?
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Check in the fridge, way at the back. You might be in luck
cheers
Chris Maunder
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I am one of those who can't type even a line without spelling mistakes. While writing articles, getting little red curly lines when we write "curley" is better than leaving it curely for the reader.
Please do something about it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Why not use a web browser with a spellchecker built in such as Chrome?
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I am using Chrome. It is correctly marking errors while I am typing in this editor. But it is not triggering in Article editor 
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You can write offline and once revised then post it in the editor
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Well that's always an option. But I am wondering why CP editor doesn't support it? To be honest, CP editor is quite good with Auto saving and image resizing and anchor, linking. I am writing all articles in editor only.
Any specific reason to keep it disabled?
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We;'re using the CKEditor and it as a SCAYT (spell check as you type) spell checker plugin but I've not had much success with getting it to work.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Hi Chris,
I'm running IE11 in the default "EDGE" mode. When replying to a post, I highlight text and click the quote button, I often get a "you didn't select any text" error.
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Greetings,
I'm 38, and getting back into programming after a decade. I recently posted a question, and someone added the tag 'Homework' to my question.
It wasn't homework.
I think its wrong to have moderators wantonly apply whatever tags they want to people's content.
And sure, I may have moderators here tell me to beat it, scram, hit the road, and so on. But I've been on this site since 99, on another handle, and I don't remember Chris ever doing something like that.
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You can see who did it (actually was the one who helped you out). In addition, if you don't like it, you can edit your question as well and delete it another time. It is not a "moderator" power
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Is it possible to send me a link to the item in question? I'll take a look.
People get itchy trigger fingers given the number of spammers (or worse, number of people who demand help without putting any effort in for themselves) and so that can lead to collateral damage.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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