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Chris Maunder wrote: Are there any specific examples of articles you're thinking of?
This article[^] on making property-like events in Python
Also, suggestions for where The Dangers of Duck-Typed Languages[^] is best? It's in the scrapbook for now.
Thanks!
Marc
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So, I accidentally put in a different email address while asking for my password to be reset, and CP has very thankfully created a new account using this email address.
If you could please delete this account, I'll get back to using the correct account and other scheduled chaos.
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You can do it yourself, if you want.
Hover the mouse over your username at the top of the page, and select "My Settings" from the dropdown that appears.
On the right hand side of the page (under your avatar picture, if any) is a checkbox "Close my account"
Tick this, and press the "Save my Settings" button at the bottom of the page.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I've tried to download 12 different projects that were submitted at different times and EVERY ONE of the zip files are corrupt!
At first I thought it was because I wasn't logged in, but I was. Is this possibly a problem on my side?
ANY answer would be appreciated...
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Please tell the affected articles (at least some of them) so that the admins can take a look.
If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. — Lyall Watson
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I must apologize. I was "right clicking" and "save as" and fount that this doesn't work.
I "clicked" the link and the download was fine. Thanks for the quick reply!
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Glad you could sort it out, thanks for the info!
If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. — Lyall Watson
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Since a number of moderators are in here, I'm reposting this here.
Chris and I have been talking about Tips and Tricks posts. Over the years there have been number of issues with the classifications of tips:
- The line where you draw the distinction between an article and a tip is somewhat nebulous
- New authors coming in to share content being held at the door and lectured on the difference between an article and a tip before they're let in
- The time moderators spend on educating new authors on this distinction
- The sad feeling new authors get in their hearts when they think they've written an article and are told "no you haven't"
I think over the years this idea that a tip is, "anything that is unworthy of being an article," or, "a tip is anything that is too short to be an article" has developed, but that's not what we had in mind.
So we're going to clarify what a tip is: A Tips and Tricks post is a single problem, with a single solution, and a super-short write-up. Ideally you could consume it in under 30 seconds. Here is an example of a tip:
Kendo UI NumericTextBox Enable/Disable Issue[^]
I realize this goes against the understanding of many (and I believe everyone has a slightly different line). I also realize that the majority of existing tips are actually articles under this clarification. We'll be doing a reclassification at some point of all existing tips to help make the distinction between what WAS a tip and what IS NOW a tip a little easier to follow moving forward.
I will be in the trenches of the articles needing approval queue to help transition this new definition to new content as smoothly as possible and I'm happy to help answer the case-by-case post question we get as we forge this new distinctive line together. Thank you.
Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject
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Thanks Sean, a timely reminder (for me at least).
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I thought a tip was the money you gave to a lady that performed tricks.
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It's probably right on the line. But it does seem to be closer to a "single solution to single problem" type so I would say Tip. Not sure you could consume it 30 seconds, though 
Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject
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Speedy reader! 
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I've seen some questions in QA that have been spam or reposts but am unable to report them as the flag doesn't appear next to the question (it does appear against solutions)
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Yes it does - or it does on my Nexus7 with Chrome: just scroll the question down so you can see the author's name, and tap the text of the question. The "bookmark", "delete", and "report" icons appear at the right hand side.
If they don't, check you are logged in - anonymous users can't report IIRC.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Tried that but no go. Samsung S4 (rather battered!).
I'll just have to "borrow" the wife's kindle fire 
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Quote: survey You do not have sufficient Reputation to vote in this survey
How much reputation is required ? This also forces user to have a rep on the site. I'm regular guy that read articles. Dont want to have a rep. Not interested That's all.
modified 17-Apr-16 14:20pm.
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Where are you trying to vote?
Edit: just noticed you mentioned "survey". I'm assuming you mean the article competition survey. We restrict voting on the survey very deliberately. If we open it up then it gets abused. For other surveys we're happy to get all and sundry vote, but when it comes time to have a serious vote where reputations and prizes are at stake we need to be as careful as possible.
cheers
Chris Maunder
modified 17-Apr-16 20:00pm.
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I get the point. What is the minimum(sufficient) requirement to have voting ability?
Don't say you must be CP citizen.
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You said you read articles. Perhaps you could upvote the good ones and leave a few grateful comments? That will build up your rep and also be a very good thank you to the authors.
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You are repeating what it's been said. My question is so clear. What is the mim requirement to have an ability to vote?
1. No. of reputation points. 1000, 2000, million etc.
2. No. of messages that need to be posted.
3. No. of years as a codeproject member.
4. I'm banned from voting article contest. If so what is the reason then?
Of course I was voting and bookmarking lot of articles which you may/may not see them. And I don't have to comment each and every articles.
modified 17-May-16 20:55pm.
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Consider the possibility that Nish's response wasn't even intended to answer your question but merely provide you with a well-meant suggestion, for the reputation accumulated on your present account doesn't neccessarily suggest that you might have participated in the proposed activities to a great extent. For all I know the information you're asking for can only be given by the admins, as the restriction on voting has only recently been introduced and the amount of reputation required isn't publicly documented.
If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. — Lyall Watson
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I get that. I want to know the answer not another suggestion at least to get as private email. The article content survey message doesn't tell anything except saying you don't have sufficient... which doesn't help at all.
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I used to vote. I can't vote now.
Quote: You do not have sufficient Reputation to vote in this survey
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The problem I'm addressing came up many times recently: There are members approving articles without spending any thought on it. Today, a question, probably intended for QA but mis-posted as an article, got approved as an article (ref. Approving without reading. - CodeProject[^]).
My suggestion for solving this issue:
Instead of requiring a fixed number of 10 approvals to get published, an article (or other kind of publication) in moderation requires an approval/report-ratio of X with a minimum of Z votes in total. Approvals and reports don't uniformly count as "1", but instead are weighted, based on..
(Option 1)
..the reputation of the member casting the vote. (In which way exactly I'll leave up to the admins.)
(Option 2)
..the past quality of votes of the member casting the vote.
Explanation: After an article didn't get approved because the reports weighed higher than the approvals, members having approved the article are given a malus to the weight of their future votes. As we currently don't have the problem of articles not being published because of too many false reports, the inverse case probably shouldn't lead to a bonus to the weight of future votes. Instead the vote-weight of members who were given a malus previously could recuperate over time. Members who just acquired the right to moderate articles might start out with a lower vote-weight.
If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. — Lyall Watson
modified 16-Apr-16 17:26pm.
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