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Might be worth adding a guideline about not posting the same question in multiple fora. Or maybe extending the one about cross-linking.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994.
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Agreed, I have had to wag an admonishing finger on a few occasions.
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I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
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Did so myself a few minutes ago.
[quasi-edit to original post] maybe include QA in the scope.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994.
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Any particular wording you'd feel is appropriate?
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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How about:
Choose the correct forum for your message. The one that best fits your problem area. And only one.
Or choose Questions & Answers section. But not both.
PS: this will puzzle the reader unless you instruct him in the forum/QA dilemma...
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]
I only read formatted code with indentation, so please use PRE tags for code snippets.
I'm not participating in frackin' Q&A, so if you want my opinion, ask away in a real forum (or on my profile page).
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Where's the smiley for "big tick". I agree with every word.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994.
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I suggest extending rule 9 to something like
9. Please do not post links to your question in one forum from another, unrelated forum (such as the lounge). ItThey will be deleted. Likewise, do not post the same question in more than one forum.
nb bold above is only to indicate changes.
Cheers,
Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994.
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Links can be good.
1. A thread can be a problem that relates to a recent other problem, where the context has been layed out and more code is already published.
2. A thread can be discontinued in its forum, and started up in another one. (e.g. when it starts as a MySQL question, and after some back-and-forth one agrees it is SQL Server, not MySQL related)
3. Sugs&Bugs need to provide a link to a problem.
4. Lounge may want to link to a problem or hilarious situation.
And links can be abused, just like everything else; e.g. for self-promotion.
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]
I only read formatted code with indentation, so please use PRE tags for code snippets.
I'm not participating in frackin' Q&A, so if you want my opinion, ask away in a real forum (or on my profile page).
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Agreed; links per se are not evil. I was just adding a sentence to the existing rule. Maybe the existing rule needs review along the lines you mention, but I don't think we want to overload newbies with the subtleties. KISS for your first few questions.
Cheers,
Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994.
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While I'm sure it's a wonderful article, the fact it says Edit in the title doth not mean it should be with articles about edit controls...
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/36076/Editing-Ribbon-Bar-Images.aspx[^]
Other ribbon-y articles appear to be under Miscellaneous - General, or Misc - Misc.
I don't know if the author or an editor put it in the wrong spot, but it should probably be moved.
Iain.
I have now moved to Sweden for love (awwww).
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Editing Ribbon Bar Images is in the Edit Controls category (but because it's a technical blog on its article surface you can't see its category)
There are indeed ribbon-y articles hiding in the Misc. section that I'll move. Thanks sir Warrior!
Thanks,
Sean Ewington
The Code Project
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Hi! I can confirm that this happened to me as well in two other QAs. When it happened I just posted the same comment again... so far it worked for me on the second attempt.
/M
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Nah, when it happens I can try any number of times with the same or different messages with no success. We do need the comment system, but perhaps it is time to re-think the whole site! It seems to be getting a little creaky at the edges... 
Did you know:
That by counting the rings on a tree trunk, you can tell how many other trees it has slept with.
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same thing...couldn't get it to show no matter how many times I tried adding it.
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Try again please, should be good now.
Sorry about this
Sincerely,
Elina
Life is great!!!
Enjoy every moment of it! 
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Thanks - working again now! 
Did you know:
That by counting the rings on a tree trunk, you can tell how many other trees it has slept with.
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Oops. Our fault. It should be OK now.
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Finally! I thought it might have been overlooked when DD last reported it and I was about to report it myself. Looks like I can post comments now though.
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Been a busy week with lots of code branching, so I've only just had a chance to upload a new stable build.
Well, as stable as they get 
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote: stable build
Oxymoron. Perhaps "a build that meets an arbitrary minimum level of stability" would be more appropriate.
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Maybe just "build"
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Has a certain ring to it.
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Chris Maunder wrote: Maybe just "build"
indubitably[^]
Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]
I only read formatted code with indentation, so please use PRE tags for code snippets.
I'm not participating in frackin' Q&A, so if you want my opinion, ask away in a real forum (or on my profile page).
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