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I will do that, but I still want to delete the account since I'm not using it.
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A summary of the month's best articles would be really useful.
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I just reported an article which looks like it violates rule 2 of the guidelines. Unfortunately there is no "Advertising" category so I had to use "Spam/Abusive", which seems a bit harsh.
The best things in life are not things.
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Spam suits the purpose nicely.
Thank you!
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Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Nothing wrong with showing someone the error in their ways in a harsh and abusive manner. 
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Richard MacCutchan wrote: I just reported an article which looks like it violates rule 2 of the guidelines.
If it is advertising and it is not a question and it doesn't have any answers attached then why not delete it? Do you see the point I am trying to drive home here? Who's feelings are you going to hurt if you delete it? Reporting it give you rep points and deleting it serves the community. 
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Because I don't have the authority to delete articles, only to report them. This also allows other members of the community to counter my vote if they think the article does merit publication. It's not a question of whether I am right or not, more one of consensus.
Slacker007 wrote: Do you see the point I am trying to drive home here?
Yes, and I still don't fully agree with it. If I am given the authority to delete articles/questions/answers etc then I can easily abuse that power for my own benefit rather than that of the site as a whole.
The best things in life are not things.
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Richard MacCutchan wrote: Because I don't have the authority to delete articles,
I think your rep points say other wise.
Richard MacCutchan wrote: If I am given the authority to delete articles/questions/answers etc then I can easily abuse that power for my own benefit rather than that of the site as a whole.
Then that is a personal issue and not a global issue. I hardly ever delete anything - ever. But if I see a McDonald's advert in the Q/A forum, you can sure bet I'm going to delete it not report it.
With that said, I do see what you are saying and you do make some valid points. I consider you to be a senior member here and your record shows a great contribution as well. I am not trying to be argumentative or disrespectful.
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Slacker007 wrote: I think your rep points say other wise.
I don't think so; I have not noticed any "delete" options on unpublished articles, but I will check carefully next time.
Slacker007 wrote: I am not trying to be argumentative or disrespectful.
I certainly didn't take it that way; after all your opinion is just as valid as mine.
The best things in life are not things.
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Slacker007 wrote: I think your rep points say other wise.
You are mixing up articles with QA threads. Different beast!
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote: Different beast!
Entirely different beast.
Excuse me while I insert both my feet (with shoes on) into my mouth...I'll be with you in a minute. 
Note to self: READ every word TWICE before filling in the blanks.
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Slacker007 wrote: But if I see a McDonald's advert in the Q/A forum,
Why do you and Michelle Obama hate one of the great programming resources?
The 3-legged stool of understanding is held up by history, languages, and mathematics. Equipped with these three you can learn anything you want to learn. But if you lack any one of them you are just another ignorant peasant with dung on your boots. R. A. H.
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The news page seems to show an extra row at the bottom from two days ago. It seems the number of articles (rows) per day changed from 11 to 12 recently. Wouldn't it be a lot easier if you just got X # of articles based on two day increments?
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As stated.
“Global warming is indeed a scam, perpetrated by scientists with vested interests, but in need of crash courses in geology, logic and the philosophy of science.”
Martin Keeley, geology scientist
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The tag name for that section of the FAQ is priceless. Whoever dreamed it up, is deserving of many rep points.
Chris Meech
I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar]
In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]
posting about Crystal Reports here is like discussing gay marriage on a catholic church’s website.[Nishant Sivakumar]
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Someone noticed!
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Go back to the link and look closely at the URL. 
The best things in life are not things.
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oh I see!
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Whatever happened to the Demographics page, the one which broke down membership stats by location, profession, gender, age, etc? It's been missing for some time now, and it would have been interesting to track the changes over the years. I'd love to see graphs covering 1 year, 2 year, 5 year, and 10 year data, and I'm sure that a few well crafted queries could produce some interesting statistics. I think it would also be fun to view how many are chatting in the Lounge, how many are downloading source code, and how many are just lurking in the wings, waiting to pounce.
Will Rogers never met me.
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You have no idea the depths of the backups I had to trawl through to find that old page. Demographics.asp - the biggest, slowest, but most interesting page we had for many years until the shear weight of numbers killed it, not to mention privacy considerations.
Unfortunately that page was retired back in '07 with the move to the new infrastructure.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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The totals for Q&A answers seem to be inaccurate. Viewed on the profile page it shows Q&A Answers : 853. On the members post page the Q&A Answers tab show 903. Is former perhaps not counting deleted items? Or is there something else going on?
I know the language. I've read a book. - _Madmatt
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Right at the bottom of the page is an explanation. If you click the "Show Only Publicly Available Posts" then the numbers shown will match.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Sorry, I never scroll to the bottom, I don't care about the old stuff guess I should learn
I know the language. I've read a book. - _Madmatt
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