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It doesn't feel like it, but I joined this little site 5 years ago today - I can't remember why, it may have been to download, or maybe to post: it was too long ago!
My word this place has changed!
It's bigger, brighter, but Luc was a regular, Elaine also back in those days. More stupid questions, more stupid answers...
So, how's it been for you?
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I joined the site on April 26th, almost two years ago. It was to download some associated Zip-File and I continued to use the account for downloads only for the continuing few months after. I have previously downloaded Zip files from here, but I must admit that I always used a trash email 
At some day in October '12 I decided to post my experience on Communication with an Arduino ATMega 2560 as an article. Of course I did a Rookie mistake - It was way too short. I can still remember the first three people I met: You, Mike Hankey and Dave Auld. I later then stumbled over the Lounge and became a more or less active poster. I submitted various articles, and deleted some of them because I felt like there are better examples for the given problem out there. I came up with 12 Tips until today, and wrote 4 articles, from the Arduino stuff over doubly linked lists and WPF Canvas drawing to the Git Guide to Workspaces (Which is the most successful one until today, and currently in competition to get a price as the "Best everything else Article" of March).
I still feel honored by the great Feedback I receive for some of my Articles, and frightened by human stupidity which is showing up at times. CodeProject is a great place, where Chris and the Staff give us an incomparable chance to present our ideas and solutions for sometimes tricky problems to a broad public audience.
The reason I'm still here? I like the Article system, and I'm currently working on my biggest Article yet. In addition, I feel like I can give back some of the help I received here during my early days in the industry.
Apart from that, I'd like to thank You, Mike and Dave for the warm welcome you gave me back then.
And for the sake of being a creepy mo'fo': I love you  <3 and I guess everyone here is happy that you stay with us.
I will never again mention that Dalek Dave was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel.
How to ask a question
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I joined just over 10 years ago and now have some 360,000 points to your almost 1,000,000. So, which of us has wasted more of their life? 
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You have less debator points - Maybe you should post more Soapbox jokes?
I will never again mention that Dalek Dave was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel.
How to ask a question
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Richard MacCutchan wrote: So, which of us has wasted more of their life?
Life?
Life?
What is this strange word?
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I joined 2 years ago for some help because noone could provide me with one on my working place. Since then i am happy to stay here, because i found a place where I can freely read and post computer jokes and complain from my boss / work etc to people who would understand  I hope this community to grow and still stay the same, fresh, helping, funny and understanding
Microsoft ... the only place where VARIANT_TRUE != true
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5 years, and you're not even past 1M points yet. What ARE you doing here slacker??? 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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According to the profile page, I joined 11 years, 4 months ago and I joined because I had decided I needed to learn this ".NET" thing I kept hearing about.
Unfortunately I joined a company that frowned on communism sharing so I had to dial back my contributions for the last 7 years or so...but I am back in the free world again so be prepared for more of my questionable output.
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I joined 4 1/2 years ago.
I initially joined to download code from an article.
But have been attempting give back to the community as much as possible by answering questions and posting tips.
I personally want to get to the point where I can confidently post an article but I have a few more tips to post before I can do such a move.
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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Today has been 7yrs 6 mo. for me on this account and 11yrs 10mo. on my other account and it is a totally different place. Marc Clifton was one of my first contacts.
Along with Antimatter and Dark Matter they've discovered the existence of Doesn't Matter which appears to have no effect on the universe whatsoever!
Rich Tennant 5th Wave
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"She performs in some degree for the whole of Ireland!"(9)
This is quite tough, so think hard!
Here is a bonus one for the one I missed on Friday.
"Heartless King cut wife short, the Bastard!"(6)
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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It is.
However, does that help you solve the Clue?
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Obscurum per obscurius.
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Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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The answers are BALLERINA and HYBRID.
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No Sh*t Sherlock!
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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Dalek Dave wrote: No sh*t Sherlock!
Watch out this is a kid sister website 
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I'm confused. I had to go to my messages page and I see this has attracted a 1 vote. Has downvoting been reinstated in the lounge and I missed it?
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: I had to go to my messages page and I see this has attracted a 1 vote.
Possibly "Report abuse/spam" option. Check your Rep.history.
There's not even a single reason to report your message 
thatrajaCode converters | Education Needed
No thanks, I am all stocked up. - Luc Pattyn
When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is - Henry Minute
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thatraja wrote: Possibly "Report abuse/spam" option.
Ah, fair enough. I didn't think of that. Doh!thatraja wrote: Check your Rep.history
I don't like doing that. I could end up getting depressed.thatraja wrote: There's not even a single reason to report your message
Someone obviously thought there was - which is fair enough; everyone is entitled to their opinion.
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How about PITA icons, you could have a whole range of them for serial askers of lousy questions, serial garbage answers, the various stalkers, serial jokers .
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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