Bugs and Suggestions

Paul Conrad8-Jul-07 18:13

Paul Conrad

8-Jul-07 18:13

Just let Chris know about it and he'll take care of it Big Grin | :-D

"That's no moon, it's a space station." - Obi-wan Kenobi

sameeraperera8-Jul-07 18:31

8-Jul-07 18:31

Hey Chris! You know about this? Big Grin | :-D

Maybe CP, ratings should work like Digg.
Or maybe more CPians should be made moderators.

Anything to keep the site clean Cool | :cool:

Giorgi Dalakishvili8-Jul-07 23:37

Giorgi Dalakishvili

8-Jul-07 23:37

I suggest members with less than 50 messages are not allowed to post an article

#region signature
my articles
#endregion

sameeraperera8-Jul-07 23:45

8-Jul-07 23:45

While that can help,
that would even exclude me
Big Grin | :-D

Hans Dietrich8-Jul-07 23:52

Hans Dietrich

8-Jul-07 23:52

I think new members (however you define it) should be allowed to post an article, but their articles should be queued for review (maybe by CP "volunteer" editors?) until they have completed their probationary period.

Best wishes,
Hans

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sameeraperera9-Jul-07 0:03

9-Jul-07 0:03

Yeah, precisely.

I'd volunteer for such a worth cause Big Grin | :-D

(seriously, I would).

Giorgi Dalakishvili9-Jul-07 0:18

Giorgi Dalakishvili

9-Jul-07 0:18

sameeraperera wrote:
I'd volunteer for such a worth cause
(seriously, I would).

I would also do

#region signature
my articles
#endregion

Hans Dietrich8-Jul-07 23:57

Hans Dietrich

8-Jul-07 23:57

sameeraperera wrote:
If you have read this (http://apple.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=44091&cid=4592270) article on SlashDot, you'll understand my concern

That was hilarious. I'm still laughing. When I stop laughing, I'll probably begin to realize how close it comes to some situations here, but thanks for the link. Laugh | :laugh:

Example:

Slashdottians know nothing, they accomplish nothing, and their opinions are worth nothing. They are uniformly bitter, small-minded geeks who overestimate their own importance and their own skillz. They are, for the most part, losers. Their biggest accomplishment is in insulting others' spelling and grammar.

Best wishes,
Hans

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sameeraperera9-Jul-07 0:11

9-Jul-07 0:11

Yep, one of the great pieces of writing I ever read on the web.

Hans Dietrich9-Jul-07 0:38

Hans Dietrich

9-Jul-07 0:38

To give you a serious reply: These past few weeks have certainly been unusual in the number of sub-optimal articles (SOAs). I've theorized in the past that maybe somewhere in the world a teacher makes it a class assignment to "post an article on a programming site". However, the time of the year doesn't seem right for that to be the reason this time. As you will find, there is extreme reluctance to throttle the article flow in any way - I'm sure you can guess why. So we're probably stuck with the fly-swatter approach. Try not to let it get to you. Smile | :)

Best wishes,
Hans

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sameeraperera9-Jul-07 2:29

9-Jul-07 2:29

I understand what you're saying. All of us have learnt a lot from CP and as long as you don't ask for it, we'll admit to owing most of the money we make to what we've learnt here Smile | :)

Spent a lot of time on the first article I posted here. Had to make sure that it was good enough to be along side ones posted by the CP greats. Don't wanna see some punk kids ruine those standards.

There, meaningful discussion. Bet those slashdottians never knew what that was like Big Grin | :-D

Think that's enough slashdot-bashing for a while.

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar9-Jul-07 2:32

9-Jul-07 2:32

It is a blatant abuse. Just like with more negative votes on messages cause it to diminish there should be some option for articles too now.

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sameeraperera9-Jul-07 2:49

9-Jul-07 2:49

Precisely!
Like in Digg.

Articles below threshold should not appear unless a CP admin approves it (that would keep people like the univoter from messing up the good ones). And people should be held responsible for their votes.

Chris Maunder9-Jul-07 3:45

9-Jul-07 3:45

Use the "Report Broken Article" link at the top of the articles and we deal with them appropriately.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

sameeraperera9-Jul-07 4:00

9-Jul-07 4:00

Yes, but that takes time to take it off doesn't it. I reported the link I put up as the example, and it was working until now (I guess you took it off). Not that we drive ourselves crazy looking at those pages, but when we notice something wrong, we'd like to participate in fixing it...
you know...
Power to the People Big Grin | :-D

Chris Maunder9-Jul-07 4:01

9-Jul-07 4:01

It's monday morning. We do, occasionally, need to sleep.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar9-Jul-07 4:05

9-Jul-07 4:05

Basically, what samarea is asking is to disable the page from being public display. That should be a good idea. Isn't it?

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sameeraperera9-Jul-07 4:12

9-Jul-07 4:12

yeah Chris, that way you can get more sleep
:-P

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar9-Jul-07 4:06

Signing In appears to be broken?

9-Jul-07 4:06

sameeraperera wrote:
but when we notice something wrong, we'd like to participate in fixing it...

True. It actually makes an eyesore on CP and with more spam reports, it can be blocked off public display till CP Admin intervenes.

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Jerry Evans8-Jul-07 5:36

Jerry Evans

8-Jul-07 5:36

and what a royal pain it is too.

Why does signing in redirect to the Code Project home page?
And why does 'Remember me' not work - If I navigate to a CP page from 'outside' - I have to sign in to be able to download/comment, which then navigates you away from the page of interest... ach!

I'm using FireFox 2.0.0.4 with cookies etc enabled on XP SP2.

ATB

Jerry

Re: Signing In appears to be broken?

Chris Maunder8-Jul-07 6:24

Forum Re-organization Needed [modified]

8-Jul-07 6:24

The redirect thing is broken - yep. This is because of a subtle querystring key conflict that we're fixing but is so endemic it just became too painful to try and retrofix. This will be fixed properly.

Remember me should work though. Try clearing your cookies then signing in again and it should start working again.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

#realJSOP8-Jul-07 2:32

#realJSOP

8-Jul-07 2:32

I think CP needs the forums to be re-organized, having categories of development topics with sub-categories underneath, something like this. I don't know if I got everything included but end result would be a cascading menu with fewer options presented at any given time, and stuff put into logical groups. The following would be found under the "Message Boards" menu item that we already have:

CodeProject Community
    The Lounge
    The Soapbox
    Suggestion Box
    Report Site Bugs
    Article Requests
    Get-togethers
    Sports
Software Development
    General
    Native Code
        C/C++
        Frameworks
            MFC
            WTL
            ATL
        COM
        STL
        Windows API
        Visual Basic
        Other Languages
    Managed/.Net
        CLI/C++
        C#
        VB.Net
        Windows API
        WinForms
        .Net Framework
    Web Development
        Classic ASP (includes VBScript)
        ASP.Net 1.n
        ASP.Net 2.n
        ASP.Net 3.n
        HTML/DHTML
        CSS
        Javascript
        Security
    Database
        SQL, ADO, ADO.Net
        Access
        Other Databases
    Drivers
    Mobile Development
        Native Code (all languages)
        Managed Code (all languages)
    Miscellaneous
        Cross Platform Development
    XML/SML
    Collaboration & Testing
    Design and Architecture
Development Tools
    General
    Visual Studio
        VS6 and earlier
        VS2003
        VS2005
        ORCAS (VS2008?)
    All Other Compilers
    Installers
    Source Control/Configuration Management
    Project Management
    Other Tools
Operating Systems
    General
    Windows 95 through ME
    Windows NT
    Windows 2000 and XP
    Windows Vista
    Linux
Other Forums
    General Discussion (this one seems redundant with new forum hierarchy)
    Subtle Bugs
    Coding Horrors
    PC Hardware
    Algorithms and Math
    Work Issues
Employment Opportunities
    Help Wanted
    Seeking Employment

-- modified at 8:52 Monday 9th July, 2007

I added "Configuration Management" to "Source Control".

I added a "Frameworks" item under "Native code", and moved MFC, WTL, and ATL under that new sub-category. I left COM at the same level as STL.

I added "Installers" under "Development Tools"

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Re: Forum Re-organization Needed

Chris Maunder8-Jul-07 6:26

Re: Forum Re-organization Needed

8-Jul-07 6:26

Thank you. I do want to reorg everything and your list is well thought out.

One issue is trying to ensure people post in the right forum, but I guess that will happen if we have 10 general or 50 specialty forums.

I will work to get this in place.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

CodeProject.com : C++ MVP

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar8-Jul-07 20:41