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Was happening for me too an hour back.. thought might be an issue just with me!
Though it's back now! 
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I think the listing of tips/tricks within the articles list may be giving the reader unreasonable expectations.
I noticed that a tip I posted here[^] yesterday has received an unexpected and unexplained number of low votes.
AFIK the tip is accurate and I have linked to a source (Luc's site) where further information is available.
I know it's no article, that's why I posted it as a tip. I also realise it's not unique code, but that doesn't make it any less valid or a useful thing to have in the tips section IMO.
I'm not asking for anyone to explain the voting habits of unknown members, I just suspect that the cause of the low votes may be people browsing articles and expecting more than just a few LOC.
If I have misunderstood the purpose of Tips/Tricks then please let me know!
Dave
Binging is like googling, it just feels dirtier. (Pete O'Hanlon)
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Why are you using VB6? Do you hate yourself? (Christian Graus)
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Just had a similar thing: posted a rather trivial tip/trick that does what it says on the tin and got what I would consider a low vote without any explanation as to what was wrong with the code in question or why it was, apparently, a poor tip. Bit annoying but expected given the current climate around CP these days: getting a 5 for anything is usually only because the serial univoters have a day off.
me, me, me
"The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space program. And if we become extinct because we don't have a space program, it'll serve us right!"
Larry Niven
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I hadn't seen your tip before, I read it now and voted 4. It did not deserve what it got so far.
I like the idea, and I have two suggestions for you:
- IMO showing a partial output would increase its appeal;
- duplicating the loop increment isn't looking nice; I trust there must be a more elegant way in SQL, at the least it could be put as the first operation inside the try block.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you. You are correct in every respect: I snapped that off some time ago and, becuase it just works, never gave it another look. Corrected and added some sample output. Well caught.
me, me, me
"The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space program. And if we become extinct because we don't have a space program, it'll serve us right!"
Larry Niven
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You're welcome.
I couldn't resist, so I revoted, now 5.
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Much appreciated.
me, me, me
"The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space program. And if we become extinct because we don't have a space program, it'll serve us right!"
Larry Niven
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Technically, the tips aren't listed with the articles. They're in their own tab, and the scores are separate, too.
My tips/tricks get hmmered too. Last week, my average score went for 4.65 to 4.59. Part of the problem is that people aren't yet required to leave a reason as to why they 1-or-2 voted a tipm, so univoters (aka "retards") are free to run rampant through the tips/tricks.
The CP programmers just haven't gotten around to fixing it yet.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001
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I'll bump up the priority on this one.
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Now you're just playing dirty.
I've upgraded this issue to "immediate" status meaning it'll be part of the next development sprint, assuming the current sprint is cleaned out.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote: Now you're just playing dirty.
You mean "the word"?
Chris Maunder wrote: I've upgraded this issue to "immediate" status meaning it'll be part of the next development sprint, assuming the current sprint is cleaned out.
I knew it was on the roadmap, and this wasn't a push at you guys to move it up. I was trying to imply that it had been mentioned and that you guys were intending on doing something about it - it was more fun to phrase it the way I did because of "the word".
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001
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The tip is excellent, I voted 5. Good content, and a link for more, what else should a tip be?
BTW: the voting pattern is rather remarkable, you've got one of each. And then some fives.
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Debator Rep
Post a General Forum Message.A member receives points for posting a message in a general discussion forum.1 0 0 0
I read that as one point per post, zero times per day.
Or... is it 1 point per post unlimited?
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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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I believe zero indicates ∞
Dave
Binging is like googling, it just feels dirtier. (Pete O'Hanlon)
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Why are you using VB6? Do you hate yourself? (Christian Graus)
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Funnily enough I just worked that out by looking at it, posting, and looking again.
Would it be so hard to put a ∞ in there?
Just Sayin' 
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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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Dalek Dave wrote: Would it be so hard to put a ∞ in there?
sleeping eights are in short supply.
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Ah, Maths humour!
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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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wasn't really hard, just took some time...
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Infinity would be cool. I'll add it to the list.
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Thiru Thirunavukarasu wrote: Infinity would be cool
positive or negative 
Dave
Binging is like googling, it just feels dirtier. (Pete O'Hanlon)
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Why are you using VB6? Do you hate yourself? (Christian Graus)
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Hahah.. I suppose it'd have to be both
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My latest article is "pending"!?
pending what? what should I do? why is it pending?
I don't recall having seen this before.
and don't tell me to wait. This is an automated web site. I'll wait for a train or a cab, not for a web page to get in the next state.
[ADDED]
suggestion: add an hyperlink next to the status field, explaining what it is, what transitions exist, how they get triggered, how they get executed, how long they take, etc, enough to keep people busy while waiting...
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Aha. Logging out reveals what might be the problem.
My article suddenly gets replaced by a page stating:
"This article has not yet been approved for publication by our membership. It should be available soon. Please go to the .NET Framework Table of Contents to view the list of available articles in this section."
So it is probably sitting in quarantine (a.k.a. the articles-needing-approval section) waiting for those few golden/platinum boys to have a say. Fact is, for me that list is visible but empty, which is rather strange. Or the whole new rep stuff is still not OK?
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I can see that list (and you should be able to as well) with one article in but not yours 
Dave
Binging is like googling, it just feels dirtier. (Pete O'Hanlon)
BTW, in software, hope and pray is not a viable strategy. (Luc Pattyn)
Why are you using VB6? Do you hate yourself? (Christian Graus)
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Yes, I can see it now, with one article (not mine), and not readable.
Having 5-digit authority isn't sufficient to even read a candidate article?
¿¿¿WTF???
(I just learned some tags are nestable, had to try it)
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