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Sorry - right in the middle of an update so a temp error. All fixed.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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To fix a minor issue from a few weeks ago, and add points for voting in surveys, we're rerunning the reputation calculator to repopulate member reps.
For the next few hours reputation will be a little all over the place.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Is that why i get;
Error: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.. Ticket: 2410419. Server: Web23
when i click on my member profile?
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I think you guys need to refactor your reputation point calculation code so you can pick/choose which category (or categories) get recalculated. That way, if you discover a problem in a single category, like "Participant", you can kick off a recalc of just that category. It would be faster,and less disturbing to users.
.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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We can, but it's not guaranteed to always work.
The points you get in one category can depend on the member level of the voter in a different category (though they don't at the moment). We have to go right back to the beginning and recalculate everyone, then step through, day by day, so that the votes at that point in time are given the correct weighting for the given category on the day the vote was made.
Frankly, reworking the recalc scripts is something I really don't want to do because they are complex enough as it is.
It's been months since we've done this, it's a lazy Sunday morning, and I reckon the world won't stop turning if rep points are weird for 5 more hours.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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How about duplicating each of the rep fields into a real one and a temporary one (normally zero). Then:
- always show/use the largest of the two;
- a recalculation could be: copy real to temp; clear real; recalculate; clear temp again.
Advantages:
- nobody would notice until done and the difference is significant.
- privileges such as edit and delete, would not be temporarily lifted (for about 6 hours).
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).
modified on Sunday, May 16, 2010 12:19 PM
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The calculation seems finished, there are some surprises:
- I lost 700 Organizer points (that is 40%), and I'm not the only one (there were 40 platinum/golds, now 28);
- my Debator rep has risen by more than 1500;
- overall some 1200 points gained.
I feel very disorganized now. 
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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"Your profile has been confused for your convenience, thank you for paying attention"
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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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Not sure disorganization should be called convenient. I'm at a loss, I feel scattered. What did I do wrong? Is this the beginning of the end? Is it 2012 yet? 
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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2012 would only be a SILVER year, you have to wait until Zagler and Evans sell a lot more records before you get a GOLD year.
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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 knew it!!
And my points are back.
..Go Green..
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Message board is going out of the boundary and all the messages outside the board is auto-expanded.
Article:
Dynamically add and remove user controls[^]
Tried F5 number of times with no affect! Environemnt IE8
Not sure if this is the case with any other article or not. I tried few but could not find the same thing with any other one. So looks like not much of an issue, still thought of reporting it.
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fixed
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I was looking at ASP.NET forum... i found this question[^]. Wanted to vote for removal but i am unable to as horizontal scroll is missing because of which i am unable to see the voting link.
Environment IE8
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Working fine in FF! 
Henry Minute
Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain
Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?"
“I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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... or is the ability to paste code (or html) kinda borked up? No matter what I do, I end up having to manually escape the pointy brackets when I paste code.
.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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John, you may want to specify where (article wizard, Q&A, T&T, forum message); and what your checkbox settings are. I used some of those recently and had no such issues.
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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I also didn't find any such issue...
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I seem to remember seeing the same problem everywhere. No matter what combination of options I select, it still doesn't escape the copied code. I mostly remember it happening when responding to a message or Q/A.
I think CP's editor component is trying to be too smart for its own good, and I've been unhappy with it since about January.
Here's some XAML pasted in, highlighted, and then set as a "code block". It's obviously missing the left pointy brackets:
<ResourceDictionary
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
<!-- colors -->
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="FMBrushChartPanelBorder" Color="DarkBlue" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="FMBrushChartPanelBackground" Color="Silver" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="FMBrushChartPageBackground" Color="White" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="FMBrushChartTitle" Color="Black" />
<SolidColorBrush x:Key="FMBrushChartSubitle" Color="Black" />
</ResourceDictionary>
This happens to me *all the time*, in Firefox, Opera, and IE. The only time I get all the pointy brackets is if I turn OFF "Use HTML in this post".
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly----- "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----- "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001
modified on Sunday, May 16, 2010 8:09 AM
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AFAIK the QA and TT editor use a multi-step process when you paste something in; I'm guessing this is the order they execute:
- check for a URL, if so does a dual-hyperlink conversion (with a CP article title lookup);
- if not, call on a code sniffer, which tries and determines whether it is text or code (based on my article).
- if text, a simple paste should happen
- if code, PRE tags get added, lefthand space gets reduced, HTML encoding occurs (< > &)
- and probably always: a lot of tags get removed to avoid browser screw up; some blacklisted words get removed; smileys get inserted.
I expect CP doesn't want an unescaped HEAD tag, so it should either be escaped or removed. If it got (partially) removed, I would say there is a bug,e.g. the above steps got executed in the wrong order.
I noticed the radio button texts have changed; I don't understand what they mean now (I don't do QA anymore).
BTW: you mention "Use HTML in this post", however that exists in the forum message editor, not the QA/TT editor.
PS: IMO all these actions should be browser-independent, as they define message content (which is neutral), not message rendering (which may be reader browser dependent).
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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Luc Pattyn wrote: (I don't do QA anymore)
Why not?
I think the message forum editor needs a checkbox that reads "Escape pasted text".
.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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IMO it only suits the simplest of situations: simple question, simple answer, done. Maybe a second answer, maybe a comment. If that were all CP was offering, I wouldn't be here.
The lack of message hierarchy (as in forums), the spacious but counterproductive layout, and numerous bugs, all hamper any serious discussion. And the content again being vulnerable to falsification, makes me avoiding the place a no-brainer.
If you want more, see my sig.
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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Here's what I get when I paste that block (with <'s added back in):
<xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation">
<xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
<!-- colors -->
<"FMBrushChartPanelBorder" Color="DarkBlue" />
<"FMBrushChartPanelBackground" Color="Silver" />
<"FMBrushChartPageBackground" Color="White" />
<"FMBrushChartTitle" Color="Black" />
<"FMBrushChartSubitle" Color="Black" />
I have:
- Use HTML in this post CHECKED (meaning: let me use <b> and <i> etc
- Encode "<" (and other HTML) characters when pasting CHECKED (meaning: when I paste code, the pointy angle bracket "<"s will get converted to >'s so they show up correctly
This works in IE, Firefox and Chrome/Safari.
I have javascript enabled.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Thought you might find this one[^] interesting (or not if you don't want a Ford).
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Onyx
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Don't know what was in his head posting that as an aticle! Such users should be nicely kicked and warned 
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