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I have a whole page of unflattering magenta in front of me.
Which browser are you using?
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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As stated above, FF3.x + XP
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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
CCC Link[ ^]
Trolls[ ^]
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Dalek Dave wrote: As stated above
Sorry - I was still an hour away from my first coffee...
Just to clarify: if you click on a link in the QA list, then back out, the link is not purple, correct?
If you click on a link, then hit next a few times, then back out to the main list, the entries you viewed will not be marked purple. This can be fixed. However, if scenario 1 isn't working for you then I can't suggest much since we no longer actively support FF3.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Hi,
I just tried to add code block in this[^] question but its not working properly.
It happened sometime with me.
Is it common?
The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything. ~Edward Phelps
Man's wisest mistake: Marriage. ~ Suresh Suthar
modified on Friday, August 19, 2011 2:34 AM
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Before update the question Uncheck the checkbox Treat my content as plain text, not as HTML
thatraja
My Tip/Tricks
My Dad had a Heart Attack on this day so don't...
All these are my opinions. Different people. different way of thinking. I am no one to judge others - Chandru
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Thanks Raja.
The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything. ~Edward Phelps
Man's wisest mistake: Marriage. ~ Suresh Suthar
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This message[^], and its responses, raises an issue for me.
To what extent, if a message is posted on the wrong forum, and then gets 'clobbered,' should it 'bear along with it' its baggage of castigation and insult when, finally, it arrives in a place where it may be appropriate ?
This reminds me of how I felt about the next-door neighbor's dog, Milo (odd name for a Thai dog, but 'Milo' is a very popular drink here).
Milo, an eleven-year-old Cocker Spaniel (yes, every time I see a long-haired dog in Thailand, I think 'why ?'), was home to a whole passel of very large ticks. I'm not sure I've ever seen more ticks per square dog.
He was friendly, that Milo, and when he'd come over to check out my lawn and chase my cat when I left the gate open, I'd think to myself: should I treat his ticks, or attempt to talk to the owners about treating the ticks, or should I accept that the prime-directive, and Thai's intense sense of 'face,' and very different cultural views of what the westerner experiences as 'animal life,' 'domestic animals,' 'wild animals, and 'pets,'[1] should leave me accepting Milo 'as is.'
I should say 'as was,' because Milo died, and was buried in the neighbor's yard. I was invited over to view the freshly covered-over grave. I guess he took his ticks with him.
Should some messages, under some circumstances, have their 'ticks' removed ?
best, Bill
[1] last week Thai news media reported that 2000 dogs were 'saved' from being 'dinner' in one province of Thailand.
"In the River of Delights, Panic has not failed me." Jorge Luis Borges
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It's an excellent point and one I take into account when I move messages.
My overriding thought is that I should not remove messages that members have posted unless the messages breach the terms of use. This leaves me in a quandry because it means we either have a message in the wrong place and replies in the right place, or a message in the right place and replies that no longer make sense.
Maybe a marker could be added to the messages (he says, desperately thinking about how to do this and not muddy the waters even more) that explains that the message was moved from a different forum.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Hi Chris, yes, I appreciate the quandary this scenario present you with.
My own opinion, for what it's worth, is that comments ... after an initial comment ... which do nothing but elaborate on how the message has been posted in the wrong place are OT, and deserve to die when the 'whatever' is relocated to a place it may be appropriate.
However, once the 'whatever' is relocated, then, if its consistently down-voted as OT in its 'new home,' let it die. Or if whoever feels 'whatever' is a violation of TOS, let them post a message here.
I know I'd be comfortable with any of CP's esteemed 'tribal elders,' or staff, deleting such comments I may have made. I'd consider it a favor.
best, Bill
"In the River of Delights, Panic has not failed me." Jorge Luis Borges
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One option I have seen elsewhere (and like) is to;
a) move/clone the original message across to the new form, and leave in its place a place holder and redirect link to the new message, with the message saying it has been moved.
b) lock the original thread to prevent any more replies being added.
This means the message end up in the correct forum, and can be easily found by the original author if he came back to that forum looking for responses, all the baggage is left with the original under the locked thread, which of course is now dead and can't receive any more heat.
The only problem with this, is i someone has replied with a valid answer to the message when it was in the wrong forum, do you try and move it, leave it where it is etc. etc. as you obviously don't want to create an administrative nightmare.
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Currently, when a message is moved, the link to the message will always send you to the correct forum, so if you have the original link (or email notification) you'll find it again. However, if browsing, you won't, so a placeholder may be of value there. However, if someone's posting programming questions, or soapbox material in the lounge, do we really want traces left over?
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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There was a period when we had a bug in our system that would, under high load scenarios, sometimes allow duplicate names to be used. This has since been fixed.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/View.aspx?mid=8171162[^]
Q/A Question: Plz help me brack code[^]
I already deleted the question, but we need this guy deleted immediately.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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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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Agreed. He dumped answers on another question as well. I have deleted those, but the hamster's can check it out and proceed accordingly.
He has also posted a bunch of messages in the forums that are the same. I have voted to remove on all of those as well.
Messages[^]
I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.
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Me too. I voted to have the posting removed. This guy needs to be shown the door ...
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Gotta love IE.
I've made a fix on development and will have it uploaded in the next day or so.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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He[^] is posting irritating messages[^] everywhere. Why didn't he post any messages in JSOP's recent articles? afraid of his gun?
thatraja
My Tip/Tricks
My Dad had a Heart Attack on this day so don't...
All these are my opinions. Different people. different way of thinking. I am no one to judge others - Chandru
modified on Thursday, August 18, 2011 8:14 AM
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Not troll. Spammer. Time for the spammer hammer. On a positive note - take a look at the classification for the number of messages he's posted[^].
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Yep, you right. The advertisement URL is broken 
thatraja
My Tip/Tricks
My Dad had a Heart Attack on this day so don't...
All these are my opinions. Different people. different way of thinking. I am no one to judge others - Chandru
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I think he is a Spammer rather than a Troll; he's just trying to get some free advertising for his own articles.
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Yeah, his ad URL is broken in half of his messages.
thatraja
My Tip/Tricks
My Dad had a Heart Attack on this day so don't...
All these are my opinions. Different people. different way of thinking. I am no one to judge others - Chandru
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thatraja wrote: Why didn't he post any messages in JSOP's recent articles?
He probably knows the rule[^].
Signature construction in progress. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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I just replied to a post from the lounge, and repeatedly got "You do not have permission to perform this action".
What it was trying to tell me was "This thread has been moved to the Soapbox while you were typing your reply"
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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