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I don't agree that users should be forced to accept answers. There are several reasons for this, but the simplest one could be, at this stage their question has not been answered. I've seen various solutions proposed, including not allowing users to post new questions until they accept the answre to an old one, but if they actually didn't get a satisfactory answer, then why should they have to choose one?
Yes, it's courtesy for a user to mark a solution when it's given, but it's not a given. One possible solution is to accept the standard that questions can be closed by a suitably empowered user, after a period of time has passed. So, if a question hasn't been marked as solved after 10 days (for instance), it can be Closed by a moderator. The differentiation would be there at this stage, for all to see, so that later viewers of the question can make an informed decision as to whether or not the answers given actually satisfy the problem. I would propose that all answers are given 5 points on closed answers if no points have been awarded.
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It seems to me that the Event column in the Rep. History table could be shrunk a bit to expand the Item column. All my text in the Event column need two rows, but the last row is barely used. Of course it is resolution dependent.
Alternatively, if you move the Reputation column before the Event column, you could just say "Post" or "Vote Up/Down" in the Event column and it would be followed by "Forum Message ..." in the Item column. I always found the extra text in the Event column to be redundant with the Item column.
Also, shouldn't it be "Forum Message: Re: 8 more days" or "Forum Message - Re: 8 more days" in the Item column, instead of "Forum Message Re: 8 more days"?
In addition to also, why does the title say "Reputation History Latest" instead of "Latest Reputation History"? Yoda-ish, this title sounds.
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And "Points" and "Reputation" should be moved next to each other; or even merged, yielding cells such as "10 Authority" and "24 Debator"
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Does it really matter how the rep history page looks and works? IMHO, it does not.
"the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
"It is the celestial scrotum of good luck!" - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
"But you probably have the smoothest scrotum of any grown man" - Pete O'Hanlon (2012)
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I like Luc's idea. I've fiddled a bit.
Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote: Also, shouldn't it be "Forum Message: Re: 8 more days" or
I think the hyperlink delineates the type from the item name well enough.
Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote: In addition to also, why does the title say "Reputation History Latest
Adjusted.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I like the alignment in the Points column. However, may I recommend moving it to the end. I think it makes it easier to read Item in the middle and see the number of points quickly. Having to turn one's head over Event is annoying.
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Seeing as how you aligned the Points column, you could also align the Date column the same way so that the numbers are right aligned and the months are left aligned.
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I made a post here a little while ago: http://www.codeproject.com/Lounge.aspx?msg=4291841#xx4291841xx[^]
and would think nothing of it, but as I looked at my latest statistics, it showed extremely down-voted. I look at it in the post board itself and see that my post didn't receive any votes at all. That's unusual. Before that I would always see votes in the board match that in the recent statistics. What went wrong there?
Plus I was surprised to see a neutral post like this getting so many down-votes anyway...
UPDATE:
A little later I was able to see votes again in my post, and it showed just 1 vote of 2, but the stat still would say "-16" points for this. This doesn't look right...
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If a platinum debator downvoted you, then that 1 downvote is -16 points.
"the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
"It is the celestial scrotum of good luck!" - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
"But you probably have the smoothest scrotum of any grown man" - Pete O'Hanlon (2012)
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Ouch! I didn't know that. Kind of gives even less incentive for beginning debaters to participate, if their posts get murdered by those who simply chat non-stop. Not sure if this is a good thing though.
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You won't get dinged if you don't make crap posts. Post something with wit, humor, and a little dirty action and you will get 24 instead of -16.
Just a thought. 
"the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
"It is the celestial scrotum of good luck!" - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
"But you probably have the smoothest scrotum of any grown man" - Pete O'Hanlon (2012)
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The main problem - it is all very subjective
And, for instance, if any of the social networks were using the same down-voting idea - they would loose their customers very quickly
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Vitaly Tomilov wrote: The main problem - it is all very subjective
Yes.
Every now and then, I post sheer brilliance and I am greatly rewarded for this by way of a shower of little "24's". Most of the time I piss people off and I get -16's up the ying yang.
You take the good with the bad. You will get better with this in time.
"the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
"It is the celestial scrotum of good luck!" - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
"But you probably have the smoothest scrotum of any grown man" - Pete O'Hanlon (2012)
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Vitaly Tomilov wrote: for instance, if any of the social networks were using the same down-voting idea
- they would loose their customers very quickly
Who cares about social networks? CP is a technical forum, and the lounge/soapbox are simply there to kick back and relax. If you post rubbish just to try to appear deep, you will get downvoted faster than a republican at a democrat conference. You have to earn the right to post crap; crap is earned, not given.
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You have to earn the right to post crap; crap is earned, not given.
That doesn't sound right...
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So you're in the "as much crap as you like" category then. 
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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I'm surprised it's taken you this long to notice.
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It's not that I hadn't noticed, but I thought it was just some NE problem you had; like Newcastle Brown Ale.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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It's having to deal with pseudo-Hungarians; it drives a person insane.
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Try dealing with the real thing. They're librarian poo mad the lot of them!
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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A 5 just for getting a Pratchett reference in there. 
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Some points are waited to the voter's reputation, some are limited per day.
It is a complex system, kind of explained here[^]
Also there is often caching so that scores which show up in your rep don't show in the forums until some time later.
The best thing is to not watch your reputation, that way madness lies.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
Shed Petition[ ^]
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Thank you! You're right, ignorance is bliss, sometimes
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Must resist the urge not to make the obvious joke....
Done it. Phew, that's better, the urge passed. Don't give us opportunities like this in the future though.
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I forgot to tell you earlier...don't worry about the points. Your membership and participation in the site should be genuine and not for the "points". It's a hell of a lot more fun this way.
"the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
"It is the celestial scrotum of good luck!" - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
"But you probably have the smoothest scrotum of any grown man" - Pete O'Hanlon (2012)
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