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BillWoodruff21-Oct-14 16:20
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Hi Chris,

I agree with what you said, completely. In fact, I've seen, over the years, many "classic" CP articles go on to become open-source projects on CodePlex, and GitHub, while the original article stays here, often updated frequently, and supported for years. In my mind those articles ... like Philip Pipers's ObjectListView, to name just one ... are "crown jewels" Smile | :)

My question in this specific case involves a spate of articles which I think have little value, are often just bare-bones re-wordings of MS documentation.

You may ask why I don't down-vote such articles; the answer is I simply don't want the hassle that may result from my identifying myself. If I think an article has value, and can be improved, I often do post comments with "gentle" suggestions.

cheers, Bill
« There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad. » Salvador Dali

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