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Nelek wrote: AFAIK the number of reports must be 5,
It's 3, unless that changed and I didn't notice.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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CHill60 wrote: I worked out what he meant,
That's impressive, given how little information the question contains. 
Perhaps you could use the "Improve Question" link to fill in the missing details? (I assume that will re-open the question.)
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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It was the "old days" comment that gave me the clue  Not sure I should be advertising that I realised he meant VB6 
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That's odd - in a VB.NET project, the Command method[^] should still be available as a global method.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Richard Deeming wrote: Perhaps you could use the "Improve Question" link to fill in the missing details? (I assume that will re-open the question.)
I would be interested to know if "improving" a closed question will re-open it.
thanks, 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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No, it doesn't. It will keep closed.
The quick red ProgramFOX jumps right over the Lazy<Dog>.
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Sometimes I think 3 isn't enough. You can go back and see that there are still tons of open questions that should be closed.
I say leave it at 3.
Worst case scenario, the user asks the question again and hopefully adds some detail.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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RyanDev wrote: Worst case scenario, the user asks the question again
The problem is that some won't: and they won't come back at all.
And quite a few questions seem to get closed purely because some members don't understand them - despite there being solutions, or a good conversation going to get the required info.
Asking questions is a skill: and to develop, it has to be used. Slam the door in the face of someone who hasn't developed it yet and that doesn't give them a chance to develop it at all...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: Slam the door in the face of someone who hasn't developed it yet and that doesn't give them a chance to develop it at all
Indeed. 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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CHill60 wrote: Only 2 people quoted as deeming it unsuitable
The question has got 3 reports, and 2 of the people who reported it chose "Unclear or Incomplete", and the third one chose another option, so that's why it just shows two people.
The number of reports used to be 5 but this was changed to 3 when we got a spam wave. We still get spam, but less spam than during that wave, and just 3 reports seems a bit few so I'd go for 4 reports.
The quick red ProgramFOX jumps right over the Lazy<Dog>.
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I'd prefer members to fix and re-open questions if they are closed rather than making it easier for poor questions (and spam) to remain visible.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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I can understand that Chris, but that isn't the problem: questions are getting closed because a small number of people don't understand them (or don't like them) even if a number of others clearly do...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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That's a fair comment.
Am pondering.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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I think the real problem is when questions already answered being out-voted and closed...In this case the answer should remain IMHO, at least until the answer too out-voted... (It will force people to read and vote the answer too, or to understand that someone got an idea - or thinks so - what the question about...)...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
תפסיק לספר לה' כמה הצרות שלך גדולות, תספר לצרות שלך כמה ה' גדול!
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Good point. How about more votes required if there's already an answer?
Although quite often "closing" non-answers get posted so that kills that idea.
An answer-poster can re-open perhaps?
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It seems a bit low getting only 10 points for publishing a tip and trick. It will be better if we got lets say 25 points. It still requires enough work, not as much as an article, still more 10 for sure.
Cheers
“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser men so full of doubts.”
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So. What are you going to do with the reputation points?
If you're aiming to be get a platinum rank it might be an easier and faster way to just publish good articles/tricks/tips instead of just lots of them. And the privileges for platinum authors should be for members that write good content. Quality over quantity.
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I was suggesting that it will be a better ratio, considering the efforts.
I'm not aiming at anything and do mind your business when it comes to writing.
I do agree about "Quality over quantity" policy.
“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser men so full of doubts.”
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Not meaning any offense, but: How does it matter then? 
Considering the efforts: As far as I can tell a great article seems to be a lot more work than a Tip/Trick...
The other side of the coin is that many are now publishing something as an article which is a Tip at most.
You say, I should mind my business when it comes to writing? Well, I'm writing an opinion of when it comes to reading. The worth of a good article exceeds the worth of a good tip/trick by far. But that really depends on the article. And if the reputation points are something to encourage writing something I'd rather see more good articles instead of Tips/Tricks.
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Sorry that the tone got high.
I felt a bit offended as my interpretation of your words was:
"If you want more points, write better articles!"
Said that, I was just suggesting a slightly higher number of points for Tips/Tricks as they do also often require a lot of work.
“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser men so full of doubts.”
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As I didn't go to read all articles or tips you've posted: No that statement about posting quality content instead of just quantity wasn't directed at you. I'm sorry if that didn't get across 
And I didn't want to say you're wrong about the reputation points for tips/tricks, it's just that I have a different opinion. 
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My opinion is that rep-points for Tips-n'-Tricks are okay the way they are now: I would guess there might be more poor quality TnT ... written by the usual suspects addicted to rep-bloat ... if the reward for posting was higher.
« 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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A Tip/Trick is meant to be just that: a small tip or trick. They are not meant to be huge write-ups. If you find your tip is getting big and you think "this deserves some serious kudos" then decide whether it's actually an article.
It doesn't make a lot of sense for a short couple of paragraphs to get close to the number of points that a full multipage article with code downloads and images to get.
Plus, the major point in all of this: The initial points you get from posting are token. They are, by far, a mere fraction of the points you earn for an article. The votes, bookmarks and downloads are what get you points.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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I think you are right. It seems that I just got blurred by low quality articles that may not even be considered tips. Considering that kind of "articles", some tips are more articulated, with more content and they required much more energy to be written. In other hand, considering some great articles (like Sacha Barber's), a properly written tip is proportional.
Somehow in past years more and more low quality articles are getting approved. How's so? Isn't it better to have less but better quality then just a bunch of content with in between some gems?
Thanks
“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser men so full of doubts.”
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Mario Majčica wrote: Isn't it better to have less but better quality then just a bunch of content with in between some gems?
It is, but value of an article can depend on the reader.
We have a rating system specifically to allow members to elevate the good stuff and suppress the bad stuff.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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