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We have dug, but could not find.  Quick series of questions for you, if you please:
- Did you press Submit at all?
- Was your process to edit and keep editing the auto-saved drafts?
- Was it an article that was previously pending?
Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject
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1. Yes, I did submit (with editing not to make public checked). But after clicking the submit button I then see an error page (the page shows a picture some bugs and some broken wires). I then clicked the back button on the web browser (I do not remember what the back button gave me, but it was something that was meaningless), when I refresh the page, I no longer see anything related to the article that I am working on. 
2. I used the codeproject's submit wizard to edit the article. It tells me that the draft will be auto-saved. It does save automatic draft based on my previous experience, but not this time.
3. I do not remember if I have previously pending articles.
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I know we get some absolute rubbish in there, but several seem to get closed down for no real good reason ... e.g. Path trough command?[^]
I worked out what he meant, clearly SA did too... although I never did get to see what he posted. Only 2 people quoted as deeming it unsuitable ... up to 5 maybe??
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CHill60 wrote: clearly SA did too
So why did he vote to have it closed?
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Richard MacCutchan wrote: So why did he vote to have it closed?
It appears to me that some QA devotees believe that not to answer a QA question is a mortal sin.
« 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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AFAIK the number of reports must be 5,
the list of reporters is another thing, if the reports get counted in different cathegories only the one with the biggest number of "votes" gets listed. I think the weight of the reporters (based on rep) has to do something as well, but not sure about it.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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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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