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Quick Answers or Discussions?
How about we just give members the ability to close poor questions in the Discussions?
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I go with your suggestion. After all, some people who are put right about using "urgent" may mend their ways and become productive members of the community.
One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature.
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Chris Maunder wrote: How about we just give members the ability to close poor questions in the Discussions?
Ummm ... err ... I think, if I take your words as non-satire: this brings up the issue, supposedly written by a satirist (Juvenal): "quis custodiet ipsos custodes?:"
Which members shall have such "draconian" powers ?
best, Bill
"Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real." Niels Bohr
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BillWoodruff wrote: Which members shall have such "draconian" powers ?
All members with sufficient reputation.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Assuming that on a Forum you have set the reading mode (Layout) to "Thread View."
Let's say you are reading a long article like Mehdi Gholam's superb 'fastJSON' article[^].
Now, you are reading the comments on the article: you open one of the comments, and, you click to open the comments on the comments: shazam: you are now at the top of the page again.
Or, now: you've read all the comments on the comment you "expanded," and, now: you click "View All Threads" to return to regular Thread View: shazam: you are at the top of the page again.
Now, maybe this is really picky-picky, because the "End" key on my keyboard will get me back to to the bottom of the page again. And, that's only one measly keystroke !
But, there is bigger problem related to the same Thread View behavior on articles with multiple pages of comments: try this:
1. go to page #4 of the comments on Mehdi's article
2. expand one of the comments with several responses
3. okay, you are at the top of the page again, no big deal: just hit the "End" key, and you are looking at the expanded original comment.
And, now: the nub of the rub:
4. click the "View All Threads" to return to collapsed view:
You are now back at the top of the page, but when you go to the end of the page: you are no longer on page #4 of the comments, but on page #1 of the comments.
What's the problem ? imho: the perceptual continuity of the reading process is disrupted.
So, ideas:
a. bias: I certainly would find it distracting to see the whole "set view" interface on every article, every Tip, etc.
b. Consider the behavior described in point #4, above, a bug, and fix it ? So: expanding the comment on an article will take you to the point in the article (at the bottom) where the expanded comments are, and collapsing the view will keep you on the same page of an article with multiple pages of comments.
c. Disable thread view outside of forums ?
best, Bill
"Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real." Niels Bohr
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I see an option for consuming a blog on CodeProject. Is there any way I can post my blog on CodeProject directly?
I don't want to manage another blog. I am very happy with CodeProject and want to post all my technical blogs here itself. Is there any way I can do that?
Every now and then say, "What the Elephant." "What the Elephant" gives you freedom. Freedom brings opportunity. Opportunity makes your future.
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Oh i knew about that. My question was "Can I write my blog on codeproject itself?"
Every now and then say, "What the Elephant." "What the Elephant" gives you freedom. Freedom brings opportunity. Opportunity makes your future.
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Sorry, I guess I mis-read your question. I'm not aware of such an option, but no doubt Chris or Sean can clarify it for you.
One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature.
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If you look at your profile, you will see that you can write blog entries there.
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Yes you can. Click on your name (at the top right) to go to your profile. Under your profile pic is a "Create my blog" that will create a forum / blog at the bottom of your profile to allow you to post...whatever.
The only issue is we don't, at this point, allow image uploads or skinning.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Chris,
Thanks for your prompt reply. The reason I asked this question was I had an article which seems like not an "Article" from CodeProject Standards. It is also a little long for a tip. SO i was thinking that I should post it as a Blog.
The Blog post in my profile page perhaps is not the right place to post a technical blog(my opinion). So right now I posted it as a Tip only. Could you please check it and see if this Tip can be changed to an article or is it OK as a Tip only?
Understanding and Implementing Bridge Pattern in C#[^]
Every now and then say, "What the Elephant." "What the Elephant" gives you freedom. Freedom brings opportunity. Opportunity makes your future.
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If I udnerstand you correctly, no there is no such option.
In my humble opinion, nor should there be. Is there really some need to have the exact same blog post show up multiple times on the web?
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I noticed that the general programming forums (Not Q/A) only have abusive and spam as report items. Maybe, we could add not a question, as well.
"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 discussion forums are there specifically for discussions and do not require a post to be a question.
Would a "Unclear / Inappropriate" be more, well, appropriate?
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote: The discussion forums are there specifically for discussions and do not require a post to be a question.
gotcha
Chris Maunder wrote: Would a "Unclear / Inappropriate" be more, well, appropriate?
No. Now that I am clear that it is just a discussion forum, then having anything else would probably serve no real purpose. Thanks for the reply. 
"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 was editing and cleaning up tags, and I notice a large amount of tags that make no sense at all with zero associated questions. I found this to be odd, thus my reason for reporting.
I deleted some but there are too many.
"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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On occassion, I am not logged in to CP/RA (at work) for some reason. When replying to a message, it would be nice if after typing in a message, we can put in the username and password and click on Post Message, and the site automatically checks the U/P boxes and logs you in and posts the message automatically.
Having to do the U/P first and then retype the message is annoying.
Minor Bug (IMO): Since this site is Site Bugs (First) / Suggestions (Second), the default new message icon should be the Bug and not the Suggestion.
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If you're not logged in then you aren't given the option of replying. Instead, a "sign in" link is shown in place of the "reply" link.
Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote: Since this site is Site Bugs (First) / Suggestions (Second), the default new message icon should be the Bug and not the Suggestion.
Most members come here to report bugs, so I default to that message type. Changing the title to "Suggestions and Bugs" would scare and confuse everyone.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote: Instead, a "sign in" link is shown in place of the "reply" link.
Yes, but the message text area is still there and I've been known to start typing before checking the button to see if it's a Post or SignIn. Either removing the message text area or allowing users to type and sign in simultaneously would be a nicer approach.
Chris Maunder wrote: Most members come here to report bugs, so I default to that message type.
But that's what I'm saying. The default I see is Suggestion, not Bug. Making it Bug should be the default.
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What I meant was: when you're not logged in you should not be able to get to the "Reply" page with the text area. The link in the forum message should be "sign in" not "reply".
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Hmmmm! It must have been a fluke then because I did click Reply and only after I started typing did I see that I wasn't logged in. It's possible that I was logged in and somehow got logged out between clicking on Reply and the Reply page coming up.
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Hi CP Team,
In a few recent articles I can see multiple spams posted by members an example.
So I just thought cant we put some heavy restrictions like multiple authentication(if post contains some URLs, a $, shipping,price,paypal etc), account suspension or barring from post for a few days (In case post is "reported[Abusive spam]").
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Oh for a minute there I thought you had a solution, not just a random suggestion!
I do believe the hamsters are doing a reasonable job of eliminating the spam, it is not possible to asses the content of the post reliably. At least I can think of many legitimate subjects which that would trigger your onerous authentication. This would only act to irritate the very people who are trying to contribute to the site.
I know I have a standing order for telepathic software but have achieved it yet!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Will surely post a solution soon.
but it will only contribute till it remains private..
You know hackers out there,even I wont miss a chance to blow if I get a vulnerability. 
modified 3-Aug-12 5:45am.
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